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Roger66

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  1. Roger66
    take the ST11O
  2. Roger66
    Further proof of how addictive if not crack-like comics are to collectors is the rampant ‘buying on credit / payment plans’ by many an over-zealous hobbyist. This growing pool of crazed and sometimes defaulting buyers are unfortunately a portion of the catalyst of any eventual bubble in this hobby. IMO
  3. Roger66
    I have found if you buy comics out of love with a manageable budget (with no buying on credit) and only look at these “speculative talk shows” as simply entertainment or a casual reinforcer of your innate-intuitive feelings on keys etc than you cannot really go wrong in this hobby. If, however, you are into this hobby purely to make money and need someone else to point a finger as to where to buy/invest than you are possibly always going to be behind the 8-ball, chasing your own tail and finding yourself vexed more often then not. There is a lot of market manipulation (or so I believe) and there are no ‘secrets’ unless you buy into them. Be wary and have fun...... my 2 cents.
  4. Roger66
    Very true but the huge difference is this - a lot of the Silver Age keys that have jumped in price are of iconic characters a la Black Panther, Silver Surfer etc while the Bronze Age keys that are getting stupid prices are of 2nd tier ‘who-cares’ characters mostly - yes there are exceptions to this. And let’s not forget there are less copies of the Silver Age keys in higher grades than the Bronze Age keys. I feel a huge bubble is coming on these Bronze Age keys and those buying into these high prices may in time be left w deep regrets. Time will tell...
  5. Roger66
    I think this cartoon about sums up how I feel about many a suddenly hot bronze ager.
  6. Roger66
    Take spider 🕷 101 cgc 9.2 per PM thank u 👍
  7. Roger66
    or perhaps over-priced now
  8. Roger66
    Take
  9. Roger66
    Per PM take the Showcase #17 CGC 5.0 - thank you...
  10. Roger66
    Take per PM.. thank you...
  11. Roger66
    Nick rocks! Great EC book at a great price and super fast and secure shipping. thank you. --- roger
  12. Roger66
    take
  13. Roger66
    TAKE CSS23
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    take
  15. Roger66
    Take TOS39 per our PM thank you 🐳
  16. Roger66
    TTA #44...2.5 - take per PM
  17. Roger66
    Hollywood movies are in very large part driving up the total wealth (as is herd mentality). You are too quick to call out 'flippers' as if they carry the responsibility for prices going up.
  18. Roger66
    I am not saying there isn't a greater emotional component to comics over stocks esp when many of us as a child read and re-read and collected them right off the newsstand. But as prices continue to soar almost yearly 'the stretch' is quite diminished. This is not about flippers vs collectors or anything in-between but about the hard cold fact that this hobby has exponentially grown in total wealth. I see nothing unbalanced or unfair about my comparison - you can love this hobby but at the same time think of your collection as a stock-portfolio. I think perhaps your nostalgia, which I have plenty of for this hobby, has you creating a division when the line really has become quite blurred.
  19. Roger66
    People are fans of particular stocks (Apple) and use the products associated with said stock.. just as much as an owner of 10 copies of GSX1 is a fan of the characters and perhaps watches the movies. Comics are like stocks nowadays and I see them interchangeable for more and more collectors, who look at GPA like a stock ticker. A person purchases stock and comics these days often to see gains despite the obvious fan element of comics.
  20. Roger66
    I am not implying anything. I am having an academic conversation, which has nothing to do with whether I own GSX1 or not. The "herd" creates the aggregate sales trends... they are linked to each other - if you only look at the end sales and not what possibly motivated the buyers all at the same time - than you see the effect alone and not the cause. Daniel J. Howard, a marketing professor at Southern Methodist University, says investor behavior demonstrates the principle of social proof: The more an individual sees those around him believing something or acting a certain way, the more the individual believes that thing to be true or the behavior appropriate. "Stock market bubbles and crashes are caused by herd mentality," Dr. Howard said. "It's scary to me because we make our own heaven, and we make our own hell."
  21. Roger66
    Only time will tell. One way to look at this suggestion is to first try and disagree before agreeing with the herd.
  22. Roger66
    "Herd mentality, mob mentality and pack mentality, also lesser known as gang mentality, describes how people can be influenced by their peers to adopt certain behaviors on a largely emotional, rather than rational, basis. When individuals are affected by mob mentality, they may make different decisions than they would have individually." - look it up. I think this applies to GSX1. IMO
  23. Roger66
    Wow. I just got a raw desirable Golden Age comic from Joshua in the mail yesterday. It was exactly as described if not better and will make a fine addition to my collection. Super fast shipping and very well packed too. Also got to talk with Joshua over the phone about comics. I look forward to more transactions & communications between us. Thank you! --- Roger
  24. Roger66
    just shy of a decade to be exact
  25. Roger66
    Take showcase 37 per pm thank u 👍