Copper no more..............

[BlowUpTheMoon]

you're maturing

 

Yes you are, young Danny. I have but one question...

Did your voice crack when you were asking everyone's opinion?

We can nickname him, Peter Brady.

 

Yeah, but Peter Brady grew up and married that slutty model chick on VH1 though. If our boy can just be so lucky

 

[THE_BEYONDER]

I know what I think but I will like to hear other opinions as well. Was it a good move.. was it dumb..

 

I think you should forget about SA....and put together a killer BA X-run.

[DrWatson]

you're maturing

 

Yes you are, young Danny. I have but one question...

Did your voice crack when you were asking everyone's opinion?

We can nickname him, Peter Brady.

 

Yeah, but Peter Brady grew up and married that slutty model chick on VH1 though. If our boy can just be so lucky

Hey, she was a former America's Top Model contest too.

[DrWatson]

I know what I think but I will like to hear other opinions as well. Was it a good move.. was it dumb..

 

I think you should forget about SA....and put together a killer BA X-run.

I think I may some of those for sale as well.

[COI]

I know what I think but I will like to hear other opinions as well. Was it a good move.. was it dumb..

 

Well, since you're asking...

 

I'm going to quote myself from my original post in the "blows" thread;

 

Part of collecting ADD is people changing their collecting goals AROUND a particular grade instead of adjusting their grade expectations so they can actually acquire all of the books they want.

 

I think you're falling into this trap. Don't take it personally, a lot of us have done it. There's nothing wrong with wanting 9.6's and 9.8's, but from what I can tell about your situation you may end up getting frustrated competing with some BSD's and you may also get frustrated with focusing on such a small pool of books(36 issues). And your finances, while none of my business, may not be in line with your collecting goals, at least not at this time of your life.

 

Are 9.0-9.2's really that bad? You could start there to get your fix and you can use them to offset the amount of "new money" you put into the run down the road when you upgrade.

 

Just my since you did ask.

[TheWatcher]

you're maturing

 

Yes you are, young Danny. I have but one question...

Did your voice crack when you were asking everyone's opinion?

We can nickname him, Peter Brady.

 

Yeah, but Peter Brady grew up and married that slutty model chick on VH1 though. If our boy can just be so lucky

Hey, she was a former American Idol contest too.

 

America's Top Model, and she won it I believe

[COI]

You can always put together another 9.8 run of Copper X-Men. You could wait a very long time before you find another 9.8 X-Men #35.

 

This is a very good point.

 

I think it was a good move.

 

Now, you just have to learn to save money up for a big purchase. Snatching a $50-$100 CA X-Men 9.8 doesn't take a lot of financial planning and can be done on a whim, but you'll have to be frugal and focused to be ready to snatch a $1000-$2500 price tag when one pops up.

 

Good luck, I know you can do it Danny!

 

It's really scary to see so many guys who are over 30 with serious financial responsibilities encourage a much younger guy to pursue a goal that should be reserved for people who have acquired at least some semblance of financial security.

 

Anyone else find this a little disturbing?

[Shadow]

If you were fine with the decision, that's all that matters.

 

For me, the "hunt" for the collection is part of the fun. Mix that in with the satisfaction of completing a run and I'm good to go. But that is me. I'm too sentimentally attached to my books and would almost certainly have seller's remorse no matter what I got for them.

[THE_BEYONDER]

You can always put together another 9.8 run of Copper X-Men. You could wait a very long time before you find another 9.8 X-Men #35.

 

This is a very good point.

 

I think it was a good move.

 

Now, you just have to learn to save money up for a big purchase. Snatching a $50-$100 CA X-Men 9.8 doesn't take a lot of financial planning and can be done on a whim, but you'll have to be frugal and focused to be ready to snatch a $1000-$2500 price tag when one pops up.

 

Good luck, I know you can do it Danny!

 

It's really scary to see so many guys who are over 30 with serious financial responsibilities encourage a much younger guy to pursue a goal that should be reserved for people who have acquired at least some semblance of financial security.

 

Anyone else find this a little disturbing?

 

Not really. I imagine most believe that Danny could just sell the books if the need arises.

[joe_collector]

Anyone else find this a little disturbing?

 

No more than anything else that goes on around here.

 

I'd imagine the old SA greybeards are just glad to have an arthritis-free collector with a full head of hair entering the fold.

 

[Guardian Comics]

Danny: I just caught up with everything that has happened to your collection in the past few days. I think I know you pretty well, and I'm totally behind you on your decision and what you have decided to concentrate on.

 

First off Nik has a point, you can buy the entire raw run of #200-300 for what $100? $200 max? You've taken the proceeds and put them in jaw dropping books, even one of a kinds...good move. I personally believe that early X books have some of the nicest covers of the early marvel run. #1,4,5,6,7,9,12,14,27,28,29,32,33 etc are absoloutely classic covers in my books.

