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Has all the modern Gwen nonsense done anything for 121-122?  I agree that prices seem flat, the monkeys seem to be chasing the 194 a little harder.  I'd rather have the 122, but if you're going to turn around and sell it in 6 months, go with 194.

52 minutes ago, Hollywood1892 said:

There was none selling them for 100 dollars at that ripoff show, I have a nose for deals and I sniffed out all of them. The only deal I passed on was asm 361 9.8 which was about 20 less than what I paid for it but buddy threw in a comic I wanted.

Yawn... sounds like just another kid asking for big discounts on keys.  Can you even name 3 Eternals without looking?

Just now, Hollywood1892 said:

You are always the voice of reason Kav😇

You're clearly new here.  Kav's old wrestling name was "the Derailer" before he did a face-turn.

HRN on the back or inside the back cover tells you what issue was currently on the stands when they reprinted your copy.  Overstreet spells it out pretty well.  Check the indicia inside the front cover to see if it was printed in New York or Toronto.  Canadian versions don't always match up with the US HRN, so I just round down to the previous US version to account for time it took to ship the printing plates to Toronto.

71, but yeah... Spidey keys are hot.  Who knew?

12 hours ago, shadroch said:

That is part of it, but I have a strange feeling on this one. It sounds weird but I have an emotional connection to it.  I think this woman needs money and her son is trying to sell his comics to help her. If they don't sell, I just might end up overpaying for them. It's not about the money. 

Do they have any attachment to the books, or is it just taking up space?  Charity for charity's sake is its own reward, and the fact that you get some books back might just make it worth it.  I just don't get the impression anyone's going to be happy... at $1 a book, you're going to be underwater unless you put a ton of work into it.  They're only going to get $300, which won't last if they're already in money troubles, and probably have the lingering feeling that they should've gotten more if he's out of touch with the market.

5 hours ago, Tony S said:

To each their own....Batman has an incredible rogues gallery and Rhas is one of them. All those great villains are what makes Batman so great, popular and enduring. 
But the Joker wasn't "another one in a long line" He was the first. 

Half of Batman's rogues gallery are crazies with knives.  Bores me to tears.  One bop on the nose, and they're done.  You cant put them against most other heroes because they're not a credible threat.

Joker is just a tool DC uses to sell books.  Two-Face could've been the villain of Killing Joke or Death In The Family, and the story would've worked just fine.  He's been positioned as the big bad for the Hulk Hogan of comics, and people just eat it up.  Gentleman Ghost consistently gives Batman a harder time than Joker, but a lot of people arent actually reading these books, just collecting "Joker appearances" because $.

Dr Doom is the greatest supervillain of all time.  He has a rich backstory and character development that makes him an interesting character on his own, he isnt defined or limited by his heroic counterpart.  He has a variety of powers and motivations that allow you to write him into any story and be both a realistic participant, and a serious threat.  There's genuine tension when Doom appears, and you dont just catch him and send him back to jail to be recycled in a year's time.

I stopped watching the video when he said he recommends starting capital of $1000 for the first month.  So, rent, utilities, and your first comic order are going to be $1000?  That means his new comic sales amount to a spin rack at a magazine stand... or less.  Good luck with that!

I've never put any effort into buying late 70s to early 80s DC, so I could find a use for it personally, but to resell?  Batman, Detective, and Flash are all you'll move out of there.  I don't see this being worth your time.

5 hours ago, ComicConnoisseur said:

Anybody go back and re-read classics when they are older like Saga of Swamp Thing, Dark Knight Returns,Miracle Man, Animal Man Watchmen and Sandman?

I read Animal Man as an adult.  I don't like Morrison normally, but his run was great.  I could've done without the rest of the run.

I tried to read an issue of Sandman out of context as a kid, while I was still a Marvel zombie, and didn't care for it.  I bought a full run many years later, and thorougly enjoyed it.

29 minutes ago, Robot Man said:

Capt. Marvel Advs #89 Oct 1948

Cool Stan Musial back cover!

One of the better condition ones. Book and centerfold bound well to covers with nice off white supple papers. No major issues.

$45.

More like this one, please! 

5 minutes ago, Dan82 said:

Show me someone who hates these covers and I'll show you a liar!

Wonder Woman looks a little too manga for my liking.  Batgirl is great, Supergirl is fine.

The talent is there, but I can look at covers online anytime I want.  What's inside the book to make me want to pay for it?

