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I’m sure everyone would prefer to own their own vintage keys outright. Unfortunately, that’s just not a realistic feat for most, with the way the market rages on. If you want a blue chip key in any condition over 1.0, you’re going to have to drop some g’s to make that happen….barring some sort of extraordinarily anomalous sequence of events.

I understand investor’s early reluctancy to jump on board of buying shares of a comic book initially, but I believe the platform has evolved quite a bit and many questions that people posed, have been answered as the industry has gained some momentum. These aren’t random individuals with unfounded or unverifiable holdings. I mean, I don’t doubt for one second that there are those who have tried to exploit the new business model without possessing the actual items offered. However, if you’re someone who invests in anything; stocks, crypto, precious metals, etc, you have to do your due diligence as an investor. Legitimate businesses should be verified by The Better Business Bureau (BBB), they will have insurance, and a model for how buyers both buy shares, and also how to liquidate when wishing to depart from the investment. Vintage comic books have for the most part continued to appreciate over the years, and CGC graded grails are a rather sound investment in that regard. I won’t argue that the exact worth is completely objective, but sources that generally dictate the market value make their valuations based on an average of the most recent sales via ebay. They will be broken down by each specific CGC numerical grade. As a seller, you are on pretty solid footing. So, people raise the question, how do you sell your shares. The qualified owner should have acquired and insured the good that you’re investing in. If you are buying a $10,000 dollar comic book and shares of the book are broken into $100 share and you buy 10 shares ($1,000), and the book appreciates to $15,000 dollars and you want to liquidate after a gain, then you should be able to sell all 10 of your shares for $1500, minus any associated fees. The holding house now has a $15,000 dollar book, minus the $1,500 paid out to you. So, they’re still $3,500 in the green, at least from their original offering. A trade made after a loss to the book’s, should work inversely, and you would incur a loss, as well as the holding house. However, they still have the book, which will overwhelmingly appreciate in the long term. These are the general dynamics of the trade, the only difference is what you’re investing in. The leg work/research done on the auction house of your choosing, it’s reliability, credibility, and it’s investing and divesting models, is up to you. Some of these holding houses even offer consignments, which minimizes operating costs, and are SEC backed securities, as I understand it. You can reference the links below to see how they structure their business. https://withotis.com/how-it-works