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Its harder to compare more current artists because they have become cover artists only. They rarely do interior art anymore and who can blame them when they can make more from doing covers. While Campbell is not my favorite he is one the best at producing and selling his own cover art.

I still find them in $1 boxes at flea markets and such. Its still not known well on many titles yet.

Right and my question would be how much they paid originally and is the price pattern going up or down?

Have him go down the union hall and ask if they need anyone to help out this summer. In my area they would take an 18 year old for the summer all day and twice on Sunday, but you only be so picky about what job you want.

Well its well written that helps, but also the print runs were really low at beginning and end of series. The 12 issue ending is a must have. I've sold 3 sets and I rarely keep them more then a couple of months.

Yeah the bags are absolute junk. Here we got sealed books from the 90s that still hold up well, but these bags actually fall apart right in your hands.

I can only speak to my area of the country, but unemployment is at 2.2% in my work county. All the counties around my areas are 2.3 to 2.7% even the metropolitan area. We my company are paying yearly stay bonus and in the past year have paid relocation expenses of $5K for people who move more then 75 miles. We can't find workers and we pay very well with great insurance. The labor market at least in my area will not be tightening at all for the forseeable future. My children have never had to worry about finding a job. My first kid had 3 offers before he even got out of college. My second has already been offered full time employment and she hasn't even finished college yet. The labor market in my areas is fantastic for anyone in their 20s. Its great to be that age and be able to leave jobs for more pay and benefits which I see yearly currently. I know that's not the case in other areas, but its still shocking to me considering how many applications I had put within a 200 mile radius just to find a job out of college years ago. The Supply chain in manufacturing was just starting to get in good shape then the bridge fell over in MD which will affect us component wise at some point. Our suppliers suffer from lack of labor and critical party components they are getting from overseas vendors which again is the supply chain. Our GDP has shown positive results for several quarters in a row now. Traditionally the market slows in the summer months. I have not seen that yet, but I do try not to sell traditional books I specialize which gives me a better sell thru rate. I expect by June to slow down like usual. My shows locally have shown positive results average dealers at the show make between $1k to $2k on a one day show with some dealers making up to $3-5k per show depending on what they bring. Low end is $500 to $1k for dealers. Volume makes your sales some dealers rely on making a big sale too much while others sell 100s of $1 $2 $3 books easily. Some dealers hit it big with a nice sale then some go home not doing as well because they needed to rely on that big sale. Don't be the 2nd dealer in that example. Sales the last couple of months have been very good. Not record setting but constant. Speculators are entering the market again after having taken their lumps on slabs. That glut is going to sit there around some people's necks for awhile. Local shop was blowing out slabs for $25-35 a pop and they had probably 20 boxes they were selling. X-men 97 right now is fueling sales of X-men books and let me tell the X-men 97 show is fantastic so far. Invincible sales still do well as they introduce more characters this season. I continue to see strong sales for Simpsons, Spider-Gwen, Dazzler singles, and off all things Alf at local shows. Couple of women buying strictly Gwenpool and Spider-Gwen. Golden Age buyers are still strong looking for good cover books like EC covers. I didn't have any large sales, but had dozens of sales from books $15 to $50 this time around. 1st Marvel Zombies, Cap 241, Hulk 181 Foils, Dazzler 1, Watchmen 1, Marvel Age 12, DC Versus Marvel Set, Showcase 96 3. Nothing huge but solid books I sell consistently either on or offline. We did a card show with our comic book show this last time and it did not go well. When one group advertises alot and the other does not they cannibalize money from the other group. My advice is never do it. Dealers still made money, but I learned a lesson not to do it again.

Nothing there to back it, but a lower print run. Biggest Hoax in the market. Paid $1 then hold it, paid more then that sell it.

Couple of JSA newsstands. Not valuable, but I never see them so I scanned them just to prove they do exist

Its an auction. All that needs to be said.

Wont matter book will still sell for $20 to $25 at shows. I just sold one for $25 last show I think. Now slab buyers can punish sellers more due to glut.

We are now seeing a generation of collectors that have no idea how many copies are out there of certain books. If you are at a show and you dont see ASM 300, Spawn 1 and Avengers Annual 10 its a really bad show. There are just alot of copies in general.

Used to be a solid $5 seller based on the iconic Jim Lee cover I look at the time for a newsstand copy never see one.

My LCS always told me Spawn 1 was his best repeat seller. Id buy them all if you get them that cheap. I sell them routinely at shows for $20 in NM and higher.

Loved the games there. It was a great place. Met several boardies there. It got spammed so many times Hoss finally took it down. I still miss it. People from all over I remember some great people on there from Canada as well.

Our 7th show I think in current location. 20 Dealers from 4 states in attendance. Free Admission and Parking. Large indoor mall with plenty of space to walk around. You will spend hours here if you like comics. Also a nice local pizza place in the mall if you want lunch. Everything from Golden Age to Current moderns will be at the show. I built this show because I was tired of going to Cons and not have very many comic book dealers and paying to get in to find out. If you live close by to Evansville, IN you will not be disappointed. Facebook link below to join group. Southern Indiana Comic Book Show | Facebook

So in your opinion which ones are the most difficult to find. I tend to find Bloodshot the most. I think I might have only found one Ninjak over the years.

Adding another 50 or so books. I focus on high grade hard to find and or last issue. I am an OCD/run collector's dream come true. Nice NM Conans in 200s. Some Newsstands from Marvel DC in 2007-2010 NM Copies. Conan mini series from late 90s in NM Marvel Tales McFarlane Covers Marvel Zombies Variant Covers Tom and Jerry 1 from Dell Comics in 1958 Nice Copy Hack Slash Ghost Rider Crossed Among other issues just listed. FBS COMICS

This was all over Facebook before X-men 97 come out. Now that its got rave reviews all the haters have disappeared. I don't understand where the toxic comic book fans have come from all of sudden.

Same here but super hero so little more common. I would say the Millie is probably much harder to find though.

Never seen this one before doubt I ever will again. I just think the print run was so low there cant be that many. Part of that big collection I bought few months back.

There are all types of levels to this. At shows you are dealing in cash and there is no 1099 for the most part. Cash will make a buyer take less every time. Make sure to read that again because its true. Very hot keys will cause some dealers to over pay. Trust some hot keys will not even sell at a show priced well sometimes. It just depends on who shows up. As other dealers have discussed with me high dollar keys have slowed in sales compared to say a $20 key that will blow out the door in the first hour of the show. I have a very strict policy when buying that has done me well for 20 years. That being said I have walked away from deals that I know I would have made money on, but the labor and capital involved were just too high for me to justify the headaches. This is another mistake I have seen dealers do. And my offer is usually less if a buyer wants me to make a snap decision in the middle of a show as well. I've found in my experience being totally honest up front about capital, storage, values and profit really makes the transaction go a lot smoother. Like I said earlier if the seller and I are too far off in values I walk away and give him some other dealer names they can try. I have regretted passing on some deals over the years, but in the end you have to really understand the work involved. Over the years I have had buyers come back to me after turning down my initial offer after talking to other dealers. Being up front I think has helped in all those cases. Here is something interesting I have found at my shows as I promoter that I never considered. Buyers are showing and selling their keys to other buyers at the show. They don't like the offers dealers give them so they wait around for buyers to ask. Nothing I can do about it as a promoter, but the seller came up and thanked me at last show for making him $4k. Just seemed odd to me, but I bet it goes on a lot.

Thor, ASM and FF all have the same type of 25 covers there maybe more, but those 4 come to mine. The rarest are the newsstand non-deluxe covers I think.