Nazirite Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 32 minutes ago, Ryan. said: He does guarantee that, WHICH HE DID NOT HAVE TO DO. The phrase of the year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 2 hours ago, jsilverjanet said: but what about when it comes time to sell? well there's always a cost there. At least 10-13% on ebay 8% selling via MCS auctions. Hutch88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostboys Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 23 minutes ago, awakeintheashes said: WTTB https://comics.gpanalysis.com Ive never seen that...THANKS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnexus Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 I always value my comics at 15% less than the "Sold" value. Assume the worst if you try to flip them and you're paying 13% in Ebay/Paypal fees. Then I always tack on 2% for packing costs, transportation, etc. It gives me a much more realistic number if it's something worth investing in. Even if you sell something for $100, you'll never actually get $100 unless it's straight cash. Also technically you need to pay taxes on anything you sold too, so that can be another 28%(?). Keys_Collector 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 3 hours ago, jsilverjanet said: I don't know how reliable gocollect is but I've had it quoted to me in the past when trying to buy a collection. their $ are usually way off so for fun i ran GPA on your books those 3 books are currently $4500 total combined on GPA but it's only the 3 biggest books in his collection, so the rest of the 30 books make up the rest to get to 10 000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostboys Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 10 minutes ago, William-James88 said: but it's only the 3 biggest books in his collection, so the rest of the 30 books make up the rest to get to 10 000 Bingo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostboys Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 22 minutes ago, Tnexus said: I always value my comics at 15% less than the "Sold" value. Assume the worst if you try to flip them and you're paying 13% in Ebay/Paypal fees. Then I always tack on 2% for packing costs, transportation, etc. It gives me a much more realistic number if it's something worth investing in. Even if you sell something for $100, you'll never actually get $100 unless it's straight cash. Also technically you need to pay taxes on anything you sold too, so that can be another 28%(?). Hopefully I'll never have to sell them. I'd like to pass them down to my daughter...shes 13 and is really beginning to enjoy reading my comics. I'm not looking to cash out...im just happy to get what I did before the prices went nuts. SECollector 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Oh goody Yet another thread proclaiming all the unrealized gains based on some web sites list of sales. -bc Keys_Collector 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostboys Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, bc said: Oh goody Yet another thread proclaiming all the unrealized gains based on some web sites list of sales. -bc Should I use recent sales on Ebay instead? Because they are all higher than comicsgocollect. Feel free to ignore me Edited April 29, 2021 by lostboys Misspelled word SECollector 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Pontoon Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Ryan. said: 1 hour ago, GACollectibles said: Can you guarantee that? He does guarantee that, WHICH HE DID NOT HAVE TO DO. A good custom title for maybe.... GACollectibles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GACollectibles Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, Pontoon said: A good custom title for maybe.... GACollectibles. I just wants my old one back! thehumantorch and greggy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 56 minutes ago, bc said: Oh goody Yet another thread proclaiming all the unrealized gains based on some web sites list of sales. -bc It's just someone having some fun with their collection and wanting to share. Sounds like the right forum online to do it in, since it's all comic based. We don't have to rain on this person's parade. At least they didn't a) complain on their books not being received b) complain on wait time increases for their cards c) ask if their CGC case is fake d) ask if their 9.8 was really a 9.8 e) ask why CCS didn't press their book when they selected screening instead of pressing MetalPSI and oakman29 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Less Blob Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, Tnexus said: I always value my comics at 15% less than the "Sold" value. Assume the worst if you try to flip them and you're paying 13% in Ebay/Paypal fees. Then I always tack on 2% for packing costs, transportation, etc. It gives me a much more realistic number if it's something worth investing in. Even if you sell something for $100, you'll never actually get $100 unless it's straight cash. Also technically you need to pay taxes on anything you sold too, so that can be another 28%(?). No. Taxes are on your profit. So, yes, maybe 28% on everything net of fees if you fished your $1000 book out of the 65 cent box (like my NYX 3 and LOS 23 variant). Although Shadroch would be able to come up with $788 worth of legit other deductions, so you'd only be paying taxes on about $60. Edited April 29, 2021 by the blob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 7 hours ago, GACollectibles said: Can you guarantee that? There is a 99.9% chance that it will appreciate 100% before it depreciates 100%. Maybe even higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 8 hours ago, Ryan. said: He does guarantee that, WHICH HE DID NOT HAVE TO DO. I make no promises..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 8 hours ago, GACollectibles said: 9 hours ago, thehumantorch said: There's no guarantee they will continue to jump and no guarantee they won't go down. Can you guarantee that? oakman29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post valiantman Posted April 30, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 30, 2021 On 4/29/2021 at 9:15 AM, lostboys said: Last summer I started collecting graded copies of books from my childhood. I have 30 now ... Be very, very careful. 30 slabs in less than a year can quickly turn into... Msgarmar, Yorick, 1950's war comics and 8 others 8 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 2 hours ago, valiantman said: wow ! looks like a library.... FoggyNelson and valiantman 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Msgarmar Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 2 hours ago, valiantman said: Be very, very careful. 30 slabs in less than a year can quickly turn into... I feel like I’m looking at the last scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark. I want to see it all... Namtak, valiantman and oakman29 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 On 4/29/2021 at 8:05 AM, jsilverjanet said: I don't know how reliable gocollect is but I've had it quoted to me in the past when trying to buy a collection. their $ are usually way off so for fun i ran GPA on your books those 3 books are currently $4500 total combined on GPA Yep. As they say. "Rose colored glasses" 😍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...