Mjh097

Hello, Happy New Year, everyone. My name is Michael, and I am a comic book collector. I do not recall when I started, but when I run my statistic in Comic Connects, the year 1972 is when my collection bumped up to over a book a week. My peak years were 1976 and 1993, and the collection grew to around 11,779 books, most Marvels, with DC and Image as runner ups. I met Stan Lee and the incredible comic fan base for the first time at the Commodore Hotel in NYC for the comic book convention in 1976 and fell in love with collecting. Working from home during COVID allowed me to dig out my collection, which I had neatly packed away since I last bought a book in 1999. With the help of eBay and YouTubes (eta nick and Regie collects Comics my favorites), I started the process of getting my collection down to a size that can fit in the guest room with my 12” GI Joes, the other collection I need to shrink. I am learning how to sell comics. I got started with CGC and my first submissions, and ten books had two 9.8s, a Star Wars #1, and an Iron Fist #14. Those books promptly sold and funded my next round of submissions for grading. After a few lessons online, I’ve decided to focus on my Batman silver age books. It is the time of my life looking back through the collection and learning to grade books, finding the gems in my collection now worth much more than the cover price. The greatest surprise has been how some characters I loved, like Killrave (Amazing Adventures 18 to 39, Warrior of the Worlds in a storyline based loosely on the War of the Worlds), never caught on, while Ghost Rider did so well. Have a great 2021, and let me know if I might have a book you’re after!