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Collector 8.56K	8.56K doog private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 6
	I’ve been reading comics (my brothers monthly new stacks) since the mid 1960’s, but only started owning any in 2013, purely as an investment vehicle. Not as liquid, not as volatile as stocks. I know many who see graded books as investment, not love so much. My son owns a collectibles store, many in his generation collect, not just comics, and value is a big reason why, bigger than love. There will be no crash in my opinion, the movies, the TV guarantee it, and things like Wandavision bring many into the investments, due to its brilliance. It is a modern, less boring rom-com. The old ones ran dry, but comics stories have unlimited angles to keep the story telling fresh. Bullish!
	4 years ago	Post 101 • IP flag post

Thank you sir. May I have another? 26.04K	26.04K Siggy private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 6
	Good books, but no jaw-dropping grades- Most impressive one I'd say is WBN32.
	4 years ago	Post 102 • IP flag post

I’m Kinda Married To A Celebrity. 18.85K	18.85K 00slim private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 6
	Quote: Originally Posted by Siggy Good books, but no jaw-dropping grades- Most impressive one I'd say is WBN32. That was the one that jumped out to me, too. Lower grades are pretty liquid, though. And that GSX is worth some bucks in mid-grade.
	4 years ago	Post 103 • IP flag post

You think I'm joking, I'm not. 20.48K	20.48K earthshaker01 private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 3
	Quote: Originally Posted by Jabberwookie @00slim No kidding. That guy could make a couple grand a month just selling the slabs for a year or so. At least in the current market. I have a lot of slabs and considering doing that.
	4 years ago	Post 104 • IP flag post

Collector 5.69K	5.69K Jabberwookie private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 6
	@GAC @doog I agree with both of what ya'll are saying. I think that the Hollywood execs have to see that there are hundreds of thousands of storylines out there that are willing to be used. I'd have to guess that it's easier to adapt a story rather write a brand new one, so we may see our hobby getting pretty thoroughly strip mined. But, here's my question to you both, and everyone really, at what point do some of the death/ rebirth/ alternate reality storylines turn off the casual comic movie goer? I just think if you make it where the X-Men movies all happened in another reality, you might be able to get away with that once, but to chuck everything out that people paid money on and emotionally invested themselves in might be a deal killer for most. That might lessen the movies, but I think streaming shows are here to stay and probably the better vehicle for comic heroes.
	4 years ago	Post 105 • IP flag post

I’m Kinda Married To A Celebrity. 18.85K	18.85K 00slim private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 10
	@earthshaker01 If you’re not in a rush, it’s the way to go.
	4 years ago	Post 106 • IP flag post

You think I'm joking, I'm not. 20.48K	20.48K earthshaker01 private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 12
	Quote: Originally Posted by 00slim @earthshaker01 If you’re not in a rush, it’s the way to go. I'm thinking of retiring in about 9 years and maybe within the next two years to start to list 5 or 10 slabs a month, maybe more, for 7 following years, to slowly get rid of it all. Starting with duplicates with the lowest grade.
	4 years ago	Post 107 • IP flag post

Thank you sir. May I have another? 26.04K	26.04K Siggy private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 10
	Quote: Originally Posted by 00slim @southerncross There are always situations for a fire sale. My thought was, if I simply decided to sell a collection such as that. And Chuck claimed the guy had been trying to sell for months. As was said, we’ll never know the specifics, but why the mega keys didn’t at least go to e-bay in this situation is a curiosity. He may have a less then stellar eBay account- Just one possibility. If I needed fast cash (not meaning "gun-in-my-face, I need it NOW!" fast), I think I could list my biggest books at an "offer you can't refuse" discounted price much higher than what he got out of this. I suppose only he knows. He does have that "What have I done?" expression- Perhaps thinking, "Chuck wasn't smiling like this an hour ago when looking over my books."
	4 years ago	Post 108 • IP flag post

Collector 8.56K	8.56K doog private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 6
	Surprised this deal by Chuck seems so affordable, where I am competition is fierce for collections. After seeing what the Mandalorian has done for Star Wars, I think comic book related movies is still a young genre with lots of room to run.
	4 years ago	Post 109 • IP flag post

