Comics, Pulps, and Paperbacks: Why such a discrepancy in values? 25 25

[Darwination]

I've got an Antique Trader guide for magazines, not much to it, but some decent info.

[Darwination]

New one, I forget which one of you hooligans inspired me to buy it. A nice mix of presentation/affordability cuz I bought it to read.  Fletcher Flora is a recent fascination, and I'm not sure if I like him yet or if I just think he's a twisted .  Looking for a little biography, I've just learned he's a fellow Jayhawk, wild.  Also a fellow Jayhawk, another excellent writer of noir, Daniel Woodrell.

I gave my copy of Give us a Kiss to my little bro, my favorite but likely not his best, (paperback) by Daniel Woodrell but am gonna take this opportunity to pick up the HC while I'm thinking about it.  Why I always give my copy to fam or friends after I really like a book I don't know cuz they almost never make their way back I do have this one at hand tho - I kind of like the design, lots of reds and the state of Misery in the back ground.

 

 

Edited March 21 by Darwination

[OtherEric]

On 3/20/2024 at 10:35 PM, Darwination said:

Why I always give my copy to fam or friends after I really like a book I don't know cuz they almost never make their way back

For quite a while I would buy copies of Good Omens when I saw them in half price shops to give to people because I knew they wouldn't find their way home.  It's become well known enough by this point that I don't really need to bother any more, but for years it was one of those books I loved people hadn't heard of.

Also, there is no way in hell I'm ever loaning out my 1st edition US Hardcover signed by both Gaiman and Pratchett.

[Surfing Alien]

On 3/21/2024 at 1:35 AM, Darwination said:

New one, I forget which one of you hooligans inspired me to buy it. A nice mix of presentation/affordability cuz I bought it to read.  Fletcher Flora is a recent fascination, and I'm not sure if I like him yet or if I just think he's a twisted .  Looking for a little biography, I've just learned he's a fellow Jayhawk, wild.  Also a fellow Jayhawk, another excellent writer of noir, Daniel Woodrell.

I gave my copy of Give us a Kiss to my little bro, my favorite but likely not his best, (paperback) by Daniel Woodrell but am gonna take this opportunity to pick up the HC while I'm thinking about it.  Why I always give my copy to fam or friends after I really like a book I don't know cuz they almost never make their way back I do have this one at hand tho - I kind of like the design, lots of reds and the state of Misery in the back ground.

 

 

A real nice DeSoto cover goes a long way. I've only read one Flora novel, "Park Avenue Tramp" which was a somewhat depressingly fatalistic noir about a rich control freak's alcoholic wife and the shot at actual love she discovers on one of her benders. It's noir so of course,  there's no polyanna ending, even though Flora makes you hope for it. I'd read another.

[GrasshopperFF]

What is a good way to show/store PBs? As I begin to collect I want to have them out — to be seen. But to also be protected. 

[alecholland]

On 3/21/2024 at 1:52 PM, GrasshopperFF said:

What is a good way to show/store PBs? As I begin to collect I want to have them out — to be seen. But to also be protected. 

Check out the photos from Surfing Alien and OtherEric in the "Have Paperbacks become the “next big thing”? thread. I put all my paperbacks in acid-free plastic paperback sleeves and try to have them all standing upright/vertical on my bookshelves. Stacking books horizontally can place undue pressure on book spines, so I try to avoid doing that. I usually have a few of my favorites facing out like Surfing Alien does in his photo so I can see them when I'm sitting at my desk or in my reading chair in my home office. 

[johnenock]

A couple more inspired by boards posts:

 

[johnenock]

And a couple more:

My first love is SF/Fantasy

My second love is rock and roll and cheerleaders:

Edited March 21 by johnenock

[jimjum12]

I paid WAY too much for my copy of I, Robot. I was enamored by it ever since Lowell put one up for sale and it was instantly gobbled up. GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[johnenock]

On 3/21/2024 at 3:10 PM, jimjum12 said:

I paid WAY too much for my copy of I, Robot. I was enamored by it ever since Lowell put one up for sale and it was instantly gobbled up. GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

I think I got a good deal on this one, dunno for sure though. It is unread but there are a few spots of shelf wear. I am never around when Lowell has a sales thread, so I use his threads for inspiration

Edited March 21 by johnenock

[GrasshopperFF]

On 3/21/2024 at 5:12 PM, johnenock said:

I think I got a good deal on this one, dunno for sure though. It is unread but there are a few spots of shelf wear.

