In Which I Overpay for a Comic

I finally added a THIRD comic to my All-American Men of War collection. This is one hard collection to get. Let me clarify that statement. It?s actually not difficult to find CGC graded All-American Men of War comics but it?s damn near impossible to find ones reasonably priced. In fact while writing this entry I discovered that I screwed up my pricing and overpaid for issue 107. Dang. I?m usually much more careful. There are 13 CGC graded issues of All-American Men of War on EBAY and they are all way overpriced including one which is well over triple guide price and I can assure you these will not sell. I just picked up issue 107 CGC graded 8.5 for $70 and if I had it to do all over again I wouldn?t have bought it because that?s at least $14 too much. Probably explains why I was the only bidder.

I honesty can?t figure out some sellers. I?ve seen comics sitting on auction literally for years and yet when I offer a reasonable price I get a ?pfffft, no thanks?. On the other hand I?ve gotten fantastic bargains on high grade 1940?s issues of Western Comics. There are just certain series where it seems like the dealers specifically price them to assure that they will never be sold. BTW: I really have put together a fairly neat collection of early Western Comics and it?s gotten so few visitors. If you want to stop by I have lots of images and a short essay on the history of DC western comics.