god503

my GSXM 1 was a corana discount on auction

i got lucky on a AMS 129 9.4 on auction for 2k!!!  

1 minute ago, kav said:

fine-first thing i searched hulk 181 8.0-here we see non sig sold for more than sig.  search took abt 5 sec.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Incredible-Hulk-181-cgc-8-0-Signed-By-John-Romita-Sr-WHITE-PAGES/274272456357?hash=item3fdbe98ea5:g:hPQAAOSwHnpeSbkd

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Incredible-Hulk-181-CGC-8-0-Vol-1-Beautiful-High-Grade-1st-App-of-Wolverine/362970452322?hash=item5482b99162:g:z7cAAOSwCf5eliha

Kav, those where on auctions, you dont think those are too much of unpredictable variables verse majority asking price?

2 minutes ago, seanfingh said:

This is a situation where you and Kav are both kind of right.  You have always paid a premium, most likely because you are purchasing from a sophisticated SS marketplace - here or Ebay qualify.  SS books on Comiclink or especially Heritage often times tank.  And it demonstrates what lots of people here are dicussing.  There is a much smaller market, and if you miss the market, you will get a fraction of what the book is "worth." 

If your telling me that yellow labels on CL and heritage are cheaper than Ebay....  I AM SO THERE MAN!

Just now, lighthouse said:

I never disparage what other people like to collect. I collect plenty of things most folks would turn up their noses at. Even my most mainstream collecting choices are still VERY niche (1st printings of softcover trades, a complete set of all printings of Killing Joke, 1950's romance comics with catfight covers, etc).

But if I had a choice between a 9.8 Amazing 301 with Tom DeFalco's signature or without? I'll take the one without. Todd and David's signatures sort of add value to that book, sort of. But Tom and Stan's signatures do nothing but reduce my interest.

Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it. And if the purchaser is stoked, that's awesome. I'm beyond stoked whenever I find a copy of Romantic Hearts 9 and it's not like anyone else in this thread is actively chasing it.

But if I had to invest $15,000 in copies of Amazing 301 today with no ability to resell them for 20 years? I doubt I buy a single Yellow Label.

I think the conversation is not about personal preference, but more of a economical fact.  and the fact is that yellow label 301 at 9.8 is worth more than a blue label 9.8

Just now, kav said:

silver age

oh...   My experience doesnt go past bronze...  

Just now, kav said:

Pick random SA key and lets see.  We'll do a search.

my brain is pickled...  SA?

10 minutes ago, kav said:

from my investigation it's more like 50%.  search SA sig vs blue for yourself sold auctions.

every book i compared against my collection to signed always had a premium.  every yellow label i bought cost me more than the matching blue label

Just now, kav said:

as my first post in thread demonstrated, not always true.  and i can find as many examples as i want.

Let me correct myself...  99% of the time...  

And no I dont have this book, but i do want it.  Im a huge Todd father spidey fan.  But the person wants too much for my blood.  I made an offer but he aint budging..  

How many of these do you think exist????  verses blue label..   Value to a collector is based on rarerity.

Yellow labels command more of premium than blue labels of the same issue.  THAT IS JUST A STRAIGHT FACT!  Doesn't matter if you dont like sigs.  fact is fact

And you cant force me to sell something to someone who cant give me the money in one shot, unless I decide to make other arrangements...

58 minutes ago, shadroch said:

That is so wrong. As long as you can afford the interest, I say go for it.  Why be denied something you want just because you can't pay for it.  Why is it horrible to discriminate against race or religion or who a person sleeps with but it's considered good business to do so against the poor? 

There is no racism with money...  either you have it and want to spend it or you dont have it and cant spend it.  Its the same BS about making home ownership affordable for low income people... low income and mortgages dont mix.  hence the 2008 financial melt down.  cant own?  rent.  thats it.  dont have money to spare, then dont.  personal responsibility.  

i ran into a couple of people/shops that were eager to sell, at least at better prices than previous recent sales.  but dont see it as much lately.  but your right, better to sell when there is no necessity to do it.

1 minute ago, Buzzetta said:

I think I could book a trip to Florida from NY, given the current situation, for about $1.33.

Thats a corona adjustment...    speaking of corona adjustment, either the supply of keys on ebay had gone down recently or the corona discount has leveled off, not finding the "discounts" as much as i did in the beginning of the month.

i like the topic heading of this thread....  it needs to be adjusted for the price of inflation on that plane ticket...  

do you get the item WHILE you do the payments?  or is it like layaway and you get it only after you pay?

14 hours ago, Buzzetta said:

This guy "has no control over his child."

Demet1973

Demetrios kalkanis
Buzzards Bay MA 02532-3882

He seems to follow quite a few board members that I recognize on eBay.  This was for a $150 comic.   

 

My response follows.  Because... 

 

take it from a greek.... Greeks and agreements don't mix...  thats why Greece is in the toilet

7 hours ago, 01TheDude said:

by all means-- create yet another ebay thread as this topic has never been addressed.

Can we get some admins who will clean out comics general board? We have old thread that are not only locked at the top of the page but also locked for additional reply --- archive those somewhere!

And these various other threads like the ebay ones covering the exact same thing or other topics like Collectorz software etc---- why can't these be combined down?

Is that asking too much to make the board somewhat more usable? Is anyone else tired of scrolling down 10 threads to find the current topics? Don't get me started over the myriad of COVID19 threads as well.

I find these actions disrespectful of the other members of this board.

Just out of curiosity, if you find a thread that is redundant or out of place, why take the time to click on it, make a reply on it and reply on a comment?  Sounds hypocritical on your part for spending the energy on something u hate. Or just attention whoring...  either one. Just my 

11 sigs and counting...  includes wein, lee and Jr sr. 

Here's mine.  Sigs are lee emberlin and bagley

Here's my ticket to the club. 

I just joined the club....  

i use the web app.  this way i can use it on any computer i am on including my phone.