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Mid April 2024 update; nopes.... I am not sure what numbers you are looking at, but here are the numbers on on Jan 23 vs where things are now: Dow - 4864.40 on Jan 23 vs 5123.41 yesterday (higher in April) S&P - 37,905,45 on Jan 23 vs 37,983.24 yesterday (higher in April) Nasdaq - 15,425.94 on Jan 23 vs 16,179.04 yesterday (higher in April) Unemployment rate - 3.70 in Jan to 3.80 in March (so a smidge worse as of latest results) Interest rate (Fed fund rate) - steady since January and not likely being cut until late in the year Bitcoin - $40,245 on Jan 23 vs $67,170 yesterday We should see a typical seasonal pullback in equities starting in May like usual, so things may change. However, interest rates are not likely going to see any changes until the late summer or fall when we may see an election inspired cut. I do not think it will be warranted as the US economy still has to work through the IRA and CHIPS stimulus packages and those dollars are just now being spent in earnest. The employment market will not see much change either if everything I am hearing from companies across a wide range of sectors continues - higher rates of retirement + more jobs being brought back to the USA should mean a tight labour market for the foreseeable future (the Canadian industry sectors we are involved in at work are already seeing employees leave to the USA and are worried it will increase). Unless we have a Black Swan event, 2024 should be another up year that likely accelerates into 2025 - it takes time to spend $800B in stimulus in the current environment (e.g. it is 8-12 months for major electrical infrastructure components now, the lack of skilled trades means construction delays, etc.).

They will have to improve the roster significantly to stay in League One. It will fun to see how they do. It would be crazy if they could build a team in time that could make the Premier League. I would not put it past them based on Reynolds' business successes. He is quite the entrepreneur on the side.

Definitely. They have earned it though through smart investing or successfully starting and building businesses.

Some do. And there are plenty of boardies that have the means to chase these pieces as well. Whether they are willing to, or see it as a worthwhile ROI, is the bigger question.

It makes sense to me in the current market. At less than $4/book, it is not a terrible overpay for a bulk lot providing that the grading is accurate. I guess they buyer is gambling on hitting some 9.8s? Copper age books have started to pop, with more interest in 90s books as well. Another boardie (can't remember who) mentions the rule of 30 consistently, and these books are now hitting that age. I expect prices to continue to rise. In addition, GA/SA/BA/early CA Batman have held their value well from the 2021/22 peak, with some starting to top those prices. While most titles have cratered, Batman and Tec have held up strong relatively speaking.

Just watched Episode 1 and it was fun. I appreciate them dropping 8 episodes at once. I will finish the rest over the weekend.

Good looking store. I wish them good luck and hope they do well.

It definitely was an event show each week. My wife does not care for most sci-fi shows, but this was one of the few she would look forward to in Season 1.

Thank you!

Agreed. Season 1 was brilliant. My wife and I enjoyed the entire run, season 1 was the best for both of us by far. Is there any place to stream it now?

I wonder if the crypto bros that were buying ASM 300 CGC 9.8s from a LCS owner friend for $10K at the peak are still holding them?

I would expect that none of us posting here pay cover price? Those prices are much higher than the last time I looked in early 2023. At the time it was $20-$25 per set, which is basically file level discount to full retail. As I have posted before, if you are buying bulk talk to your file store about a bigger discount. If they can't do better than a file level discount shop around for a store that will.

Nice price. Looks like I will pull out the copies I have and price them for the show. Newsstand copies will be $100+ The Bank of Greggy is too tight with moderns. We need the ToddFather fans to drop by.

Wow. I used to own a bunch of McFarlane DC pages and a couple of covers. One of the old school LCSs locally closed in the early 2000s and were selling off their backstock and OA for dirt cheap. I paid $10 per page and $40 for the covers. I promptly flipped them on eBay for a quick big win. I should have held onto a couple of the nicer ones.........

Thanks for the heads up on this. I did not realize I had a small bulk order on it. My file LCS owner must have added it based on his info. I love it when he does that.