comicnoir Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 I was told Heritage doesn't use scans, they use photographs. ThothAmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Just now, comicnoir said: I was told Heritage doesn't use scans, they use photographs. True ThothAmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 On 5/30/2021 at 10:51 PM, szav said: At any rate, its not the same now as it was then, comics are much more expensive on average, and a greater percentage of anyone's disposable income. The idea of ever borrowing on any form of credit to buy them seems nuts. Money has never been so 'cheap' as it is now. I'm sure there are MANY people borrowing to make purchases in all fields. Dr. Love 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 47 minutes ago, comicnoir said: I was told Heritage doesn't use scans, they use photographs. Well, their camera must have been busted when they took that Gangbusters pic... jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Badger Posted June 2, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2021 3 hours ago, Robot Man said: I have always been a keeper. I bought solid stocks and invested my 401K and IRA in blue chip stock. And I have held on to it. I did not take dividends but instead reinvested it into more stock. I am just not a gambler. It has paid off well for me and I now have a very comfortable retirement. The other key to this is to be careful what I spend my money on. I paid off all my debt and owe nothing than a small morgage. I can now take some vacations, help my kids and live a comfortable life. As far as collecting goes, I have always collected what I like and never paid more than I felt comfortable paying. It has always been a self supporting hobby. I sell stuff to pay for what I buy. Never took money out of our household account unless I could pay it back quickly. I have sold comics and collectibles on occasion to buy my first house, other real estate and put my kids through school. I have also sold stuff to buy a half a dozen vintage electric guitars, a couple vintage motorcycles and a vintage truck. All of which I could easily sell if need be. I really have more than enough “stuff” than I really need. I can’t for the life of me, think that going into debt to buy comics or other stuff at today’s prices is a very smart idea. I will most likely, like the vast number of collectors, be one of those kids looking through the candy store window in amazement at the “Promise Collection”. But you never know. With 5K books, there is bound to be a little low hanging fruit... This is me. I'm maybe on a smaller scale but still, it is how I've managed money throughout my life. Bought comics that I liked, hopefully got a "Deal" on them, and used my 401k to invest in stocks. The returns on many of the comics I bought in the 80 and 90s are spectacular and way outdo my 401k performance. I love my comics but I do see a time when I will sell them and cash out. I had to sell some good'uns here recently to fund a new house and a move. Fortunately, the books I sold performed so well relative to what I paid for them I only had to sell half of what I had planned on selling. Once I sell my other house, if I do, I will go pick up a few that I sold; if I can buy them for less than I just sold them. If not, c'est la vie. That is life. I will use the money to buy some other comic book deal and I will be happy. I really hope I am able to buy into the Promise collection. There are a few books I am going to bid upon; some are easy to guess, some might surprise. No matter what though, this is an exciting collection to watch being brought to market! jimjum12, szucchini, ThothAmon and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jimbo_7071 Posted June 2, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2021 1 hour ago, VintageComics said: Money has never been so 'cheap' as it is now. I'm sure there are MANY people borrowing to make purchases in all fields. That sounds like a formula for massive inflation followed by a massive recession. SOTIcollector, october, ThothAmon and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 1 hour ago, comicnoir said: I was told Heritage doesn't use scans, they use photographs. As do CGC, Comic Connect and some other dealers I know. I probably should have said 'images' as opposed to scans but old habits die hard. One disadvantage to scanners is that they take a while to scan each book, which is fine if you're scanning a few books for your personal collection but if you're scanning 1000's of books every month for inventory the time adds up. Still, the differences in representation are easy to see. Some auction houses use darker images than the actual books and some lighter. It's a challenge to image books properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThothAmon Posted June 2, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2021 Got these beauties in today. I display the CC catalog for reference only. Ricksneatstuff, Funnybooks, Mmehdy and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 1 hour ago, VintageComics said: Money has never been so 'cheap' as it is now. I'm sure there are MANY people borrowing to make purchases in all fields. This is how we got into the recession of 2008. People buying things they couldn’t afford. Look what happened. Spending at the top of the market weather comics or stocks is not sound “investing”. Unless you can afford to wait years to break even or make a profit. Especially if you have to go in debt to do it... jimbo_7071 and szucchini 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Mmehdy said: I think your approach to buying into the "promise" collection is both safe and sane. "Wait and see' is what a number of collectors are gonna do and if this collection was say 1500 books the chances of you getting a few to slip thru the cracks would have been greatly reduced. We are, according to ha.com, over 5000 OO GA comic books coming on the market over 18 months. For those of you who are patient, rewards could very well become reality...lets see, I’m willing to wait and see. I would like at least one of these for my pedigree collection for historical purposes. But at the end of the day, I can die happy without one if need be. jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 23 minutes ago, VintageComics said: It's a challenge to image books properly. Heritage has mastered that. The inks drips off from all their books. If only they looked that way after the buyer receives them. Randall Dowling, drbanner, lou_fine and 3 others 2 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmehdy Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, ThothAmon said: Got these beauties in today. I display the CC catalog for reference only. Ha. is the 800 pound gorilla here..Best website by a mile and best catalogs hands down. Any guesses our there on the auction total for the first 274 books? mine is 700K Edited June 2, 2021 by Mmehdy lou_fine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 12 minutes ago, szav said: Did you leave out a number you meant to put in front of the 700? I’d have to agree. With so many top census books the sky’s the limit for every one of them. jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 38 minutes ago, ThothAmon said: Got these beauties in today. I display the CC catalog for reference only. Got mine too (but, you seem to be missing one). Solved a big mystery. Maybe the CGC guys are so forgiving of "bindery tears" because they get the cataloges too. Check this out: Funnybooks, Larryw7, ThothAmon and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, ThothAmon said: Got these beauties in today. I display the CC catalog for reference only. comic connect Edited June 2, 2021 by Funnybooks ThothAmon and tth2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 37 minutes ago, Robot Man said: I’m willing to wait and see. I would like at least one of these for my pedigree collection for historical purposes. But at the end of the day, I can die happy without one if need be. With 5,000 books over 18 months, you can get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Just now, sfcityduck said: Got mine too (but, you seem to be missing one). Solved a big mystery. Maybe the CGC guys are so forgiving of "bindery tears" because they get the cataloges too. Check this out: That's a 9.6 SOTIcollector, ThothAmon, MatterEaterLad and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 12 minutes ago, sfcityduck said: but, you seem to be missing one What the .... Paging Ricksneatstuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 22 minutes ago, szav said: Did you leave out a number you meant to put in front of the 700? I think the PL17, Tec 140, AA61, Tec 69, +Cap 46 alone total 700k or so, and if not there’s easily 10-20 other books that’ll go in the 25-50k range to add to that. I would be surprised if the first 300 books did not average out above $10K each. I would expect these 300 books to get a higher total price than the Billy Wright collection of 300+ did. Yeah, Billy Wright had a D27, Action 1, Batman 1, AA 16, MC 1, D29, Adventure 40, Subby 1, All-Star 3, etc., but the D27 was the only book to make it above $300K. Only six BWs made it to six figures. Many many BWs were only four figure books. It was nine years ago. Prices have blown out the roof since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Ries Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 15 minutes ago, sfcityduck said: I would be surprised if the first 300 books did not average out above $10K each. I would expect these 300 books to get a higher total price than the Billy Wright collection of 300+ did. Yeah, Billy Wright had a D27, Action 1, Batman 1, AA 16, MC 1, D29, Adventure 40, Subby 1, All-Star 3, etc., but the D27 was the only book to make it above $300K. Only six BWs made it to six figures. Many many BWs were only four figure books. It was nine years ago. Prices have blown out the roof since then. Should be asking ourselves what the B. Wright collection would realize had it been sprung today. Robot Man and comicjack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
