comicsnyc22 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 You took the Bedlam right out of my mouth! It's amazing what a solid book minus a ton of variants will do.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the authority Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 I would have thought the same thing about Saga, but I've never really seen a flood of Saga 1 on the market. Saga? Was there still a glut of money being spent elsewhere grabbing all those back issues of TWD that were still out there to be had back then? ...and ToT hitting just before it... as well as what seems to have been a bit of a mid to post 2012 speculation boom taking place after Saga came out not before. Just an impression I get based on the amount of hoard pics, blogs, forums and videos out there and what/when they have been posting. Not saying there is any truth or facts that 5K number is based on. Just saying it wouldn't surprise me. If 200 people on this planet speculated on 25 copies there's 5K... and maybe it's now easier for some to take that gamble with East of West based on selling one hot comic or getting rid of those Die Cuts just before pre-order .. or maybe I am getting too cynical about how much attention every Image #1 is getting Just thinking out loud. EoW is on my pull list and an interesting read, I also find the speculation on it interesting but only as an outsider. Now that I have typed it does 200 feel like a low number of speculators chasing an anticipated Image title? That video is pretty wild. 25 EOW is small fries compared to Mind Mgmt, Nowhere Men, Peter Panzerfaust, and Jupiter's Legacy. He has full long boxes of all 4. I have no problem buying the EOW. If he is wrong and he bought them new, which I would bet on, he can't have much over $50 and likely owns them free if he sold early. I keep buying more as I think its the best story I've read in a few years. If I was him I would start listing a lot of the other stuff though...scare---ree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThoseBackPages Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 what a ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThoseBackPages Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 notice hes very 2013 heavy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZaCrew Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Sag-uh and you-ber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the authority Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Hahahahahahaha . I'm not going to fault the guy for loving his collection, which it guess he does but I would suggest a few less issues and investing in more bags and boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the authority Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 notice hes very 2013 heavy Yeah, I don't know if he was late to the game or if he sold last years stuff to buy this years. He had some PP, Nowhere Men, and Saga ( but no #1 issues ). What do you think ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the authority Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Sag-uh and you-ber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThoseBackPages Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 notice hes very 2013 heavy Yeah, I don't know if he was late to the game or if he sold last years stuff to buy this years. He had some PP, Nowhere Men, and Saga ( but no #1 issues ). What do you think ? i think its a move to make that kind of video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natevegas Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 To each their own maybe he just wanted to brag. He could've taken pics and posted on here same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranx Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 well I do know the cat, he sells them on his website http://www.hoknescomics.com/ he does quite well, of course ever once in awhile he makes a bad choice...I'm lookin at you 10 grand...but mostly he gets it pretty right....his market reports are awesome when he reports on comics selling out at diamond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoknes Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 HI guys, well thats my video actually. The reason for filming it really was to show the inventory of my comic book store back issues for insurance purposes and proof of ownership. As you know some books do well over time and some don't. I have some books I definitely have too many of but you can't turn back the clock . I sold over 200 copies of East of West #1 and then had about 50 left. Speaking of dealers that speculate on a lot of hot books I do know speculators that buy up to 3,000 copies of new Marvel comics to get the variant covers. That was just my particular inventory at the time Many books are now gone and many new books have replaced them. I only sell new comics due to health reasons (old comics are musty) now which is why all the comics are from the last 18 months though I prefer older comics Always like to hear peoples input on comic collections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colicab Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Your comic book storage practices scare me. Am I the only one that took that away from watching? I saw so many spine rolls starting in that one box with all the raws. That is scary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mg1902 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 I'm not as sad about my 10 copies of Ten Grand and 10 copies of Chin Music now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavensWood-migration Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 What an absolute freak.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garf Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 HI guys, well thats my video actually. The reason for filming it really was to show the inventory of my comic book store back issues for insurance purposes and proof of ownership. As you know some books do well over time and some don't. I have some books I definitely have too many of but you can't turn back the clock . I sold over 200 copies of East of West #1 and then had about 50 left. Speaking of dealers that speculate on a lot of hot books I do know speculators that buy up to 3,000 copies of new Marvel comics to get the variant covers. That was just my particular inventory at the time Many books are now gone and many new books have replaced them. I only sell new comics due to health reasons (old comics are musty) now which is why all the comics are from the last 18 months though I prefer older comics Always like to hear peoples input on comic collections. Thought I had seen your name on here. Hope you don't mind the video being linked I just thought they have been a good example of someone speculating in scale. Out of curiosity do you mind answering if you sell exclusively on your online store? There's probably a better thread to discuss this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garf Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 You "only" have 20 CGC 9.8 blues? Is that an advertisement? Some people make me sick on this forum Do you want me to link you stuff about people speculating on FCBD? I don't get why it would make you feel sick i.e. your reasoning? There's nothing forcing you to buy an EoW CGC 9.8, there's nothing stopping you submitting your own mint copy . Are you saying that there should be some rules or limits governing CGC submissions or am I missing the point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bffnut Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 closer to 15K id say Eric would be closest I would say. All I know is that I only have 20 CGC 9.8 blues, and I will be selling as soon as they get here. Eventually a big hoarder will unload. I want to be selling before that happens. Interesting also that 150 copies isn't considered 'terrible' yet 12 months ago 100 copies of Bedlam, was 'ruining the hobby'. How things change a year on post the Walking Dead explosion Maybe 2003 will be known as WD year #0 in a decade or two! Quick, someone call Kirkman with that idea: Walking Dead #0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VEI Reborn Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 What an absolute freak.. I don't get it. What exactly is the problem? [other than the terrible way he takes care of this comics] Serious question, I don't understand why there are a few negative comments? School me dudes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strezz_dout Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 So happy to get this in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
