A comic tale: How to lose 50% of your $$$ in less than a year.

[DanielDupcake-migration]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...A%3AIT&rd=1

[goldust40]

Yeah, those comic books are such a waste of money.

 

Reserve not met, btw. The seller can always try again...

[nik]

Same can be said about automobiles, but yet people still buy them

[Ringfinger]

True

[JohnBull]

Looks like all that recent TV exposure hasn't quite done it for Silver Acre.

[DanielDupcake-migration]

He was on TV ? Cool. What was the program ?

[GACollectibles]

That book would be a nice addition to gman's run, he oughtta upgrade!

[OldGuy]

Same can be said about automobiles, but yet people still buy them

 

Most peoples cars get them to work every day and enable them to earn a living.

[Thegoldenage]

Automobiles serve a valuable purpose and cannot be compared to comic books.

[RDK]

Geez, that's a sweet-looking book! But Silver Age Marvel's in 9.9 condition can't help but look trimmed. Those are mighty sharp edges!

[october]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...A%3AIT&rd=1

 

 

The week or so I though you were gone for good were happy ones indeed, Krazy Kat. I knew it too good to be true.

[Tomega]

Looks like all that recent TV exposure hasn't quite done it for Silver Acre.

 

What TV exposure?

[nik]

Okay, bad analogy

 

[goldust40]

Looks like all that recent TV exposure hasn't quite done it for Silver Acre.

 

I heard about that, but didn't see the program slot...

[Illiterati-migration]

$12,000 is half of your money? Are you sure you can afford hobbies right now? Are you sure you can afford the internet, for that matter?

[tth2]

Okay, bad analogy

 

No, it was a good analogy, but you just should've used some multi-hundred thousand dollar exotic like a Lamborghini as an example, rather than just any car. No one needs to pay that much for a car if all they need is transportation, and yet, many people do.

[DanielDupcake-migration]

$12,000 is half of your money? Are you sure you can afford hobbies right now? Are you sure you can afford the internet, for that matter?

 

Considering it sold for something like $24,000 last year in Heritage - yes - $12K is half. What is your point ?

[joe_collector]

No, it was a good analogy, but you just should've used some multi-hundred thousand dollar exotic like a as an example, rather than just any car. No one needs to pay that much for a car if all they need is transportation, and yet, many people do.

 

Nope, you need to compare it to something that has no actual real-world use outside its monetary value, like a slabbed comic or a stock certificate.

 

A Lamborghini encased in a Lucite shell would be a perfect comparison. Then you could never drive it.

[JohnBull]

He was on TV ? Cool. What was the program ?

 

Don't know, but it looked like a local news thing. My mother-in-law lives in Marlow and saw something about comics. Knowing my interest, she put a tape in and recorded it for me. I guess it was about 5 minutes.

 

It was quite funny. Having shown off the Ohio AF15 and a Batman 1 (which was PLOD, but couldn't see the grade), Darryl was then asked for investment advice for the future. Rather than go for blue chip items, he suggested unknowns which might go up, such as UK Marvel reprints from the 70's (which he proclaimed as good as they are currently very cheap). The cynic in me wonders if he has just come accross a warehouse full of these.

[delekkerste]

Okay, bad analogy

 

No, it was a good analogy, but you just should've used some multi-hundred thousand dollar exotic like a Lamborghini as an example, rather than just any car. No one needs to pay that much for a car if all they need is transportation, and yet, many people do.

 

Still a flawed analogy, I'm afraid...you can get plenty of additional "mileage" from a Lamborghini other than its functional use as a mode of transport. Show off your Lamborghini = date models. Show off your ASM #19 CGC 9.9 = women flee in horror.