shadroch Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 I started a thread when I sold my raw books three months ago, but still had the CGC books and a household full of stuff. Today I sold the rest. What they say about boats is hopefully true about stuff in general because I just sold all of mine. The only comics I kept were Marvel Omni- FF1,2 Avengers 1,2, Spidey 1,2 and the two Taschen volumes. I still have books on consignment on MCS, and some in their pipeline, and a few loaned to a dealer. Senormac, Dave2739 and WolverineX 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namisgr Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Congrats on the huge sales, Shad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
followtheleader Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 I did the same earlier this year. The whole bunch. Though there are minor occasions where I think about a book or two, I'm fine with the decision. After it's gone, I think you'll feel the same. Took a lot of anxiety away from me. Now I just focus on my toys. Patrick namisgr and Dave2739 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisco37 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Congrats. I found it liberating when I sold nearly everything. I enjoy my small collection much more now thanu when I had 30x the number of books. namisgr, KirbyJack, Senormac and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 (edited) these days i almost wish i had a completely empty house except for the bare necessities instead of this.. Edited October 13, 2022 by 1950's war comics Senormac, Dave2739 and Cliff R. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave2739 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 On 10/12/2022 at 9:13 PM, 1950's war comics said: these days i almost wish i had a completely empty house except for the bare necessities instead of this.. Hit the purge button man!! 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisco37 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Where’s the Alter of Brady? 1950's war comics, namisgr, BlowUpTheMoon and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff R. Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Very happy for you. As a fellow hoarder, I can understand why you'd want to scale back. I have more hobbies and interests than time to enjoy them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian48 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Congrats. Slowing selling off my sports card collection right now. Might hit it big this year if the market holds up. Enough for me to not worry about my job any more and allow me the time to slowly sell off my comic collection. As much as I love all the junk I accumulate, at some point you need to sell and move onto other things. KCOComics, namisgr, Tec-Tac-Toe and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttfitz Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 On 10/12/2022 at 9:13 PM, 1950's war comics said: these days i almost wish i had a completely empty house except for the bare necessities instead of this.. That looks like my place - if I got rid of a bunch of stuff and cleaned up a bit. electricprune, PeterPark, KCOComics and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 On 10/12/2022 at 7:55 PM, shadroch said: I started a thread when I sold my raw books three months ago, but still had the CGC books and a household full of stuff. Today I sold the rest. What they say about boats is hopefully true about stuff in general because I just sold all of mine. The only comics I kept were Marvel Omni- FF1,2 Avengers 1,2, Spidey 1,2 and the two Taschen volumes. I still have books on consignment on MCS, and some in their pipeline, and a few loaned to a dealer. Not bad. So maybe take some of the money and buy something you would want to keep, that you never thought was practical to own. Quality over quantity. Maybe it has to do with comics, maybe it doesn't. Ruth card? Maybe something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Congratulations. I'm sure it took time to come to this decision. I'm not there yet in my journey. When/if that day arrives it will be a ton of anxiety... I'm too nostalgic. Krismusic and fast eddie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cocomonkey Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Congrats! As others have said, I can only imagine the burden that's lifted. Now someone start the timer for how long until you're back in the game... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted October 13, 2022 Author Share Posted October 13, 2022 On 10/13/2022 at 1:48 AM, Buzzetta said: Not bad. So maybe take some of the money and buy something you would want to keep, that you never thought was practical to own. Quality over quantity. Maybe it has to do with comics, maybe it doesn't. Ruth card? Maybe something like that. Next up is exploring the West, although it is late in the season. It's hard to imagine ,sitting on my deck and it is in the 80s, that ski resorts a few hundred miles away are preparing for snow. Buzzetta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidpg Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Good stuff!! I sold off 0.003% of my collection a year ago (UXM 1-12 and a handful of atomic age books) for a goog chunk of cash, and I still don't regret it actually. Now I have another 150 or so keys/good books that I'll be moving soon, likely through MCS. I'm being lazy though...gotta get it done as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post buttock Posted October 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 13, 2022 On 10/12/2022 at 7:13 PM, 1950's war comics said: these days i almost wish i had a completely empty house except for the bare necessities instead of this.. You could sell it all and get a camera that focuses! badback83, jayhawker, WolverineX and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vixom Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 On 10/12/2022 at 5:13 PM, shadroch said: As of this moment, I have a handshake agreement , and a big deposit, for a gentleman to buy not only the rest of my comics but everything else I choose to sell- my toys, my western goods, my recycled metal sculptures and anything and everything. It's amazing how small transactions can blossom almost overnight. A return buyer had an appointment to buy a box of Marvel Masterpieces and I was hoping to sell him some more. When he started looking around, he asked to take a few photos and in minutes we were discussing a bigger deal and after we both thought it over overnight, I presented my terms and we had our agreement. I keep my toy soldier collection, my coins/ precious metals and pre1970s cards and memorabila. He gets all the non-military toys, post 70 sports stuff, ect,ect. We estimate three truckfulls. Knocking off $300 a month for storage space is an unexpected bonus. I've got mixed feelings. It's hard to let go but I'm wondering if this will really be the end or will I start over with a clean slate. I still have a good amount of stuff on consignment, but I'm not planning on replacing items as they sell. I think it's a good time to sell. I sold off 2 years ago. Still have tens of thousands of books but nothing of high value. I keep buying but instant sell. Not keeping anything long-term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 On 10/13/2022 at 6:02 PM, Thisisrequired said: I sold off 2 years ago. Still have tens of thousands of books PeterPark, ttfitz and Turnando 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 On 10/13/2022 at 6:16 PM, Ryan. said: On 10/13/2022 at 6:02 PM, Thisisrequired said: I sold off my books of value 2 years ago. Still have tens of thousands of books Ryan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
