A Comics Conundrum!

[vacantpassenger]

So I was talking to a friend today about the whole "the Presidency is bigger than any one man" thing and this question came to my mind:

 

Is your whole collection bigger than any one comic?

 

What if you were offered your Grails of Grails but you had to give up your whole collection (let's say it's equal to its value) to get it? Would you do it?

[ant]

i will have a beer on that one good question.

[greggy]

No

[Han]

No

 

OT:

Greggy!

 

Hai

 

 

On topic:

Probably not. For as much as I would lurrrrve to get it....it's just one. And sometimes there are things more worthwhile I'm a big believer in sentimental value

[Billy the Kidd]

Nope! As tempting as that sounds though..

[chromium]

So I was talking to a friend today about the whole "the Presidency is bigger than any one man" thing and this question came to my mind:

 

Is your whole collection bigger than any one comic?

 

What if you were offered your Grails of Grails but you had to give up your whole collection (let's say it's equal to its value) to get it? Would you do it?

 

Of course not... I still have over 5000 books to read from my collection.

What would I do after I'd read the one grail book ?

[He11blazer]

At first I thought probably not, but then I considered the implications for my storage space! All those boxes and piles reduced to a single, glowing uber-book... nice!

[marvelcollector]

No.

There is no one book I would give up all the others for.

[joe_collector]

No way, I collect BA because I grew up then, and have added to it non-stop for decades. Upgrades, multiples, new series, etc. and I enjoy looking at them for a trip down memory lane, so to trade it for a single book is .

[rob_allan]

This is a good question. I've been tempted by the thought of doing just this very thing. Especially since even though I have a ton of books, I'm not really reading them anymore. I keep meaning to but never get around to it.

 

I've never pulled the trigger on the idea, though. And maybe I'm going to come to regret it. But there is something to be said for quantity AND not having all eggs in one basket.

 

-Rob-

[thehumantorch]

I would only consider the switch if I was planning to sell. Lot easier to sell one quality book than a whole ton of odds and ends that are hard to sell. Many of my books I picked up as a kid and I have many happy memories of finding them.

[seank]

I'd be giving up a run of bronze/copper Batmans I bought on the newstand. No way I could replace those. So the answer is no. I'd merely save the $$$ to get the grail.

[rodan57]

I'd say, yes, if I could have three grails.

[comicparadox]

At first I thought probably not, but then I considered the implications for my storage space! All those boxes and piles reduced to a single, glowing uber-book... nice!

Agree. So where's that HG unrestored Simon/Kirby Captain America 1?

[G.A.tor]

quality always wins over quantity... just depends on how much quality is in your existing quantity!

[Cimm]

quality always wins over quantity... just depends on how much quality is in your existing quantity!

 

Exactly! I would trade the BULK of my collection for one book, but only after I went through and took out all of the ones-that-I-will-never-get-rid-ofs... My collection size might go down by as much three-quarters...

[nik]

No

[Old Fashion PB and J]

If I could trade it all for a Tec 27. Yea, I would. For a Bats 1, no.

 

My collection isnt worth a Tec 27, but if I was given the choice. I would take the 1 book and start from scratch.

[Secret Son]

 

I big NO from me too.

[PokerKid]

When I saw Filter's Marvel Comics #1, I knew that was one book I would trade all my others for. I had not thought about it until then.

There are a handful of books that I think I would be willing to make the swap for.