This thread is everyone's views for the top 10 most VALUABLE SEALED blu-ray Steelbooks, Iron Packs, Viva Metal Box, Metal Paks and Steel Cases in the world.
THE TITLES ARE FOR THE MOST EXPENSIVE AND HIGHLY PRICED SEALED BLU-RAY STEELBOOKS.
So you can LOVE OR HATE the steelbooks, it is what is the most EXPENSIVE and VALUABLE in TERMS OF MONEY out in the market.
I am aware that there will be members disappointed not to see their steel in the most expensive list or in a particular order. It is natural for collectors to support and hype their own steels they have acquired.
I am also aware there will be members that will use this thread to promote their own steelbooks.
This is an IMPARTIAL AND UNBIASED view from my knowledge and information I have collated since I been collecting and consulting with other experienced collectors. I am in no shape or form promoting any of my steels. Alot of the steels on the list I do not own so if they go up or down, it doesn't affect me - But the soul goal of this thread is to rank the most expensive steelbooks collectors would pay that is consistent to the current market in order.
Of course there is no 100% definite answer for the top 10 as prices and values keep changing quite regularly but this gives a general view for anyone wanting to know the most valuable expensive steelz.
USE THIS LIST AS A GUIDE.
Anyone wishing to give any views of steels not mentioned, or moved up or down on the list, please feel free to make any suggestions (with additional information to support this which helps) and I will consider this.
PLEASE CAN MEMBERS PROVIDING ANY OPINIONS REMAIN IMPARTIAL. THIS THREAD IS NOT HERE TO PROMOTE YOUR STEELBOOKS.
Lets keep this thread civil and enjoy reading the regular updates I am providing.
The main lists are:
- STEELBOOKS
- IRON PACKS
- FUTURE SHOP
- FNAC
- ASIAN 'SLIP COVER'
- UK
I have put down 'VALUABLE' NOT 'TOP'' steelbooks as there is a difference.
For example, Le Grand Bleu JP is a steel that is least known to most collectors but most EXPERIENCED COLLECTORS would agree it is the most expensive steelbook.
This is for the HIGHEST PRICEDSteels,NOT 'BEST','TOP', or 'FAVOURITE' STEELBOOKS.
For example, ndependence Day Error fetches a premium for a missing 'I' and many collectors would feel it is crazy to spend so much for a missing I. A lot of collectors be happy without the error version. But there are collectors who are willing to pay a premium for that very rare Iron Pack.
A slip cover for Terminator Salvation Taiwan and Captain America Taiwan fetches a VERY high premium for an identicle steel world wide but with a rare SLIPCOVER. However, collectors be happy without the slip and pay a very low price for the UK version. But it is what is most expensive that drives the highest price that people would pay for that counts for this topic.
I have put down 'SEALED'because some steelbooks that are sealed are very expensive or virtually impossible to find which bumps the price tag considerably.
For example, John Rambo Uncut Amazon.DE open/unsealed is fairly easy to find. However a sealed one is very difficult to obtain and the price is pretty much doubled for a sealed, if not tripled in price.
The steel must have the ORIGINAL STICKERS which adds extra rarity in the steel.
For example, the difference between The Dark Knight FNAC with no sticker and sticker makes all the difference with the rarity and the price tag.
So there we go!
A summary of all this chat I would say there is the 'FIVE HOLY GRAIL' SEALED STEELBOOKS which are the true grails to get.
In order it would be:
EDIT: These have now changed
THE FIVE HOLY GRAILS OF STEELBOOKS
1. LE GRAND BLEU JP
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Probably the most unknown rare steelbook, along with Gladiator Taiwan, they are the rarest to find. There has been debates if a 'sealed' version even existed, and if does, how do we know it's not a re-seal? This mystery is yet to be resolved. There are rumours that a sealed (re-sealed in a poly bag) have sold for a few thousand dollars. As it stands, I place this as the most expensive, rare, valuable steelbook to date - if you can even find a sealed one
2. JOHN RAMBO UNCUT AMAZON.DE
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Limited to 2,000, sold out in the first few weeks at Amazon.de, classed as the 'original holy grail'. Was first available in June 2008, now 5 years old, a sealed John Rambo with the original stickers factory sealed is a true beauty in anyone's collection. Prices recently, for the first time ever, shot over £1,000 which is very remarkable. Extremely hard to come by a factory sealed version. This is probably the 3rd rarest sealed steelbook to find behind Le Grand Bleu and Gladiator Taiwan. Prices for unsealed range from £300 to a original sealed with stickers upto £1,000. Ebay Link
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3. GLADIATOR TW
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Gladiator Taiwan, similar to Le Grand Bleu, is very unknown to a lot of collectors. The reason it is unknown because in my opinion Gladiator Taiwan is probably THE rarest steelbook in the world. It is so rare a SEALED copy is virtually impossible to find. Even an unsealed copy is VERY HARD to find. The full cover slip with the Asian lettering on the front is extremely unique and has a huge demand for all Asian slip cover type collectors and I consider this to be the 'grail of slip cover' steelbooks.
