An Open Apology...

[Mr.Diggler]

[thirdgreenham]

It's this way across the board ,and exacerbated greatly b/c of the economy , whether it's antiques,art,collectibles such as cards,coins,comics,military memoribillia,political & entertainment memor. , etc. it's always the same.

Trust me I get it all and sell it all. The rare and quality can sell at double "book" and the common stuff everyone sees and everyone has is lucky to go at 1/2 or even receive reasonable offers.

Just sayin.........

 

Oh look. Someone left the door open.

 

To the short bus?

 

To Waffle House.

[DiceX]

It's this way across the board ,and exacerbated greatly b/c of the economy , whether it's antiques,art,collectibles such as cards,coins,comics,military memoribillia,political & entertainment memor. , etc. it's always the same.

Trust me I get it all and sell it all. The rare and quality can sell at double "book" and the common stuff everyone sees and everyone has is lucky to go at 1/2 or even receive reasonable offers.

Just sayin.........

 

Oh look. Someone left the door open.

 

To the short bus?

 

To Waffle House.

 

It's the gift that keeps giving.

 

 

[bhhooks22]

It's this way across the board ,and exacerbated greatly b/c of the economy , whether it's antiques,art,collectibles such as cards,coins,comics,military memoribillia,political & entertainment memor. , etc. it's always the same.

Trust me I get it all and sell it all. The rare and quality can sell at double "book" and the common stuff everyone sees and everyone has is lucky to go at 1/2 or even receive reasonable offers.

Just sayin.........

 

Oh look. Someone left the door open.

 

 

Troll................

 

 

 

 

He's just having Hooksie withdrawels after all the attention he received last week.

[Mr.Diggler]

It's this way across the board ,and exacerbated greatly b/c of the economy , whether it's antiques,art,collectibles such as cards,coins,comics,military memoribillia,political & entertainment memor. , etc. it's always the same.

Trust me I get it all and sell it all. The rare and quality can sell at double "book" and the common stuff everyone sees and everyone has is lucky to go at 1/2 or even receive reasonable offers.

Just sayin.........

 

Oh look. Someone left the door open.

 

 

Troll................

He's just having Hooksie withdrawels after all the attention he received last week.

withdrawals

[mica]

Are you checking your inventory?

[bhhooks22]

It's this way across the board ,and exacerbated greatly b/c of the economy , whether it's antiques,art,collectibles such as cards,coins,comics,military memoribillia,political & entertainment memor. , etc. it's always the same.

Trust me I get it all and sell it all. The rare and quality can sell at double "book" and the common stuff everyone sees and everyone has is lucky to go at 1/2 or even receive reasonable offers.

Just sayin.........

 

Oh look. Someone left the door open.

 

 

Troll................

He's just having Hooksie withdrawels after all the attention he received last week.

withdrawals

 

Shut it , Dirk.

 

 

 

 

[DiceX]

It's this way across the board ,and exacerbated greatly b/c of the economy , whether it's antiques,art,collectibles such as cards,coins,comics,military memoribillia,political & entertainment memor. , etc. it's always the same.

Trust me I get it all and sell it all. The rare and quality can sell at double "book" and the common stuff everyone sees and everyone has is lucky to go at 1/2 or even receive reasonable offers.

Just sayin.........

 

Oh look. Someone left the door open.

 

 

Troll................

He's just having Hooksie withdrawels after all the attention he received last week.

withdrawals

 

Shut it , Dirk.

 

 

 

 

 

Does your wife not realize she's watching Dancing With the Stars by herself yet?

 

 

[bhhooks22]

It's this way across the board ,and exacerbated greatly b/c of the economy , whether it's antiques,art,collectibles such as cards,coins,comics,military memoribillia,political & entertainment memor. , etc. it's always the same.

Trust me I get it all and sell it all. The rare and quality can sell at double "book" and the common stuff everyone sees and everyone has is lucky to go at 1/2 or even receive reasonable offers.

Just sayin.........

 

Oh look. Someone left the door open.

 

 

Troll................

He's just having Hooksie withdrawels after all the attention he received last week.

withdrawals

 

Shut it , Dirk.

 

 

 

 

 

Does your wife not realize she's watching Dancing With the Stars by herself yet?

 

 

It's The Bachlorette Doofus.

