jaeldubyoo

It's happened to me. And the opposite is true also. I have bought comics from sellers that made prior arrangements for somebody to come take a look. My money is as good as anybody else's. If I show up with the money first, why wouldn't the seller take it? Guaranteed money on the spot as opposed to the chance the other person doesn't show up or doesn't have the money. It sucks, but that's way it goes sometimes.

Exactly. On paper it looks great. The practicality of having to dispose so much is not. Time and money tied up may not be good to your cash flow.

It's hard to imagine what the hobby would be like without the Buyer's Guide. I know I depended on it before the internet. It filled a need back then.

No. I'm saying GSX #1 is the new beginning of the X-Men, not X-Men #94. X-Men #94 immediately follows the events in GSX #1. GSX #1 is the first New X-Men story, not X-Men #94.

Wolverine would have been a throwaway character without the New X-Men. Wolverine would not have become so popular without being fleshed out in the X-Men series. If GSX #1 did not exist, Wolverine would not not be the iconic character that he is today. I'll concede that it's the more expensive book, but no book had more impact on the Bronze Age and the explosive mutant madness it spawned than GSX #1.

I read the first post and a few pages here and there in this thread. Your road leads to nowhere. Get a job. A real job. Put your dream of selling comics on hold for now until you have enough money to start buying and selling. Nobody can make a living at selling comics, much less your lofty goal of selling a $million, at the rate you are doing. Not really any thing different than a lot of the advice in this thread.

In the comics, Killmonger was resurrected a couple of times after being killed.

Will they use "color touch" or "colour touch" on the labels? Will there be UK variants of CGC graded books?

Call me crazy, but I think it's where you left it.

I went. I saw. I liked.

Of course I was joking. I totally agree that it is the seller's right to ask for as much as they want. However, a distinction should be made for eBay vs Craigslist. Craigslist is mainly local. It does not have the reach of eBay. On eBay you have a much wider market and potentially more people willing to pay more than what you might get in a local listing. Another thing--you talk about fairly priced or justifiable and most of the Craigslist listings we're discussing are absurdly high and unreasonable.

You must have a lot of staying power.

Marvel has been reluctant to push X-Men when they didn't own the movie rights. Now that they have the movie rights again, I can see Marvel promoting X-Men more. I think there will be a resurgence in the popularity of the mutants. I've always felt GSX #1 was the most important Bronze Marvel book, even if it isn't the most expensive. Wolverine would not be anywhere near as popular without the X-Men.

I think it's presumptuous of one to say which movies should or should not have a social impact on a group of people. Your perceptions and experiences are not the same. It's okay if it has an impact on you, but do not assume it impacts others the same way. Wonder Woman was an empowering movie for girls, but it did not affect me the same way.

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Then why didn't you ask that in the first place?

I've been collecting on and off for over 40 years. Any time you're involved with something for a long time, you're bound to have regrets or wins. Sometimes that book that you overpaid at the time may end up being more valuable over time. Sometimes that surefire investment you got at a bargain turns out to be a dud. You win some, you lose some. Hopefully you win more than you lose.

Black and white reprints of the comics.

Is this a tribute to Batman 31? It preceded Adam's Batman 227 by 2 years.

I'm partial to Tom Palmer's inking of Adams' pencils. Not only did he do a great job on Adams' Avengers work, but also on Adams' X-Men run.