Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis, and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of.  And unto this a young collector, who bought bronze items of beauty from the spinner rack...X-men, Conan, Doctor Strange, Defenders.  As he collected, he began to realize his sense of worth.  He mattered.  In time, his collecting victories could not easily be counted.  His collecting expanded into other areas and other kinds of comics and at times, he abandoned comics completely for other interests much to his regret.  Now, late in life, he is abandoning the relics of his former collection and has started anew.  With children soon to attend college, other collections, and the pressures of modern life, he is building a collection of bronze keys from the ground up, with an eye toward resale value and appreciation.  This is a detailed account of his story.

Hi there!  I'm Westy Steve.  I've been here a while and I've been collecting all types of "things" for a long time.  Over the years, I've honed my skills at collecting.  I don't consider myself an expert, more of a student who is always trying to learn.  After collecting stuff for a long time, I feel that the best thing for me to collect is Bronze Keys in higher grade.  Slabbed copies, ideally.  I understand the game and how it works, and hope to use that knowledge to build a good collection.  I already have a head start, which I'll discuss in later posts.  My intent is to chronicle the struggle of building my collection, mostly just for me.  But if you follow along, perhaps you'll enjoy my Quest for Bronze.

Next time:  My high grade X-men short set