Do You Want Fries With That?

[nik]

Sell them here Nick, I have a couple of dollars laying around

 

In all seriousness, hope you don't drop from the hobby

[COI]

 Originally Posted By: towards2112

Nature abhors a void.

 

Where there is a market, there will be vendors.

 

Indeed.

 

Just wondering what the 'void' was?

The many multiples of guide between a 9.0 and a 9.6.

[Park]

Great news, thanks for sharing!

 

My pleasure. (thumbs u

 

I think I posted it for posterity...it might turn out to be the final straw that got me to sell all my own personal stuff.

 

I'm going to sleep on it.

 

Nick,

 

Can I be pretentious and ask why?

 

From my own personal point of view, there are certainly a lot of disturbing things about this hobby that should be fairly obvious to most of the members here. They are very tiresome and unfortunately ongoing.

 

It could be that I do not play in the deep end of the pool where most of the hijinks are occurring or maybe I just have my head buried in the sand, but I think the positives still outweigh the negatives.

 

I collect comic books simply because I enjoy them and they make me happy. If that ever stops... out the door they go.

 

I refuse to let all the BS associated with our hobby sour my enjoyment. I am aware of most of the pitfalls mainly because of these boards. It may be that I could have soured on collecting if I had fallen prey to Dupcak or Ewert or Silveracre. Who knows? I do know that finding these boards and the people here has made collecting more enjoyable for me.

 

My opinion and my unsolicited advice would be this:

 

Do not let the tools that roam around our hobby ruin it for you. If you have lost the desire and enjoyment for collecting books than so be it. Just make sure you don't do anything you regret.

 

Besides, I have a long drive tomorrow and I may have another brainstorm for you.

 

 

[joe_collector]

I think I posted it for posterity...it might turn out to be the final straw that got me to sell all my own personal stuff.

 

Well, if you want to maximize a return, then it's definitely a good idea.

 

Personally, I am not against pressing in the least, as it really benefits a true collector like me. More artificially pancaked HG books = lower prices = fewer marginal raw books being submitted.

 

That means I can scoop up more 9.0-9.4 books raw, the way I like 'em, and at ever-decreasing prices. Horrible for investors, but great for the rest of us.

[COI]

That means I can scoop up more 9.0-9.4 books raw

 

Brulato will get to them all before you have a chance.

[joe_collector]

Brulato will get to them all before you have a chance.

 

Does he even buy BA anymore?

[DiceX]

Well, if you want to maximize a return, then it's definitely a good idea.

 

Personally, I am not against pressing in the least, as it really benefits a true collector like me. More artificially pancaked HG books = lower prices = fewer marginal raw books being submitted.

 

That means I can scoop up more 9.0-9.4 books raw, the way I like 'em, and at ever-decreasing prices. Horrible for investors, but great for the rest of us.

 

That may be the most beautiful thing I've ever heard come out of your fingers.

 

 

[COI]

 Originally Posted By: CaptainOfIndustry

Brulato will get to them all before you have a chance.

 

Does he even buy BA anymore?

He pancaked and flipped a ton of it from Zilla's auctions, but we're talking early bronze. Still, 9.4's can be made into 9.8's and there's always a market for 9.8's, regardless of the book.

[MCMiles]

So... is this going to turn into another pressing thread?

IN case you havent figured it out, it has already started out as a pressing thread.

 

No doubt, I didn't even have to click on it to figure that out.

[Mac Man]

I could see this being a nice option if I had the high grade collecting bug. Think about it: buy books in 8.5-9.2, and press 'em into higher grades that you wouldn't otherwise be able to afford. And the price is pretty cheap when you consider the price difference between some of these 9.2s to 9.6s ad 9.8s.

 

Of course, this is coming from the stance of keeping the books, and I'm not so naive to think everyone will have such intentions.

[MrBedrock]

 Originally Posted By: Flaming_Telepath

 Originally Posted By: sterlingcomics

Great news, thanks for sharing! <img src="http://boards.collectors-society.com/images/graemlins/default/appl.gif" alt="" title="golfclap" height="31" width="35" />

 

My pleasure.

 

I think I posted it for posterity...it might turn out to be the final straw that got me to sell all my own personal stuff.

 

I'm going to sleep on it.

 

Nick,

 

Can I be pretentious and ask why?

 

From my own personal point of view, there are certainly a lot of disturbing things about this hobby that should be fairly obvious to most of the members here. They are very tiresome and unfortunately ongoing.

 

It could be that I do not play in the deep end of the pool where most of the hijinks are occurring or maybe I just have my head buried in the sand, but I think the positives still outweigh the negatives.

 

I collect comic books simply because I enjoy them and they make me happy. If that ever stops... out the door they go.

 

I refuse to let all the BS associated with our hobby sour my enjoyment. I am aware of most of the pitfalls mainly because of these boards. It may be that I could have soured on collecting if I had fallen prey to Dupcak or Ewert or Silveracre. Who knows? I do know that finding these boards and the people here has made collecting more enjoyable for me.

 

My opinion and my unsolicited advice would be this:

 

Do not let the tools that roam around our hobby ruin it for you. If you have lost the desire and enjoyment for collecting books than so be it. Just make sure you don't do anything you regret.

 

Besides, I have a long drive tomorrow and I may have another brainstorm for you.

While you have posted a very sentimental love note in hopes of keeping our dear young Nick in the wonderful hobby of funnybooks, you have also equated Matt Nelson with "a lot of disturbing things about this hobby", "hijinks, "BS" and "the tools that roam around in our hobby". From my perspective all of those descriptions apply to the folks that think the sky is falling just because some dork in Dallas is putting some funnybooks in a press. Just my opinion.