I have ranked this at 3rd place because it so rare that even the price is unknown but from experience I believe this to be worth more than T2 2.0 and IM FS. The popularity of this movie, the unique full slip cover, the very low limited number which adds extra rareness, this will demand a VERY high price, and potentially can be ranked higher than JR or LGB and the Number 1 spot. But due to limited information based I will place this in 3rd until more information is available.
IMO this is probably one of the most special steelbooks to acquire. Happy hunting to everyone who has this on their want list, sealed or unsealed
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4. TERMINATOR 2 VERSION 2.O JP
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The black full slip cover embossed lettering, the brother to its first release version 1.0 with better picture and sound, was available at amazon.jp, limited to 3,000 I believe. Extremely rare to find, only available at ebay on very few occasions for over $1000 or through a third party at amazon.jp that do not deliver outside Japan, I class this as the 'priceless slip cover'. The simplicity black embossed slip cover is awesome . Very rare to come by.
5. IRON MAN FS
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The most well known grail, it is the Iron Man Future Shop release from Canada. Probably the least rarest from the five, this in no doubt is the most popular, favourite steelbook of all time for most collectors and the elite steel for hugely popular Avengers collection. Released over four and a half years ago in September 2008, with the original blu-banners, the embossed large lettering, a close up of Iron Man's face, an excellent feel quality with deep red colours, arguably one of the greatest steelbooks released.
**I WILL BE UPDATING THIS LIST REGULARLY TO REFLECT THE CURRENT VALUES**
STEELBOOKS
1. Le Grand Bleu 2. John Rambo Uncut (Amazon.DE) 3. Gladiator
------------------------------------------------------ 4. The Dark Knight FNAC with original FNAC stickers!!
------------------------------------------------------ 5. Iron Man (Future Shop) 6. Terminator 2 Version 2.0
------------------------------------------------------ 7. Iron Man 2 (G1 Size) 8. Thor 9. Terminator Salvation 10. Thor
------------------------------------------------------ 11. Captain America
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Le Grand Bleu
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John Rambo Uncut (Amazon.DE)
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Terminator 2 Version 2.0
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Iron Man (Future Shop)
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Gladiator
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The Dark Knight FNAC with original FNAC stickers!!
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Terminator Salvation
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Captain America
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Final Fantasy 7 Advent Children (stickerbook)
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Inglourious Basterds (Future Shop)
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IRON PACKS
1. ndependence Day (Error Version) 2. Moulin Rouge 3. Romeo and Juliet
------------------------------------------------------ 4. Terminator Salvation (Future Shop) 5. Knight and Day 6. Ice Age Trilogy 7. A Team 8. Prince of Persia (Future Shop) 9. Independence Day 10. Minority Report
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ndependence Day (Error Version) Moulin Rouge
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Romeo and Juliet
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Terminator Salvation (Future Shop)
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Knight and Day Ice Age Trilogy
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Independence Day
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A Team Minority Report
VIVA METAL BOX
1. Senna - Ultimate Collector's Edition (JB HiFi) 2. Elite Squad (Bufans) 3. Real Steel (Blufans + coin) 4. The Incredibles (Future Shop) 5. John Carter (Future Shop) 6. Kings Speech 7. Tron 3D (JB HiFi) 8. Prometheus (JB HiFi) 9. Avengers (with Pack of Art Cards) 10. Senna (JB HiFi)
METAL PAKS
1. Bolt (Virgin) 2. Iron Man 2 (Target, less than 1000/30,000)
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9. 10. Perfume
STEEL CASES 1. Terminator 2 1. The Dark Knight
------------------------------------------------------ 3. Saving Private Ryan 4. Gladiator 5. Inglourious Basterds 6. Smallville 7. Harry Potter 6 - The Half Blood Prince 8. Smokin Aces 9. The Sarah Connor Chronicles 10. Fast and Furious 1-4
