Eddy
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One Piece is the top selling manga of all time and the second top selling comic ever. It will surpass Superman for top comic sales in the coming years. Oda, the creator of One Piece, has indicated that he wants to finish the manga around 2030, so you may want to get ahead and start buying graded mangas now. Top priority is getting the “first printing” of One Piece manga Volume 1 (“Romance Dawn”), which was printed in December 1997 (see images). There are very few listings on eBay from trusted sellers with a grade of 9.0 or higher in BGS (or any other manga/comic grading company) and recent sales have been between $1500-2000 USD for 9.0 or higher. I expect this price to increase significantly as the manga nears its end, which is still at least a few years away. The hype for One Piece TCG will only likely drive up the price for the OG mangas, which should only be bought in Japanese first printing and not English (unlike the TCG cards where English drives higher prices than Japanese). Get ahead now.



Proud owner of the greatest Mangas in the world (imo) One Piece Chapter One 9.0 (second highest grade in existence, pop 3). First canon appearance of Monkey D. Luffy. One Piece is the #1 selling Manga in the world at 600M+ copies sold Dragon Ball Chapter One 9.2 (highest grade in existence, pop 1) purchased for a record $550,000. First appearance of Goku & Bulma The Manga journey has begun…




Most people missed the One Piece and Dragon Ball mangas at much lower prices. So today I will be posting what I think is the current best opportunity to collect an essential manga series that in the next few years will likely become one of the top four biggest selling manga series ever. And possibly top three eventually. There has been an increase in volume for this particular manga series in the past week, although this market remains largely under the radar. Stay tuned.


A major milestone for manga collecting. A group of first-print tankobon graded by Beckett recently sold for $275,000, marking one of the most significant private manga transactions to date and highlighting the growing interest in graded manga within the broader collectibles market. The sale included: • One Piece Vol. 1 (First Print) — BGS 9.8 • Naruto Vol. 1 (First Print) — BGS 9.8 • Dragon Ball Vol. 1 (First Print) — BGS 9.4 These books represent the debut volumes of three of the most influential series in modern manga history. As the hobby continues to evolve, early print manga in high grade is increasingly being recognized alongside other cornerstone collectibles across comics, TCG, and pop culture.



Update: I think the two auctions I linked below are all time highs for both One Piece manga volumes 103 and 104 in BGS 9.8 grades. Wow. $2,175 for Volume 103 (first appearance of Gear 5 Luffy) and 104 (iconic Gear 5 cover). People are waking up to the manga volumes as long term collectibles, not just the Bandai TCG. x.com/rarefinds/stat…


















