Getting MORE than your money's worth

I have four main ways of collecting CGC comics.

1)Getting particular issues that I'm interested in owning. (Cap. America Annual #8)

2)Getting issues of series that I want to make sets of. (New Mutants, Dazzler, etc.)

3)Getting issues because they're JUST SO CHEAP. (see my last journal entry)

4)Getting comics that hit fantastic Registry Point/Amount Paid ratios.

Part of the joy of CGC collecting is the gaining of registry points to slowly move you up the ranks of other collectors. When I first got into this hobby, there were just over 1100 registered collectors. Now there are over 2300 and as of this posting I am #172. I've been as high as #142 but there's been a lot of action over the last six months that has dropped me a little.

Out of these four ways that I collect, #4 is one of the biggest things I take into consideration with ANY CGC buy, but most importantly with issues that I don't normally collect. The more registry points you can get compared to how much you are paying for a comic is vital to increasing your rankings.

I look for a X3 ratio at the least when it comes to getting something I normally might not be all that interested in. But the higher the ratio, the better. If it's something that I particularly want anyway, so much the better!

Some examples of this concept in my collection are:

1) Richie Rich Millions #7 9.8 (1100 points/$135) X8

2) Alpha Flight #51 9.8 (320 points/$95) X3

3) Infinite Crisis #1 RIE SSx4 9.8 (880 points/$125) X7

4) Tracy #111 9.6 (600 points/$135) X4.5 (see below)

The ratios are approximations, but these are just a few examples of what I have acquired specifically to help increase my ranking. The Tracy issue is from 1957 and is the single highest graded copy out there. There are 2 copies of the Infinite Crisis #1 on Ebay right now that the sellers want more for than what I paid for mine, and their copies are not even signed!

If your goal is to move up as quickly as possible in the total rankings, pay close attention to the issue's RP/AP ratio. In this economy, you need all the help you can get!

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