Has CGC High Grade Comics Killed the fun in Collecting Lower Grades?

[Artboy99]

Perhaps one reason why people dont talk to much about comics in under 6.0 grades is that they are rather widely available. While I love Ebay for being able to find what I want, it kinda ruined the "fun" of comic collecting. The old school way of touring the local comic shops and attending comic conventions ( even out of town ones ) looking for that one issue you were missing.

An example:

I collected The Incredible Hulk when I was a kid. I cant explain why. The very first comic I ever bought was a Spiderman in the year 1970. In the back of the issue was an advertisement for Marvel that had heads of all their characters around a statement like "make mine marvel" or something to that effect. I liked the look of the mean green guy. So I started buying hulk comics. I immediately bought every back issue i could find when i had allowance money, and I was 6 years old.

edit- {Comics ultimately helped shape my future career, as I loved to draw the characters in those comics, and now today I work as an illustrator for a living.}Beyond that i got a job delivering newspapers to pay for my addiction. Then as I got older,a part time job. I eventually finished my collection when I was 21. I had issues 1-6, all the tales to Astonish from 60-101 and all issues of the Hulk from 102 up. I even went so far as to collect alot of his appearances. It was hard work, took me a long time with many hours spent attending conventions and going to comic stores. Eventually i sold my collection ( mistake!!! ). I have regretted it to this day. So much have I regretted it that I decided to recollect all those issues and now own ALL of them thanks to Ebay. I didnt even have to leave my house thanks to postal delivery. My collection is far better quality than when I was a kid. You couldnt be as choosy in the "old days". Today, there is usually a copy of any comic you want for sale online with the exception of the truly rare issues.

I really dont think there is a lack of people collecting the lower graded comics, I just think it isnt as newsworthy as the higher grades because, well, everyone is buying them.

Great topic by the way

 

Artboy99