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KCOComics

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    Inherited collection of Silver Age comics...

    in Newbie Comic Collecting Questions

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    People may disagree with my advice, but I think your on the right path. Identify the keys and get them slabbed.

    As for the rest,  I would put together nice runs and sell them on Ebay. No reserve,  take good pictures, be honest and let the market decide.  It's, quick and efficient. The biggest hassel is shipping. 

    Or you can take my approach and become emotionally attached to them in a way that makes your wife feel uncomfortable, never sell them and day dream about converting your attic into a "comic book museum." 

     

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    CLOSED: Gold, Silver, a Sprinkle of Bronze... and FF #1: 20% off remaining books

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    26 minutes ago, SkOw said:

    Not the OP but some people still like to read their comics.  We are a strange bunch I know! lol

    If you buy graded then you know what you are getting and you can always resubmit later. 

    Another reason could be apparent pressable defects. 

    Oh and welcome to the boards! :applause:

    it is a great community, you should enjoy if here!

    Thanks for the reply.  

    I've collected since I was 18 and I'm getting back into it largely because my 7 year old son and I do it together. I never read the books I collected until my son made me feel absolutely ridiculous for owning comic books you can't read. 

    Although I've been loving the $1 "true believers" Marvel released. Its given us a chance to read a ton of classics like FF1 and Hulk 1. 

    Heritage vs Comic Link vs Comic Connect

    in Silver Age Comic Books

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    I've emailed comic link for a pic of the back of a copy of daredevil #7 and they sent it within 24 hours. 

    I was looking at a low grade restored copy of hulk #1 on comic connect and I couldn't see the restoration from the scans, so I emailed them for more info, and they actually zoomed in on the restoration and circled it for me. 

    I didn't end up buying that hulk and I've never actually purchased from comic connect, but I've had good experiences with both. I've bought a few things from comic link. 

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    Fantastic Four 48,49,50

    in Silver Age Comic Books

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    Hello, 

    I'm new to the CGC forums and thought this would be as good a thread to post my first comment as any. 

    48, 49 and 50 were the first comics I collected.  Don't get me wrong, as a kid I bought, read and abused hundreds of comics,  but these were my first as a collector.  

    The Galactus / SS story was the most impactful to my father as a child and he would tell the story to my brother and I. As a high school student in the late 90s I bought FF 48 at a convention for $55.  I had it graded a few years ago and it came back at 5.5.  Conventions in the early internet days were a much different scene. 

    I bought 49 and 50 a few years later and when we bought our first house, 49 proudly displayed in our living room along with as handful of other keys. 

    As for Kirby covers I've always thought  72 was the best, but 49 will always be my favorite.