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Cat-Man_America

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There are a myriad of things we, as a comic community, can do to increase that percentage. Just going to take some more effort !

 

We know you will do your part Gator :)

 

[font:Times New Roman]This thread needs a ... :bump:

 

I think the comic community would benefit from more fine folks like these gentlemen...

 

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What do you think?

 

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G.A.tor

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Dear G.A.tor,

 

What will the lottery numbers be this Wednesday? Someone is posting sweet sweet comics in the Golden/Silver/Bronze Age thread and I need some cash.

 

Thanks,

thunsicker

you didn't specify which state :sorry:
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Artboy99

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There are a myriad of things we, as a comic community, can do to increase that percentage. Just going to take some more effort !

 

We know you will do your part Gator :)

 

[font:Times New Roman]This thread needs a ... :bump:

 

I think the comic community would benefit from more fine folks like these gentlemen...

 

ADB62D79-617E-4969-92E7-680548012633-143-0000083EF6238537_zps9c3b0db9.jpg

 

176ed807-b64c-4692-b153-5f97a38dfb7f_zps1fa6fca9.jpg

 

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What do you think?

 

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Mind helping the uninformed as to who these guys are?

 

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ciorac

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There are a myriad of things we, as a comic community, can do to increase that percentage. Just going to take some more effort !

 

We know you will do your part Gator :)

 

[font:Times New Roman]This thread needs a ... :bump:

 

I think the comic community would benefit from more fine folks like these gentlemen...

 

ADB62D79-617E-4969-92E7-680548012633-143-0000083EF6238537_zps9c3b0db9.jpg

 

176ed807-b64c-4692-b153-5f97a38dfb7f_zps1fa6fca9.jpg

 

bfdf2bbe-2a1e-4655-bb12-cebcecf0f5bc_zps3cbb8e1d.jpg

 

What do you think?

 

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Mind helping the uninformed as to who these guys are?

 

Two geeks and a nerd

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G.A.tor

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Dear G. A. Tor

 

Why don't I have any self control when bidding on comic books?

 

Sincerely,

Poor-house Bound

better question is why would you have any self control when bidding on comic books (thumbs u
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G.A.tor

G.A.tor

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I recognize the guy on the bottom - former NYC mayor Ed Koch. I just didn't realize he was involved with comic books.
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:roflmao::roflmao:

certainly can't top that answer
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You are raising the great unknowable in forecasting the future of the hobby -- particularly collecting GA books. Looking just at the U.S., the fraction of people who are (or were) comic collectors is almost certainly much higher among people who are currently 40 to 60 years old than among people who are currently 20 to 40 year olds. There are also more people who are 40 to 60 years old than there are people who are 20 to 40 years old.

 

Combine those two facts and it would appear that the absolute number of comic collectors will decline. If you focus just at the upper end of the hobby -- say, people who are willing to fairly regularly pay more than $1,000 for a book -- the picture gets a little more murky. I think G.A.tor offered an estimate recently that that group may number in the hundreds to the low thousands. With that small a number, it's possible that a combination of younger collectors and non-U.S. collectors might keep the high-end of the market afloat.

 

It's hard to look at the demographics, though, and think that prices for routine GA, SA, and BA books won't decline over time.

 

Yikes! While I love to be part of small exclusive groups, surely there has to be more than a few thousand people who are willing to spend more than a $1,000 on a comic.

 

G.A.tor, do you have a feel for how many people are willing to spend $1,000 on a comic?

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G.A.tor

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You are raising the great unknowable in forecasting the future of the hobby -- particularly collecting GA books. Looking just at the U.S., the fraction of people who are (or were) comic collectors is almost certainly much higher among people who are currently 40 to 60 years old than among people who are currently 20 to 40 year olds. There are also more people who are 40 to 60 years old than there are people who are 20 to 40 years old.

 

Combine those two facts and it would appear that the absolute number of comic collectors will decline. If you focus just at the upper end of the hobby -- say, people who are willing to fairly regularly pay more than $1,000 for a book -- the picture gets a little more murky. I think G.A.tor offered an estimate recently that that group may number in the hundreds to the low thousands. With that small a number, it's possible that a combination of younger collectors and non-U.S. collectors might keep the high-end of the market afloat.

 

It's hard to look at the demographics, though, and think that prices for routine GA, SA, and BA books won't decline over time.

 

Yikes! While I love to be part of small exclusive groups, surely there has to be more than a few thousand people who are willing to spend more than a $1,000 on a comic.

 

G.A.tor, do you have a feel for how many people are willing to spend $1,000 on a comic?

my feeling is it numbers in the thousands for sure

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Flex Mentallo

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There are a myriad of things we, as a comic community, can do to increase that percentage. Just going to take some more effort !

 

We know you will do your part Gator :)

 

[font:Times New Roman]This thread needs a ... :bump:

 

I think the comic community would benefit from more fine folks like these gentlemen...

 

ADB62D79-617E-4969-92E7-680548012633-143-0000083EF6238537_zps9c3b0db9.jpg

 

176ed807-b64c-4692-b153-5f97a38dfb7f_zps1fa6fca9.jpg

 

bfdf2bbe-2a1e-4655-bb12-cebcecf0f5bc_zps3cbb8e1d.jpg

 

What do you think?

 

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Mind helping the uninformed as to who these guys are?

 

Two geeks and a nerd

 

Agreed

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