Popular Post nDemik Posted June 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 17, 2022 Just started collecting three weeks ago and I picked up some decent stuff to start my collecting career and so far it’s been a fun journey and hoping to stick around and learn and obtain some good stuff as I go along. few stuff I’ve collected so far Terry JSA, jcjames, grendelbo and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Good to see new collectors who don't chase the 9.8 sticker. Great taste! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexinnih Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Heck of a start. Congrats and welcome. nDemik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry JSA Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Great pickups and welcome to the hobby! nDemik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowGradeBronze Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Oh what a start! You do know, with those under your belt, it's all down hill from here! Welcome to comicdom. mysterymachine and nDemik 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Hanes Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 you're not messing around..going for great keys nDemik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostboys Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 nDemik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not A Clone Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 That's a good starter kit you've put together! nDemik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR1979 Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 (edited) Before I clicked on it based on the title I figured any books mentioned in this thread would have been ASM361, X-Men (1991) #1,#4 and Spawn #1. Very glad to see I was very wrong! Edited June 21, 2022 by MAR1979 nDemik and djzombi 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Original poster: "Hey guys, I just started collecting....here is what I have!" Proceeds to put my 4000+ book collection to shame within a couple pictures. Seriously though, hot start. 10 year old me did NOT start out like that and even 33 year is lacking some of those! comic_memories, KB81 and nDemik 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Teacher Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 You're certainly off to a good start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travaran Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 6/17/2022 at 10:43 AM, theCapraAegagrus said: Good to see new collectors who don't chase the 9.8 sticker. Great taste! Just curious what you mean by chasing the 9.8 sticker. I'm a newbie so I'm not sure what that means lolz I mean I know that's a grade but what do you mean by chase it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 (edited) On 6/23/2022 at 1:13 PM, Travaran said: Just curious what you mean by chasing the 9.8 sticker. I'm a newbie so I'm not sure what that means lolz I mean I know that's a grade but what do you mean by chase it There are (way too many) people who only seem interested in buying a comic book if it has a sticker that says, "9.8". You could have bought a couple of 9.8s instead of all these nice 6.5-9.2s that you chose to purchase. You chose wisely. Edited June 23, 2022 by theCapraAegagrus Syntax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travaran Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 6/23/2022 at 1:53 PM, theCapraAegagrus said: There are (way too many) people who only seem interested in buying a comic book if it has a sticker that says, "9.8". You could have bought a couple of 9.8s instead of all these nice 6.5-9.2s that you chose to purchase. You chose wisely. Ya. I noticed that the prices jump INSANELY high once you get into the last few points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 6/23/2022 at 1:55 PM, Travaran said: Ya. I noticed that the prices jump INSANELY high once you get into the last few points Sorry, just realized that I mistook you for the OP. Nothing wrong with buying 9.8s, but this is always worth considering: A 9.8 will usually be at least twice as expensive as a 9.6. Can you even tell the difference between a 9.8 and a 9.6? If you couldn't tell the difference, is the price difference even worth it? grendelbo and jcjames 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travaran Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 6/23/2022 at 2:03 PM, theCapraAegagrus said: Sorry, just realized that I mistook you for the OP. Nothing wrong with buying 9.8s, but this is always worth considering: A 9.8 will usually be at least twice as expensive as a 9.6. Can you even tell the difference between a 9.8 and a 9.6? If you couldn't tell the difference, is the price difference even worth it? What do you mean by OP? And in regards to your three rules I pretty much 100% agree. The thing is the 9.8 preys on neurotic people like me Ik there's pretty much no difference visually but I want those extra points so bad regardless But my wallet doesn't agree so that's that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 6/23/2022 at 2:10 PM, Travaran said: What do you mean by OP? And in regards to your three rules I pretty much 100% agree. The thing is the 9.8 preys on neurotic people like me Ik there's pretty much no difference visually but I want those extra points so bad regardless But my wallet doesn't agree so that's that OP = Original Post/Poster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travaran Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 6/23/2022 at 2:11 PM, theCapraAegagrus said: OP = Original Post/Poster Gotcha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB81 Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 On 6/21/2022 at 10:09 AM, comicginger1789 said: Original poster: "Hey guys, I just started collecting....here is what I have!" Proceeds to put my 4000+ book collection to shame within a couple pictures. Seriously though, hot start. 10 year old me did NOT start out like that and even 33 year is lacking some of those! Same here, OP didn't jump in the pool, he did a tripple back flip from the diving board into the pool. Love the books! On 6/23/2022 at 2:10 PM, Travaran said: What do you mean by OP? And in regards to your three rules I pretty much 100% agree. The thing is the 9.8 preys on neurotic people like me Ik there's pretty much no difference visually but I want those extra points so bad regardless But my wallet doesn't agree so that's that Agee 100% on 9.6 vs 9.8 and also how I took am guilty of chasing 9.8s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcjames Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Oh Dang!! That is an AWESOME way to start! No messing around here! Great to start with the ones that will soon be out of reach of entry and midlevel collectors. Great taste in books too! nDemik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
