Or Reaching Two Milestones

It's been a few years since I first started collecting CGC graded comic books. I started with Secret War #2 in a 9.8 and Daredevil Vol. 1 #90 in a 9.0. They were purchased at my first Wizard World strictly as a novelty, and at only $25 a piece, I thought it was a deal. It wasn't until I saw a copy of The New Mutants #1 at the Philadelphia Comic Con when I decided I wanted my favorite series in the best possible condition. At the time the forty five dollar price tag on the premiere issue was the most I purchased a graded comic book for.

This price point also became the limit I wanted to spend on any New Mutants in a 9.8. This didn't last. I began to look on eBay and started my collection with my favorite series and filler from other books I read in my younger days. I found Stephen Ritter this way, which led me to many a purchase through World Wide Comics.

In time my points accumulated, but were sitting at a measly 12 to 15 hundred. The comic books that I love so much are worth next to nothing compared to some of the other titles from the same era. Of course when I say next to nothing, I mean points. They happen to be priceless to me. However, The New Mutants are not all I collect. Some, like my ASM #129 are worth a few thousand, which possibly to others is not worth that much at all, but considering that one specific book is currently above ten percent of my accumulated forthcoming milestone I am striving for, that's not half bad.

My latest delivery will arrive this Friday. Is it any coincidence that this is also my last day at my old job? In this box are four books for RonnyLama and a book for Lee K with another four for me, one of which is the book I'm looking forward to the most, Daredevil #2.

This issue alone will catapult me past 30,000 points. During my editing of this journal I decided to add every single book I could up to 399 allowing the addition of my Daredevil #2 to not only be the book to get me past my points goal, but will also become my four hundredth comic registered. This number might drop depending on any sales or trades I might have, but this Stan Lee signed and graded comic book also helped me achieve completing the last Daredevil I needed to finish the series.

I could purchase more CGC's towards a head start for next years goal of 500 registered slabs and 40,000 points or just turn more over at the next convention I plan to attend. Then there is the series by Innovation I'm hungrily waiting for a new set to be added. I graded all five books of the series because I love having them, after all they did survive the purge. This will add a minimum of points. And when I say a few if I calculate for all five books correctly I might net 120 points.

But 30,000 makes me feel like a contender. I might also break into the three hundred range by the end of the year, which to me is pretty cool. Now only if I can get first place (again) with the New Mutants then my journey to the dark side will be complete.

Thanks for Reading

Tnerb

Ps. Thank you for all the well wishes with starting my new endeavor. I will tell you more at another time and date, preferably after my first paycheck.

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