Serious Question - how do you afford these books?

[benz]

i sell crack on this board =) want some?

[Green]

Sumperson_without_enough_empathyin money trees.

[That Ron Dude]

Here are my rules-- not that they are sensible.

 

All the money I make at my day job goes to the household.

 

Money I make selling comics, selling other stuff on ebay, doing focus groups, returning wine bottles, selling artwork, and received for birthdays goes to comics. There is an exception to this-- on four occasions I have made a very significant whack of cash painting portraits or selling my art. This money has also gone to the household.

 

I am on a low budget for comics. I am happy this way. I swear I get the same thrill from buying a copy of Strange Tales from 1964 in fair as anybody else on this board gets from buying a Superman from the early 1940's in near mint.

[Jeffro.]

I swear I get the same thrill from buying a copy of Strange Tales from 1964 in fair as anybody else on this board gets from buying a Superman from the early 1940's in near mint.

 

And that's what it should be about right?

[MutantKeys]

Serious Question - how do you afford these books?

 

 

[BrianR]

Work income goes to the family. Whatever extra money I make from selling comics etc goes to my hobby and sometimes to the family as well. There's ways to make money for the hobby you just need to know how. I shop at goodwill and find some cheap items to flip. Example of one. I found a HP handhleld scanner for 13.00, turned around and sold it on ebay for $250.00, then bought books with that money, I then turned around and traded those books for a 625.00 book. You've got to be creative and think outside the box.

[VintageComics]

I swear I get the same thrill from buying a copy of Strange Tales from 1964 in fair as anybody else on this board gets from buying a Superman from the early 1940's in near mint.

 

And that's what it should be about right?

 

Actually it depends on which issue of Strange Tales.

 

[Jeffro.]

Personally, I fancy the Brother Voodoo issues.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

no, I really don't

[Timmay]

Serious Question - how do you afford these books?

 

 

 

MK got hisself a suga daddy

[That Ron Dude]

OK-- any of the Pre-Hero Strange Tales

-- the Strange Tales from 101 to 168 that had Human Torch, Nick Fury and Dr. Strange

-- the Gene Colon Dr. Stranges

 

All other issues of Strange Tales give me no thrill at all and never will.

 

I hope this clarifies my position on "thrills achieved from Strange Tales".

[KolmarAvenue]

Job. Also, buying low and trading/selling high, flip when you can, and as i'm learning, if you are a solid grader you can find great deals.

 

Also, people just put their money in defferent places. Some want new clothes, eat out, go to concerts/sports teams. Some choose comics.