ADAMANTIUM Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 (edited) Thoughts? It's important to buy what you love. Letting go can be hard if it is too rare an item though. As far as the DD 9.8, keep in mind it's a toss up, sometimes you have to avoid the speculation of others. I recently traded my midgrade ASM129, with the current uptick in prices due to Netflix, and I'll wait on replacing. It may never come down again, but then I made a gain. Also, I could then save for a lower grade in the future if prices are that secure. Point is the market can speculate then if your holding you could cash in, but it isn't the time to buy in. Life happens and there is a middle ground somewhere, being comfortable where your at is sometimes askew. Edited January 2, 2018 by ADAMANTIUM Auto correct 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFifthHorseman Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Buy high sell low! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGsimba77 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Don't think you could ever go wrong with silver/bronze ASM's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Buy sheep, sell deer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightsofold Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 I don't see anything wrong with hoping to sell the stuff you own today for a higher price sometime in the future. Plan for what you want and do it? Adjust plan as needed. Hope for the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Von Cichlid Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 What works for me is to realize that I am an addict of buying new comics and that forces me to balance that addiction with making wise as possible use of my dollars. For example, I will never spend more than 30 dollars at a time on filler issues (those in the 2 to 10 dollar range). I realize that spending 15 dollars to get a few fillers will have the same satisfaction effect as spending a 100 dollars to get 30 fillers. If I ever have more than 50 bucks to spend at a single time, I always make sure to get the nicest single book I can find. Sometimes it can be hard to resist the temptation of walking out of the LCS with a 200 dollar stack of 50 decent books versus one 200 dollar nice one, but once my collection got past 6 long boxes I don't have that temptation as much anymore. I will never be in the position that I am buying purely on speculation and not love because there is simply too much out there that I love that I don't have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 (edited) Everything I bought off the racks in the last 30 years was to read, and 90% of it isn't even worth what I paid. I buy low end vintage stuff for the fun of it, not really worrying about it's long term value, but I'd be lying if I said when I'm buying three or four figure books that part of the calculation wasn't that I hope to at least get my money back out of it if and when I sell them. That said, even when I buy books to flip, I only buy what I think is cool in the first place. Edited January 3, 2018 by rjpb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFifthHorseman Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 16 minutes ago, rjpb said: when I'm buying three or four figure books that part of the calculation is that I hope to at least get my money back out of it if and when I sell them. Speculator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 7 minutes ago, TheFifthHorseman said: 24 minutes ago, rjpb said: when I'm buying three or four figure books that part of the calculation is that I hope to at least get my money back out of it if and when I sell them. Speculator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFifthHorseman Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 3 minutes ago, lizards2 said: I'll raise ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, TheFifthHorseman said: I'll raise ya Not even close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFifthHorseman Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, lizards2 said: Not even close. Sorry there's no tongue. I'd have to search the Dark Web to find something like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 3 minutes ago, TheFifthHorseman said: 6 minutes ago, lizards2 said: Not even close. Sorry there's no tongue. I'd have to search the Dark Web to find something like that wimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFifthHorseman Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 7 minutes ago, lizards2 said: wimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01TheDude Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Just now, 01TheDude said: boo - ick I still like the band, but he's a ..., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01TheDude Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 settle down-- just a gross tongue picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adampasz Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 On 1/1/2018 at 4:04 PM, NoMan said: I buy the stuff I like, have fond memories of, like the story and art. However, I definitely have an eye for cashing out. When I buy something I love I always think is it a wise investment for cashing out purposes. I plan to liquidate my collection several years before my death (hopefully for more then I bought it for) and be buried in a coffin full of cash. It would be simpler to just be buried in a coffin full of your comics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 4 minutes ago, adampasz said: On 1/1/2018 at 4:04 PM, NoMan said: I buy the stuff I like, have fond memories of, like the story and art. However, I definitely have an eye for cashing out. When I buy something I love I always think is it a wise investment for cashing out purposes. I plan to liquidate my collection several years before my death (hopefully for more then I bought it for) and be buried in a coffin full of cash. It would be simpler to just be buried in a coffin full of your comics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoMan Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 7 hours ago, adampasz said: It would be simpler to just be buried in a coffin full of your comics! Paper used to make american currency will last WAY longer in a coffin then (than?) the cheap pulp-paper used to make comics. I've factored in leaking embalming fluid and that will make comics break down faster also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
