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zosocane
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That sea of red is a snapshot of speculators leaving the hobby. And just as fast as they cashed out/took losses, they will scurry back when the Fantastic Four trailer drops toward the end of next year.
- Ken Aldred, MetalPSI and adampasz
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On 7/15/2022 at 12:16 PM, drbanner said:
House of Mystery 207 VF Bernie Wrightson cover $30.00
Take. To the stack-o-comics!
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On 7/15/2022 at 12:10 PM, drbanner said:
Fantastic Four 38 F+ Jack Kirby cover/art $95.00
Take vintage FF goodness.
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On 7/15/2022 at 12:17 PM, drbanner said:
House of Secrets 86 VF Neal Adams cover $48.00
Take
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On 7/15/2022 at 12:16 PM, drbanner said:
House of Mystery 213 VF/NM Bernie Wrightson cover $38.00
Take
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On 7/15/2022 at 12:26 PM, drbanner said:
Incredible Hulk 171 VF+ Classic Abomination, Rhino vs. Hulk cover $30.00
😍 Take
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On 7/14/2022 at 10:08 PM, drbanner said:
Chamber of Darkness 8 NM- Bernie Wrightson cover $55.00
Take. Thanks Mike.
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This kid loved Fawcetts.
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On 6/24/2022 at 10:38 AM, Sauce Dog said:
No response from CGC when I contacted them after about why/how pedigrees are acknowledged.
Same thing happened to me on an Okajima (non-camp) that I sent in with a dealer's certificate of provenance plus the distinctive pencil-marked code on the fc plus me clearly marking it on the submission form. Came back blue label. I had to go through the effort of packing up and sending the book back to CGC. They corrected it but no apology or explanation.
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On 6/6/2022 at 10:12 PM, followtheleader said:
Overpaying on FB Live is rampant. It's easy to do in the auction format.
I do partake, but am doing so less and less anymore.
Claims sales are made to bypass condition. Not enough time to question it, so you have to risk the purchase. 9 times out of 10 (unless it's a great seller), it's not worth the risk.
Patrick
It is astonishing how quickly, during the Pandemic, Instagram live BIN sales flouished. Some IG sellers are knowledgeable, reputable sellers where you can buy with confidence on the advertised grade (Superworld and Silver Age Comics come to mind), but many others don't know how to grade or intentionally grade vaguely ("this is a nice mid-grade book, somewhere, I'd say, in the 5.5 to 7.0 range") -- not that it matters because buyers continue to throw money on the book (particularly $50 to $350 books) without a showing, ever, of the back cover or any look at the interior.
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On 6/8/2022 at 12:37 PM, GreatCaesarsGhost said:
I missed this part. The back of my okajima book has a heavy shadow. Do a lot of these books have it?
My only Okajima made it to the same newsstand (compare the size and font on our date stamps -- same) about a month before yours. No dust shadow, but a little bit of tanning on the bc. Interior PQ is still OW/W, as is yours.
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On 6/6/2022 at 2:01 AM, jpepx78 said:
I would designate them as signed camp Okajimas, signed Chicago Okajimas and Sacramento Okajimas.
Is it fair to say taht the "Sacramento Okajimas" are those from the late 1940s that bear a relatively small date-stamp on the back covers?
And thank you!
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Looks like another Fast and Furious film. Unimpressed.
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RIP Ken Kelly.
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On 6/1/2022 at 12:23 PM, Robot Man said:
You know, everything is always relative. You pay more taxes but people make more money. I saw a sign at Taco Bell offering $18-25 an hour the other day. I heard that trained lifeguards can make $150K per year. And still there are those who don’t want to work.
My brother moved to Missoula, MT a couple of years ago when he retired. Beautiful place. I have visited him there a few times. And very affordable. I would probably go stir crazy though.
I live by the beach. We have beautiful weather all year long. Big antique flea markets every weekend all year long. Lots of funky junk stores as well. Lots of concerts and sporting events. Very diverse culturally. Mountains, beaches and deserts within a few hours. Lots to do. I’m a city kid and a CA native. The positives far out weigh the negatives so far. Besides, I have no debt. We also have a cabin in Sedona, AZ when we need a break.
I love not paying state income tax and enjoy living in a less regulated state, but my favorite place in the US is So Cal hands down. My youngest daughter wants to go to UCLA.
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On 5/19/2022 at 6:26 AM, GrasshopperFF said:
I’m 52 and still new to the hobby. But I’ve spent quite a lot of money in my rookie year.
Wow, that's awesome. Welcome aboard!
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On 5/18/2022 at 11:54 PM, alexanderjk said:
My son is 19 and caught the collecting bug during a visit to L.A.’s Golden Apple Comics. I spent YEARS trying to interest him in the hobby, but it was that visit to that landmark shop that ignited the interest. His interests are affordable modern age titles like Spawn, and runs of modern JLA and Tec. His only interest in SA is my 1-300 DD run, which he’ll inherit when I pass away.
Sadly, it’s REALLY rare that I encounter teens interested in comics, despite their love of the MCU films. I teach high school English, and my kids know of my love of comics from the many DD Funko Pops I have displayed on my desk, and the imagery I use on my presentations (I teach theme and symbolism using imagery from the MCU). But in the last decade, I’ve had exactly one kid who actively collected comics.
I took my kids to Pink's Hot Dogs in LA during Spring Break and I just noticed that Golden Apple Comics is around the corner on Melrose.
But next time i will know and visit.
Comic book collecting is too damn expensive in 2022 pretty much for anyone that doesn't earn their own income independently. I think the 21 and under crowd is few and far between, although you do see them at shows (typically with mom or dad to act as a funding source). But at shows i'm seeing a fair number of 20-somethings buying comics, mostly Copper Age to Modern. More important, and for the future of the hobby, on Instagram I'm seeing a lot of 20-somethings sucessfully dealing. As an example, Hiram Duarte (a Miami local) is in his late 20s, and on IG (and through a lot of hard work), Hiram has developed quite a name for himself since the Pandemic by regularly providing fresh material -- he specializes in Golden Age and Silver Age books -- to his sizeable-in-number IG followers on weekly live shows.
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Raboy. "The eyes, Chico. They never lie."
But next time i will know and visit.
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