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On 1/17/2024 at 11:59 AM, newshane said:

Can you afford to completely part with 5% of your net worth? 

If so, carry on. 

If not, reconsider what you're doing. 

Also, the main issue with collectibles is liquidity. Keep that in mind. 

The fact that you're even asking about this tells me that you are already anxious about your spending in this regard. 

You tell yourself that you would be okay if it lost half its value. Are you lying to yourself about that? 

Just curious, why do I have to part with 5% of my net worth?  Are you suggesting that portion of my net worth could go to zero?  Isn’t that a potential risk regardless of where you have your money?  Liquidity is an issue with lots of investments.

On 1/17/2024 at 10:35 AM, comix4fun said:

Dollar bills is right, people have seen parts of my collection so they know my net worth could get you a used Hyundai and a super sized Big Mac meal.

I think my art and comic collection represents ~5% of my total net worth.  The bulk of my assets are in property, stocks, and mutual funds. 

On 1/12/2024 at 2:33 PM, comix4fun said:

Depends on how you look at it. 

You guessed $80k+ for the three and they went for $91k.  Sounds like you hit it pretty good. 

I was so close to bidding on the double page splash but I have a Kirby Demon splash (with a trim issue )

On 1/12/2024 at 1:25 PM, Kryptic1 said:

Wow, $102k for the Quesada Daredevil cover.  At this rate, Mandel is going to have enough money for another X-Wing by the end of the auction.

That one really shocked me.  Nice image but WOW.

On 1/12/2024 at 6:42 AM, delekkerste said:

The #181 page surprised me too. Beautiful page, but, I didn't think a standalone Bullseye page would fetch a price like that. Standalone Elektra, sure, as that's Miller's creation and #168-181 pages featuring the character are the most prized, but, Bullseye only surprised me. Guessing it was probably a throwdown between two people who really wanted this page and that the 2nd underbidder was miles away. 

I'd be more inclined to call this one an outlier, though, and not Miller DD as the new Miller DKR. Would need to see more sales like this one to convince me, personally. 

Speaking of Daredevil, the #42 cover (1st Jester appearance) selling for $49.6K yesterday seemed like a bargain for the buyer. 

Miller DD page was crazy high

The Daredevil cover seemed like a bargain to me.

Being a buffoon, I thought I may have a real shot at this book.  Unfortunately it wasn’t meant to be.

Did anyone win anything? 

On 1/11/2024 at 2:34 PM, adamstrange said:

With respect to Keller, he bought at auction where you are hopeful that underbidders will be still be around when the books come up a couple years later.

His timing was bad, selling during a severe economic downturn, so, again, a factor that I would hope would be understood by a buyer who spent millions and would have dampened expectations.

Is he completely out of comics?

On 1/11/2024 at 1:40 PM, MrBedrock said:

That's a very valid point. My impression is that he had been dabbling for a few years, but went nuts spending in the last twelve months. It is surprising that he flipped stuff so quickly, but my assumption is that he felt he would at least get close to his purchase price. On a couple of these I think he got pretty well hammered. A big investor will understand certain losses, but the losses taken here might leave a very bad taste.

I remember the Gary Keller collection on HA which I thought was a somewhat similar situation.

On 1/11/2024 at 1:08 PM, MrBedrock said:

The Promise Action 136 sold for a profit!

I think the Promise Batman 12 went higher as well.  I was interested in it but not $11,400 interested 

On 1/11/2024 at 12:10 PM, Gotham Kid said:

Bats 1 was a shocker

You think it went cheap?

I made someone pay more for the Batman 50 in 9.6 

I am surprised by the ones that actually went up in hammer price

My conclusion, this happens all the time in comics and OA, the numbers are just smaller.

Try this one

The ultimate crooks

I have been using Excel for decades.  Allows full customization, tracking, graphs, etc.

Attached a couple of graphs.  I have been buying Marvel Masterworks and find it great for being able to see what I already have. 

On 1/4/2024 at 9:24 AM, Sideshow Bob said:

My entries...two iconic DC covers, an Aparo Spectre title splash, a Peanuts hockey-themed Sunday, and a Robotech storyboard. A fun year...hard to pick just five! 

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerybestofyr.asp?yr=2023&gcat=92556

I know one cover I will be voting for 

On 3/8/2022 at 10:20 PM, Krydel4 said:

The majority of them are more about the investing/speculation side of the hobby than current storylines, character studies, upcoming comics etc. The channels I've found that do talk about those aspects are hosted by older collectors. The pics are just 4 examples of the videos that came up when I typed "Comic Books" into YouTube search. 

Who is the “Jim Cramer” of comic collecting?

Done !