the blob Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 (edited) The first off the rack book i ever went nuts on was saga 1. I bought at least 25 copies. But i didn't wait long enough, did not get more than $30 for any if them. Back issues i have a lot of books i chased and stockpiled when cheap, but it took me more than 35 years of collecting before i bought more than 3 or 4 copies of anything off the rack. Edited January 10, 2018 by the blob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, gadzukes said: Not to mention AF15s. Not so long ago I bought three AF15s 3.0s for $3000 each. I don't have any of them now. I sold them each for about $4000 and thought I had hit the jackpot. I paid 500.00 for a raw 5.0 AF 15 in 1987. I still own that copy, will never sell it either. ComicConnoisseur, Larryw7 and jdw1991 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 10 minutes ago, oakman29 said: I paid 500.00 for a raw 5.0 AF 15 in 1987. I still own that copy, will never sell it either. That sounds like a lot for 1987. Was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comics4All Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, oakman29 said: I paid 500.00 for a raw 5.0 AF 15 in 1987. I still own that copy, will never sell it either. can i be in your will? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Just now, gadzukes said: That sounds like a lot for 1987. Was it? No idea, I wasn't that smart back then. I just wanted my buddies copy, and that's what he wanted for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 1 minute ago, gadzukes said: That sounds like a lot for 1987. Was it? But a 5.0 in 1987 was probably graded as a VF+ then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Just now, comics4all said: can i be in your will? I passed on a 3.5 af 15 for $500, negotiable, from four color comics in 1995. Proceeded to spend as much on a bunch of midgrade poop at that show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 10 minutes ago, oakman29 said: No idea, I wasn't that smart back then. I just wanted my buddies copy, and that's what he wanted for it. I was dirt poor in 1987. $500 would have seemed like a million to me. My daughter was born in 1987. We didn't have insurance. We worked out a deal with the hospital to pay $50 month until we paid off the full $3000 bill (they weren't going to charge us interest if we stayed current). What does a birthing at the hospital cost these day? I'm guessing no less than $20k. ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 1 minute ago, gadzukes said: I was dirt poor in 1987. $500 would have seemed like a million to me. My daughter was born in 1987. We didn't have insurance. We worked out a deal with the hospital to pay $50 month until we paid off the full $3000 bill (they weren't going to charge us interest if we stayed current). What does a birthing at the hospital cost these day? I'm guessing no less than $20k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 1 minute ago, gadzukes said: I was dirt poor in 1987. $500 would have seemed like a million to me. My daughter was born in 1987. We didn't have insurance. We worked out a deal with the hospital to pay $50 month until we paid off the full $3000 bill (they weren't going to charge us interest if we stayed current). What does a birthing at the hospital cost these day? I'm guessing no less than $20k. We got a $30k bill for an uncomplicated birth and minimal stay 12 years ago. Almost had a heart attack. Turns out the hospital had made a mistake billing insurance and was told we had none. Needless to say, it got fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 15 minutes ago, gadzukes said: Well for at least 5 years they were unread and well protected in the back of my underwear/sock drawer. Back in those days I hadn't discovered mylars and backing boards. Anywhere near my underwear they would be 1.0s pretty quickly. Just ask my wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot6 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 18 minutes ago, gadzukes said: I was dirt poor in 1987. $500 would have seemed like a million to me. My daughter was born in 1987. We didn't have insurance. We worked out a deal with the hospital to pay $50 month until we paid off the full $3000 bill (they weren't going to charge us interest if we stayed current). What does a birthing at the hospital cost these day? I'm guessing no less than $20k. Free! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comics4All Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 25 minutes ago, the blob said: Anywhere near my underwear they would be 1.0s pretty quickly. Just ask my wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KryptoMayor Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I read comics for a while for the stories, but I got caught up in the investment hype when a lot of other did. Here’s my first multiple copies (about 30 of them). ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 12 minutes ago, KryptoMayor said: I read comics for a while for the stories, but I got caught up in the investment hype when a lot of other did. Here’s my first multiple copies (about 30 of them). I think we all got caught up in that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGrover Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Star Wars #1 my buddy and I were at our only comic book store in 1977 and they had 22 copies! We thought we had hit the mother load... it took us a half an hour to pool all the money we had and convince ourselves it was the right thing to do. We each had 11 copies of the first comic book of the greatest movie we had ever experienced! I still have 8 of those and three that are graded 9.6 1Cool and ComicConnoisseur 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spracknetch23 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I was never really one to horde. Anytime I get multiple copies of an issue I'm tempted to sell a copy in order to get something else new. But I did buy an extra X-men 294 when it was released, one to open and one to keep bagged with card. I sure knew how to pick 'em.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comics4All Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 36 minutes ago, SuperGrover said: Star Wars #1 my buddy and I were at our only comic book store in 1977 and they had 22 copies! We thought we had hit the mother load... it took us a half an hour to pool all the money we had and convince ourselves it was the right thing to do. We each had 11 copies of the first comic book of the greatest movie we had ever experienced! I still have 8 of those and three that are graded 9.6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comics4All Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 (edited) 51 minutes ago, oakman29 said: I think we all got caught up in that one. Well if you got a bunch of the platinum one or whatever color , there are some of these that aren't in the 50c bin! Edited January 10, 2018 by comics4all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 43 minutes ago, comics4all said: Well if you got a bunch of the platinum one or whatever color , there are some of these that aren't in the 50c bin! I do have all six different ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