[DiceX]

It's this way across the board ,and exacerbated greatly b/c of the economy , whether it's antiques,art,collectibles such as cards,coins,comics,military memoribillia,political & entertainment memor. , etc. it's always the same.

Trust me I get it all and sell it all. The rare and quality can sell at double "book" and the common stuff everyone sees and everyone has is lucky to go at 1/2 or even receive reasonable offers.

Just sayin.........

 

Oh look. Someone left the door open.

 

 

Troll................

He's just having Hooksie withdrawels after all the attention he received last week.

withdrawals

 

Shut it , Dirk.

 

 

 

 

 

Does your wife not realize she's watching Dancing With the Stars by herself yet?

 

 

It's The Bachlorette Doofus.

 

Oh. That's MUCH more manly. Thanks for clarifying.

 

 

[VintageComics]

No, I'm not apologizing for debating...

 

You've met all of our expectations with one sentence. Amazing.

 

 

I have come to the realization, slowly but surely over the last couple of years, that I made a big, big mistake in the early days of my collecting, and I'd like to apologize for it.

 

The sticky page pedigree?

 

Instead of paying the "crazy high" prices some dealers had for the best, highest grade material they had, I always lowballed it. I settled for the "what would become" 9.4 Web of Spiderman #1s for $2, instead of springing...like I should have...for the one priced at $10-$15 but that was absolutely flawless.

 

For the VG Batman #200 that I lowballed for $15, and passed on the near perfect 9.4 for $75.

 

The learning curve is long with this one.

 

 

Granted, the breadth of my collection is pretty large. But....from 1980 back, it's composed of mostly an average of VG/F books. Had I paid that $65 for that what would have been a 9.8 X-Men #121, I would have been far better off than dickering for those 5 VF copies for $15 each.

 

...and the curve continues.

 

So....even though most of those dealers have long since moved on...I apologize. I have seen the error of my ways, and you were right to price those pristine books at a premium.

 

I would have done the same thing if I were you.

 

(thumbs u

 

Wow, dicing up your post and replying to each point wasn't nearly as satisfying as I thought it would be.

 

Carry on.

 

[Moondog]

I can't accept your apology.

In fact I should be apologizing to you for not pricing my high grade books at a premium all those years ago.

I too have since learned the error of my ways.

 

(thumbs u

 

 

[RockMyAmadeus]

It's this way across the board ,and exacerbated greatly b/c of the economy , whether it's antiques,art,collectibles such as cards,coins,comics,military memoribillia,political & entertainment memor. , etc. it's always the same.

Trust me I get it all and sell it all. The rare and quality can sell at double "book" and the common stuff everyone sees and everyone has is lucky to go at 1/2 or even receive reasonable offers.

Just sayin.........

 

Oh look. Someone left the door open.

 

 

Troll................

He's just having Hooksie withdrawels after all the attention he received last week.

withdrawals

 

Shut it , Dirk.

 

 

 

 

 

Does your wife not realize she's watching Dancing With the Stars by herself yet?

 

 

It's The Bachlorette Doofus.

 

Oh. That's MUCH more manly. Thanks for clarifying.

 

 

People, people...FOCUS! I swear, everyone aournd here has ADD. Sheesh!

[RockMyAmadeus]

No, I'm not apologizing for debating...

 

You've met all of our expectations with one sentence. Amazing.

 

 

I have come to the realization, slowly but surely over the last couple of years, that I made a big, big mistake in the early days of my collecting, and I'd like to apologize for it.

 

The sticky page pedigree?

 

Instead of paying the "crazy high" prices some dealers had for the best, highest grade material they had, I always lowballed it. I settled for the "what would become" 9.4 Web of Spiderman #1s for $2, instead of springing...like I should have...for the one priced at $10-$15 but that was absolutely flawless.

 

For the VG Batman #200 that I lowballed for $15, and passed on the near perfect 9.4 for $75.

 

The learning curve is long with this one.

 

 

Granted, the breadth of my collection is pretty large. But....from 1980 back, it's composed of mostly an average of VG/F books. Had I paid that $65 for that what would have been a 9.8 X-Men #121, I would have been far better off than dickering for those 5 VF copies for $15 each.

 

...and the curve continues.

 

So....even though most of those dealers have long since moved on...I apologize. I have seen the error of my ways, and you were right to price those pristine books at a premium.

 

I would have done the same thing if I were you.

