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Dave's new 12 step program

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jonnydouble

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JD - we should be moral support for each other . . . $2,500 in one month on Amex, huh? I'll keep that in mind insane.gif

 

DAM

 

Plus I used up a $700.00 balance in my Paypal frown.gif........but I NEEDED every one of those books.

 

J.D.

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JD - we should be moral support for each other . . . $2,500 in one month on Amex, huh? I'll keep that in mind insane.gif

 

DAM

 

Plus I used up a $700.00 balance in my Paypal frown.gif........but I NEEDED every one of those books.

 

J.D.

 

 

Ok, what exactly do you ppl do for a living to have this type of spending cash? Lawyers, doctors, pimps, mafia child??? insane.gif

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I flip houses...like some guys flip books....buy a fixer-upper in up-coming neighborhood...little refurbishing....litttle landscaping...and boom..you sell it to some yuppie 18 months down the road..........I think Dave comes from Long Island Mafia money though 893scratchchin-thumb.gif

 

J.D.

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I flip houses...like some guys flip books....buy a fixer-upper in up-coming neighborhood...little refurbishing....litttle landscaping...and boom..you sell it to some yuppie 18 months down the road..........I think Dave comes from Long Island Mafia money though 893scratchchin-thumb.gif

 

J.D.

 

JD - from now on I expect to be called "Don Corleone" I mean, "Don Matteini" tongue.gif

 

DAM

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Man, I'm all over the place buying. I tried to stay focused on only a couple of titles like Amazing Spider-Man and Iron Man and the next thing, I'm spending money on "Crisis on Infinite Earths" because I like those covers a lot, then onto "Marvel Spotlight with the Werewolf, Miller Daredevils and then the next thing I'm buying Arrgh! issues.

I'm better at staying focused now, but I still stray all the time.

 

 

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I was in some rinky dinky little comic shop i found by accident today, and while i took a little tour through the heroclix displays, the action figures, and the abundant toystuff, i glanced up to the wallcomics. Avengers, Hulk, ASM, Wolverine, Master of kung fu, Ghost rider, ASM, ASM, ASM, ASM, ASM, ASM, more wolvie....something wasnt right. shocked.gif Where the [!@#%^&^] is all the DC stuff??? I had been so sucked in by the gleam of all these bronze and modern age marvel beauties, that for a few moments, i forgot about DC!!!! 893whatthe.gif Believe it or not, I, a DC man, was on the verge of making his first marvel purchase in years. Thank god that out of the corner of my eye i noticed a silver age flash and a worlds finest. Whew!!! tongue.gif Once i regained my composure i made a das for the door and swore to never again let my mind be controlled by Marvel ever again. cool.gif

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Hi...my name is Rick...and I'm a comicholic... shy.gif

 

27_laughing.gif thanks for the response guys! I feel a lot better about things knowing that I am not the only one, but even to look at my past purchases this month (which just got way out of hand):

 

1 - $265 on 3 original art pages and one Robin sketch from Norm Breyfogle

2 - $180 today on a case of Byrne Superman #1 (how could I resist! I have a collection of cases of sealed books!)

3 - $245 on a bunch of SA batman from the last con

4 - $80 for some great BigMan Batman's (thanks again!)

5 - $20 for a Ghosts 57 (the last one I needed)

6 - $60 on some overstreets!

7 - $50 on a killer Zeck commission

 

Total % of spending on furthering the run: 36.1%

 

This has definitely been a horrible month with discretion thrown to the wind, but I still end up buying a lot more than I should in terms of absolute dollars and money spent on the run . . . Especially when I consider that I could have gotten some really nice Bats for that kind of coin, but heh, the Breyfogle pages and sketch are killer, I needed the Ghosts 57 and was tired of waiting, the Zeck commission was practically a freebie since I made a deal with Mike for a commission of a headshot of Batman and Robin for 1/2 price if I put in a crazy snipe on the Two-Face Az 96 cover, and for $60 you can get a whole slew of overstreets!

 

I'll keep you guys posted, but I think I might seriously use these boards as an emotional support to stop buying stuff tongue.gif Okay, at least to make sure I really want the purchase! grin.gif

 

DAM

 

After huge expenditures in May and June ( that huge X-Men CGC run that showcasenew england had killed me grin.gif) I decided to not spend more then $500 for comics in July. Famous last words. Here is what happened.......