 

I applaud the decision, and hope you enjoy the journey. Once you accomplish something, it's time to start new goals or you become stagnant.

 

Jim

[COI]

You can always put together another 9.8 run of Copper X-Men. You could wait a very long time before you find another 9.8 X-Men #35.

 

This is a very good point.

 

I think it was a good move.

 

Now, you just have to learn to save money up for a big purchase. Snatching a $50-$100 CA X-Men 9.8 doesn't take a lot of financial planning and can be done on a whim, but you'll have to be frugal and focused to be ready to snatch a $1000-$2500 price tag when one pops up.

 

Good luck, I know you can do it Danny!

 

It's really scary to see so many guys who are over 30 with serious financial responsibilities encourage a much younger guy to pursue a goal that should be reserved for people who have acquired at least some semblance of financial security.

 

Anyone else find this a little disturbing?

 

Not really. I imagine most believe that Danny could just sell the books if the need arises.

 

Ok, just so I'm clear, most of the people around here are comfortable with the idea of someone investing a large percentage of their net worth in HG comics?

 

Interesting.....

 

 

[THE_BEYONDER]

Do we really need to have "collecting goals"......?

 

 

 

Hi Jim

[DrWatson]

you're maturing

 

Yes you are, young Danny. I have but one question...

Did your voice crack when you were asking everyone's opinion?

We can nickname him, Peter Brady.

 

Yeah, but Peter Brady grew up and married that slutty model chick on VH1 though. If our boy can just be so lucky

Hey, she was a former America's Top Model contest too.

 

She won it I believe

 

Thanks, Angelo. Fixed it. (thumbs u

[TheWatcher]

you're maturing

 

Yes you are, young Danny. I have but one question...

Did your voice crack when you were asking everyone's opinion?

We can nickname him, Peter Brady.

 

Yeah, but Peter Brady grew up and married that slutty model chick on VH1 though. If our boy can just be so lucky

Hey, she was a former America's Top Model contest too.

 

She won it I believe

 

Thanks, Angelo. Fixed it. (thumbs u

 

My contribution to this thread

[DrWatson]

I know what I think but I will like to hear other opinions as well. Was it a good move.. was it dumb..

 

Well, since you're asking...

 

I'm going to quote myself from my original post in the "blows" thread;

 

Part of collecting ADD is people changing their collecting goals AROUND a particular grade instead of adjusting their grade expectations so they can actually acquire all of the books they want.

 

I think you're falling into this trap. Don't take it personally, a lot of us have done it. There's nothing wrong with wanting 9.6's and 9.8's, but from what I can tell about your situation you may end up getting frustrated competing with some BSD's and you may also get frustrated with focusing on such a small pool of books(36 issues). And your finances, while none of my business, may not be in line with your collecting goals, at least not at this time of your life.

Are 9.0-9.2's really that bad? You could start there to get your fix and you can use them to offset the amount of "new money" you put into the run down the road when you upgrade.

 

Just my since you did ask.

That was the same question I asked myself and my answer, no, ultimately gave birth this thread.

[shiverbones]

I have had to let many collections go over the years because of the lifestyle I have chosen. When I hang onto things, it always comes down to replaceability, and I do not mean condition. When I sold off my highgrade 70's horror, I kept a run in FVF range so at least I still have the books. That has kept me plenty happy. You can still enjoy the books you let go at a fraction of the price even if you decide to get them back as cgc 9.4's. I believe in following your whims as long as you are not committing financial suicide, which it seems you did not.

[kc120us]

You can always put together another 9.8 run of Copper X-Men. You could wait a very long time before you find another 9.8 X-Men #35.

 

This is a very good point.

 

I think it was a good move.

 

Now, you just have to learn to save money up for a big purchase. Snatching a $50-$100 CA X-Men 9.8 doesn't take a lot of financial planning and can be done on a whim, but you'll have to be frugal and focused to be ready to snatch a $1000-$2500 price tag when one pops up.

 

Good luck, I know you can do it Danny!

 

It's really scary to see so many guys who are over 30 with serious financial responsibilities encourage a much younger guy to pursue a goal that should be reserved for people who have acquired at least some semblance of financial security.

 

Anyone else find this a little disturbing?

 

I spoke in depth with Danny on just this topic via PM. Simply put I told him not to put any of these purchases on his credit card, spend on only what he has the cash for and not spend above his means. Take it slow. Danny is a smart kid. I think he will be all right.

[mica]

I would have sold off the odd numbered issues and kept the even numbered ones.

 

 

But that's just me.

[THE_BEYONDER]

I would have sold off the odd numbered issues and kept the even numbered ones.

 

 

But that's just me.