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jimhopkins82

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    Drek, come get it

    in Golden/Silver/Bronze Age Only

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    On 6/4/2023 at 7:52 PM, asteroid-comix said:

    2081. Amazing Spider-Man #149  (First Spider-Clone) (VF) $35
    I remember the hype in the 90s when the Ben Reilly story was published around this book. Went from being a $5-$10 book to the hot book overnight. Think that was my first FOMO experience I witnessed in the hobby.
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    In Memory of Thomas Drew our DJPinkpanther67 and to help his family in their time of need. Recap Page 24 more is most welcome!!

    in Golden/Silver/Bronze Age Only

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    On 5/5/2023 at 9:54 PM, reed_richards said:

    I've been on the Boards for 15-16 years.  I never met Drew Thomas, but understand he was a Fantastic Four collector like me.  So I am happy to offer another lot of books for sale to help his family in their time of need.  That is what being a Board member is all about!

    DC comics this time.   BIN price is $200.  I'll cover shipping to CONUS.  The books are complete to the best of my knowledge with covers & centerfolds attached unless otherwise noted.  Back covers clean.  No store/date stamps or handwriting unless otherwise noted.  All books bagged & boarded.  Approximate grades given.

    Doom Patrol 87 CGC 6.5 Universal blue label OWW Robot cover

    World's Finest 175 (Centerfold detached) G/G+

    World's Finest 178 VF- (Green Arrow appearance)

    World's Finest 180 FN/VF

    World's Finest 181 G/G+

    World's Finest 182 FN/VF- (Silent Knight back up story)

    World's Finest 184 FN/FN+ (Date stamp on front cover) (Martian Manhunter back up story)

    World's Finest 185 FN/FN+ (Tommy Tomorrow back up story)

    And a book I am only willing to sell here to benefit the Thomas family!

    Showcase 55 VG/FN (The Super-Team Supreme-Doctor Fate & Hourman with first Silver Age Solomon Grundy appearance)

     

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    I’m so sorry this happened.

    Are prices still climbing or have they eased up a bit???

    in Comics General

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    On 4/23/2023 at 5:23 PM, mjoeyoung said:

    Accidently posted this in another thread, meant to post it here. (shrug)

    I've seen a few more articles like this one recently (though this one is a bit old, it is a bit more comprehensive):

    Nearly half of young adults in the US are living at home with their parents, and all that saved rent is fueling a luxury boom

    Since covid, it seems that about half of people aged 18-29, 26.6 million people, are living with their parents.  That is a level not seen since the Great Depression. Some are seeing it as a long term living situation.

    This seems to be a continuation of a longer term trend.  Multi-generational households were once more common in the United States. Census data shows that almost 25 percent of households were multi-generational in 1940 and that the percentage decreased to a low of about 12 percent in 1980.  That number has since increased every census to 20% in 2018, with a big bump during the Great Recession.  It could be that all of these children that moved back home during covid will never move out. 

    A survey of these parents stated that THEY, not their kids, are paying for rent, groceries and even vacations for their children.   So what are these children doing with their money?  They aren't saving it. According to Morgan Stanley they are purchasing luxury goods.  Another report said that Gen Y and Z accounted for all the growth of the luxury market in 2022.  Comic books aren't luxury goods, but collecting comics is definitely a discretionary expenditure.

    It would be interesting to do a survey to see how many comic buyers are part of this trend, and if they are spending what would have been rent/mortgage/grocery money on comics instead.

    I think a large part of the younger generation has given up on being homeowners.  I live in a LCOL area, bought my first house in 2013 for 93,500, it’s currently worth 209,000.  The house I own now has gone up 50%+ in value in less than 3 years and I have an mortgage rate half of what it is now.  If I was 10 years younger I’d probably be in the same boat.