dikran

great books & even greater frustration Just added Thor 221 & 222 in 9.4. And I have bids on Thor 225 9.6, 226 9.4 & Journey Into Mystery 125 9.0. Found an Avengers 42 in 9.4 which is high on my interest radar. And found an auction for Avengers 48 9.6 which I will most probably end up bidding way too much for and still get sniped at the end. So is the life I suppose.... Actually this might be a good time to vent about a very frustrating thing that happened a few weeks ago. I was mere seconds away from owning a Defenders 10 9.6 when I got sniped (as usual) and then minutes after the auction closed the same book was posted as a Buy it now by the "winner" (a comic shop) 150$ higher than the closing (obviously some dealer collusion but whatever). I guess they didnt learn the lessons of the 90's where artificially inflating market value just leads to the market crumbling. Hope I'm wrong....

Collecting the Prince of Power With his recent surge in popularity in Incredible Herc, I decided to go for early appearances of Hercules. Man, who thought collecting such a secondary character would be so tough! I have managed a reasonable assembly thus far: JIM Annual 1 9.0, JIM 124 9.4, Avengers 38 9.0 Green River, Sub-Mariner 29 9.6 and my latest, Champions 1 9.6 Pacific Coast. I am desperately seeking out high grade Avengers 39 to 50 but the prices are getting ridiculous!! A 9.4 Avengers 50 just sold for 400$ on eBay and I thought I had put a ridiculously high top bid at 255$. Boy was I wrong... Anyway, I'll let you know how my quest shapes up and hopefully we fans of The Prince of Power can get a competitive set listed of Herc appearances!