3 hours ago, RCheli said:

Guy Gardner and John Stewart as the new Green Lantern...

Jim Rhodes as Iron Man...

Ben Reilly as Spider-Man...

That dude who replaced Captain America in the late 80s...

Don Blake no longer Thor...

This stuff isn't new. Is it because it's women that are replacing the characters that's bothering you?

Jim Rhodes wasnt a token minority, he was an established character we knew and loved.  Who the heck is Riri?

18 hours ago, RockMyAmadeus said:

But if you have no interest in the artform, when the crashes come, and they always come, there will be nothing to keep you. And the less interest in the artform there is, the harder the crashes will be, because there will be nothing to keep others like you.

I got done preaching in the Key app thread, so I wont roll that out again, but I'm with you on this.  If you dont love what you have, why bother having it?

I wonder if we have a downturn coming soon.  DC movies arent getting any better, and the actors who play Marvel's big three Avengers are done with their contracts.  This could very well be a jumping off point for people whose interest in comics is heavily weighted in the movies.  Start taking those people out of the back issue market, and how many buyers for movie hype books at movie hype prices will remain?

How long does it take to get new releases after they come out in the US?  Returns and reorders must be a PITA

7 hours ago, Bart Allen said:

Yeah it wouldn't be one to dismiss, especially with the remarks that a few on this thread and have regarding it being Stan Lee's last AMS (barring 356 and 600) ~

You made me go back and look.  The app doesnt say last Stan Lee ASM, it just says first Gibbon.

My point remains the same: experienced collectors dont need the app.  It's simply there to teach young collectors what they're supposed to buy, rather than what they might like.  Lord knows, they'll enjoy the first appearance of Aunt May's mailman far more than if they'd bought a run of insignificant Morrison Animal Mans, right?

You're right, let's keep teaching novice collectors to only buy keys.  They'll get bored with their books, they'll be disappointed the scrap keys they picked out of bins havent gone up, and they'll leave the hobby in a couple of years.  You're poisoning the people we need to develop, to continue the hobby as the older generation leaves, but as long as you pull a few $5 books out of a dollar bin, it will all have been worth it, right?

Not trying to stir anything up, but aren't charity threads for boardies?

WTF are all those Spidey issues he says are keys?  Telling a young collector to buy the first appearance of the Gibbon is in no way helping them enjoy comic books.

Barbie is a very good call, I'm sure a lot of people dont realize there's money there. I wanted to say Sonic the Hedgehog, but I think those are less likely to turn up for a dollar.  How about Star Comics?  Anyone paying big money for Heathcliffs?

Can I use your thread to start unfounded rumors?  There are supposedly new Avengers in the upcoming movie.  Everyone's jumped on Dane Whitman, Black Knight, but maybe they give all the speculators the high hard one, and use the kid who turns into Bloodwraith instead?  90s Black Knight mini #2, and Avengers annual 22.

Superman 7 seems to have peaked already!  The Facebook groups full of aspiring young flippers have resorted to selling them at cost plus shipping, and anyone asking more is being met with derision, which I thoroughly enjoy.

I was at a UPS store in upstate New York this weekend, and the local Wal-Mart had copies.  I like the format, but too hard to fill a run in Canada, so I left them behind.

9 minutes ago, Buzzetta said:

Didn't like his remark as to telling me that if I didn't like his prices then I can't afford his price range or something like that.  Very taken aback by those comments.

That's the worst.  I get that a lot too, so we must both Iook poor when we go rummaging!    The frustrating part is he's not worth the schooling you could give him.  They never are.

39 minutes ago, kimik said:

There are plenty of 20 somethings that buy keys from me at the other end of the booth. They focus on keys and 1st apps, not runs, though. I guess they are smarter than our generation of collectors - buy multiples of keys, not common run fillers. 

Who's teaching them to do that, though?  I wish people would stop calling it "run filler" and go back to calling it "story."  If the 20-somethings have no attachment to the books they're buying, what keeps them coming back the next time there's a downturn in the market?

4 hours ago, romanheart said:

Yes what you say is true. They are similar because they both offer big discounts. Even after the discount you are left staring at the Comicage dealer thinking 'Does he really expect me to pay for this anyway?'

I've avoided George for years, does he give discounts now?  Once upon a time, he was tight as a drum.  I handed him back a stack of books once or twice before realizing he was a waste of time.  Now, I walk in the opposite direction of "can I help anybody here?"