mcribar

I can TOTALLY relate. I was at the first and only comic shop around here at the time (1979) and he had a FF #1 in the showcase with a sign that said "Buy Me! $125.00." I would say it was a 7.5 if memory serves me. The owner was 30 years older than me. Since I knew him pretty well he kept telling me I'm a fool for not buying this. He said I will be able to buy a house with it when I'm older. I just didn't have that kind of money at that age. It sat there from about 6 months and somebody finally bought it. He probably got it for $100 or so I would guess.

4.5 is great! I always liked the original Kirby Hulk more than any other. But I'm sure to younger collectors that's the equivalent of a B&W silent movie....lol. I too am downsizing. Now is certainly the time.

Going through my bronze age books this morning so decided to post a few Marvel #1 horror books. Sorry if they aren't the best pictures. I probably should have taken them out of the bags.

Great covers......Thanks for sharing! One of my main areas of focus has been bronze age horror. Although I am completing Marvel runs I have always thought the DC covers were superior.

Congrats! That book is probably tops on my want list. Actually 1-3 are. But I'll never get them unless I hit the lottery. What shape is your Hulk #1 in? So hard to find higher grade copies.

Well....You still have dogecoin. But I haven't checked the price in 5 minutes. Could have easily have went to 1,000,000 or to .01 in that time frame.

Well said. Too bad most of us learn this the hard way. And when you try and share this wisdom with less experienced people they tend to humor you with a fake acknowledgement and proceed to laugh it off. But I suppose most of us were like that in our arrogant and ignorant days....hahaha.

Yeah...I don't regret anything that made total sense at the time and worked out as planned. Can't look back and say "what if" on those events. But in the context of this thread, "Regret" would be something that you were not sure about at the time but took a chance and ended up losing.

From my limited, recent exposure to the current market, I have concluded that it's dominated by speculators and flippers who ONLY care about 9.8. They couldn't care less what book it is. People are buying and flipping the grade which of course causes an artificial bubble. This will eventually end in a crash so if you are in it solely for the money I wouldn't be holding onto anything. You may never see peaks like this again. But I'm wise enough to know I could be wrong and maybe the so called market has fundamentally and permanently transformed and collectors will no longer set the true value of a book. Time will tell.

Is that payable in Loch Ness currency?

I just sold over 3000 books (mostly bronze) through a local auction house. Did much better than anticipated. I'm now going to sell all of my GA and SA that are under 4.0. I'm also going to sell some slabbed books on Heritage, currently talking to one of the consignment directors. From what I can get there the 15% commission is well worth it. This will leave me with just my favorites (I'm a collector first) while at the same time reducing my collection by 60% when the market is hot. The local auction is great. No hassle, no E-Bay, no problems, no complaints. I drop off my stuff and a week later go pick up my check. I know I can do better on E-Bay but it would take far longer to sell and it would be in bits and pieces that I don't have the time or desire to deal with. The auction commission of 35% works fine for me since many of these books I bought out of the quarter boxes back in the early 90s.

I doubt there's any demand even for a nice copy with a cover. Religious comics have never been in demand. See the "Spire" label or even the Marvel issues on the subject.

Great story about being noble and responsible. Can't look back negatively on this one my friend. You still made a profit and netted some cash for your new daughter. Hard to regret that!

Being an off and on collector of comics and magazines for over 40 years I've made my share of mistakes and have done things I regret. But to keep it simple I will list the top in each category: Regret: Selling most of my top books back in 1982 when I though I matured out of collecting comic books. I got back into it in 1991 and went through period of lamenting seeing all the books I used to have in comic stores and conventions. My intention was to sell all of my comics but the shop owner cherry picked them. He did however refuse my Iron Man #1 since he already had 6 or 7 in stock. I bought my VF copy in 1979 for $12.00. It's currently waiting to be slabbed here at CGC. Mistake: Buying large lots of various books thinking of the deal I was getting. In retrospect I would have much rather used all of that money and purchased a few higher grade GA or SA keys. That's a mistake I think a lot of us make. For those COLLECTORS that are newer to the hobby, more isn't better. Take quality over quantity. You won't regret it.

And lets not forget the REAL kung-fu hero of the 70s.................... Hong Kong phooey, the number one super guy Hong Kong phooey, quicker than the human eye Oh, he's got style, a groovy smile, a bod that just won't stop When the going gets rough, he's super tough With the Hong Kong phooey chop

The timing of it is certainly interesting. You have the successful "Karate Kid" series which is now followed by the reboot/modernization of "Kung-Fu" All 3 happening in a short period of time. In any event I'm not sure if the movie is going to rekindle the kung-fu hysteria of the 70s. But stranger things have happened....I guess...haha.

This is also my favorite cover. When I was a kid my best friend gave me his copy (1974 or so). I still have it today I'm just a few issues short of the entire run.

Wow.....I thought that might have been the coffin the Crow crawled out of.....

My impression is that if you don't spend the extra for fast track you are screwed. From the dates I'm seeing posted any NEWLY arrived fast track is going to leap frog over your submission until there aren't any fast tracks left to grade, which won't happen anytime in the next 12 months. I've had standard submissions sitting there for 2 1/2 months now while I watch all of these fast tracks get logged in and scheduled for grading in a matter of a few days (or less). I'm not going to be cynical and say this was the plan all along in order to force people to pay for fast track. Instead I will take them at their word. But that also means the situation should subside within a month or so.

My first choice is my Superman #6 in 3.5. It shows much better than that (4.5-5.0) but since it was slabbed by the "other company" I shall not post it here. So I present my second favorite slabbed book Human Torch #19. I'm a huge fan of Schomburg covers. Alas, this is the only one I currently have. But it's a keeper for me!

I wish I could have got in on this from the beginning. But I have picked up a few of the more recent issues. I did subscribe to their version of Vampirella "Vampiress Carmilla." I just got the 3rd issue a couple days ago and so far all 3 have been decent (still reading issue 3). Just like the Warren of old, a few good stories and a couple dogs but the still more good than bad. Love the homage to Warren. Warrant really nailed that.

Love this book. Thanks for sharing! Would be great if they could work him into the MCU somehow. But ANYTHING is possible in the Marvel worlds so who knows..

I've always been a fan of Gold Key painted covers but my favorites have always been Turok and Space Family Robinson. I have several of each (silver age) in my collection. I need to pull them out and enjoy the covers again.