Look for completed listings, too. Dozens of copies unsold even at a price less than $5. The only version worth anything is the holographic cover.
Eh.....it isn't worth too much. The value of comics really depends on perceived value. If Transformers: Armada was, say, the MOST FAMOUS version of Transformers EVER, then maybe Issue #1 would be worth a lot. For what it's worth, I thought Dreamwave's Armada and Energon comics were quite good. Not masterpieces, but quite good, and certainly better than the cartoons. But I think it's safe to say that Armada is NOT the most famous version of Transformers. Nobody will be clamoring to pay a lot of money for any issue of the comic book. Maybe I'm getting old and cynical, but I really think the days are over where comic books will become valuable. I can't think of a single comic book issue released during the last 20 years that has shot up in value. Back in the 1990s and earlier, reprints were rare, trade paperbacks were mostly for the big story arcs, and digital comics weren't a thing. If you wanted the origin story of Batman, Superman, or Spider-Man, your only option was to get the first issue. And, the first issue is really rare because If you really wanted to read a certain story arc, then your only choice was to hunt down the back issues. Comic books could shoot up in value during the decades leading up to the 2000s because pretty much the only way to experience a story was to be lucky enough to be alive when the issues were published, and to personally possess a physical copy. Nowadays, pretty much every comic book from an ongoing series is reprinted as a trade paperback. Even the inconsequential or filler story arcs. In addition to trade paperbacks, there are websites like Comixology that let you purchase pretty much any issue of a comic book you could ever want. Gone are the days where you'd need to seriously do some research, treasure-hunting, and saving up money to find the physical copies of a story arc you wanted to read. Now you can pretty easily get the trade paperback on Amazon or legally download the issues on Comixology for a very reasonable price. Nowadays, the only really valuable comic books are very old original copies of very very very famous superheroes. Old issues of Superman, Batman, X-Men, Spider-Man, etc. are worth a lot of money. Sure, I could easily get a trade paperback of Batman's first appearance or buy a digital issue, but Batman, Superman, Spider-Man et al. are SO FAMOUS that there's still value for well-preserved original copies. Even then, however, the reason for the value is not the same as before. Now, the value simply comes from the prestige of having a comic book that was published decades ago for a very famous character, and not because it's difficult to actually read and experience the story contained in that issue. I suppose it's possible that 100 years from now Transformers: Armada could be the MOST FAMOUS comic book ever, up to Superman levels of popularity, at which point the first issue would be worth a ton of money. However, for that to happen, you'd need to wait decades, and the probability of any particular issue becoming valuable is quite doubtful now that we can experience the story any number of ways, such as reprints, trade paperbacks, and digital downloads. TLDR: Just open it and read it.
It doesn't matter what someone is asking for it, what matters is what it's been selling for. Check Sold Items to get an idea of what it's been selling for. Unless the $95 one is graded, that's a ridiculous price.
Yep open it, read and enjoy it because comics are supposed to be read and enjoyed. I have comics that are priceless to me but aren't worth anything on the market. To me they are worth a lot. It's what they mean to you on a personal level that's important. So yeah enjoy it man
No matter WHAT comic it is, the answer to this question is yes. Don't try to treat comic books as some sort of hedge fund, the speculation market is one of the most fickle markets on the planet. Ask people who went all in on the Death Of Superman issue how they're sitting now.
