Mike's Rack

When I first saw this I thought it said Hulk #1

Dude, calm.... down. You're like that spastic guy on the dance floor that constantly makes a spectacle of himself. I haven't used the ignore function in a long time but this guy is ridiculous.

Good insight J-Dog, something does appear fishy here.

I've sold a lot of books "too early" but I've never regretted it because I've always made money. I do regret the books I held too long

indeed

I can't even read this thread anymore...

Jeff = one of the good guys

Avengers 83 isn't the first appearance of a character, just the first published depiction of a character's likeness - as portrayed by an impostor. You might as well just go full Ween. You never go FULL Ween. Just the tip is enough.

Do you work for that website ? Are you selling the comic on Ebay ? I see no reason for the comic to sell that high. Why the hate bro? It sounds like a righteous tip to me.

You don't have to out the store if you don't want to, just tell me the general area

Wait I thought first appearances had to occur within a story? It is a story. http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=6433136 So it's a preview! Nice. No. OK so is it an unpublished story? I'm just not sure why this newsletter qualifies as a first appearance while others do not. I though newsletters can't be first appearances or does the artist/writer have to state that it is within his own newsletter for it to count? Does the newsletter have to be promoted a certain way for it to count as a first? I have read a lot of posts over the years where people claim that collecting newsletter, previews, pamphlets and other non-comic format material is frivolous because they shouldn't be considered first appearances and yet no one is complaining about this company newsletter as a first. I wonder why. I believe this is a little different because NEC acknowledges and promotes the first appearance to be in the newsletter instead of the comic. Not that it should matter to the reader. But according to them, it is We are splitting hairs here, but I think the big difference is this wasn't marketing material for a comic, i.e. buy the Tick comic, here's a taste. The Tick was a feature that regularly appeared in the newsletter and only later got his own series, and this volume marks the beginning of the Tick story.

Wait I thought first appearances had to occur within a story? It is a story. http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=6433136

Speculators happen. There are good speculators and bad speculators (the ones Fastball mentioned that lie and create websites in order to manipulate the market to their own ends). In the end though, for speculators to survive, collectors must outnumber them by a decent ratio. If the ratio drops or, god forbid, speculators outnumber collectors, then speculators are in for a shock. Right now, I think there are still more collectors than speculators but the ratio has shrunk significantly over the last few years. in an oversimplified nutshell, the 90's crash happened because the speculator dollar vastly outnumbered the collector dollar. The relationship between speculators and collectors can be mutually beneficial, like a symbiotic relationship but if the balance is thrown off, it can become parasitic. Collectors are the host body, and the host can only maintain a certain number of parasites before it becomes ill. I don't think we are there yet, but speculators seem to multiply faster than collectors, like weeds versus an old growth forrest. This analogy may be offensive to some, but I don't mean it to be because I don't have a problem with ethical speculators. Oh, and a guy that sells a GA book and upgrades is not necessarily a speculator. Collectors have long preferred high grade books, hence the demand. I think you can trace the multiples of guide value for high grade books to the Edgar Church collection. Many of those books have not changed hands since Chuck sold them. The people that bought those books were and still are old growth collectors.

$7? Don't scoff, that's 600% more than I got when I sold this book at a con in June

Things from Another World. I've had many 9.8's from them

(thumbs u

How can books be overgraded when ?

Should I sell the sketch now...? Should I slab it... It's def a 9.8 candidate...And it's got boobs instead of penises... Which I haven't seen a lot of... Only thing that's sucks is the stupid green cgc label it will getl... You need to get out more

So where will you be setting up next

cause they're whooped. Maybe because their Wife is their partner? This guy gets it. Indeed, I enjoy my wife more than I enjoy comics. Isn't that the way it is supposed to be?

The Corben cover alone is worth the price of admission. Corben

What's the difference between "supplying" demand and "creating" demand? Demand is demand. I don't think it means what you think it means. supplying = providing goods to meet existing demand creating = manufacturing demand in the market where none previously existed So by the latter you mean all of the SS people, and 90% of the people that post in this thread? If the shoe fits. My statement would have to be read in context. The context was in regards to spec websites pumping questionable books and then turning around and selling those books themselves to garner a quick profit. Creating demand is not necessarily a bad thing, its marketing. I don't have a problem with marketing. I have a problem with marketing based on a false or dubious premise.

What's the difference between "supplying" demand and "creating" demand? Demand is demand. I don't think it means what you think it means. supplying = providing goods to meet existing demand creating = manufacturing demand in the market where none previously existed

Pretty broad statement and really depends on the value of their 1st app. No, it has more to do with Overstreet and which appearances got listed and increased in price - look at Saberetooth, more people are probably looking for his 3rd-6th appearances than far more valuable/important characters. Overstreet? People still look at/buy that? I read it for the articles.

I think the concern is that the people supplying the demand are also the people creating the demand, or in partnership with them. This practice is a conflict of interest, whether done intentionally or not. There is no law against it, but when I see someone do this, I question their ethics and generally don't do business with them. I don't think it's good for the hobby in the long term. It's a difficult accusation to prove and I am not pointing any fingers, but there are telltale signs.