Masculinity takes a holiday. 37.37K	37.37K EbayMafia private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 3
	Quote: Originally Posted by GAC Quote: Originally Posted by Jabberwookie @GAC I don’t know about you, but I think I don’t like the disparity in keys versus dreck. There are a lot of really good comics out there that because the storyline isn’t a movie or there isn’t a first appearance of character, they are considered undesirable. I understand the reasoning behind it, but maybe because I’m a reader first, it just feels odd that a compelling story is considered less than the first appearance of super mega lightning girl pet cat snowball. Ah, well... I hear what you're saying and I'm not saying that how it is, is right or wrong, it's just how it is. Key books move faster. Maybe the definition of what a key book is needs to be addressed. I was just pointing out the reality of our hobby...right or wrong, it is what it is. If there were no disparity they would all be worth the value of dreck. Good story or bad, a comic book has no real value until something happens in the market place that gives it value.
	4 years ago	Post 110 • IP flag post

Masculinity takes a holiday. 37.37K	37.37K EbayMafia private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 4
	Looking at that guys books I'm thinking he did OK at $40K. He's not real deep in keys. He would be packing and shipping for 2 years to net $40K on Ebay.
	4 years ago	Post 111 • IP flag post

Collector 773	773 Redmisty4me private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 3
	Quote: Originally Posted by EbayMafia Looking at that guys books I'm thinking he did OK at $40K. He's not real deep in keys. He would be packing and shipping for 2 years to net $40K on Ebay. Yup. Another thing that hasn't been brought up is that this is really an old school vs. new school thing; Chuck is like a taxi company and (presumably) Buddy more of a Lyft/Uber type guy. Chuck has bought the books & all the work that will will go with selling them outright, whereas (presumably) Buddy appears to have embraced the new middleman paradigm of taking a cut of the action with minimal economic exposure in a model that still doesn't make sense to me, but appears to have gained favor among quite a few.
	4 years ago	Post 112 • IP flag post

Collector 5.69K	5.69K Jabberwookie private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 12
	Just to point out something that we all might have forgotten, Chuck bought all those comics and some containers of Magic and Pokémon cards. I don’t know if anyone has checked prices on those but they put some comic prices to shame. At the end of the day, the buyer got a nice haul and the seller got $40k. I think it’s win/win honestly. Conventional thinking says he should have sold the slabbed keys and unloaded the rest, but for all we know, no one would come buy dozens of boxes of just dreck. The slabs might have been the desirable part, but he had to take the dreck as part of the package. Just some thoughts I had...
	4 years ago	Post 113 • IP flag post

Thank you sir. May I have another? 26.04K	26.04K Siggy private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 0
	Quote: Originally Posted by EbayMafia Looking at that guys books I'm thinking he did OK at $40K. He's not real deep in keys. He would be packing and shipping for 2 years to net $40K on Ebay. I'm wondering how much real drek is those boxes, and how much will be shared.
	4 years ago	Post 114 • IP flag post

I’m Kinda Married To A Celebrity. 18.85K	18.85K 00slim private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 3
	More pics of the raws from this haul in Chuck’s latest newsletter: clickable text
	4 years ago	Post 115 • IP flag post

Masculinity takes a holiday. 37.37K	37.37K EbayMafia private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 3
	Quote: Originally Posted by Siggy I'm wondering how much real drek is those boxes. Looking at his age and his books, I think it would look a lot like my many boxes of dreck. Movie adaptations of Dragonslayer, Time Bandits, Indiana Jones, etc. All kinds of 80's Mini Series. Byrnes Superman, new Justice League, Justice League Europe, a bazillion Spider-man and Wolverine modern titles...I quit in 1989, if he kept going it probably just gets worse (Image). I should bust out the phone camera and film the contents of my 14 Dreck long boxes some time.
	4 years ago	Post 116 • IP flag post

Collector 5.69K	5.69K Jabberwookie private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 0
	@00slim Wow! I was reading the newsletter and it does seem like there was a lot of dreck.
	4 years ago	Post 117 • IP flag post

Collector 773	773 Redmisty4me private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 3
	I noticed the concern Chuck's expressing for the "unhoused," and that he's walking it like he's talking it - a truly good guy.
	4 years ago	Post 118 • IP flag post

