aleksicwon

Have news for you . Not desperate for answers . Curious if anyone here has experience . You want me to be desperate is that it ? Haha , you guys are a joke . IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER THEN DON'T REPLY . You see how easy that is ? Instead you come in here to comment on something that is none of your business . You have no answer and you come here for what exactly ? Ah you know what I am talking about . You are the emotional ones and you want to spin it the other way . LOL . Now I will turn off my notifications , bye byeeee .

I don't appreciate you being rude to me . I have done nothing wrong . My specific question was has anyone successfully applied for a loan for comics . Then I explained I want it for some big keys . Then you come here pounding the table , what is your problem ? Go away please .

Thanks . What about using my current collection as collateral , will that work ?

Alright , I know about collateral ... so have you successfully applied for a loan to buy comics ?

I don't know if I have much detail just I would like to buy some big keys like AF 15 and a few more , maybe 100k max value .

Has anyone here successfully applied for a loan or line of credit to buy comics ? Just wondering if this is something I can do . On the loan application , one of the reasons is "investment" so assume buying comics falls under that heading .

Yeah I don't know man , just can't make myself go half way on it , has to capture the whole case . Anyway looks like I am back to figuring out how to use my camera properly .

Looks like the CCD Flatbed Scanners that are 8.5" x 14" are too expensive for me . There is an epson 8.5 x 11 that is affordable but if it is not going to fit the cgc case , it is not worth it . Can you tell me if the plustek 1180 scanner is acceptable ? it is not CCD though i think . So it is not required for the lid to close ?

Do you have a make and model in mind ? Seems not easy for me to find after brief search ...

I will look into the scanners you guys are mentioning , thanks for all your suggestions .

Yeah I have a light box kit , not helping me , I guess I am not using the light correctly . Don't get it .

Anybody have tips on how to properly take pictures for selling on Ebay ? It's like I have tried so many times and my photos keep getting glare and reflections on the CGC cases . I don't know what to do . What is the proper setup ?

I am not going to overprice my book ; i want to just get a quick sale on my books and fair price .

10% fee for direct sales : https://www.ha.com/information/comic-book-online-market.s Anyway , what bothers me , is I want to sell on mycomicshop and keep the winnings as credit to buy a big key but everything is overpriced and the auctions are not very good , not likely I will find what I want . On the other hand , I won't have that problem on HA but not sure how easy it is to sell there .

No , it is 10% for consignment . What you are quoting is auction rates . Seems to be a confusion between what is consignment and what is auction .

Really ? But HA is 10% and MyComicShop is 8% ... maybe you are thinking of auction rates , i am talking about consignment .

Which is better to consign with , Heritage Auctions or MyComicShop . I assume MyComicShop but maybe I assume wrong ? The difference on commission is not much .

I agree with you 100% , their site is very poorly organized .

I got down to the last 10 issues of the last box and found these two copies. It was just amazing, especially as I had no recollection of buying either one of them! I have heard a lot of stories like this, and that makes collecting fun. But this is the first time anything like that has happened to me! That second copy looks really high grade after a press . 8.5 or better , anyone ?

Well , I am going by real estate rates which are like 6-7% . Altogether , would be paying 35% on HA . No way I am doing that . Anyway , I am unfollowing this thread as I am not interested in getting into a debate with you guys . Bye bye .

Ok , so I guess the BP is never negotiated ? I heard this before of course , that the fee is negotiated . I was assuming it was the BP . Did not know there was a SP . Sounds like the seller is stuck with a 20% commission no matter what .

Never sold anything on auction . There is a first time for learning everything .

Whoa , this part I did not know ; that the seller is paying an additional "Seller's Premium" as well . That is just insane to me .

The buyer is paying what he is willing to pay based on supply and demand . Everyone pays tax and shipping . This is fair market value . The seller is paying 20% commission . If the seller wants to go and now buy the same book back , he has lost his buying power . It is the seller that is getting hurt . I am just explaining the facts . I don't want to get into any argument here and I don't see the need for one, I have just tried to be helpful to let you understand the facts , that is all . P.S. When you bid at HA , what you will pay is already displayed . There are no surprises when you go to checkout , no premium is "added" . This what you see under the bid button : next bid : $95 w/bp : $114 So you know you are bidding $114 . Who cares how it is reported . You know you are bidding $114 .

Buyers pay what they are willing to pay based on supply and demand . Seller pays commission .