Xmetal Valuations ranked by value all things equal

[dragonvoi]

Consider all things equal (as applicable) complete LNIB what is the ranking for each xmetal?

I think this can help be a gauge for the market and repository of values. I will update as we go along, these are for known general released SKUs unless marked with a * for the one-offs.

Romeo

1. 04-100 -"Jordan" XMetal / Black (first 9999)
2. 04-101 - Plasma / Fire First Gen "Matte"
3. 04-102 - Titanium/ Gold First Gen Bone -
4. 04-101 - Plasma / Fire Later Gen (Shiny) = Titanium Later Gen (Shiny)
5. 04-100 - Xmetal / Black Early Gen (square stem)
6. 04-100 - Xmetal / Black

Mars

1. 04-104- Xmetal Leather /Gold
2. 04-106- Xmetal / Emerald
3. 04-105- Xmetal / Black Crater
4. 04-107- Xmetal / Ruby
5. 04-103 - Xmetal / Black Mars

Juliet...

1. 24-293 24K TIP
2. 12-676 Carbon - OO Blue (Ichiro)
3. 22-350 Polished Carbon - Slate (Ichiro)
4. 12-726 XM - Slate (Ichiro)
5. 12-684 Polished - Emerald Slate (Ichiro) (SERIALIZED)
6. 04-129 Brown VR28 BIP
7. 04-110 XM Black
8. 04-111 Ti Gold
9. 04-112 XM Gold
10. 04-113 Plasma Fire
11. 04-114 Plasma Ice
12. 04-115 Plasma Emerald
13. 04-116 XM Ruby
14. 04-117 Polished Blue
15. 04-118 Polished G30
16. 04-119 Polished Fire Polar
17. 04-123 Polished Ice Polar
18. 04-124 TiO2 VR28 BI
19. 04-126 Polished Fire
20. 04-128 Carbon Black
21. 04-146 XM Black
22. 04-147 Polished Fire Polar
23. 04-148 Carbon Black
24. 04-149 Carbon BIP
25. 04-150 Plasma Emerald
26. 04-151 Plasma Fire
27. 04-152 Plasma Ice
28. 04-153 Plasma Ice Polar
29. 04-158 Polished VR28 BI
30. 04-159 Carbon - Black (Ducati)
31. 12-614 Polished Blue (Ichiro)
32. 12-623 Plasma Ti Clear
33. 12-624 Polished Ti Clear
34. 12-628 Carbon - 24K (Corvette)
35. 12-633 Polished - Slate (Ichiro)
36. 12-636 XM Black
37. 12-643 Carbon - VR50 BI (Finito)
38. 12-673 Carbon - Black (Ducati)
39. 12-835 Carbon BIP
40. 24-125 XM Ruby
41. 24-126 Polished VR28 BIP
42. 24-308 Plasma - Violet (Infinite Hero)

XX

1. Plasma/Ice 04-125
2. 24k/Gold Last Gen 3-piece box 04-145 HydroPhobic
3. Xmetal/Black 3 Piece Box 04-144 HydroPhobic
4. 24k/Gold First Gen "Bone" 04-122
5. 24k/Gold Later Gen "Shiny" 04-122
6. TiO2/Black Early Gen "Bone" 04-121
7. TiO2/Black Early Gen "Shiny" 04-121
8. Xmetal/Black 04-120

Penny

1. Copper/VR28 Black
2. Xmetal/Ruby serialized
3. Xmetal/Ruby non-serial
4. 3-way tie Polished/Black - Titanium/Ice - Titanium/Vr28 Black

X-squared

1. 24k/Titanium Pol
2. Carbon/Black - Ducati
3. Carbon/OO Black Pol
4. Polished/VR28 Black Pol
5. 4-way tie; Plasma/Ice - Plasma/fire Pol - Xmetal/Ruby - Polished Carbon/Black Pol
6. Carbon/Black

Romeo 2

1. Carbon/Fire Scelzi- 12-718
2. X metal 04-157
3. Carbon 04-154
4. Polished 04-156
5. Polished 04-139
6. X-Metal 12-687
7. Plasma 04-138
8. Carbon 04-137

do you agree with the orders? should any be swapped?

I think this would be a good indicator for going prices and where to place value. Thoughts?

 

[Lopaka KaMars]

I would put a Crater higher than a Ruby Mars. Maybe even higher than an Emerald Mars.

 

[dragonvoi]

I would put a Crater higher than a Ruby Mars. Maybe even higher than an Emerald Mars.

OK, but one thing to consider, this is based on a complete LNIB set. frame only, absolutely. I see the point for crater above Ruby though.

 

[SharkSugender]

Ok i keep hearing about this R1 1st gen plasma bone but i haven't seen one. All the R1 plasma i've seen are shiny anybody got a photo of these?

 

[dragonvoi]

Ok i keep hearing about this R1 1st gen plasma bone but i haven't seen one. All the R1 plasma i've seen are shiny anybody got a photo of these?

Maybe I should stop calling it bone, it's smoother than first gen TI or early obtials on XX TI02s. but not as shiny as newer plasma frames. maybe Matte is a better term?

Early Plasma

Later TI

Later Plasma:

 

[SharkSugender]

Maybe I should stop calling it bone, it's smoother than first gen TI or early obtials on XX TI02s. but not as shiny as newer plasma frames. maybe Matte is a better term?

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When i hear bone i imagine juliet plasma bone or ti 1st gen bone so yeah maybe matte?

 

[Dbninc]

But the emerald Mars is the sunglass hut exclusive correct? I’d put it even above the Jordan, finding a NIB one must be way harder than a NIB Jordan. @Romeo Van Frogskinstein made a thread somewhere about them I believe

 

[Dbninc]

Also, this thread differs from the @cacatman thread:

🦘X-Metal Pricing - Relative Values (cacatman)

Last updated 2nd October, 2021 by @cacatman Constructive criticism is appreciated. I'd appreciate tips on pricing (or other things to include/consider) and if your argument is sound, I'll adjust the value with acknowledgement. Check out @dragonvoi's thread here...

www.oakleyforum.com

Because you’re listing them LNIB relative to each other as opposed to out of box, correct?

 

[dragonvoi]

Also, this thread differs from the @cacatman thread:

🦘X-Metal Pricing - Relative Values (cacatman)

Last updated 2nd October, 2021 by @cacatman Constructive criticism is appreciated. I'd appreciate tips on pricing (or other things to include/consider) and if your argument is sound, I'll adjust the value with acknowledgement. Check out @dragonvoi's thread here...

www.oakleyforum.com

Because you’re listing them LNIB relative to each other as opposed to out of box, correct?

Yeah, the pricing model already has a lot of markers for that but not the value/pecking order which I think will stay the same. This also helps me with trading/pricing value, and pricing one-offs etc.

as an example, a few years from now the R2 may be the hottest xmetal, and the scelzi will always be the top of that price range, IMO on the top of the market a complete set of regular R2s can fetch around $500, and scelzi $1k. If in a couple of years the R2s fetch 700 we should be able to price the scelzi's at $1400, even if a scelzi hasnt shown up in the market for a long time.

 

[pjd1234]

A mint r1 plasma shiny I would say not a lot of difference to a jordan r1 price wise. The matte plasma isn’t the cream of the crop (they suck imo) bit the shiny ones are the best.