Collector 14.3K	14.3K Darkseid_of_town private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 0
	Quote: Originally Posted by Redmisty4me Quote: Originally Posted by EbayMafia Looking at that guys books I'm thinking he did OK at $40K. He's not real deep in keys. He would be packing and shipping for 2 years to net $40K on Ebay. Yup. Another thing that hasn't been brought up is that this is really an old school vs. new school thing; Chuck is like a taxi company and (presumably) Buddy more of a Lyft/Uber type guy. Chuck has bought the books & all the work that will will go with selling them outright, whereas (presumably) Buddy appears to have embraced the new middleman paradigm of taking a cut of the action with minimal economic exposure in a model that still doesn't make sense to me, but appears to have gained favor among quite a few. This is not factual either, when you sell to MCS you do have the direct option to sell your entire collection right on the submission form ITSELF....that is why I believe there is more to the story than is being said here. Anyone can approach MCS with a few books to sell or an entire collection and Buddy states he does drive to examine and inspect potential collections. Offering an entire collection is and always has been an option when selling to MCS and is listed directly on their submission form when choosing if you want to consign, auction, or outright sell, and if you choose to sell only a few books, entire store inventory or a private collection. Again, we do not know all that transpired, and perhaps it did happen as stated, but tomorrow if I chose to submit my entire collection to MCS the option does exist on their submission form. I also find it poor taste to continue flouting and blasting what books and price were given ...it violates the sellers privacy, and may lead to some sour feelings down the road if he keeps it up.
	4 years ago	Post 119 • IP flag post

Collector 25.61K	25.61K poka private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 1
	Quote: Originally Posted by EbayMafia Quote: Originally Posted by Siggy I'm wondering how much real drek is those boxes. Looking at his age and his books, I think it would look a lot like my many boxes of dreck. Movie adaptations of Dragonslayer, Time Bandits, Indiana Jones, etc. All kinds of 80's Mini Series. Byrnes Superman, new Justice League, Justice League Europe, a bazillion Spider-man and Wolverine modern titles...I quit in 1989, if he kept going it probably just gets worse (Image). I should bust out the phone camera and film the contents of my 14 Dreck long boxes some time. Darkhawk - do I need to say more
	4 years ago	Post 120 • IP flag post

Collector 773	773 Redmisty4me private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 3
	Quote: Originally Posted by Darkseid_of_town Quote: Originally Posted by Redmisty4me Quote: Originally Posted by EbayMafia Looking at that guys books I'm thinking he did OK at $40K. He's not real deep in keys. He would be packing and shipping for 2 years to net $40K on Ebay. Yup. Another thing that hasn't been brought up is that this is really an old school vs. new school thing; Chuck is like a taxi company and (presumably) Buddy more of a Lyft/Uber type guy. Chuck has bought the books & all the work that will will go with selling them outright, whereas (presumably) Buddy appears to have embraced the new middleman paradigm of taking a cut of the action with minimal economic exposure in a model that still doesn't make sense to me, but appears to have gained favor among quite a few. This is not factual either, when you sell to MCS you do have the direct option to sell your entire collection right on the submission form ITSELF....that is why I believe there is more to the story than is being said here. Anyone can approach MCS with a few books to sell or an entire collection and Buddy states he does drive to examine and inspect potential collections. Offering an entire collection is and always has been an option when selling to MCS and is listed directly on their submission form when choosing if you want to consign, auction, or outright sell, and if you choose to sell only a few books, entire store inventory or a private collection. Again, we do not know all that transpired, and perhaps it did happen as stated, but tomorrow if I chose to submit my entire collection to MCS the option does exist on their submission form. I also find it poor taste to continue flouting and blasting what books and price were given ...it violates the sellers privacy, and may lead to some sour feelings down the road if he keeps it up. Did not know that - thanks - and I'm sure there is more to this nothing burger... Okay; did Buddy do that? (If not, why not?) Heard ya the first time. Okay... Flouting and blasting aren't happening as far as I can see; you do understand Chuck's in the business of buying and selling comics, right? Seller privacy? What are you talking about? Dealers are perfectly free to say what they paid for things. Biggest nothing burger ever...
	4 years ago	Post 121 • IP flag post

