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On 9/2/2021 at 10:21 AM, valiantman said:

People seem to be caught up on this fine print "problem".  The fine print states that you own shares in a company (LLC) which holds the comic as its asset. 

If people legally owned a fraction of the comic itself, they could demand to have their fraction cut/ripped off and mailed to them.  The LLC keeps the comic intact.

Have you considered running for high office?

On 8/31/2021 at 9:57 PM, valiantman said:

... starting to look desperate. 

You might as well have said "users schmusers".

ok, you're right, a bit unfair

retranslated: 300k unique lifetime website hits

On 8/31/2021 at 9:07 PM, valiantman said:

The company now boasts more than 300,000 users

translation: 300k lifetime website hits

On 8/31/2021 at 7:15 PM, Sauce Dog said:

I'm just here to laugh at anyone who thinks this isn't just a weird form of gambling. Congrats, you bought X amount of tickets to say you think the price of a comic book you don't own will go up (and only get your prize money if someone buys it for that amount). 

It's a combination of online betting markets and the International Star Registry.

On 8/31/2021 at 11:42 AM, valiantman said:

The SEC.

The SEC didn't stop your favorite example, Enron.

What is there to stop Rally from IPOing a .jpg of an object they don't own then giving the real owner a % to keep quiet?

On 8/31/2021 at 8:46 AM, Bookery said:

There is another alternative that reduces cost but still gives one complete ownership and control of what they possess.  In movie posters, for instance, people will often collect re-releases if the original release is unobtainable.  Can't afford half a million for a 1933 King Kong?  Choose instead a 1942 re-release for 5 figures.  Still too high?  Then go with the 1947 release, or on down the line... 1952, 1956, 1968, 1977.  There are multiple reprint editions of AF 15, and some are beginning to get expensive in their own right.  All of these editions tend (at least so far) to appreciate in value over time as well.  No need to trust in the accountability of a 3rd party financial institution.  And you still own an actual complete piece of art, not a certificate.  Just my 3cents (adjusted for inflation).

you can buy action 1 pages also and scraps and No. 1s.

*stock image - do not fractionalize*

Any plans to fractionalize those?

On 8/25/2021 at 3:01 PM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

it doesn't even come with a label? I want my money back!

On 8/25/2021 at 2:37 PM, valiantman said:

No, I think that Action #1 has a higher satisfaction in ownership, than all the other stocks and comics that I did purchase 20 years ago.

the EROI

emotional return on investment

ahh the one true Kang thread

there can be only one!

is that chumly?

include a photocopy

To celebrate this great moment in cinema history, I will install a fart cannon on my Honda.

oh Ray Liotta is in this thing

he grew up in Newark

Authenticity! 

$5k in 2003 could of bought some nice comics

wonder what happened to the money?

maybe he spent it at the stripbar

or maybe he just blew it all instead

and @kav already pointed out that the R rated excuse doesn't fly

The Exorcist, a hard R, is one of the top grossing movies of all time.

even the bombs in the 80s went on to be classics

movies now aren't worth watching for free

sheesh I couldn't get in to R movies in the 80s

also couldn't buy Warren mags

had to have someone older go in then open the emergency exit door

I think Wolfen (1981) was the first R film I saw using the exit door strategy