Mr. Zipper Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 While comics was my first collecting love, and perhaps still my favorite, I also collect autographs. I tend to focus on sports and historical autographs, but also have a decent amount of other areas like entertainment. (If you think that undisclosed restoration and grading inconsistancies are a problem in comic collecting, it is miniscule compared to the epidemic of forgeries in autograph collecting.) I tend to go back and forth a bit. I'll get a bit bored with the nonsense in one hobby and drift the other way for a while to eventually return. Right now, I'm pretty discouraged with all my collecting areas. I'm half tempted to unload many of my autographs because the unrelenting flood of forgeries is already beginning to devalue authentic autographs. It sucks to do your homework, study up and invest in nice historical pieces with impeccable provenance, only to have them devalued because thousands of scumbags are selling fakes on eBay. With comics, I'm discouraged because I've spent the last 20 years putting together a respectable midgrade collection to learn that the future looks very bleak for any book that is less than 9.X as per CGC. While "investment and future value" are not my primary collecting concerns, with today's prices, it would be foolish to completely ignore the matter of future value. Check out my blog (link in my signature). I put up my Jerry Orbach signed photo today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewtSamson Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Other than comics I collect action figures, StarWars stuff, vintage stuff of political nature, vintage magazines, vintage photos, and movie promo items like promo buttons,posters and standees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PovertyRow Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 Not a surprise as I am pretty conversant about it but I also collect 1930's and 1940's horror/sci-fi movie paper - mainly lobby cards with the off half-sheet, insert (love inserts) and 1-sheet. In fact, I just recieved today the following pieces and they are - well - swell! HOUSE OF DRACULA, HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN, INVISIBLE MAN'S REVENGE (hte invis man is the TITLE CARD! Woot!)) LOBBY CARDS - all are original Universal release pieces. Also FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN 1949 Realart re-release (4-color) lobby. And THE APE (Karloff) title lobby card (original release) and REVENGE OF THE ZOMBIES (Carradine) original title card. I be a happy Pov! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 That's some kick arse statues you have there. Would look awesome around a nice showcase of high grade books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno McCoy Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 Not a surprise as I am pretty conversant about it but I also collect 1930's and 1940's horror/sci-fi movie paper - mainly lobby cards with the off half-sheet, insert (love inserts) and 1-sheet. In fact, I just recieved today the following pieces and they are - well - swell! HOUSE OF DRACULA, HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN, INVISIBLE MAN'S REVENGE (hte invis man is the TITLE CARD! Woot!)) LOBBY CARDS - all are original Universal release pieces. Also FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN 1949 Realart re-release (4-color) lobby. And THE APE (Karloff) title lobby card (original release) and REVENGE OF THE ZOMBIES (Carradine) original title card. I be a happy Pov! I shall hear more of this if you will. I love old movie posters. I've been holding off getting into that realm of collecting until I buy a house (I currently have a small townhome that doesnt' have enough wall space). Do you have pics or links of your goods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spider9698 Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 Have a bad case of the collecting bug: 1) Comics 2) Original comic art 3) Old medical books 4) Antique celestial and terrestrial globes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metropoliscomics Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 I collect ray guns from the 1930s to the 50s. If you guys want to see a cool site check out- http://www.toyraygun.com/ Great site! I also love original comic art. I have built a pretty neat collection over the years. I also have a very early RISK board-pretty neat. VZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PovertyRow Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 Not a surprise as I am pretty conversant about it but I also collect 1930's and 1940's horror/sci-fi movie paper - mainly lobby cards with the off half-sheet, insert (love inserts) and 1-sheet. In fact, I just recieved today the following pieces and they are - well - swell! HOUSE OF DRACULA, HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN, INVISIBLE MAN'S REVENGE (hte invis man is the TITLE CARD! Woot!)) LOBBY CARDS - all are original Universal release pieces. Also FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN 1949 Realart re-release (4-color) lobby. And THE APE (Karloff) title lobby card (original release) and REVENGE OF THE ZOMBIES (Carradine) original title card. I be a happy Pov! I shall hear more of this if you will. I love old movie posters. I've been holding off getting into that realm of collecting until I buy a house (I currently have a small townhome that doesnt' have enough wall space). Do you have pics or links of your goods? Feel free to PM me. I will be most happy to post some images. I did a few months back but danged there has been a lot going on since then! Movie paper is still an affordable market if you know what you;re doing, get some education, and understand what makes certain pieces key. (Kind of like comics! ) Big thing though? Restoration is almost fdully accepted and condition is much less critical. That disturnbs me ion some weays because I see some restored or low grade pieces going for the same as better and unrestored pieces. Anyway - pm me and will be happy to shoot some of my pieces link them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 I collect Gold, Silver, and Bronze comics, Marvel and DC. My main focus is Batman. I also collect original comic book artwork, now focusing on covers and splash pages. Lastly, I love the 1940 Saafield Superman Puzzles. I just scored another one off Ebay today (now I have three of the Superman and the Submarine). Here is a link to the thread I started with scans of all the ones I have (no dupes shown). WARNING BIG FILES!!! Superman Puzzles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrin_Radd Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 I collect Gold, Silver, and Bronze comics, Marvel and DC. My main focus is Batman. I also collect original comic book artwork, now focusing on covers and splash pages. Lastly, I love the 1940 Saafield Superman Puzzles. I just scored another one off Ebay today (now I have three of the Superman and the Submarine). Here is a link to the thread I started with scans of all the ones I have (no dupes shown). WARNING BIG FILES!!! Superman Puzzles What covers/splashes do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabfrank Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 Holy hell, thanks bro! How tall (in inches) is that Nightcrawler? I'll have to hunt one of these up on eBay. Thanks again I'm not sure in actual inches, but with the base, it's slightly taller than the wolverine in your pic. Do an Ebay search for "Marvel Collectors Club" and you'll see what it looks like. Also, my LCS has a beautiful Angel statue for sale. It's unlicensed but gorgeous. About the same size or slightly bigger than thr Colossus statue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 Pov, sounds like you got some really great stuff from that Herschenson auction! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stromm Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 2 New statues last week full size Galactus with the mini FF around and the WWoman plane The Plane also came with a full size gold key and B&W blueprints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timely Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Awesome, how much was the Galactus? West Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stromm Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Galactus $170 Plane $250 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alecholland Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 I'm sure this question has been asked before, but I was just curious what other interests my fellow board members have besides comics. I have never collected traditional "action figures", however, following my passion for art and design, I have a collection of urban vinyl/art toys. This hobby began after a trip to New York three years ago where I visited a store called Kidrobot. The toys are designed by some of the most well known graphic designers and graffiti artists from around the world. I find the designs and artwork inspire me in much the same way comics have over the years. So, what do you guys collect besides funny books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ares Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Transformers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osborn_fr Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 I collect all the wowen pictures from the Babe test thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viscosity-migration Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Souls... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ares Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Souls... You need to send this to every persons whose soul you take YOUR SOUL IS MINE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