 

(thumbs u

 

Wow, dicing up your post and replying to each point wasn't nearly as satisfying as I thought it would be.

 

Carry on.

 

 

It's the ONLY way to dialogue on a message board. (calm down, drama queens, it's just hyperbole.)

 

I enjoyed it THOROUGHLY. (thumbs u

[DiceX]

It's this way across the board ,and exacerbated greatly b/c of the economy , whether it's antiques,art,collectibles such as cards,coins,comics,military memoribillia,political & entertainment memor. , etc. it's always the same.

Trust me I get it all and sell it all. The rare and quality can sell at double "book" and the common stuff everyone sees and everyone has is lucky to go at 1/2 or even receive reasonable offers.

Just sayin.........

 

Oh look. Someone left the door open.

 

 

Troll................

He's just having Hooksie withdrawels after all the attention he received last week.

withdrawals

 

Shut it , Dirk.

 

 

 

 

 

Does your wife not realize she's watching Dancing With the Stars by herself yet?

 

 

It's The Bachlorette Doofus.

 

Oh. That's MUCH more manly. Thanks for clarifying.

 

 

People, people...FOCUS! I swear, everyone aournd here has ADD. Sheesh!

 

I don't have ADD, I ha...wait...what was that?

 

 

[That Ron Dude]

I did much the same thing as you but I think I was very wise--

 

I paid off my house. It has gone way up too.

I didn't conflict with my family's desire for vacations, furnishings, nice clothes and restaurant meals.

I don't have to worry about the comic book market rising and falling and the right moment to sell.

I have lots and lots of runs.

I had fun finding them at comic conventions, ebay and local comic shops.

I don't have anyone bothering me today about selling them so that we can pay off the mortgage or put the kids through college.

I feel no need to part with them because of their liquid value.

I don't need an elaborate storage system involving safes and alarms.

The comics don't have to be in an air conditioned vault or put in water tight containers.

I can read them without first putting on white gloves.

I don't have to spend thousands more getting them graded by a third party.

I don't have to worry about having been taken by a dealer.

 

All together they wouldn't even pay for a car and I had just as much fun getting them as my friends with their expensive collections.

 

 

 

 

[RockMyAmadeus]

I did much the same thing as you but I think I was very wise--

 

I paid off my house. It has gone way up too.

I didn't conflict with my family's desire for vacations, furnishings, nice clothes and restaurant meals.

I don't have to worry about the comic book market rising and falling and the right moment to sell.

I have lots and lots of runs.

I had fun finding them at comic conventions, ebay and local comic shops.

I don't have anyone bothering me today about selling them so that we can pay off the mortgage or put the kids through college.

I feel no need to part with them because of their liquid value.

I don't need an elaborate storage system involving safes and alarms.

The comics don't have to be in an air conditioned vault or put in water tight containers.

I can read them without first putting on white gloves.

I don't have to spend thousands more getting them graded by a third party.

I don't have to worry about having been taken by a dealer.

 

All together they wouldn't even pay for a car and I had just as much fun getting them as my friends with their expensive collections.

 

 

 

 

Touché, Ron. With this, I cannot argue.

 

[TheShadowKnows]

Rather than apologizing, you should be slugging yourself in the nuts. All those people that you bought all that low grade drek from made out like bandits. The dealers with the high grade either got their price or shipped it off to Sarasota. The only loser here is you.

 

 

 

 

And me, because i pretty much lived by the same formula. I don't know if I am more upset by not being born with a silver spoon or not being born with a brain big enough to comprehend that quality is almost always better than quantity.

[fantastic_four]

You're okay in my book Rocky. I consider you to be much like JC, a wealth of comic knowledge and a valuable contributor to these boards, provided you can look past the occasional personality defect.

 

+1, except he's nowhere NEAR as arrogant. Is ANYBODY on this board?

 

I, on the other hand, haven't contributed anything meaningful in years, and I'm planning on letting the streak continue.

 

I have every confidence in your ability to reach this goal. (thumbs u

[lizards2]

You're okay in my book Rocky. I consider you to be much like JC, a wealth of comic knowledge and a valuable contributor to these boards, provided you can look past the occasional personality defect.

 

+1, except he's nowhere NEAR as arrogant. Is ANYBODY on this board?

 

 

But is he both arrogant and dismissive.....,?? :think: