RobZe

New list

65, 69, 70, 72, 73, 75, 76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 91 and a handful in the 500s.

Scored my #3

Oh wow!  What grade would you give it?  What $$$ are you thinking?

Got some supplies from the hardware store ... working on some ideas to display my comics.  Quite a lot of temptations on Ebay to plus up the collection, but I'm just going to keep selling until I have enough to compete for a nice #3.  I figure after that I won't have too much trouble or have to spent toooo much to finish it off

On 6/2/2019 at 10:45 AM, 1950's war comics said:

good luck on finding a nice first "Blob"

Thanks.  They do exist ... but not cheap.  Even a nice #65 can fetch quite a lot of cash ...

69 comics sold for a total of $685, off to a good start, hundreds more to go.  My hole at #3 is going to be pricey to fill, especially with any quality at all ... starting to bid on some auctions for the holes between 65-91.  Also starting to contemplate how to display my collection.

I have a lot of wall space available and I’d love to have 544 comics on display.  I’ve seen some nice options for displaying one or two, nothing I really love for displaying a whole collection.  I am getting some decent ideas though ...

Karl, I sent you a personal message.  Don't think I have anything you are look for ...

I guess it depends why you are getting them slabbed ...

My first CGC books were sold by a guy who was kinda bitter they didn't grade higher.  I feel like his bitterness infected his auction and I got em at a very nice price.  They are still great looking books and I'm glad to have them.

I have my first order in and I guess I'll be disappointed if they don't grade high, but it is what it is.  It seems to me that CGC makes a book easier to display and sell, and in the case of a high value book like yours, insure.  So maybe its worth it even when the books grade lower than expected?

Wow!  Thats tight!

I'm outta town, but I'll see what I have FF wise.  Probably nothing that fits that bill, but its been a while since I looked.  My main FF run is from when Byrne took over ...

A kindred spirit.

I started buying x-men in 75 when I had the good taste/fortune to buy 94 off the shelf.  No one else was into the book so I gradually picked up a ton of SA books at a relative bargain (seemed expensive in the baby sitting days).  Didn't really think about a full run ... just kept looking for bargains, especially SA books.

Kids got mildly interested so I kept buying books, but never really attacking the issue.  Kids grew up and I kinda forgot about it.  Soooo... don't hate me ... but after 3 moves and a ton of family drama I finally unpacked everything else and started going through my comics ....

I'm missing 3, 65 a bunch of reprints and a handful in the 500s ... not sure whether it "counts" but I'm also missing Giant Size #1 and I think Hulk 181 just "fits"

I'm going to get rid of everything else (OK, maybe I'll hold on to some Wolverine stuff).  I'm currently slabbing my high value doubles.  My collection is pretty high quality, but there are a few issues that are pretty ratty.  My #1 is, unfortunately, not my crown jewel.  

So, that's the story.

My advice is to go slow, have fun with it.  Know what a deal is and take it when it's there.  Even if it's a double, trades with individuals are much cheaper than buying from a store.  Focus on the hardest stuff first, non key issues will work their way to you naturally and if they don't (like me and reprints) they don't go up in price like key issues do.