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What are your collecting goals for 2019...
Howling Mad replied to Cat-Man_America's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
Just trying to connect the dots man -
'PLANET COMICS' (is deserving of its own thread)
Howling Mad replied to Paul © ® ⚽️💙™'s topic in Golden Age Comic Books
Oof, let me know if you're looking to move that! -
What are your collecting goals for 2019...
Howling Mad replied to Cat-Man_America's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
Reach out to "kaizerdawg" on Instagram. He has a beautiful 8.0 copy. Tell him "howling_mad_fate" sent you. Not sure if he's looking to move it or not. -
May just be easier to send Comcav a spreadsheet first and let him pick through things.
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Heritage's Next Event Auction has started posting books !
Howling Mad replied to Gotham Kid's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
Maybe "common" is a bad term, but if anything the print run to 9.8 ratio proves my point further. It's not that uncommon in high grades. There's books with VASTLY larger print runs that have the same number or less of 9.8s. This could be for a variety of reasons, but strictly speaking given the low print run, limited distribution, and non-major publisher nature, 30 doesn't seem extremely scarce--despite what the Gerber index may or may not be. Of 897 on the registry, which is a significant portion of the original run, 350 are graded 9.0 or above. That's a lot. I'm not arguing the merit of the book, or it's contributions. I grew up with TNMT, I get it, but I don't think it's that big of a mystery why it's jumping in price. Individuals in the same age group can now afford nostalgia. This is the same thing we're seeing with Japanese Domestic Market cars, and is reminiscent of muscle cars about 20 years ago. Or video games, which have skyrocketed in the past 5 years. Will it be a $150K book 10 years from now? Maybe. It's just as likely it'll be a $10K book. Who knows. There's always market forces at play. EDIT - these are my final thoughts on this as well, not trying to clog things up. -
So, Why Has AF #15 Continued to Drop In Value?
Howling Mad replied to KEY ISSUES Comics's topic in Silver Age Comic Books
Market dynamics aren't that complex when you paint with a broad stroke. People need to eat and need shelter, period. If the market dips, or God forbid looks anything like 10-12 years ago, people panic and sell-off collectibles and unnecessary items. That extra demand quickly impacts the value and generally rockets them downward. Those who have extra cash pick them up and hold. It's the whole "the rich get richer" concept in a nutshell. Looking for deals? Have physically money ready for the next turn down and buy, buy, buy. It's also about spare cash and patience. -
Heritage's Next Event Auction has started posting books !
Howling Mad replied to Gotham Kid's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
I'm sorry, 30 copies in 9.8 isn't common. 30 copies...9.8...not common? In comparison to maybe Action Comics 1 or Captain America 1, sure, but that's INCREDIBLY common. I'm not placing judgment on the value or whether it's a wise pick-up (I don't believe it is, at least not long-term), but let's call it what it is. A fairly common yet super high-demand book. -
Thank you for this! More than it actually should I suspect.
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I'm looking for one of these around a 4.0-5.0. Hit me up!
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Nice work OP! You're a solid bloke! Good luck to the original owner!
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So, Why Has AF #15 Continued to Drop In Value?
Howling Mad replied to KEY ISSUES Comics's topic in Silver Age Comic Books
I mean you're not wrong, but it's not a rare book. It's in high-demand, but that demand is weakening as there's concern about the future of Spider-man in the MCU. Grading inconsistencies are the name of the game. It's an art, not a science. -
Appears that they were trying to hide the defects as well to make it more visually appealing.
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'PLANET COMICS' (is deserving of its own thread)
Howling Mad replied to Paul © ® ⚽️💙™'s topic in Golden Age Comic Books
Ha! You did notice that Spyder! posted this exact book within the same day? Crazy! -
They're Creepy and They're Kooky...
Howling Mad replied to OtherEric's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
The art on these seems way ahead of it's time. -
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Help Finding Scans/Photos of Captain America Comics #1
Howling Mad replied to Wayne-Tec's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
Beautiful copy. I was unaware that CGC used to give blue labels to CT books...interesting. -
Because Auctions Don't Take Enough Time Already...
Howling Mad replied to adamstrange's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
I've only won one item at Heritage, and that is the last item I will purchase.