ninanina

I'm all in...and thanks again for doing this. Very much appreciated as it's so much fun.

...If the grade is the same, not as much as my CGC rated Hulk 181. (Shameless plug...I've decided to support my local comic book forum)

Ouch! Good enough reason to hang onto the collection and simply let my kids get rid of it.

Not sure if this works in the US....but I do believe if I sold a comic on e-bay I would legally have to report the difference I paid with the what I sold it for to Revenue Canada. (This would be difficult only because I never kept track of what I paid for the comics when I purchased them) It's my understanding however, when I'm gone and my kids inherit the books, they get to sell them without having to report the income.

If I had to do it all over again from the start, I would have bought nothing but high grade keys. For purely speculation, those tend to go up the most. But then, I wouldn't have been able to have ready all those great runs from the Silver and Bronze age...which to me was more important at the time and still is. I'd stay away from restored if you're interest is pure price escalation.

Just also wanted to mention I do believe this hobby is still growing globally. I do remember threads decades ago mentioning back issues leaving North America, perhaps never to return. That would fuel demand on top of everything else. Now, I don't have anything to back up this statement as I'm not a dealer, but I'm sure some of you out there might? Sellers, are any of your books still going overseas?

We had a similar thread about 10 - 15 years ago about a similar subject, it was mostly are we at the tail end of collecting. This was right around the time when movies based on super heroes initially started. I remember some mentioning after 3 or 4 years it will die off and so will comics. I'll say what I said 10 years ago, there will always be something that drives this hobby. Ten - fifteen years ago, it was the movies that helped kick start the hobby after the '90's crash and now I can say Disney will push it for years to come. I don't think there is anything to worry about back issues being in demand. They'll go up, they'll go down but as long as Disney is driving these characters no worries. How long before DC and Marvel Characters appear in the same movie. So much can be done. And now, Disney has their own channel. They are going to have to fill up the hours with something more than re-runs. How long before we see some of the original Disney characters dress up as Super Heroes on Saturday morning. There's our next generation.

...and Heavy Metal.

A heavily professionally restored book which would grade VF restored, would be worth about VG guide. I've heard some people use that as a guide to determine value.

I didn't by last years, on account of the fact I buy one every 2 years. Fantastic Four made a huge run up in Silver Age, but I think (from what I can remember) it wasn't reflected in last year's book. I'm hoping it will show the increase this year and if so, may be the winner as far as percentages go. But like you said, you never know.

Whoh...definitely a keeper. Who knew?

There's a rumour that a bus will be in the movie and this could be considered a first appearance.

It's my understanding the Manitoba Collection were comics purchased from Doug Sulipa's Comic World back in the day when he still had a retail store. There was an individual that would come by each and every day Doug got his comics delivered, and he would spend several hours going through the shipment picking nothing but the best insofar as condition goes, take them home and bag and board them. In case your interested. The certificate would have been one that Doug Sulipa would have filled out himself. He does have a reputation for being an excellent grader as I have many times heard that some of the grades he's given his comics were actually under graded when purchasers sent in the comics to be graded by CGC. So, just because the certificates reads 9.4...it very well could be a higher grade.

I was thinking along the lines of not only the sketch, but the combination of signatures as well. If there's another one, I'd like to see it.

Someone we thought was already dead, won't be. I'm basing this belief solely on the posts I've read in this thread.

If I'm well enough in 10 years, I may sell the collection slowly over time. (We are talking about 18,000 comics)...so may take awhile. However, I told my wife if it's still here when I'm gone, she can do whatever she wants with the collection. She already knows what she's going to do with it, and won't tell me. What I do know is she plans on selling the house, moving into an apartment and won't have the collection when she's ready to move.

one of a kind

I'm not going to pretend I know what's going on with moderns today because I haven't purchased a new comic in decades., My way of thinking is instead of spending $4.00 (or so) for a modern, there's all kinds of good runs printed in the '80's or '90's that can be had for much less....pennies on the dollar and for the most part much better reads. There's your bang for your buck. Seems to me that based on what I'm reading in this thread, it's still a shoot as far as getting anything decent today. Back issues are the future me thinks. Maybe a lot of people haven't figured that out yet.

I'm disappointed it couldn't be a new beginning.

Wow, and to think I only purchased 5 copies back in 1980 when it came out.

Just a personal opinion mind you, but I consider each and every issue of Fantastic Four 1 - 20 a key. There's always someone somewhere looking for a copy in any grade.

I also remembered a shop here in Winnipeg that had about 40 or 50 copies for sale all for $5.00 each within a few weeks of it getting out.

My story about this comic. Amazing Spiderman was one of the books I arranged to have put away for me on a monthly basis. I never did keep track of what came out each month and I never did get a copy of 252 put away. I didn't realize it until 253 came out. When I asked for my copy, there were none to be had. That really rubbed me the wrong way. To date, I have an in complete run from 191 - 514. I'm missing about 4 different, and I never did get that Amazing Spiderman 252. Someone out there still has my copy. Let this be an opportunity for that individual (whomever he may be) to come clean.I'll send you my mailing address ... no questions asked.

The series has morphed into something that takes its storylines a bit more serious; especially the current episode. As a result, I like it even better than the earlier ones. Great show.