or taking two steps back, to take one step forward.

I have decided to get rid of some of my raw books. This will take place after I sell my graded copies I feel are no longer part of my collection. Some of them never should have been. At times in my life I have bought things just to buy them. This also includes CGC graded books. I normally try to sell them at the price I got them plus only a few bucks more because I just want my money back. Of course if I decide to sell X-Men #109 I will be selling that for a profit, which will go towards paying my parents back for putting out the money to fix my teeth.

I want a core collection, something that I have everything based around. My New Mutants is going to be part of that core collection. Those pivotal X-men and Iron Man issues I plan to make part of that collection as well. Even Ka-Zar the Savage and the Ting have made that list, although I don't know why Ka-Zar made the list. There are a few more sets I would like to finish or add to for 2013, if we survive the coming end of days. I think I might try something new...or rather old. I saw a few statues at the NYCC and might purchase one or two.

I was also thinking of trying to pick another really nice comic book and getting it signed and graded to sell on eBay. I don't want to make this my business but I would like to supplement what I am spending. It would be nice to be able to buy a book in a city, sell it, and use the proceeds to go visit another city. For instance, the next convention I plan on going to is the ECCC in Seattle, Washington. I am doing this because I plan on meeting two people I met on the registry who grew from acquaintance to friend and secondary is to get the signature of Gerry Conway for my copy of ASM #129.

Does anyone else have any other suggestions for signatures; any suggestions for sets that I should be collecting?

Thanks for Reading

Tnerb

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