Nobody Wants These Anymore. Really?21119
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 I've spent years perfecting my brand of assholery.
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DrWatson private msg quote post Address this user | |
Maybe no one was willing to pay nosebleed prices. Maybe that was it. |
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 I like bean sprouts.
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James42 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| It's called a market correction. It's funny how so many of the dudebros and flippers who decided to treat the comic book market like a financial market are surprised when it acts like one. Graded modern books imploding is no different than the junk bond implosion back in the 1980s. It hammered the entire market, not just junk bonds. | ||
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 Apparently, I am easily annoyed.
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Rbolton private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I have bought graded books for my personal collection, but only because it was a better deal than a raw book of the same grade at that time, for me persuaded, getting a book graded is for preservation, however I do not think the market for graded books has become nonexistent, like @DrWatson pointed out, I believe these flippers are realizing that people are no longer willing to pay their severely inflated asking prices. | ||
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jersey13 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| For my very first post, I will say when I see a book that has over 3000 books on census at 9.8 that was only published a few years ago and the asking price is close to 1K, I'm not interested. So pricing is a big play in it. It also feels like a split in the hobby between people that actually want books to fill in runs or certain keys that are affordable and those that are cover collectors. They don't want to fill in runs will something they can't read. | ||
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Apparently, I am easily annoyed.
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Rbolton private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @jersey13 welcome to the forums! | ||
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andy49 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| funny, I didn't see any books in the video I had to have | ||
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jersey13 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @Rbolton Thank you for the welcome and I agree, everything spot on with what you said. | ||
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 Moderators handing out titles: Boom. Roasted.
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Hcanes private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Sounded like flipper’s remorse. I doubt anyone would trade their hulk 181 for a ton of “awesome stories” maybe some dead, slabbed, modern day spec for good stories. |
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Jgwalters100 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| There are some modern books I want but none i really want. There is just to many. I always feel if i wait I'll be able to grab it eventually for a deal. | ||
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 I’m not an ant. I’m a rootin tootin Hornet!
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Zombie_Head private msg quote post Address this user | |
| The problem is the CGC fan boys have jumped ship because CGC sucks. Instead of them eating crow and using CBCS which is a superior all the way around. Don’t get me wrong some have switched over to CBCS but they would rather collect raw right now and in the future use the new company that’s getting ready to kick off. Just my opinion. | ||
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 It gets old smelling it everytime I go outside my door.
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Nearmint67 private msg quote post Address this user | |
To all those who are getting out of the graded comics arena.... |
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 I'm waiting.... (tapping fingers).Splotches is gettin old! |
Nuffsaid111 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| He's not right (no one wants them), but he's also not wrong. I do alot of selling and suffice to say I can get equal price, in 2024, for a raw book someone "thinks" is a 7.5 vs. a graded book given a 7.5. Defects they think they can fix? - I can get even more for the raw. So, if I can get $100 for a raw book that hobbyists think is a 7.5, why would I pay case cost of an additional $40 and still get $100 for a graded 7.5? Hobbyists that pay attention to details, see that. I've always thought that but never cared because I was just selling them and therefore didn't care what people were buying. Hobbyists have gotten smarter and I've needed to adjust submissions and selling habits. Oh yea... the restoration thing that happens so often. (eye roll) |
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 I blame the forum gremlins.
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figment private msg quote post Address this user | |
| What?!? You mean those mass produced shiny baubles sprinkled with fake fairy dust aren't worth anything? Gee... nobody could have seen that coming. As for the rest of it, with the endless parade of excrement from CGC, and the endless parade of blatantly forced mediocrity from Marvel and DC, it's no wonder that "no one is interested". |
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 I haven't aired it out. It's part of the provenance.
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Galen130 private msg quote post Address this user | |
Speaking of market implosions, I should invest in AMC and crypto currency now. I hear those are quality long-term investments. My slabbed first appearance of Squirrel Girl didn’t get me the retirement I was looking for. 🤪🤪 |
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I haven't aired it out. It's part of the provenance.
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Galen130 private msg quote post Address this user | |
@jersey13 Welcome to the forums!! |
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 Feel free to use my post as a checklist.
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multi007 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| It’s like the housing market in 08…. No one wanted to sell for 50% of what their neighbor sold for across the street months earlier…. | ||
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 past performance is no guarantee of future actions.
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KatKomics private msg quote post Address this user | |
| lol...wait!! were comics meant to be read??!!! Yeah...it's hollow to buy a slab for slab sake - the value is in the enjoyment of the read and the art. Most of my almost 10k comics I read when I bought...then maybe a few I graded for protection or potential future sale. Now because I'm not a flipper when I grade books all I really "need" to get back is my grade/press fees and maybe cover price. also...lol....for ones I buy graded I prefer graded unless I can see the book in hand - that's what the whole graded game was about - letting me know the grade was a real grade from a distance...for those I can still read and enjoy the art with...get this....reprints and omnibus editions! |
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 Doodoo doodoo! Mind blowing stuff, right?
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Caffeine_Kid private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by KatKomics EXACTLY! My collection of omnibus and TPB books (The EC Archives, for example) allows me to enjoy reading comics without worrying about inflicting grade-reducing damage to my collection. Plus, as a bonus, I'll get to read books that I am unlikely to own. |
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Moderators handing out titles: Boom. Roasted.
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Hcanes private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @KatKomics agreed with the omnibuses and other collected editions. I will say for older series, I prefer reading the floppies. The glossiness and coloring in the Alpha Flight Omnibus didn’t feel right. | ||
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 Ima gonna steal this and look for some occasion to use it!
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IronMan private msg quote post Address this user | |
| IMHO, the video is long on rants and short on facts. We don't know how much was paid for / what the asking price were of the examples. Market value is market value. If one sells today one likely gets today's market value. If today's market value for a Batman 227 in 7.0 is less than what you paid then yes, you will lose money. We don't know how long they owned the books. We do have an indication of where they were trying to sell books - and I'm not impressed. During the pandemic, prices went up at dizzying amounts and people got spoiled being able to sell books on social media sites at no cost. The auction houses and even eBay (and I'm really not big fan of eBay) provide a service by getting comic books in front of the eyes of people that are there wanting to buy comic books. They provide a service and earn their cut. If the Batman 227 in 7.0 or the FF 48 in 3.5 were put on Comic Connect or Comic Link or even eBay at auction they would most likely sell for today's market value. If today's market value is less than what was paid, then that's just what happens with collectibles. Don't sell - wait. Or take the haircut and reflect on your reasons for collecting comics and what you are adding to your collection. People selling precode horror are not talking about how bad the market is. |
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