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not to mention all those who have exited the hobby to the point that less collectors now than in late 2019. Typical of any bust. Comic hobby as whole is now in an attrition state, in what is likley a permanent paradigm expect the few new collectors entering the hobby to be greatly exceeded by those leaving (regardless of reason for doing so). The bleeding will not stop only question is; for how long it can be impeded. Dealers yer salad daze of 2020-2022 ain't a never comin' back in yer lifetime. Now we get to see who actually has business acumen by those who remain standing. Hint those who do have true business acumen are likley not spending time here whining about lower FMV's they are doing whatever it takes to adapt, like the oh so dreaded by the Midus' here action of lowering prices, to ensure steady inbound cash flow...

I've had 2 Big Mac's in my life. Yakked/Ralph-ed/Hurled both times within 2 minutes of eating them, similar to the super-size me film. That's the anthropological reaction the body has when it believes it's ingested is poison. Which in the case of that type of a "burger" is pretty much on point.. BTW: - it wasn't 18 (that's a modern lie) it was $15 - it wasn't CA it was CT... - The $15 it was for what they allegedly call a meal. I say allegedly as french fries and soda pop only constituent a meal to those lacking a 3 digit IQ. - Average Big Mac price in CA is currently $5.11 - which IMHO is $5.105 more than it's worth - Average Big Mac price is higher on Bob's Long Guy-lind than in CA https://finance.yahoo.com/news/18-big-mac-meals-see-150028269.html

That auction was the reason I decided to submit my Childhood copy... It did grade a 9.8 but as the FMV continues its plummet I'll soon wonder if it was worth the expense to send in....

wanna know why there won't be another comics boom...~67% of collectors are 50+ Exceptions, Outliers, Blue-chips, and Hot item De Jour will always exist but the pandemic was the hobby's last across the board hurrah. The only question is how fast attrition will occur.

Sleeping in their stores is akin to Midas Syndrome.

I know 2 Comic Shop owners who did that except they did not have a gym... The shops were especially ripe in the summer. There are so many more sound investments than Comics that are far far easier to liquidate with low fees.

#22,23,24 Population Comparisons #22 has increased the least, both in # of 9.8 as well as percentage. #23 population now may be satisfying demand? Time will tell... As of April 16 2024 51. Godzilla 22 (5/79, Marvel Comics) Devil Dinosaur, Moon Boy, Fantastic Four, Dum Dum Dugan & Gabe Jones appearance. Universal 60 9.29 22 18 6 3 3 1 4 1 1 1 52. Godzilla 22 (5/79, Marvel Comics) Signature 2 9.70 1 1 53. Godzilla 23 (6/79, Marvel Comics) Avengers, Fantastic Four, J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson, Dum Dum Dugan & Gabe Jones appearance Universal 148 8.95 42 38 20 10 10 5 1 2 4 5 5 2 1 1 2 54. Godzilla 23 (6/79, Marvel Comics) Signature 3 8.87 2 1 55. Godzilla 24 (7/79, Marvel Comics) S.H.I.E.L.D., Fantastic Four, Avengers & Spider-Man appearance. Last issue. Universal 80 9.02 15 15 20 11 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 June 29, 2021 50. Godzilla 22 (5/79, Marvel Comics) Devil Dinosaur, Moon Boy, Fantastic Four, Dum Dum Dugan & Gabe Jones appearance. Universal 42 9.39 19 13 3 1 3 1 1 1 51. Godzilla 22 (5/79, Marvel Comics) Signature 2 9.70 1 1 52. Godzilla 23 (6/79, Marvel Comics) Avengers, Fantastic Four, J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson, Dum Dum Dugan & Gabe Jones appearance Universal 74 9.22 30 23 9 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 53. Godzilla 23 (6/79, Marvel Comics) Signature 3 8.87 2 1 54. Godzilla 24 (7/79, Marvel Comics) S.H.I.E.L.D., Fantastic Four, Avengers & Spider-Man appearance. Last issue. Universal 52 9.06 10 12 15 5 3 1 1 2 1 1 1

23 did spike In Feb-March, but in April a multi-year low. Conversely there's the all-time high for #22 ? Prices on Godzilla are simply all over the map as new registry collectors (or hopefuls) have jumped on the bandwagon due to the recent film(s). Not the recipe for growth that will hold. Too bad as I've multiple 23's in 9.8 but I never ever sell Comics anyway. P.S. Props to @Xenosmilus who posted the above in the Godzilla thread.

The only issue, and one I've always had, going back 26 years with eGerber is they seldom answer the phone to take an order and their NON "eCommerce" website is circa 1999. it becomes a week of attempt after attempt on my part. Leaving a message has not obtained me a callback from them in at least 15 years. They certainly make it very difficult to purchase from them. It's an Odd business model!

Like many Marvel series' "all you need is cash"

Buh buh buh what about the Hippo

I have seen that before and it is truly some next level LOSER stuff

Perhaps, Perhaps Not...

In relation to Comic Books, What is "civil age"

Mid April 2024 update; nopes....

The answer to that question is always; Look In The Mirror!

That would be very, very sweet!

and demand is sinking. ASM Direct Sales 300 in 9.8 will negatively breach 2k before end of year 2024. 2 years ago 9.6 were commanding near 2k. Spawn 1 what a total frickin' joke. Highest 9.8 and above population ALL-TIME. The 9.8 and 9.9 numbers are staggeringly huge and still growing!!! There are less grains sand on a beach than copies of Spawn 1 in 9.8+ Books CGC Label CGC Total Avg. Grade 10 9.9 9.8 9.6 9.4 9.2 9.0 8.5 8.0 7.5 7.0 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.0 0.5 1. Spawn 1 (5/92, Image Comics) 1st appearance of Spawn (Al Simmons). 2nd Image "i" logo. Pull-out Spawn poster. Universal 25,329 9.54 6 69 11,758 6,577 3,217 1,530 974 533 328 129 109 45 26 13 7 2 3 1 2

Most definitely , however the conversation pertained to slabbed as in the 9.8 All-Star Squadron 47 Not sure how much time you have but if close to a decade, Buffets advice of "put and keep putting everything you can into a solid S&P 500 fund and leave it there" worked for me.

Conversely; unless a rare book (or rare in grade) , only a truly stupid moe ron would purchase stuff at much higher price at shows/cons or other online venue's. *by rare I mean Gold and Silver perhaps even some Bronze, certainly not high population Copper.

Agreed. If one is going to wait more than 30 days it may as well be for PSA. To truly compete with PSA you need to be faster and equally if not more strict with grades. Unless CGC's goal is to remain niche and be known as junk slabber of Omega stuff.

If this is going on, ultimately the only entity it will help is PSA (who now also owns SGC)

Is $103 then an outlier or Downward Sublimation to its new normal FMV?

Yep's and they were flying off the shelves so to speak , As recently as Oct 2022 9.8's were commanding 400-450. IMHO $100 is an over-correction. To me it seems like it should be a $175-200 book but the market has spoken. The one pictured is in the CGC serial range of a huge 9.8 run of All-Star Squadron. I'm wondering if it was Vanes' collection? BTW littledoom: I was only using your post to demonstrate how much things have changed, nothing deeper and no malice or dig intended.

In the when fall the might category.... Quoth the Joker; HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Peeps has been buying these raw for more than than just a few years ago. I'd say we need a "Copper's Cooling/Selling Poorly on Ebay" topic , but it would encompass too much