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My road to success (Moving Update 2)
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Logan510

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I'm tempted to say something sarcastic because you seem to have missed my point. But instead I will be direct: My point is that you overpaid. Again. I'm not saying the value won't increase, but how much do you expect the value to increase? Enough to make that buy worth it since you overpaid. Have you done any basic comparative trend analysis with similar books? Do you even know what that is or how to do it? What makes you think it will be worth your investment for the price you paid? How much did Strange Tales 126 go up with the 1st app of Clea and Dormammu in that grade? Or a similar book like 1st app Collector?

 

Do you realize that you still live in Canada which means you probably paid more for shipping to get the comic and will probably have to charge more for shipping to sell the comic and that reduces your realizable margins on BOTH ends? Especially since you already bought it about FMV?

 

Please stop buying comics, you will lose, and continue to lose until you get professional help for your issues, more education, or a full time job. Please stop assuming you'll 'figure it out' and 'learn as you go'. Has anything in your life been successful that way?

Its like thinking you can play hockey other than the fact that you can't skate. You WILL NOT LEARN HOW TO SKATE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAME. There will be occasions where you take a few steps in the right direction, but you'll either fall or get knocked down over and over and over. Which is not to say there isn't some amount of honor in continuing to get up after falling, just that its no good to anyone, including yourself. And people yelling from the sidelines won't help you skate any better either, no matter how well those people skate.

Please note that 'skating' in this scenario IS NOT BUYING AND SELLING CHEAPER COMICS OR COLLECTIBLES. Skating is gaining either through work (like at a job where people pay you) or education (organized school) actual business and analytical skills that will help you make logical, reasonable, basic, economic decisions. Learning to skate should not occur in a competitive environment, so that you can fall and get back up without real consequence.

 

As always, I'm sure you will ignore this advice because it doesn't fit your fantasy narrative of how you think your life will be greatly improved if you could only string together some consecutive flipping successes. As if going to a yard sale and pulling a $500 for $5 magically makes you good at math or gives you better hygiene or cures your learning disability. All it would do is make you overconfident leading to more poor decisions. You keep thinking its just about a couple hundred dollars in losses, but its really about your decision making abilities, which impact not just your wallet but every part of your life.

 

 

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jcjames

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For the last couple of sales I haven't put anything away...

 

Budget's been flushed down the toilet.

 

Savings is, meh, whenever I feel like it.

 

Still in the red.

 

Still overpaying for books to flip.

 

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greggy

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Any reason for the buy other then a personal book? If you are looking for bulk low demand Silver-Age books in VG I'm sure a ton of board members can beat that price even with Canada shipping.

 

If I knew he just needed to have this book so bad, I would have just mailed him one out for free.

 

Gabe you gotta stop wasting your money.

 

Jim

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uchiha101

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Any reason for the buy other then a personal book? If you are looking for bulk low demand Silver-Age books in VG I'm sure a ton of board members can beat that price even with Canada shipping.

 

It's not a personal buy it's the first living tribunal which according to my friend might have a role in the infinity wars.

 

I've not heard of anyone gearing up for this book but weirder things have happened. You definitely like these long shot books.

 

Yes but not going all in one them.

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uchiha101

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Does Gabe really live in Canada?!

I sent him those Animosity #3s but his registered address was in the US...

 

now that I've read this thread I'm all worried. :(

 

You have nothing to be worried about I have friends that I ship comics to make things cheaper.

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uchiha101

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Does Gabe really live in Canada?!

I sent him those Animosity #3s but his registered address was in the US...

 

Yes he is. He has a friend who he has his US buys shipped too...Guess he neglected to advise you of that or change his PayPal?

 

doh!

 

The address is fine that it's going to.

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uchiha101

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Does Gabe really live in Canada?!

I sent him those Animosity #3s but his registered address was in the US...

 

Yes he is. He has a friend who he has his US buys shipped too...Guess he neglected to advise you of that or change his PayPal?

 

doh!

 

Its cheaper for me to send to the US anyways. (CHITCHAT EXPRESS BABY!)

