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From a macroeconomics view at the moment: first companies report tighter margins, later comes with layoffs.

On 5/10/2022 at 9:43 PM, PeterPark said:

. . .  This is a poor example of swiping, laziness, or recycling.

Care to offer an example that satisfies your criteria?

 Considering I’m not NYTs target audience, I give the piece high marks for ticking all the right feel good cultural touchstones.

On 4/27/2022 at 11:59 AM, MrBedrock said:

Nolan Ryan

With the Angels?

Proves the old adage, “ Buy the label, not the book.“

I got a beater already, ‘ Or else I’d be all over it‘, as they say.

100% buyer satisfaction, guaranteed. Come and get it! 

On 2/23/2022 at 7:21 AM, Ryan. said:

The buyer declined you accepting PayPal? 

Terms could not be in agreement. No harm done. I have since revised in the original post.

On 2/22/2022 at 10:27 AM, DocHoppus182 said:

I’ll take it, assuming you accept PayPal.

Buyer declined.

Back on the market.

In this new era I have consistently undervalued comics by 25%

Not anymore, I’m adding the cough-cough, choo-choo premium.

In the age of COVID, good old fashion live, in person, estate auctions are dead.

I went to an auction preview last week in rural Indiana for a box of 2.0, 2.5 comics being offered.

In 2019 I would have joyfully driven home after the auction with a nice collection for a bargain.

In 2022, with cootie-free bidding from you keyboard, pay up!

$6250!

It is with a great sense of relief that I am a self-described old time collector with a collection established in the pre-Covid era.

I’m curious as to the premium paid rule of thumb for a double cover.

Does it even matter?

On 2/6/2022 at 6:39 AM, Gotham Kid said:

ending on Heritage today

great entry level copy !

Were you happy with the results?

On 1/24/2022 at 12:08 PM, sfcityduck said:

I am super curious to see if (Bitcoin price drop) has an impact on the purported "new money" buyers who have come into the comic market the past year.  If these "new money" buyers are speculators, they may need to sell off to right their portfolios.

I would say no.

What has a larger impact on the market?

13 years of currency manipulation is coming to an end, maybe.

The FED is faced with two choices. Continue to debase currency with liquidity or raise interest rates and cause a recession.
 

With respect to the value of our comic book collections, the price goes up because the purchasing power of the dollar is going down.

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On 2/9/2022 at 9:17 AM, skybolt said:

 

you can almost smell the pheromones.

 

 

On 2/8/2022 at 10:21 PM, skybolt said:

I know this is blasphemy on the GA boards, but this is still my favorite book. 

 

Good manners and bad breath will get you nowhere.

It was odd how the bidding went from $0 to $15,000 ($19,750) to SOLD!