 

eBay

2181169330 $273.00 X-MEN UNCANNY #61 CGC 9.4

2182562787 $050.00 UNCANNY X-MEN 88 ~ NM+! ~ 9.6+! CGC

2181450473 $104.15 Marvel Premiere 1 - CGC 9.4

2181391203 $124.50 X-MEN #102 CGC 9.4!!! SUPER NICE----

2181966774 $504.99 X-MEN #16 CGC NM 9.4

2182033093 $305.00 X-MEN # 45 CGC NM+ 9.6...

2182090252 $256.25 CGC GRADED X-MEN #44 NM 9.4

2181991222 $104.95 X-MEN # 89 CGC NM 9.4

2182192420 $077.00 X-MEN 116 CGC NM 9.4

2182733795 $028.00 RARE MARVEL REPRINT SET (UNOPENED MULTI-PAC)

2184533249 $029.99 X-Men 1981 Double cover! CGC

2183720138 $047.50 I Love Lucy Comic Book #23 NM Lucille Ball

2184674809 $034.95 X-Men #150 CGC 9.8 Great Book! Magneto app!

2184674806 $024.95 X-Men #147 CGC 9.6 Doctor Doom app!

2184041106 $104.50 X-Men 82 CGC 9.4 tomega (*) kingdom

2184253168 $072.08 CGC UNCANNY X-MEN #127 9.6 NM+,

2184664466 $025.01 I Love Lucy #17 Comic book

2184371241 $058.00 UNCANNY X-MEN #123 CGC 9.4 NM

2184373224 $077.00 UNCANNY X-MEN #140 CGC 9.6 NM+

2185588883 $134.50 GREEN LANTERN #85 CGC NM 9.4

2185397760 $004.99 2 FRENCH COMIC COMICS X-MEN # 9 & 10

2185397983 $004.99 2 FRENCH COMIC COMICS X-MEN # 16 & 17

2185398142 $005.24 2 FRENCH COMIC COMICS X-MEN # 55/56 & 58

2185398307 $005.24 2 FRENCH COMIC COMICS X-MEN # 62 & 63

2185514290 $080.99 I LOVE LUCY DELL COMIC NO 1 FINE CONDITION

 

Heritage

7222 $250 X-Men #29 (Marvel, 1967) CGC NM 9.4

7223 $280 X-Men #30 (Marvel, 1967) CGC NM 9.4.

7230 $190 X-Men #40 (Marvel, 1968) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white pages.

 

CGC forum purchases $220

Marvel Super-Heroes #1 (1966) CGC 9.4 OW - First Marvel One Shot

Marvel Spotlight #1 (1971) CGC 9.4 W - Origin Red Wolf

 

Big Apple $250

X-men 63 NM 9.4

Original Art Professor X from Marvel Universe

 

New Comics : $175

 

So if you are a comicholic - what does this make me, a junkie confused-smiley-013.gif.

 

Tom

 

 

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blowout

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So if you are a comicholic - what does this make me, a junkie

 

Someone with a lot of spare cash...and maybe no wife to check what you are spending it on grin.gif

Man, I would be pushed to spend that much on comics in a year... frown.gif

 

Even though you bought a lot of books Tom, you did seem to stay relatively focused. Some real nice stuff there...congrats on the pick ups.

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greggy

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I have ZERO discipline. None. Nada. I see a beautiful book that I'd love to own for my collection...I buy it. Or at least go after it!!!

 

Need..

To..

Save..

Money..

For...

House..

 

Just convince the man to move back to his roots in old Canuck land. Ship the whole head office up here! sumo.gif

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Tomega

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now tom, what exactly is it that you do again? 893scratchchin-thumb.gifnice buys BTW laugh.gif

 

I am a man whore who services the rich women of Long Island...... shocked.gif

 

Or

 

I am in sales and the spring/summer is very lucrative, so my comic expenditures commensurate with the influx of cash. However, the winter is not nearly as remunerative so my comic purchases decrease proportionally.

 

Take your pick smirk.gif

 

Tom

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greggy

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Need..

To..

Save..

Money..

For...

House..

 

not in the bayarea bro confused-smiley-013.gif

 

But...don't you live in the Pacific Heights area? confused-smiley-013.gif

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jonnydouble

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now tom, what exactly is it that you do again? 893scratchchin-thumb.gifnice buys BTW laugh.gif

 

I am a man whore who services the rich women of Long Island...... shocked.gif

 

Or

 

I am in sales and the spring/summer is very lucrative, so my comic expenditures commensurate with the influx of cash. However, the winter is not nearly as remunerative so my comic purchases decrease proportionally.

 

Take your pick smirk.gif

 

Tom

hamptons bartender?

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