BA773 Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 Ok, if you want to argue is RIGHT NOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CAHokie Posted April 28 Popular Post Share Posted April 28 In general people can buy for whatever reason they want. No one cares. D84, Ken Aldred, Terry JSA and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted April 28 Popular Post Share Posted April 28 I have always bought them because I like them. And because I like them and kept them, just by accident, they have become pretty good investments… thehumantorch, KCOComics, Gonzimodo and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post shadroch Posted April 28 Popular Post Share Posted April 28 Comics were a very important part of my investment portfolio. You should invest in things you know and understand. However, if your entire investment portfolio is in comic books and you are living in mom's basement, you might want to reconsider your strategy. Artboy99, AJD, KCOComics and 8 others 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 1Cool Posted April 28 Popular Post Share Posted April 28 Mom . . Meatloaf! Larryw7, ExNihilo, Courageous Cat and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ken Aldred Posted April 28 Popular Post Share Posted April 28 Never bought comics with investment as a driving force. Always loved reading them and bought whatever I connected to, the best copy I could find within an affordable price limit. I do wish I'd been less impulsive and more selective, though. Although I've had some luck with them, voracious reading leads to the accumulation of far too much drek and far too much long term regret, as your outlook and your focal points, both inside and outside of the comics realm, change naturally with age. BA773, KCOComics, Larryw7 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 On 4/28/2024 at 8:01 AM, shadroch said: Comics were a very important part of my investment portfolio. You should invest in things you know and understand. However, if your entire investment portfolio is in comic books and you are living in mom's basement, you might want to reconsider your strategy. Many, many, many years ago I was at a small comic show. There was a guy with a table full of nice GA/SA books. We talked and he invited me over to his place. When I got to his place, I found it was a trailer. Inside was a couch, a TV, coffee table, a mattress on the floor and was packed with mostly worthless comics. I quickly figured out that show table was his entire life savings. I left a lot less impressed… KCOComics, Ken Aldred, adamstrange and 4 others 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NoMan Posted April 28 Popular Post Share Posted April 28 On 4/28/2024 at 8:19 AM, Robot Man said: Many, many, many years ago I was at a small comic show. There was a guy with a table full of nice GA/SA books. We talked and he invited me over to his place. When I got to his place, I found it was a trailer. Inside was a couch, a TV, coffee table, a mattress on the floor and was packed with mostly worthless comics. I quickly figured out that show table was his entire life savings. I left a lot less impressed… Sounds like he wanted to get to know you... Perhaps if you relaxed a bit, gone with the flow, you would have left much more impressed. D84, MattrixAlien, BA773 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post comicjack Posted April 28 Popular Post Share Posted April 28 (edited) I enjoy them for what they are the art form and stories first. The investment part only comes if one is willing to purchase the comic from you.The hobby has grown so much which is good for the comic business in general.There is no guide to say who is right and who is wrong i just love the whole media and will until they plant me Edited April 28 by comicjack Randall Dowling, Ken Aldred, crazyhips and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 Around 1990, I was set up at a NY show, and at the table next to mine was a store owner from Virginia. We spent four days talking and watching each other's table. He was near Alexandria, and I visited DC often, so a few weeks later, I dropped by his shop. It was a nice enough shop but I was stunned to find out he slept on a mattress in the backroom and showered at a gym. Living his dream came with a cost. KCOComics, CAHokie, Larryw7 and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTheDuck Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 On 4/28/2024 at 8:50 AM, shadroch said: he slept on a mattress in the backroom Elon Musk claims to do the same thing, and he's a multi-billionaire! BA773 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 On 4/28/2024 at 9:23 AM, MattTheDuck said: Elon Musk claims to do the same thing, and he's a multi-billionaire! Claims, being the keyword with Musk. I can see him lying on a mattress, deep n his latest K-hole. BA773, MattTheDuck, RockMyAmadeus and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicstock Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 Around 1990, I was set up at a NY show, and at the table next to mine was a store owner from Virginia. We spent four days talking and watching each other's table. He was near Alexandria, and I visited DC often, so a few weeks later, I dropped by his shop. It was a nice enough shop but I was stunned to find out he slept on a mattress in the backroom and showered at a gym. Living his dream came with a cost. Hey, Shad-was this at the Great Eastern Show in NYC / MacFarlane Spider-Man #1 4-day show? Just curious... BA773 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 On 4/28/2024 at 10:19 AM, comicstock said: Around 1990, I was set up at a NY show, and at the table next to mine was a store owner from Virginia. We spent four days talking and watching each other's table. He was near Alexandria, and I visited DC often, so a few weeks later, I dropped by his shop. It was a nice enough shop but I was stunned to find out he slept on a mattress in the backroom and showered at a gym. Living his dream came with a cost. Hey, Shad-was this at the Great Eastern Show in NYC / MacFarlane Spider-Man #1 4-day show? Just curious... No, I'm pretty sure it wasn't. We met while setting up on Thursday night and ended up going out for dinner, so by the last night, it felt like we'd been there a week. I was a one-man show at most of the convention and didn't leave the dealer room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jimbo_7071 