[COI]

I could see this being a nice option if I had the high grade collecting bug. Think about it: buy books in 8.5-9.2, and press 'em into higher grades that you wouldn't otherwise be able to afford. And the price is pretty cheap when you consider the price difference between some of these 9.2s to 9.6s ad 9.8s.

 

Of course, this is coming from the stance of keeping the books, and I'm not so naive to think everyone will have such intentions.

Despite what people claim, I refuse to believe that anyone presses books to keep. Why bother? It's the same book and pressing does nothing for conservation. If you're pressing it for a higher grade on the label, you're obviously considering resale value at some point. Nothing wrong with keeping resale in mind when building a collection, but if you seriously think you would press books just to keep, you're delusional(and I mean that in the nicest possible way ). The temptation would be too great to sell the books you pressed in order to buy other books to keep.

[nik]

I could see this being a nice option if I had the high grade collecting bug. Think about it: buy books in 8.5-9.2, and press 'em into higher grades that you wouldn't otherwise be able to afford. And the price is pretty cheap when you consider the price difference between some of these 9.2s to 9.6s ad 9.8s.

 

Of course, this is coming from the stance of keeping the books, and I'm not so naive to think everyone will have such intentions.

In theory that sounds like a win win situation. In reality, I don't believe every 8.5 - 9.2 can be pressed to achieve higher grades.

[MrBedrock]

 Originally Posted By: Mac Man

I could see this being a nice option if I had the high grade collecting bug. Think about it: buy books in 8.5-9.2, and press 'em into higher grades that you wouldn't otherwise be able to afford. And the price is pretty cheap when you consider the price difference between some of these 9.2s to 9.6s ad 9.8s.

 

Of course, this is coming from the stance of keeping the books, and I'm not so naive to think everyone will have such intentions.

 

Despite what people claim, I refuse to believe that anyone presses books to keep. Why bother? It's the same book and pressing does nothing for conservation. If you're pressing it for a higher grade on the label, you're obviously considering resale value at some point.

 

Nothing wrong with keeping resale in mind when building a collection, but if you seriously think you would press books just to keep, you're delusional(and I mean that in the nicest possible way ). The temptation would be too great to sell the books you pressed in order to buy other books to keep.

I have had many of the books in my collection pressed. And I assure you I have no intention of selling them.

[Subliminal]

I could see this being a nice option if I had the high grade collecting bug. Think about it: buy books in 8.5-9.2, and press 'em into higher grades that you wouldn't otherwise be able to afford. And the price is pretty cheap when you consider the price difference between some of these 9.2s to 9.6s ad 9.8s.

 

Of course, this is coming from the stance of keeping the books, and I'm not so naive to think everyone will have such intentions.

This will be great for the hobby. Flattening the ridiculous price curve for minute grade differences above 9.0 if people go on a pressing frenzy and flood the market is a good thing for more rational buyers and eventually more money will spend on other great books that we collect rather that spend on one single book with almost imperceptible grade difference from another one at 1/4 the price.

[COI]

 Originally Posted By: CaptainOfIndustry

 Originally Posted By: Mac Man

I could see this being a nice option if I had the high grade collecting bug. Think about it: buy books in 8.5-9.2, and press 'em into higher grades that you wouldn't otherwise be able to afford. And the price is pretty cheap when you consider the price difference between some of these 9.2s to 9.6s ad 9.8s.

 

Of course, this is coming from the stance of keeping the books, and I'm not so naive to think everyone will have such intentions.

 

Despite what people claim, I refuse to believe that anyone presses books to keep. Why bother? It's the same book and pressing does nothing for conservation. If you're pressing it for a higher grade on the label, you're obviously considering resale value at some point.

 

Nothing wrong with keeping resale in mind when building a collection, but if you seriously think you would press books just to keep, you're delusional(and I mean that in the nicest possible way ). The temptation would be too great to sell the books you pressed in order to buy other books to keep.

I have had many of the books in my collection pressed. And I assure you I have no intention of selling them.

Then you're delusional. Or you could just be a label junkie looking to impress your friends. Seriously though, are you just having them pressed, or are you having them pressed/regraded at the same time? And are you talking about pressing out major spine roll on an otherwise immaculate GA book, or trying to get your copy of FF #55 from a 9.2 to a 9.6?

[nearmint]

I've had a few pressed, and I too have no intention of selling them.

[Aces]

 Originally Posted By: sterlingcomics

Great news, thanks for sharing! <img src="http://boards.collectors-society.com/images/graemlins/default/appl.gif" alt="" title="golfclap" height="31" width="35" />

 

My pleasure.

 

I think I posted it for posterity...it might turn out to be the final straw that got me to sell all my own personal stuff.

 

I'm going to sleep on it.

Get'em pressed first!I heard somewhere that it's cheaper now.

[COI]

I've had a few pressed, and I too have no intention of selling them.

 

Then I ask you too, are we talking about pressing a hard to find GA book for real aesthetic reasons, or a late SA marvel that's already in high grade? If it's the latter, it's either for eventual resale, or label-whoring, and in both cases the financial windfall that comes from the bumped up grade must be the motivator.

[trmoore54]

I could see this being a nice option if I had the high grade collecting bug. Think about it: buy books in 8.5-9.2, and press 'em into higher grades that you wouldn't otherwise be able to afford. And the price is pretty cheap when you consider the price difference between some of these 9.2s to 9.6s ad 9.8s.

 

Of course, this is coming from the stance of keeping the books, and I'm not so naive to think everyone will have such intentions.

The love of money is the root of all evil... Paul the Apostle in his letter to Timothy: 1 Timothy 6:10orthe Latin if you prefer...Radix malorum est cupiditas...