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ASIAN 'SLIP COVER' TYPE STEELBOOKS
1. Gladiator TW (Full Slip Cover) 2. Terminator 2 Version 2.0 JP (Full Slipcover) 3. Iron Man 2 JP G1 Size (Slip Cover) 4. Thor JP (J-Card data sheet) 5. Terminator Salvation TW (Slip Cover) 6. Thor KOR (J-Card) 7. Captain America TW (Slip Cover) 8. Final Fantasy 7 Advent Children KOR (Slip Cover) 9. Mission Impossible 4 TW (Slip Cover) 10. 2012 JP (J-Card data sheet)
--------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Elite Squad Blufans Viva MB (Full Slip Cover) 12. Transformers Dark of the Moon 3D (Full Lenticular Slip Cover)
'STICKERS' STEELBOOKS
1. The Dark Knight FNAC (FNAC sticker) 2. Terminator Renaissance (Virgin sticker) 3. Shutter Island (Virgin Sticker) 4. Thor (FR sticker) 5. Inglourious Basterds (FNAC sticker) 6. Avatar (JP sticker) 7. Terminator Renaissance (FNAC sticker) 8. Body of Lies (FNAC sticker) 9. Clash of the Titans (FNAC sticker) 10. Gran Torino (FNAC sticker)
--------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. The Terminator (HK sticker)
FUTURE SHOP
1. Iron Man
------------------------------------------------------ 2. Terminator Salvation (Iron Pack)
------------------------------------------------------ 3. Inglourious Basterds 4. Angels and Demons 5. Indiana Jones and the KOTCS
------------------------------------------------------ 6. I am Legend 7. Star Trek
------------------------------------------------------ 8. Public Enemies 9. Prince of Persia (Iron Pack) 10. Watchmen
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1. Iron Man
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2. Inglourious Basterds
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3. Terminator Salvation Iron Pack
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4. Indiana Jones and the KOTCS 5. I am Legend 6. Angels and Demons
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7. Star Trek
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8. Watchmen
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9. Public Enemies
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10. Transformers Revenge of the Fallen
DISNEY (ANIMATION/PIXAR)
1. UP 2. Sleeping Beauty (Bilingual version only) 3. Pirates of the Carribean: Curse of the Black Pearl (Bilingual version only) 4. Monsters 5. Pirates of the Carribean: At Worlds End (Bilingual version only) 6. Pinocchio (Bilingual version only) 7. Wall-E 8. Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest (Bilingual version only) 9. The Incredibles (Viva Metal Box) 10. Beauty and the Beast
------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (empty case)
1. The Dark Knight (with FNAC sticker) 2. Thor 3. Inglourious Basterds (with FNAC sticker) 4. Terminator Renaissance (with FNAC sticker) 5. Body of Lies (with FNAC sticker) 6. Gran Torino (with FNAC sticker) 7. Ninja Assassin 8. Wolverine 9. Hell Boy 2 (with FNAC sticker) 10. Pulp Fiction
FNAC (with FNAC sticker)
1. The Dark Knight 2. Inglourious Basterds 3. Terminator Renaissance 4. Body of Lies 5. Clash of the Titans 6. Gran Torino 7. Sucker Punch (G1) 8. Hell Boy 2 9. Shutter Island 10. Tron 3D
VIRGIN exclusive (with VIRGIN sticker)
1. Terminator Renaissance 2. Bolt (Metal Pak) 3. Shutter Island 4. Sherlock Holmes Expendables 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
UNITED KINGDOM
1. Star Trek (Play.com)
------------------------------------------------------ 2. Thor (HMV) 3. Captain America (HMV) 4. Terminator Salvation (Play.com)
------------------------------------------------------ 5. Drive (HMV) 6. Iron Man (Play.com) 7. Jack Reacher (Entertainment Store)
------------------------------------------------------ 8. Metropolis 9. Gladiator 10. Terminator 2
------------------------------------------------------ Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Zavvi) Taken (Play.com) Iron Man 2
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Star Trek (Play.com)
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Thor (HMV)
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District 9 (HMV)
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Sweeney Todd with booklet (Play.com) Captain America (HMV)
1. The Dark Knight 2. Gladiator (10th Anniversary) 3. Star Wars Clone Wars 4. Prince of Persia 5. Tron / Tron Legacy (NL) 6. Kick Ass 7. Cowboys & Aliens
USA
1. Sucker Punch (G1 SDCC) 2. Iron Man 2 (Metal Pak under 1000/30,000 numbered edition) 3. A Trip to the Moon 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1. Gladiator 2. Terminator Salvation 3. Captain America 4. Mission Impossible 4 5. Resident Evil Afterlife 6. Iron Man 2 7. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 8. Robinhood 9. Prometheus 10. Salt