Thank you though. I am no longer concerned.

 

Yes, if anything concerns you don't hesitate to pm me.

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uchiha101

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Comics purchased

 

ST 157 Paid $13.50

 

Raw/Grade? Graded/Grade? Complete? Coverless? Did you go out and get candy last night?

 

Raw and complete about a 2.5/3.0 and no I wasn't allowed to get candy.

 

Personal or for resale?

 

Says who :sumo:

 

My mom did

 

Wait wait wait are you being serious here? That your mom had to tell you it is "not cool" for a 22 year old to go trick or treating????

 

She does watch the news more than I do myself so it's a safe bet trusting her.

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Comics purchased

 

ST 157 Paid $13.50

 

Raw/Grade? Graded/Grade? Complete? Coverless? Did you go out and get candy last night?

 

Raw and complete about a 2.5/3.0 and no I wasn't allowed to get candy.

 

Personal or for resale?

 

Says who :sumo:

 

My mom did

 

Wait wait wait are you being serious here? That your mom had to tell you it is "not cool" for a 22 year old to go trick or treating????

 

She does watch the news more than I do myself so it's a safe bet trusting her.

lol
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uchiha101

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I'm tempted to say something sarcastic because you seem to have missed my point. But instead I will be direct: My point is that you overpaid. Again. I'm not saying the value won't increase, but how much do you expect the value to increase? Enough to make that buy worth it since you overpaid. Have you done any basic comparative trend analysis with similar books? Do you even know what that is or how to do it? What makes you think it will be worth your investment for the price you paid? How much did Strange Tales 126 go up with the 1st app of Clea and Dormammu in that grade? Or a similar book like 1st app Collector?

 

Do you realize that you still live in Canada which means you probably paid more for shipping to get the comic and will probably have to charge more for shipping to sell the comic and that reduces your realizable margins on BOTH ends? Especially since you already bought it about FMV?

 

Please stop buying comics, you will lose, and continue to lose until you get professional help for your issues, more education, or a full time job. Please stop assuming you'll 'figure it out' and 'learn as you go'. Has anything in your life been successful that way?

Its like thinking you can play hockey other than the fact that you can't skate. You WILL NOT LEARN HOW TO SKATE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAME. There will be occasions where you take a few steps in the right direction, but you'll either fall or get knocked down over and over and over. Which is not to say there isn't some amount of honor in continuing to get up after falling, just that its no good to anyone, including yourself. And people yelling from the sidelines won't help you skate any better either, no matter how well those people skate.

Please note that 'skating' in this scenario IS NOT BUYING AND SELLING CHEAPER COMICS OR COLLECTIBLES. Skating is gaining either through work (like at a job where people pay you) or education (organized school) actual business and analytical skills that will help you make logical, reasonable, basic, economic decisions. Learning to skate should not occur in a competitive environment, so that you can fall and get back up without real consequence.

 

As always, I'm sure you will ignore this advice because it doesn't fit your fantasy narrative of how you think your life will be greatly improved if you could only string together some consecutive flipping successes. As if going to a yard sale and pulling a $500 for $5 magically makes you good at math or gives you better hygiene or cures your learning disability. All it would do is make you overconfident leading to more poor decisions. You keep thinking its just about a couple hundred dollars in losses, but its really about your decision making abilities, which impact not just your wallet but every part of your life.

 

To answer your question all the comics you've mentioned have been shipped to my friends address which will save me money since the buyers are in the states. Yes I've done some comparing with listing that have sold in the same grade and go from 20-60 bucks. I know I have a lot to improve on but I'm working at is and yes I'm sure you're tired of hearing it.

 

I want to point out that with Aphra it's been going as I said so far, the cheaper comics will sell to be replaced with more expensive copies which they will sell when the time is right. I'll also say that I did get the timing wrong but only by a couple days unlike last time but that credit goes to my friend.

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Logan510

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Comics purchased

 

ST 157 Paid $13.50

 

Raw/Grade? Graded/Grade? Complete? Coverless? Did you go out and get candy last night?

