Or Selling Bronze at Silver Prices

Is selling a comic book selling out? Is there anything wrong with purchasing a comic book just to flip it? Is buying multiple copies wrong on the speculation that what they own will become a commodity? Did this mentality destroy the market place in the nineties?

Am I guilty of buying on the hopes of making money? Yes I am. What I bought though was under poor research and hoping rather than understanding. Yes I bought lots of X-Force, X-Men, and Image #1's. Hell, I bought fifty issues of Magnus vs Predator just to get the platinum edition. Still have it and it is a 9.8.

I would like to say I have no problem selling a book after I upgrade, but I do. I like my books, however I have sold some recently to justify other purchases. I have even tried to purchase books to sell them for a profit, my latest hope was purchasing a copy of X-Men #109 which contains the first appearance of Vindicator. As of thus writing I have it up on eBay and yes the price is steep.

Is holding out for the price I want somewhat counterproductive, of course it is. Of course that also gives me the reason to keep it. I purchased the book for two reasons, the first one already revealed and the second was it helped bring the price down on an Incredible Hulk #109 that I also wanted.

I was expecting a lower grade not the 9.8 it attained. Am I selling out by wishing someone will buy it at my asking price? Am I selling out by hoping it doesn't sell since I originally purchased it to turn a profit. Comic book shops sell comic books everyday and they aren't selling out. They are just conducting business. The problem is when you buy at retail and trying to sell for a higher retail that you sometimes have to sell at a loss... Or keep it.

Thanks for Reading

Tnerb

Ps. Screenwriter3d, whatever you do, keep that copy of Warlock #10, it looks beautiful.

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