Posted April 28 Popular Post Share Posted April 28 (edited) On 4/28/2024 at 9:02 AM, BA773 said: Ok, if you want to argue is RIGHT NOW! People can do what they want. I see comics as carrying too much long-term risk to be a safe investment because I don't think that demographics favor the growth of the hobby over the long haul. I think that demand could go down as the Boomers and Gen-Xers age out of the hobby. Still, I'm sure it could be a good way to invest if you have a knack for picking the right books and selling them at the right time. I wouldn't recommend dumping everything you have into comics and holding them for thirty years. Guys could get away with that thirty years ago because the Boomers and Gen-Xers who dominated the hobby then and still dominate it now have seen their wealth and discretionary income increase dramatically during that time period. Because of that scenario, virtually everything has gone up in value exponentially. The same thing could happen with Millenials and Zoomers, but I don't think that those generations will ever participate in the hobby at the same level as the Boomers and Gen-Xers. We older guys who grew up riding our bikes to the corner store to buy comic books off of the spinner racks carry a passion for the hobby that few of the younger guys will share—note that I didn't say none, I said few. There will continue to be passionate collectors, but I don't think that there will be enough of them to sustain the sort of prices that we see today. Edited April 28 by jimbo_7071 GreatCaesarsGhost, Courageous Cat, MAR1979 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoMan Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 On 4/28/2024 at 12:49 PM, jimbo_7071 said: People can do what they want. I see comics as carrying too much long-term risk to be a safe investment because I don't think that demographics favor the growth of the hobby over the long haul. I think that demand could go down as the Boomers and Gen-Xers age out of the hobby. Still, I'm sure it could be a good way to invest if you have a knack for picking the right books and selling them at the right time. I wouldn't recommend dumping everything you have into comics and holding them for thirty years. Guys could get away with that thirty years ago because the Boomers and Gen-Xers who dominated the hobby then and still dominate it now have seen their wealth and discretionary income increase dramatically during that time period. Because of that scenario, virtually everything has gone up in value exponentially. The same thing could happen with Millenials and Zoomers, but I don't think that those generations will ever participate in the hobby at the same level as the Boomers and Gen-Xers. We older guys who grew up riding our bikes to the corner store to buy comic books off of the spinner racks carry a passion for the hobby that few of the younger guys will share—note that I didn't say none, I said few. There will continue to be passionate collectors, but I don't think that there will be enough of them to sustain the sort of prices that we see today. facts. sad, but true MAR1979 and jimbo_7071 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jeffro. Posted April 28 Popular Post Share Posted April 28 I buy them so I can remove the staples and sew paper pajamas out of them. Nothing lulls me to sleep better than old newsprint ThothAmon, RockMyAmadeus, Point Five and 4 others 2 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davidking623 Posted April 29 Popular Post Share Posted April 29 Comics are about the covers . It's cool watching covers of books you have always seen thru the times get cooler with time . That being said Comics have turned out to be way better than I originally knew they would be, so that is cool all on it's own merit , Watching comics going thru the last 50 years has been quite an amazing ride . jimbo_7071, BlowUpTheMoon, Lazyboy and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR1979 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 On 4/28/2024 at 11:50 AM, shadroch said: Around 1990, I was set up at a NY show, and at the table next to mine was a store owner from Virginia. We spent four days talking and watching each other's table. He was near Alexandria, and I visited DC often, so a few weeks later, I dropped by his shop. It was a nice enough shop but I was stunned to find out he slept on a mattress in the backroom and showered at a gym. Living his dream came with a cost. I know 2 Comic Shop owners who did that except they did not have a gym... The shops were especially ripe in the summer. There are so many more sound investments than Comics that are far far easier to liquidate with low fees. crazyhips and jimbo_7071 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Cat Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 On 4/28/2024 at 3:49 PM, jimbo_7071 said: People can do what they want. I see comics as carrying too much long-term risk to be a safe investment because I don't think that demographics favor the growth of the hobby over the long haul. I think that demand could go down as the Boomers and Gen-Xers age out of the hobby. Still, I'm sure it could be a good way to invest if you have a knack for picking the right books and selling them at the right time. I wouldn't recommend dumping everything you have into comics and holding them for thirty years. Guys could get away with that thirty years ago because the Boomers and Gen-Xers who dominated the hobby then and still dominate it now have seen their wealth and discretionary income increase dramatically during that time period. Because of that scenario, virtually everything has gone up in value exponentially. The same thing could happen with Millenials and Zoomers, but I don't think that those generations will ever participate in the hobby at the same level as the Boomers and Gen-Xers. We older guys who grew up riding our bikes to the corner store to buy comic books off of the spinner racks carry a passion for the hobby that few of the younger guys will share—note that I didn't say none, I said few. There will continue to be passionate collectors, but I don't think that there will be enough of them to sustain the sort of prices that we see today. As a gen X'er I can get behind this theory. I myself have drastically cut back on purchases and even sold off a good amount of books as of late. Dr. Balls, MAR1979 and jimbo_7071 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
