Who here has a secret collection? 4 4

[Westy Steve]

So I advertised for some books recently.  Someone answered my ad PUBLICLY with a good lead on a couple of books. And of course they quickly sold…but not to me. 
 

This isn’t the first time this kind of thing has happened to me. I feel some people read want to buy ads, or they see someone’s collecting theme and say to themselves, “those are cool, I’m going to do that!”
 

The only way to avoid unwelcome competition is to keep your collection theme secret.  Especially when you’re looking for golden age books because often times there are only a few dozen graded examples or less.

So without divulging what you’re collecting, do you have a secret collection? A genre or theme of books that you’re collecting that you don’t want to advertise?

Edited June 2, 2022 by Westy Steve

[Get Marwood & I]

Yes. 

[Get Marwood & I]

[Robot Man]

Dell Western photo covers

[Get Marwood & I]

I meant no.

[Bird]

I think so. if you count 12-15 GA books of a certain commonality

yes, I think so

[OtherEric]

No.  Collection that, in retrospect, I desperately wish I had kept secret?  Yes.

[goldust40]

I've been posing as a comic collector on this forum for the last 18 years to hide the fact that I actually collect old bits of barbed wire.

I think my strategy worked. Or it did, until now. Oops.

[Bird]

I have a secret collection...it is called books subbed through the economy tier

HeyyyyO! I'm here all week people.

[MrBedrock]

I just got to the point where I collect everything with a ten cent cover price, so there is no reason to keep any of it secret.

[D84]

No. Part of the fun is sharing what I enjoy with like minded people. Sometimes, they'll beat me to a book. Sometimes, I beat them. It all comes out in the wash.

[oakman29]

There's a few G.A. and S.A. that I dont show off on the boards. Secret to you guys , not anyone else. 

[IngelsFan]

Yes.

[Robot Man]

On 6/1/2022 at 4:32 PM, MrBedrock said:

I just got to the point where I collect everything with a ten cent cover price, so there is no reason to keep any of it secret.

[Dave2739]

On 6/1/2022 at 6:15 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

Yes. 

Ditto. I'll announce it once I'm done.

[MattTheDuck]

Do bodies count?

icaj

[AJD]

Yes.

[Tri-Color Brian]

Yes.  Nuff said...  OK, I'll tell anyway...I'm looking for Gold Key Tarzan's from the 1960s...

Edited June 2, 2022 by Tri-ColorBrian

[Axe Elf]

I just bought everything I wanted at once, so nobody had the chance to get wise.

[Gotham Kid]

I secretly collect TMNT, especially in 9.8s ... LOVE that stuff.

Collection total so far: 0

Been at it for years but I'll get there.

Edited June 2, 2022 by Gotham Kid