Selling, Buying And Breaking The 100K Barrier!! posted by bagofleas

[CSJournals-migration]

Give and take and victory!

 

One of my resolutions for the new year was to work on consolidating and streamlining my CGC collection. By selling off issues that are not really key issues or part of any of my sets that I strive to complete, I figure I can make my collection more focused and as a side result, raise my total registry points and points per comic average as well.

 

For the last four weeks, I have removed from my registry a number of issues and even entire set categories and begun selling the issues off. I have reduced my number of pages of sets down from three to two. And the sells of my issues so far have allowed me to purchase comics that are part of sets I am wishing to complete.

 

I have been acquiring a number of graded issues this month. I have won Indiana Jones issues, Dazzler issues, a Daredevil #181, a couple of New Mutants issues, and even a Groo #18, all paid for with sales from the issues I removed.

 

I have also won a total of 28 copies of Caspers Ghostland! While I have a lot of nostalgia associated with Marvel and DC comics, I also have a great love of Silver and Bronze Age Harveys. These were my first foray of any kind into comics. I was a little kid who did not know any better. I just liked the characters of Richie Rich, Wendy, Casper and the others. I had some actual comics, but most of what I had were digest issues.

 

Now that I am big into CGC comics, I have slowly been acquiring Harveys of characters I remember whenever I can get them for decent prices. Caspers Ghostland is the main Casper set I have focused on.

 

These Silver/Bronze Age Harveys have really good registry point (RP) values, so by consolidating my collection and getting higher RP comics, I am slowly increasing my average RP per comic ratio, which now sits at 123 per comic!

 

Acquiring 28 more copies from this set has boosted both this set for me and my overall registry points.

 

I am now finally over the 100,000 RP Mark!!!!

 

I have been collecting CGC comics for over six years now and have just now passed this mark. At one point I was ranked 145 on the overall registry ranking, but it has become harder and harder to keep up with many of you other collectors who, like me, have not stopped buying and submitting.

 

I currently sit at 168 on the overall ranking, and it has been a struggle to stay in that area! But the biggest reason for me being able to keep up happened when I started to acquire older Harvey issues.

 

I now have 60 of the 99 issues from the Ghostland set! I never thought I would get this close, this fast to a whole set of them!

 

I may still be 39 issues away, but that is amazing considering that I have only been collecting them for two years now. Especially since I will not purchase one that is less than 9.6 OW/W. The only one that does not meet this requirement is my #10 which has OW pages, and the only reason for me getting it was because I got it so cheap!

 

Anyway, go check out this neat little Harvey set of mine. I am slowly working on putting scanned pages from actual raw copies of the issues into the second picture spots. I only have a few done right now, but I will be picking up more low grade reader copies to continue adding these pics.

 

For the moment, my XMen set still has slightly more total registry points, but it will not be long before my Ghostland set surpasses it for the single largest RP set in my collection.

 

What is most interesting about my reaching 100,000 RP is that I ultimately had to sell off issues to purchase ones that would put me over the top. Funny, huh?

 

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[Ogami]

That is a bootiful book.

[Tnerb]

Congrats on such a milestone. I hope to consolidate soon myself. But who knows what the future may bring. Of course if you just want to give me your extras I won't complain.

[bagofleas]

"Bootiful".

 

You will always get my overflow, Tnerb.

[meshuggah]

I always forget you do the Harvey thing since we're mostly talking about your NM set.

[SW3D]

What about Hot Stuff? I don't believe I have ever read you make mention of him? What's there not to love about a little baby devil with a diaper made from Asbestos? He's like Hellboy's predecessor!

 

100,000 Registry Points! That is pretty fantastic! I am totally way behind you by like 75K plus points... but like you I am learning to take my time, sell comics here and there and buy others I always cherished as a child. Maybe one day I'll reach your magic number! Until then I'll live vicariously through you and the other elite collectors.

 

Lookin' forward to your 200,000 Milestone!

 

Congrats!

 

SW3D

[bagofleas]

SW3D - I am selective with my Harveys just as I am with my Marvel and DCs. Hot Stuff never was a big attraction to me for some reason. I like the character, but don't have any real past history with him. I will pick up the occasional HS issue here or there! but Casper, Spooky and Richie Rich are the main ones I like.

 

Tom Skahan is one of the big Harvey collectors He puts my meager Harvey collection to shame. And he is currently over 200,000 RP! I have a long way to go before I ever match up to the uber elite registered collectors like him. But having met him in person, I must say he is a fantastic guy! I look forward to being able to meet up with him again sometime and chit chat about Harveys and comics in general.

[bagofleas]

And besides, SW3D, the real joy of this hobby is in collecting what matters to you. You will gain higher and higher on the registry just by acquiring the comics and sets that are important to you. And have more joy out of doing it that way!

 

I will also say that I look forward to meeting you in person someday as well.

[surfer99]

I know all of us here are big proponents of collecting what you love, not what will bring you the most points. It's fortunate that you happen to be doing both with your Harvey sets. I keep watching my ranking free fall as others build up their sets...I would like to stay in the top 500, but I know that's just a number. Hey, at least I can lay claim to the highest ranking set of 70's X-men appearances and that has to count for something right?

 

 

[bagofleas]

Absolutely!!

 

Having what you want and being able to share it here on the registry with all of the other CGC collectors adds so much more to this hobby!

 

All of us know what it takes to put together a top ranking set of anything on here. So we can all appreciate the effort (and money spent) in the endeavor! No set category is worthless in this hobby.

 

Your "Missing X-Men" set is fabulous! Both a cool set and a great variety of classic issues.

[kaholo1256]

Congratulations on your accomplishment as well as thank you for creating some quality Set's that are actually entertaining to read. I do have to say that after looking at my collection and how it grows I will probably never even come close to this milestone unless I some how strike it rich.