It all went by too fast...

Now that 2009 is over, I can finally look back and take notes on the year that was.

For me, I was able to get my little eBay upstart off the ground (pdotcomics). It did pretty well with decent sales per month, but the goal for 2010 is definately to improve 10 fold. I also had decent sales when selling at local LA area flea markets and swap meats to unload a lot of bulk dolar items, so i'll look to increase exposure at those outlets as well more often when I can. Just a few sales highlights from 2009:

New Mutants #98 VF/NM (9.0) - $50.00

Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #8 CGC 9.2 - $45.00

GI Joe: A Real American Hero #2 - $35.00

Superman (vol 2) #75 (black bag sealed) - $25.00

Wolverine #1 (1982 limited series) CGC 8.5 - $35.00

Uncanny X-men Annual #14 NM (9.4) - $20.00

Amazing Spider-Man #122 CGC 6.0 - $50.00

Batman #232 VF (8.0) - $75.00

Amazing Spider-Man #129 CGC 6.0 - $112.00

Iron Man (1968) #1 VF- (7.5) - $137.50

Hands down the most in demand character was Deadpool. I couldn't keep any of his back issues in stock once I decided to sell them, especially in the beginnings of 2009. I still have a short box full of his better issues and appearances that will eventually make they're way to CGC and then into the market, but i'm holding out on selling until at least a teaser trailer for his film is produced. I think that's when demand will kick back up and will be at its highest. My sleeper Deadpool issue is still his second appearance, X-Force #2. I think it's way undervalued for a second appearance of a popular charcater and most issues i've come accross are in the FN - VF (6-8) range. I think high end copies of this book will sell really well in the future. I've noticed that other eBay sellers are asking more for this book too, so maybe its a good sign of things to come.

Demand was also pretty high for older horror comics. I also sold out of them consistently, even though I never really was able to come across a big lot of 'em to purchase. When I did though, they were good sellers at $5-10 each for non-keys.

Green Lantern and Iron Man books also sold better than expected on average, thanks to Blackest Night and movies currently in the works.

One thing I do need to get more of is silver age books. I have very few that I can push and its getting harder to secure a huge bulk deal at a reasonable price to resell. So that's one obstacle i'll have to overcome in 2010 if I want to expand sales.

I also would like to sell more CGC stuff on a consistent basis. I was able to sell a few CGC items in 2009 and was pleased with the results, but collectors want 'em slabbed and will pay more for slabbed books, especially in high grade. Its just though trying to run an upstart and one HUGE expense is grading fees. I appreciate the 10% discount though for submissions, but I would like to see it tiered depending on the number of submissions, like 10% for submissions typically but 15% for submiting more than 50 books, 20% for 100 books or more, just a thought .

So here's looking to an exciting 2010. I can't wait to see what the future brings.