DavidTheDavid

Here is some of what I've read this year. You can skip Six From Sirius, but I recommend the rest.

I have my last slabbed comics for sale at ComicLink in the current auction. Nothing fancy, not even a $200 book, at least normally. I'm about 20% over where I expected to be at the auction's end. My collection now has changed quite a bit and it's much more enjoyable for me. $50 or $100 is a big spend for me nowadays. $10 is pretty common. I read much more of what I buy. And no anxiety about ballooning costs or missed opportunities.

Thundercsts, ho-ly scones!

I know some hard ways to earn a hundred dollars And I know some easy ways to lose a hundred dollars If I could only find a way to use a hundred dollars To soothe my troubled soul --Dan Reeder

Hey howdy, I had an order on Mar 5, which has been debited, but I never received an emailed invoice or shipping update. What me do? Well, I see it cleared Mar 8, so it might just be in the works. But yeah, no emailed record of it.

Here he comes Here comes Fast Eddie He's a demon on wheels He's a demon and he's gonna be chasin' after someone. He's gainin' on you so you better look alive. He's busy revvin' up the powerful Mach 5. And when the odds are against him And there's dangerous work to do You bet your life Fast Eddie Will see it through. Go Fast Eddie Go Fast Eddie Go Fast Eddie, Go! Thanks for the quick and easy purchase, enjoy the comic!

Hi, all. What is happening here? Is this thread real and juicy? lmk

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So I had this out for pressing since, I dunno, early fall 2020? I just now got them back, after I sold all my other Miller DD here. It was one of four books to arrive that represent the last remnants of my BA collection. The other three are off to a buyer who has waited patiently for them.

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I accept PayPal, Zelle, or BTC. Shipping is included in the price and will be done via USPS Priority. No reprobates, no hall of shame infamous types. Facial masks optional. (I guess you guys use these rules here in OA? I dunno, I always sell in the Comic Marketplace). First take it wins. Returns accepted at your shipping cost if dissatisfied.. I have a long kudos thread, embarrassingly long. $20 shipped first class in a Gemini mailer to US residents.

M.M. is a terrific character, definitely a banner Spider-Man for new generations.

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So how has this gone for folks? From the beginning to now, my LCS says it's been minimally disruptive and not caused any issues for them. What have you folks seen? I wonder how this has affected Diamond as an ongoing concern?

I accept PayPal, Zelle, or BTC. Shipping is included in the price and will be done via USPS Priority. No reprobates, no hall of shame infamous types. Facial masks optional. (I guess you guys use these rules here in OA? I dunno, I always sell in the Comic Marketplace). First take it wins. Returns accepted at your shipping cost if dissatisfied.. I have a long kudos thread, embarrassingly long. $325 shipped. You guys know OA way better than I do. The only price comparisons I see are at https://comicarttracker.com/francesco-francavilla-original-art-for-sale. Measures 9 x 12

Oh man, I loved that game. Good luck in your search, that would be a treat to own.

$4 - Wolverine: Inner Fury (Copy B) - NM $8 - Wolverine: The Jungle Adventure (Copy A) - NM And that will do it for me.

$30 - Wolverine (Vol 3) #66 (Copy C) NM I will take this one.

Just in time for Valentine's Day. Truly, love knows no boundaries.

I am down to five short boxes. My last holdout to build a run was Bronze Star Wars in high grade raw. I had a decent start, but as The Mandalorian seasons has boosted the price of numerous issues from all ages, I had enough and sold them at a steep discount to my LCS. The owner is a black hole Star Wars collector and used several to upgrade his personal copies. I had already sold all my remaining SA and BA here. 2020 was actually my best financial year in a while. After changing careers, I worked as a contractor for a few years and finally became a regular employee in 2020. That said, my wife sharply cut the number of private music students she was teaching so that she could homeschool our child. I would look at a partial run of comics and think, "Hmm, that one will take another three years and at least another 2 grand. This one will take a year if I focus on it, and at least a grand." And on and on. I just saw endless expenses at the same time that we were renovating our den so as to make wintering through the pandemic easier on us. And while we've now renovated all the living spaces since moving in 7.5 years ago, we still have two bathrooms and a kitchen to do. Even as my wife is slowly building out her teaching schedule, I am just way more interested in putting money into our home, savings, and retirement than I am runs that never end or chasing keys, or finding that some mid-range book is now a high-dollar book. And I've found that I enjoy collecting moderns just as much as I do older comics. I'm a big fan of Francesco Francavilla and Michael Allred. I sometimes pick up Adi Granov covers; he's just a remarkable artist. And I collect Alex Ross covers, another modern master. I enjoy picking up some Copper Age stuff from my childhood, along with random classic Wolverine covers. And despite the grumpuses who complain about modern comics despite not having read one in decades, you are missing out on some excellent work being produced in the industry. I read more comics now than I did in the first 7-8 years of my collecting mania. It feels like I can afford my hobby for the first time, both in terms of what I spend that's reasonable in our budget and in what I have time to actually enjoy.