New Member, Old Collector.

[Ogami]

Howdy. My name is Nate and I have been collecting for over twenty-one years. I have about ten thousand books and they range from the Platinum Age (I have a hardback, "Bill Nye's Comic History of the U.S., illustrated by F. Opper, Thompson and Thomas, 1894, 1906) to Modern Age (last months current reads). I have been on CBR Forums (same name, noljoner) about seven months but find the talk about actual collecting to be very minimal. Lots of communal, political, and social, and all the comic talk is fan based, with next to no collecting discussion.

 

Well, I'm a collector. And since I'm new, I thought I would introduce myself. I hope this is appropriate; if not, someone let me know.

 

I'm a collector of runs, and I like having complete runs. I also consider myself a low/midgrade collector of the big money keys, a midgrade collector in the runs of Silver, and a mid/high grade in Bronze, and high grade in Copper forward. In that regard, I think I'm fairly normal, but I do see a lot of high grade collectors here.

 

My major runs:

 

Daredevil: complete run

 

Amazing Spider-Man: missing 13 issues, (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 101, 121, 122, annual 1)

 

Spectacular Spider-Man: complete, both volumes

 

Web of Spider-Man: complete

 

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: complete, but still need a first print #1

 

Fantastic Four: need about a hundred and fifty. Coming along.

 

Avengers: need less than a hundred, with nice grades in earliest books as well as Kree Skull War Smith run.

 

Lesser Runs complete: Spider-Man, Nexus, Usagi Yojimbo (need about ten), Groo (complete, all runs), and a bunch of other stuff.

 

I have a nice run of Strange Tales, Cap, and other Silver and Copper goodness. Lot's more big books.

 

My biggest 8 books are:

 

1. Amazing Spider-Man #1 (4.0)

2. X-Men #1 (3.0)

3. Avengers #1 (3.0)

4. Strange Tales #110 (6.5)

5. Avengers #4 (3.5)

6. Fantastic Four #48 (5.0)

7. Journey Into Mystery #83 (1.8, but looks much better)

8. Daredevil #1 (4.0)

 

And it's great having all the emoticons.

[kiltman]

Nice collection! Welcome to the boards.

[awe4one]

Welcome aboard!

 

Where does one store 10,000 comics?

 

Jim

[kiltman]

Welcome aboard!

 

Where does one store 10,000 comics?

 

Jim

 

I reckon a second mortgage. A nice little cottage to house em.

[Ogami]

Thanks, Kiltman, Jim.

 

I bought a "gorilla" shelf, sold by Sam's wharehouse that houses 30 long boxes and the rest are stored in magazine boxes because I re-read them a lot.

 

And is there a typical collector on this board, and where do I stack up? Not looking to win, just understand the community.

[skybolt]

Welcome to the boards.

[sborock]

Welcome to the boards!

[chromium]

Thanks, Kiltman, Jim.

 

I bought a "gorilla" shelf, sold by Sam's wharehouse that houses 30 long boxes and the rest are stored in magazine boxes because I re-read them a lot.

 

And is there a typical collector on this board, and where do I stack up? Not looking to win, just understand the community.

 

Woohoo....another completionist....and finally someone else who uses the glorious magazine boxes to store their comics

 

I'm also a mid-grade collector, an avid completionist and a magazine box junkie...

 

use the "search" function of the boards and type "completionist"....you'll find a lot of threads about people and their obsessions about getting all comics from a certain title...

 

This is about 6000 comics stored in magazine boxes, I need to find a way of shooting the whole cabinet and not just 3/4 of the unit

 

[nik]

Welcome aboard

[kiltman]

Thanks, Kiltman, Jim.

 

I bought a "gorilla" shelf, sold by Sam's wharehouse that houses 30 long boxes and the rest are stored in magazine boxes because I re-read them a lot.

 

And is there a typical collector on this board, and where do I stack up? Not looking to win, just understand the community.

 

Woohoo....another completionist....and finally someone else who uses the glorious magazine boxes to store their comics

 

I'm also a mid-grade collector, an avid completionist and a magazine box junkie...

 

use the "search" function of the boards and type "completionist"....you'll find a lot of threads about people and their obsessions about getting all comics from a certain title...

 

This is about 6000 comics stored in magazine boxes, I need to find a way of shooting the whole cabinet and not just 3/4 of the unit

 

 

You able to store your slabs in those ok?

[FFB]

Thanks, Kiltman, Jim.

 

I bought a "gorilla" shelf, sold by Sam's wharehouse that houses 30 long boxes and the rest are stored in magazine boxes because I re-read them a lot.

 

And is there a typical collector on this board, and where do I stack up? Not looking to win, just understand the community.

 

In terms of stacking up, I think you have a much wider focus than the majority of people on the boards. Most people who post here tend to focus on one to three eras, plus perhaps still reading Moderns. It is rare that someone here will collect (not to mention read!) all the way from Platinum Age to current books.

 

Your collection sounds very nice. Welcome! Where are you from?

[chromium]

You able to store your slabs in those ok?

 

Well I liberate about 90% of the slabs I buy, I have about 50 left which I'm on no hurry to crack open (but I will someday) and they fit perfectly in the boxes...

[LastStarfighter]

(Wow Chromium - Heck of a wall there, looks great...)

 

WELCOME TO THE BOARDS!

[FFB]

You able to store your slabs in those ok?

 

Well I liberate about 90% of the slabs I buy, I have about 50 left which I'm on no hurry to crack open (but I will someday) and they fit perfectly in the boxes...

 

Is that direct or indirect sunlight on the spines of your books?

[chromium]

 

Is that direct or indirect sunlight on the spines of your books?

 

The unit is directly under a sunroof....

 

Don't worry there's no sunlight ever near the books

I actually need to drag some high beams into my study whenever I want to take some pictures.

[whetteon]

[FFB]

 

Is that direct or indirect sunlight on the spines of your books?

 

The unit is directly under a sunroof....

 

Don't worry there's no sunlight ever near the books

I actually need to drag some high beams into my study whenever I want to take some pictures.

 

WHEW!!!!

 

That is an awesome setup, Chrome. I've seen you post those pictures before. It looks superb and makes me jealous.

[Ogami]

Thanks, everybody.

 

Chromium,

 

Nice set up. I'll try to show mine one of these days. I actually am backing off the magazine boxes somewhat, since the runs are easier to get to in long boxes, but my Groo, Nexus, Turtles, And Usagi are all still in magazine boxes as are my unique sets, like "The Masters", boxes devoted to Miller of Moore or Kirby. And of course, magazine boxes are great for limited series and trades.

 

FFB,

 

Mississippi.

[Norrin_Radd]

Welcome to the Boards Member #6084!

 

 

Very nice comic collection.

[chromium]

WHEW!!!!

 

That is an awesome setup, Chrome. I've seen you post those pictures before. It looks superb and makes me jealous.

 

Thanks FBB.....I have no high grade keys to show off, just lots and lots of mid-grade Silver and Bronze, so in order to feel justified I need to show off my setup now and then

 

When I'm off promoting Belgian chocolate and Beer, then you'll know I'm really jealous of some book someone just posted.

 

I need to take some better pics, the unit is curved and takes ip 1 1/2 walls, but I can never get the entire thing in one shot...plus I made new, better logos for each box, using the original -script that was in the comic's title....