Sqeggs Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 The market is a perfect pricing mechanism? Especially given today's conditions - liquidity in capital transfer, access to information, the commoditization of the item. Seller's business practices, however, are not standard. Sqeggs - how does one assign a value to inventory carries? Opportunity cost + insurance + space rental? In the jargon of this stuff, you have to figure out the economic order quantity, the calculation of which includes the costs you note, as well as security expenses, and so on. Also takes into account shortage costs as when Bedrock Comics loses customers by not having a good selection of Action 1s available for purchase. Actually, I have no idea how people running this kind of business analyze this issue, if they do it other than by seat of the pants methods. Formally, for tax purposes, I assume they use specific identification as their inventory cost flow assumption. On the other hand, most comic book stores these days I think generate most of their revenue from sales of TBs, statues, and whatnot, rather than unique items like back issue comics. So, maybe they use FIFO, or, ah, what was the question again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 (edited) I have the perfect solution to the Baker mess...avoid E-bay, unless the seller does not know what they have and puts a BIN of $40 or less on the book. Shop only at comic shows, or search the back issue boxes at every comic shop in the U.S. until you find cheap Bakers. Also, and this is a last resort, buy issues from Squeggs when he sells them in the selling forum. He has decent prices, and knows how to undergrade as well as Dolgoff. Edited November 11, 2014 by tricolorbrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBFan Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 I'll just wait until you decide to sell your Baker books at double what you paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 (edited) Double? Hmmmm...Naw, I don't think so... If I sell my books I'll just ask $2,000 each, and then take the best offer... Edited November 11, 2014 by tricolorbrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 The Ebay seller is must have been fired from Mile High Comics for selling comics too cheap !! FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 The Ebay seller must have been fired from Mile High Comics for selling comics too cheap !! I think so, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Here's an interesting item. Under priced? Over priced? Or, priced just right? Thoughts? Link here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I would say the opening bid is high but not impossibly so for someone who needs a copy. I'll hazard a guess that the book doesn't draw a bid, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Microbia always prices high. That being said, it's a nice looking 5.0 and if 29 dukedog hadn't already promised me his 8.5, (in an alternate universe) I might have taken it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Microbia always prices high. That being said, it's a nice looking 5.0 and if 29 dukedog hadn't already promised me his 8.5, (in an alternate universe) I might have taken it. In another life, when we are both cats. My reincarnation will sell it to your reincarnation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Also listed tonight, another low grade Cinderella Love 25. It'll be interesting to see where this one ends. Cinderella Love 25 auction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) I don't think Shay is always high, but on this one he seems to be trying to milk the cow. I had one of those. Never liked the cover, so I traded it for my Wartime Romances 17, which I like much better. One of us Baker boys owns my old copy, and I think it is better than a 5.0. Maybe I made a bad trade, but at the time it was between a book I didn't want and a book I had wanted for 20 years. It was not a tough choice. Here's my old copy: Edited November 12, 2014 by tricolorbrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Also listed tonight, another low grade Cinderella Love 25. It'll be interesting to see where this one ends. Cinderella Love 25 auction Except for the damage in the title area and the missing corner chip, the FC seems in pretty good shape. I can see slabbing that one. Even if it came back a 1.8, you would still have a pretty nice looking book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 My copy. Seller called it a 6.0/6.5, which I think is probably accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Was happy to pick up a copy of WTR 17 from Boardie Boot. This copy is only VGish, but it does seem like a tough book. The highest graded copy is a 2.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 The DS 18 for $170 was a pretty good pickup for whoever got it. A book that seems available in lower grades but I don't think I've ever seen a high grade copy. My copy might squeak by as a fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 (edited) Nice books Sqeggs. It's occurred to me this year that very few Bakers are actually scarce. Maybe scarce in high grade, but not really scarce...just hoarded. It reminds me of the time 29dukedog and I were eating fries with mayonnaise at his favorite Belgian restaurant in Minneapolis, and he said "You know Brian, the reason I have 18,000 Baker romance books stashed away is because I need to send all of my Doberman's to college someday." I think that about sums it up... Edited November 13, 2014 by tricolorbrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 (edited) Nice books Sqeggs. It's occurred to me this year that very few Bakers are actually scarce. Maybe scarce in high grade, but not really scarce...just hoarded. It reminds me of the time 29dukedog and I were eating fries with mayonnaise at his favorite Belgian restaurant in Minneapolis, and he said "You know Brian, the reason I have 18,000 Baker romance books stashed away is because I need to send all of my Doberman's to college someday." I think that about sums it up... Did Gandhiji collect comic books, or is that an obscure question? Edited November 13, 2014 by Flex Mentallo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I think that's an obscure question...it makes no sense...like the Chewbacca defense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I think that's an obscure question...it makes no sense...like the Chewbacca defense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