My hunch is that you won’t regret it. Take it from the rookie!

[jimjum12]

On 3/21/2024 at 5:12 PM, johnenock said:

I think I got a good deal on this one, dunno for sure though. It is unread but there are a few spots of shelf wear.

The first one I bought was probably close to 4x what it could've been, but it is VERY nice. PB's aren't like overpaying on a comic, which can be a month's pay or more. I actually got another one, even a little nicer, for less than 200. I figured they'd average out one day... and I do love it. I've only paid strong money for a handful of them in my life, and only after sleeping on it. PB's are so much more "low pressure". Some of them still can be "once in a lifetime" books. GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[GrasshopperFF]

On 3/21/2024 at 5:23 PM, jimjum12 said:

The first one I bought was probably close to 4x what it could've been, but it is VERY nice. PB's aren't like overpaying on a comic, which can be a month's pay or more. I actually got another one, even a little nicer, for less than 200. I figured they'd average out one day... and I do love it. I've only paid strong money for a handful of them in my life, and only after sleeping on it. PB's are so much more "low pressure". Some of them still can be "once in a lifetime" books. GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

This is good advice and I agree. Timely too, as I’m still lurking around your current sales thread. Some nice books there!

[jimjum12]

On 3/21/2024 at 5:26 PM, GrasshopperFF said:

This is good advice and I agree. Timely too, as I’m still lurking around your current sales thread. Some nice books there!

I almost always pull up eBay or www.abebooks.com to compare prices before I pull the trigger on a transaction. It sometimes saves me a ton. I'm picky and don't mind paying an extra 10 or 20, but none of us are made out of money. PBs still remind me of the old days of comics, when stuff didn't leave me with the anxiety of buyer's remorse. GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[GrasshopperFF]

On 3/21/2024 at 5:33 PM, jimjum12 said:

I almost always pull up eBay or www.abebooks.com to compare prices before I pull the trigger on a transaction. It sometimes saves me a ton. I'm picky and don't mind paying an extra 10 or 20, but none of us are made out of money. PBs still remind me of the old days of comics, when stuff didn't leave me with the anxiety of buyer's remorse. GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

I try to do the same. Hey, wait a minute, are you getting the sense that I’m overpaying?? 

[jimjum12]

On 3/21/2024 at 5:56 PM, GrasshopperFF said:

I try to do the same. Hey, wait a minute, are you getting the sense that I’m overpaying?? 

That's what I do  On the other hand, I've had books sell from underneath me while I "slept on it". I'm always frugal, but sometimes I've snoozed and losed. GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[jimjum12]

The stars aligned and I finally landed a pretty copy of this, not unread but real decent. GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[jimjum12]

There is no such animal as the "BEST" Science Fiction cover, but there certainly can be favorites. This one really grabs me. GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[jimjum12]

@OtherEric

Wasn't it you who made me want this digest? Oddly enough, the prices become very reasonable when this title switches from Pulp to Digest  GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[jimjum12]

Last post for a while, I promise. As some of you know, I'm a rabid HP Lovecraft fan and admirer of quality editions. Not on the level of Red Fury or anything, but if I ever win the lotto, one of the first things I'll do for sheer fun is The Outsider And Others  Anyhow, anyone who collects Lovecraft will notice how often a cover artist misses the boat. This book is an exception and features one of my top 5 Lovecrafts and just nails it on the cover. To make a long story short, if anyone has an unread flawless copy, I would trade mine, which isn't bad, plus at least $50. I know it's a longshot. GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)