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    Official 2022 CGC Chat Boards Holiday Gift Exchange Sign-up

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    On 12/25/2022 at 9:47 AM, Toz said:

    @Shadow was my Secret Santa.Dan must be a mind reader.I never mentiond Lois Lane but he sent me a killer copy  that will upgrade my current copy.The Captain Atom # 89 is super nice and who can say no to a Red Sonja cover. A sweet,sweet print done my Mr.Dan himself that I shall have to frame.The Thing sketch in the card is a keeper too.Awesome gift.NO SOCKS!

    A great first time in this.Can't wait till next year!

     

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    Glad you liked them! One of the best parts of the Boards as we can share our appreciation of the hobby with gifts!

    Motor City Comic Con

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    Show is a shadow of it's past self in regards to comic dealers. And having two shows this year depleted it even more. I'm going to go still... but I'm questioning how much longer. Used to be a 2nd tier show with some great dealers like Bob Storms, Dale Roberts... 

    Finding/Buying A Collection: The Imagination Stage

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    I miss going to used book stores in the late 70's and discovering old comics... Most of the store owners were all about the hardcover and paperback books. Didn't know the value of the comics. My vivid memory is downtown Chicago circa 1980. For a whopping $1.75 I bought JLA #15 (still have it, probably a 7.0) and Captain America #101 (Where wakes the Sleeper? Got rid of it in 1986 during college) My 14 year old self wished he had more money and time to keep digging through the boxes. But mom and dad were not inclined to stay there that long... lol 

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    44 years in... my journey

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    So, this weekend I subscribed to GPA Analysis to get a better idea on some of my collection. I still love getting the OSPG and will continue. I started back in 1978 at the age of 12, took a break from 1984 - 1994 for college, marriage, starting a family. 1994 pulled me back in like Al Pacino. Started documenting my collection with Excel in 1994. JLA, X-Men, Conan, Avengers and team ups have always been core. Probably heavier DC than Marvel overall but not heavily skewed. Based on OSPG, DC is 57% vs 43% of overall value. Not the case for the top 76 books (out of 5395) which make up 51% of the overall value using GPA. 59% Marvel and 41% DC of those. OSPG says these books make up 27.6%. 

    So I looked back in my Excel at 1993, 2000 and 2010 for my reference on how many of those 76 books I owned and what they represented as my collection (per OSPG).

    • 1993: 12 books equaled 4.8% of my collection
    • 2000: 34 books equaled 5.7% of my collection
    • 2010: 55 books equaled 10.2% of my collection

    My wife always wonders why I bother because I won't sell them any time soon. lol But it's fun for me to look back. Here are some that I bought as a young man prior to college that made the list of 76:

    • X-Men #4 at a 1982 comic show in Toledo for $5. Probably a 3.5. Boy it was a lot of money for this 16 year old to pay for one comic at the time. lol
    • Captain America #100 (probably a 6.0) for $2 at the Comic Shop in Toledo. Owner had a sale so I bought it off the wall on impulse.
    • Batman #234 and #251 both around VG. Bought at a small booth set up at Franklin Park Mall circa 1979. Maybe spent $3 total. 
    • Newstand: New Teen Titans #2, DC Comics Presents #26 and #47... (I don't count X-Men #129 as I didn't officially start collecting X-Men until #138 but my mom bought this one at the Comic Shop for me for Christmas that year. It's only a 9.0 now but she paid the princely sum of $1 for it. lol) 
    • Overall, there are 23 X-Men in the 76, followed by 10 JLA and 6 Brave and the Bold

    Thanks for letting me share. I think this is 18 years being a member here and I've learned so much about the hobby in that time. I've learned how to grade better, what to look for (I've been burned on a couple of touched up books in the past) and who are some rock solid dealers. It was fun to dig into GPA this weekend and work with it. (Wish I could figure how to log some of my books not graded but that would impact the algorithm) Reminded me I have a ton of filler... lol Now to kick the sentimental collector in me. 

    Any Motorcity convention reports?

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    On 5/21/2022 at 6:30 PM, jjonahjameson11 said:

    I figured attendance would be lighter this year, likewise fewer key dealers in attendance for various reasons.  The guest list was absolutely horrible and all of this is incredibly disappointing.

    I used to attend this show almost every year since 2000, and Goldman and co and had great dealers and an incredible guest list to entice the masses.  In fact, this show once boasted the third highest attendance for comic shows and it’s just a shame to see it fall by the wayside.

    I hope they are able to recover and put on a better show next year!

    It was due to getting convinced to go to this show in 1994 that I got back into collecting comics after a 10 year hiatus. I thought I also remembered this being a big show back in the day. Maybe a 2nd tier? Used to be much larger relating to comics. But it also used to be much smaller for guests and other products. So maybe a sign of the changing times? 

    For me there's still a thrill of the hunt and perusing through long boxes for the deal or the small book that completes a run. Add in immediate gratification. Don't get that from online as easy. That said, if I know people like Bob Storms or Dale Roberts are coming, I check out their websites and ask if they can bring some books. Combo meal I guess. lol 

    I'm sure I'll go again in October...

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    Any Motorcity convention reports?

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    I went on Saturday. It's a shadow of it's past at least regarding comic books. I still bought and was thankful that Harley Yee, Lange and Reece were there. My collection tastes are S/A and B/A so hunt might get harder in the coming years. Not the same show without Bob Storms or Dale Roberts to name a few. That said, I got some books to fill holes in the collection. 

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