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JAPAN
1. Le Grand Bleu 2. Terminator 2 Version 2.0 3. Iron Man 2 (G1 size) 4. Thor 5. The Thing 6. Inception (first release with totem) 7. 2012 8. The Disappearance of Haruhi 9. Batman Begins 10. Terminator 2 Version 1.0
------------------------------------------------------ 11. Iron Sky
KOREA
1. Thor
------------------------------------------------------ 2. Final Fantasy 7 Advent Children ((stickerbook) 3. Hugo 4. Resident Evil Trilogy 5. Ted
------------------------------------------------------ 6. Batman Begins (First Release) 7. The Terminator 8. Avatar 9. Iron Man 2 10. Prometheus
------------------------------------------------------ 11. The Amazing Spiderman
1. Final Fantasy 7 Advent Children (stickerbook) 2. Let the Bullets Fly (Blufans with booklet) 3. Farewell My Concubine (Blufans with booklet) 4. Elite Squad (Blufans, Viva Metal Box) 5. Avatar 6. Real Steel (Blufans with coin, Viva Metal Box) 7. Rio (Blufans) 8. Inception (with Totem) 9. The Kings Speech (Viva Metal Box) 10.
BLUFANS
1. Let the Bullets Fly (1-500 with booklet) (First Blufans exclusive) 2. Farewell My Concubine (1-500 with booklet)
------------------------------------------------------ 3. Elite Squad (Viva Metal Box) 4. Real Steel (Viva Metal Box, with coin) 5. Rio 6. Wreck it Ralph (coming soon) 7. Jack Reacher (coming soon) 8. 9. 10.
HONG KONG
1. Thor 3D 2. Hugo 3D 3. Transformers Dark of the Moon (lenticular slip cover) 4. The Terminator 5. Avatar 6. Captain America 7. Avengers (Viva Metal Box, with art cards) 8. Iron Man 2 9. 10.
__________________ Years from now, they're gonna ask us, where were you when they took over the planet? And we'll say, 'we just stood by and watched...'
Thanks for all the great work, sunnyx. I was reflecting on the present top 10 most valuable steelbooks.
I just watched again a video I first watched about a year ago - about the time I first started collecting. Granted that the "top rarest" is not quite the same as the "most valuable", but there is nonetheless a significant correlation.
It is instructive and interesting to see what was considered by one person to be the top rarest about 2 years ago. Only 2 of those steels are in the top 10 most valuable list in this thread today.
Thor, Capt America and others were issued less than 2 years ago and it is now in a number of top 10 lists. It shows that it is possible to identify yet unappreciated gems, maybe even today, which may, one day, make it to a significant top 10 list. The hunt for such gems continue for me.....
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I remember this video as well! This was back in the old days when I first started collecting.
This was before the wave of asian releases with stickers and slips came over. Interesting how the list changes.
Do not forget, a lot of the steels have not devalued - it's just everything else has gone up.
I would say IM FS, John Rambo DE, and Wanted DE debossed will be those old original classics with exclusive artwork. I have them three all opened and mint for my personal copies and when they go, so will I
__________________ Years from now, they're gonna ask us, where were you when they took over the planet? And we'll say, 'we just stood by and watched...'
Definately the CA HMV UK version. Although the CA JP is listed higher on ebay, it will auction for a lot less where as the HMV one is pretty much guaranteed over £100.
Yeah it's tough to really decide for me, I been on the hunt for one. Its always been the Japanese versions of the steels that become more valuable in the future but it so strange with this edition because it does seem like the HMV version is in higher demand and it doesn't even include the 3D version. Of course I can't afford all of them so I just wanted to make sure I pick the right one to have in my collection!
Yeah it's tough to really decide for me, I been on the hunt for one. Its always been the Japanese versions of the steels that become more valuable in the future but it so strange with this edition because it does seem like the HMV version is in higher demand and it doesn't even include the 3D version. Of course I can't afford all of them so I just wanted to make sure I pick the right one to have in my collection!
Thanks
I would stick with the CA HMV version.
The grail version would be the TW version of course but its much more expensive and rarer.
JP do some good steels but every country contributes just as good as well
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06-18-2012, 02:19 PM
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