Please continue to ignore anything I post. 34.15K	34.15K southerncross private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 5
	Someone mention burgers?
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Collector 14.3K	14.3K Darkseid_of_town private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 0
	Quote: Originally Posted by Redmisty4me Quote: Originally Posted by Darkseid_of_town Quote: Originally Posted by Redmisty4me Quote: Originally Posted by EbayMafia Looking at that guys books I'm thinking he did OK at $40K. He's not real deep in keys. He would be packing and shipping for 2 years to net $40K on Ebay. Yup. Another thing that hasn't been brought up is that this is really an old school vs. new school thing; Chuck is like a taxi company and (presumably) Buddy more of a Lyft/Uber type guy. Chuck has bought the books & all the work that will will go with selling them outright, whereas (presumably) Buddy appears to have embraced the new middleman paradigm of taking a cut of the action with minimal economic exposure in a model that still doesn't make sense to me, but appears to have gained favor among quite a few. This is not factual either, when you sell to MCS you do have the direct option to sell your entire collection right on the submission form ITSELF....that is why I believe there is more to the story than is being said here. Anyone can approach MCS with a few books to sell or an entire collection and Buddy states he does drive to examine and inspect potential collections. Offering an entire collection is and always has been an option when selling to MCS and is listed directly on their submission form when choosing if you want to consign, auction, or outright sell, and if you choose to sell only a few books, entire store inventory or a private collection. Again, we do not know all that transpired, and perhaps it did happen as stated, but tomorrow if I chose to submit my entire collection to MCS the option does exist on their submission form. I also find it poor taste to continue flouting and blasting what books and price were given ...it violates the sellers privacy, and may lead to some sour feelings down the road if he keeps it up. Did not know that - thanks - and I'm sure there is more to this nothing burger... Okay; did Buddy do that? (If not, why not?) Heard ya the first time. Okay... Flouting and blasting aren't happening as far as I can see; you do understand Chuck's in the business of buying and selling comics, right? Seller privacy? What are you talking about? Dealers are perfectly free to say what they paid for things. Biggest nothing burger ever... Flouting and blasting would likely be placing a release like this in his newsletter showing the books and price as well...nevermind the sellers privacy or possible desire for the entire world not to know what his books sold for....let alone for tax purposes he might well wish that to remain confidential. The condescending attitude wont help here...yes I am aware Chuck is in the business of buying and selling comics so drop the attitude with me. Chuck is IN the business of BUYING and SELLING comic books, not writing public releases attempting to gaslight other dealers and so forth. Sure dealers are welcome to say what they paid for things, but those with a concept of class or respect seldom do. I am entitled to my opinion, and I do not require your permission to post it Sir.
	4 years ago	Post 123 • IP flag post

Collector 773	773 Redmisty4me private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 0
	Quote: Originally Posted by Darkseid_of_town Quote: Originally Posted by Redmisty4me Quote: Originally Posted by Darkseid_of_town Quote: Originally Posted by Redmisty4me Quote: Originally Posted by EbayMafia Looking at that guys books I'm thinking he did OK at $40K. He's not real deep in keys. He would be packing and shipping for 2 years to net $40K on Ebay. Yup. Another thing that hasn't been brought up is that this is really an old school vs. new school thing; Chuck is like a taxi company and (presumably) Buddy more of a Lyft/Uber type guy. Chuck has bought the books & all the work that will will go with selling them outright, whereas (presumably) Buddy appears to have embraced the new middleman paradigm of taking a cut of the action with minimal economic exposure in a model that still doesn't make sense to me, but appears to have gained favor among quite a few. This is not factual either, when you sell to MCS you do have the direct option to sell your entire collection right on the submission form ITSELF....that is why I believe there is more to the story than is being said here. Anyone can approach MCS with a few books to sell or an entire collection and Buddy states he does drive to examine and inspect potential collections. Offering an entire collection is and always has been an option when selling to MCS and is listed directly on their submission form when choosing if you want to consign, auction, or outright sell, and if you choose to sell only a few books, entire store inventory or a private collection. Again, we do not know all that transpired, and perhaps it did happen as stated, but tomorrow if I chose to submit my entire collection to MCS the option does exist on their submission form. I also find it poor taste to continue flouting and blasting what books and price were given ...it violates the sellers privacy, and may lead to some sour feelings down the road if he keeps it up. Did not know that - thanks - and I'm sure there is more to this nothing burger... Okay; did Buddy do that? (If not, why not?) Heard ya the first time. Okay... Flouting and blasting aren't happening as far as I can see; you do understand Chuck's in the business of buying and selling comics, right? Seller privacy? What are you talking about? Dealers are perfectly free to say what they paid for things. Biggest nothing burger ever... Flouting and blasting would likely be placing a release like this in his newsletter showing the books and price as well...nevermind the sellers privacy or possible desire for the entire world not to know what his books sold for....let alone for tax purposes he might well wish that to remain confidential. The condescending attitude wont help here...yes I am aware Chuck is in the business of buying and selling comics so drop the attitude with me. Chuck is IN the business of BUYING and SELLING comic books, not writing public releases attempting to gaslight other dealers and so forth. Sure dealers are welcome to say what they paid for things, but those with a concept of class or respect seldom do. I am entitled to my opinion, and I do not require your permission to post it Sir. Oh for heaven's sake - gaslighting? Chuck is promoting his business, and (maybe) tweaking Buddy a scootch. It's all well within bounds & I just don't see how this is a big deal at all, but we may just have to agree to disagree!
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