Hey everyone,
I have been lurking for about 3 months now and decided to finally make an account. I was born in 1973, in Manhattan, and started collecting when I was around 7. It started with mostly Archie stuff and eventually moved on to superhero comics. I attribute that to cartoons like Super Friends and all the Hanna Barbera stuff like Bird Man, Mightor, etc. I eventually moved to the Bronx. My comic shop was Fordham/C&C/C&P comics. The name changed a few times. I moved to NH and quit collecting around 95'. However, I never stopped watching superhero cartoons.
About 3 months ago, I picked up an Avengers 86 to start. One whiff of the pages, and I became addicted again. I'm not interested in modern books though. I've mostly been buying silver and bronze. I've been reading this forum almost daily and picking up as much information as I can. I've gotten pretty decent at grading in that short amount of time, and my guesses on the grading forum are pretty spot on with other seasoned members. I've been using cheat sheets I picked up from YouTubers: etaNick and Gumba 213. Now, I'm trying to learn as much as possible about restoration spotting.
Looking forward to participating in the forums and eventually building up enough trust to buy some books here. I've seen some great deals here. Although, I have been buying from ebay, I really don't care for it. I would rather build a long-term relationship with a few of the dealers here.
-Mike