Remember when a nice X-Men #200 was a major score?

[1Cool]

I picked up a really nice Conan #9 & #10 the other day and was pleasantly happy. Ordered a very early Avengers from a board member and got a little thrill. But nothing like when I was a kid and picked up a NM X-Men 200 from the LCS for a good price. Its kind of amazing how your presective completely changes when you get older and make some money. I guess I will have to go buy an X-Men #1 to get a little of that juice back:)

[MutantKeys]

[joe_collector]

To me, it's never been about money, but you do get jaded after so many books pass through your hands.

 

Personally, I'm about ready to give up comics and collect something else.

[Wally's Comics]

That's kind of funny, I broke up with a girlfriend for acidentally sitting on one of my

moderns when it was unbagged and boarded - she didn't think it was a big deal that the

spine was now rolled - nor did she even apologize.

 

So I gave her the boot...

 

which issue was it? X-men 200 fresh off the LCS rack.

 

you could probably get a CGC 9.8 for about $40 now...

 

but honestly it was the principle of the thing...

 

too funny.

 

 

[comicwiz]

To me, it's never been about money, but you do get jaded after so many books pass through your hands.

 

Personally, I'm about ready to give up comics and collect something else.

 

I tried that... a couple of times. Everytime I think I'm out, they pull me back in..

[MutantKeys]

That's kind of funny, I broke up with a girlfriend for acidentally sitting on one of my

moderns when it was unbagged and boarded - she didn't think it was a big deal that the

spine was now rolled - nor did she even apologize.

 

So I gave her the boot...

 

which issue was it? X-men 200 fresh off the LCS rack.

 

you could probably get a CGC 9.8 for about $40 now...

 

but honestly it was the principle of the thing...

 

too funny.

 

 

Correction Nerf. Uncanny X-Men 200 CGC 9.8 goes for about 70-80 dollars

 

 

[Wally's Comics]

That's kind of funny, I broke up with a girlfriend for acidentally sitting on one of my

moderns when it was unbagged and boarded - she didn't think it was a big deal that the

spine was now rolled - nor did she even apologize.

 

So I gave her the boot...

 

which issue was it? X-men 200 fresh off the LCS rack.

 

you could probably get a CGC 9.8 for about $40 now...

 

but honestly it was the principle of the thing...

 

too funny.

 

 

Correction Nerf. Uncanny X-Men 200 CGC 9.8 goes for about 70-80 dollars

 

 

 

boy, you got ripped...

 

 

 

[MutantKeys]

That's kind of funny, I broke up with a girlfriend for acidentally sitting on one of my

moderns when it was unbagged and boarded - she didn't think it was a big deal that the

spine was now rolled - nor did she even apologize.

 

So I gave her the boot...

 

which issue was it? X-men 200 fresh off the LCS rack.

 

you could probably get a CGC 9.8 for about $40 now...

 

but honestly it was the principle of the thing...

 

too funny.

 

 

Correction Nerf. Uncanny X-Men 200 CGC 9.8 goes for about 70-80 dollars

 

 

 

boy, you got ripped...

 

 

 

Me and plenty other people

[johnenock]

To me, it's never been about money, but you do get jaded after so many books pass through your hands.

 

Personally, I'm about ready to give up comics and collect something else.

 

Dibs on Avengers books.

[THE_BEYONDER]

To me, it's never been about money, but you do get jaded after so many books pass through your hands.

 

Personally, I'm about ready to give up comics and collect something else.

 

I tried that... a couple of times. Everytime I think I'm out, they pull me back in..

 

Once I started selling all the time, the passion for my childhood hobby began to dissolve. I've been thinking about completely walking away alot lately.

 

Miss being a simple collector.

[johnenock]

To me, it's never been about money, but you do get jaded after so many books pass through your hands.

 

Personally, I'm about ready to give up comics and collect something else.

 

I tried that... a couple of times. Everytime I think I'm out, they pull me back in..

 

Once I started selling all the time, the passion for my childhood hobby began to dissolve. I've been thinking about completely walking away alot lately.

 

Miss being a simple collector.

 

You're not simple.

[THE_BEYONDER]

[Comicdey]

That's kind of funny, I broke up with a girlfriend for acidentally sitting on one of my

moderns when it was unbagged and boarded - she didn't think it was a big deal that the

spine was now rolled - nor did she even apologize.

 

So I gave her the boot...

 

which issue was it? X-men 200 fresh off the LCS rack.

 

you could probably get a CGC 9.8 for about $40 now...

 

but honestly it was the principle of the thing...

 

too funny.

 

 

 

Don't feel bad, I had a girlfriend in college accidentally drop a record album on my VF copy of JLA #2. It left a pretty decent indent/hole. Luckily she was cute and I didn't pay a lot for the book. It was part of a sweet group I'd found at a Antique Store in Boulder Colorado including a B&B34, Showcase 30 etc all in high grade for a few hundred dollars.

[joe_collector]

To me, it's never been about money, but you do get jaded after so many books pass through your hands.

 

Personally, I'm about ready to give up comics and collect something else.

 

Dibs on Avengers books.

 

Hey, I never said I was selling them all, just putting them into storage for 5-10 years.

[micmack]

Don't feel bad, I had a girlfriend in college accidentally drop a record album on my VF copy of JLA #2. It left a pretty decent indent/hole. Luckily she was cute and I didn't pay a lot for the book. It was part of a sweet group I'd found at a Antique Store in Boulder Colorado including a B&B34, Showcase 30 etc all in high grade for a few hundred dollars.

 

WHERE WAS CHUCK?!?!?!

[KingOfRulers]

To me, it's never been about money, but you do get jaded after so many books pass through your hands.

 

Personally, I'm about ready to give up comics and collect something else.

 

That means its time to go into original art.

[Wally's Comics]

To me, it's never been about money, but you do get jaded after so many books pass through your hands.

 

Personally, I'm about ready to give up comics and collect something else.

 

That means its time to go into original art.

 

and the spirit of KrazyKat lives on...

 

 

 

[skybolt]

To me, it's never been about money, but you do get jaded after so many books pass through your hands.

 

Personally, I'm about ready to give up comics and collect something else.

 

I tried that... a couple of times. Everytime I think I'm out, they pull me back in..

 

Yeah, I took about a 6 month break last year, but got sucked back in. Unless I find a more entertaining hobby, I'll probably stick with comics for now.

[joe_collector]

To me, it's never been about money, but you do get jaded after so many books pass through your hands.

 

Personally, I'm about ready to give up comics and collect something else.

 

That means its time to go into original art.

 

 

OA is the LAST thing I'd ever collect, as it has absolutely zero notalgic value to me. It's not like, as a 12-year old, I was thumbing through the OA at the corner store, or trading OA with my friends, or spending rainy days reading my OA...

[OldGuy]

Personally, I'm about ready to give up comics and collect something else.

 

But you'll still stick around to tell us how stupid moderns are, right?