 

Raw and complete about a 2.5/3.0 and no I wasn't allowed to get candy.

 

Personal or for resale?

 

Says who :sumo:

 

My mom did

 

Wait wait wait are you being serious here? That your mom had to tell you it is "not cool" for a 22 year old to go trick or treating????

 

She does watch the news more than I do myself so it's a safe bet trusting her.

lol

 

Meanie :baiting:

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I'm tempted to say something sarcastic because you seem to have missed my point. But instead I will be direct: My point is that you overpaid. Again. I'm not saying the value won't increase, but how much do you expect the value to increase? Enough to make that buy worth it since you overpaid. Have you done any basic comparative trend analysis with similar books? Do you even know what that is or how to do it? What makes you think it will be worth your investment for the price you paid? How much did Strange Tales 126 go up with the 1st app of Clea and Dormammu in that grade? Or a similar book like 1st app Collector?

 

Do you realize that you still live in Canada which means you probably paid more for shipping to get the comic and will probably have to charge more for shipping to sell the comic and that reduces your realizable margins on BOTH ends? Especially since you already bought it about FMV?

 

Please stop buying comics, you will lose, and continue to lose until you get professional help for your issues, more education, or a full time job. Please stop assuming you'll 'figure it out' and 'learn as you go'. Has anything in your life been successful that way?

Its like thinking you can play hockey other than the fact that you can't skate. You WILL NOT LEARN HOW TO SKATE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAME. There will be occasions where you take a few steps in the right direction, but you'll either fall or get knocked down over and over and over. Which is not to say there isn't some amount of honor in continuing to get up after falling, just that its no good to anyone, including yourself. And people yelling from the sidelines won't help you skate any better either, no matter how well those people skate.

Please note that 'skating' in this scenario IS NOT BUYING AND SELLING CHEAPER COMICS OR COLLECTIBLES. Skating is gaining either through work (like at a job where people pay you) or education (organized school) actual business and analytical skills that will help you make logical, reasonable, basic, economic decisions. Learning to skate should not occur in a competitive environment, so that you can fall and get back up without real consequence.

 

As always, I'm sure you will ignore this advice because it doesn't fit your fantasy narrative of how you think your life will be greatly improved if you could only string together some consecutive flipping successes. As if going to a yard sale and pulling a $500 for $5 magically makes you good at math or gives you better hygiene or cures your learning disability. All it would do is make you overconfident leading to more poor decisions. You keep thinking its just about a couple hundred dollars in losses, but its really about your decision making abilities, which impact not just your wallet but every part of your life.

 

To answer your question all the comics you've mentioned have been shipped to my friends address which will save me money since the buyers are in the states. Yes I've done some comparing with listing that have sold in the same grade and go from 20-60 bucks. I know I have a lot to improve on but I'm working at is and yes I'm sure you're tired of hearing it.

 

I want to point out that with Aphra it's been going as I said so far, the cheaper comics will sell to be replaced with more expensive copies which they will sell when the time is right. I'll also say that I did get the timing wrong but only by a couple days unlike last time but that credit goes to my friend.

 

I'm curious, can you show me where they've sold for $20 to $60?

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Logan510

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I just thought it was funny. Wasn't trying to be mean. :baiting:

 

I thought it was funny too, I just wanted to get your attention :foryou:

Send me some cookies. :grin:

 

Let me ask the boss, I don't want to say yes on her behalf without asking :)

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Any reason for the buy other then a personal book? If you are looking for bulk low demand Silver-Age books in VG I'm sure a ton of board members can beat that price even with Canada shipping.

 

If I knew he just needed to have this book so bad, I would have just mailed him one out for free.

 

Gabe you gotta stop wasting your money.

 

Jim

Send me something special.

 

You don't deserve anything.

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I just thought it was funny. Wasn't trying to be mean. :baiting:

 

I thought it was funny too, I just wanted to get your attention :foryou:

Send me some cookies. :grin:

 

Let me ask the boss, I don't want to say yes on her behalf without asking :)

Send me some cookies. You know the answer would be yes if I was really serious.
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