Looking at re-entering the hobby...can anyone help?

[sfilosa]

It doesn't make sense to me to pay $200 for a F copy when I can get a NM one for $500 . . . .I would make you a bet that the NM will retain value a little better . . . .

 

DAM

 

 

 

Good luck paying $500 for a NM if the real value of a Fine book is $200.

 

Right now, the spread on a CGC VF to a CGC NM is around 1/6. This means if a VF copy went for $200, than a NM copy will run about $1,200.

 

Maybe "raw" you could do that, but most likely the NM wouldn't be a true NM.

 

[dam60]

Okay, sure, but my point is that I would rather pony up the big bucks and get a nice copy for the keys than get an "expensive" mid grade book.

 

DAM

[harveyfan323]

I mostly prefer to have a collection filled with a few expensive (for me) books and the rest are nearly worthless books that mean a lot ot me, but would be hard to sell for much in the market...like my Bolland Judge Dredd Eagle reprints, and my Michael Golden cover collection, etc, etc.

 

I am a condition junkie too, but I can live with 8.0 or better if I have to, but prefer 9.4 or better if I can afford it (and if I can find it!). But there are some very nice books that are in 7.0 and up....buy the book and not the # of course.

 

So you really just have to know yourself and what will make you happy and give you the most satisfaction. I am continually looking within myself to figure out if I am spending my money the wisest way. My collecting priorities change from time to time, so it's a continual process.