Ken Aldred Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, Senormac said: Coverless, but most in nice shape. 'A few I had in a birdcage or sadly were chewed by rodents. I'm not an experienced grader, and so I would conservatively estimate those to be in near nice condition, or nice minus.' Yup. Grading was a bit more generous in the olden days. Edited May 11, 2018 by Ken Aldred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, Senormac said: some guy, using TBG to advertise his own paper that is still only an idea, a plan....... which does the same thing as what this paper is doing So, what was the outcome of this, Mike? Did TBG Voldemort him? Any interesting developments in issue 21? Edited May 11, 2018 by Ken Aldred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted May 11, 2018 Author Share Posted May 11, 2018 9 hours ago, Ken Aldred said: 15 hours ago, Senormac said: some guy, using TBG to advertise his own paper that is still only an idea, a plan....... which does the same thing as what this paper is doing So, what was the outcome of this, Mike? Did TBG Voldemort him? Any interesting developments in issue 21? I guess if you are a paying customer, they run your ad. Not sure if this guys adzine ever got off the ground or not. There were a few places to sell in those days, but The Buyers Guide was KING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman1fan Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Thanks very much for posting this! I was 2 years old when it came out, so I missed it the first time around. I really enjoy loking at those prices and how ridiculously low they are by todays standards. I would have loved that mint double cover Batman 33, but until I was 15 or so, that $7.00 might as well have been $700.00, since I would have pretty much had an equal chance of coming up with either amount. Cheap prices or not, sometimes it's hard to remember that everything is relative. Back in 1972, $7.00 was probably a lot of money for most people, especially since new comics were only 20 cents or so. I'd be willing to bet that 20 or 30 years from now, the insanely high prices that many comics are selling for today will seem like incredible bargains to collectors who are looking back at 2018 prices. Larryw7 and Senormac 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 (edited) Yea, they will probably just keep going up. That double cover Batman 33 is in somebodies collection right now !! Maybe someone here !! I enjoy seeing the home grown grass roots nature of the hobby back then. The way everyone just talked to each other, and how no one was afraid to just put their address right out there in the open. Times were much less fearful than they are today Edited May 15, 2018 by Senormac I thunk somethink new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 (edited) On 5/5/2018 at 1:34 AM, Senormac said: This is what meets the reader's eye every single issue upon opening the front page. Starts with TBG info. Interesting. Those prices they were getting for those ads were actually quite good rates back then,so they probably made more good coin with those ads than subscriptions. I doubt they would get prices for ads like that nowadays do to the internet and Craigslist were everything is posted for free. So back than they were way ahead of the game. Edited May 12, 2018 by ComicConnoisseur 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 (edited) On 5/11/2018 at 7:29 PM, ComicConnoisseur said: Interesting. Those prices they were getting for those ads were actually quite good rates back then,so they probably made more good coin with those ads than subscriptions. I doubt they would get prices for ads like that nowadays do to the internet and Craigslist were everything is posted for free. So back than they were way ahead of the game. So I looked at the ad prices and then tallied up the cost of the different size ads and came up with this. TBG paper # 20 Sept. 1972 44 pages total 5 pages of TBG info and self advertising Total revenue from ads ( full, half, quarter, eighth and classifieds ) - $1715 IDK what the subscription numbers were. It must have been a few thousand at two bucks "a year" (or one buck a year if you were connected) you can pad the total with that Not a bad gig. Working at home. Doing something you love. Being the boss , chief, president and CEO Edited May 13, 2018 by Senormac ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 (edited) pages 16 + 17 spread page 16 top quarter page ad John Albernaz, Fall River Mass Offering $200 for a copy of Marvel Mystery # 1 Edited May 15, 2018 by Senormac two bits worth of correction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 page 16 top eighth page ad fanzine Bugbaer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 page 16 top eighth page ad Randy Cox Tulsa Oklahoma wants, some Marvels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 page 16 bottom quarter page ad Karl Stanley , Somerville Ohio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 page 16 bottom quarter page ad Hal Turner San Jose Ca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 page 17 full page ad Ted Hake comicdonna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 On 5/12/2018 at 9:10 PM, Senormac said: On 5/11/2018 at 7:29 PM, ComicConnoisseur said: Interesting. Those prices they were getting for those ads were actually quite good rates back then,so they probably made more good coin with those ads than subscriptions. I doubt they would get prices for ads like that nowadays do to the internet and Craigslist were everything is posted for free. So back than they were way ahead of the game. So I looked at the ad prices and then tallied up the cost of the different size ads and came up with this. TBG paper # 20 Sept. 1972 44 pages total 5 pages of TBG info and self advertising Total revenue from ads ( full, half, quarter, eighth and classifieds ) - $1715 IDK what the subscription numbers were. It must have been a few thousand at two bucks "a year" (or one buck a year if you were connected) you can pad the total with that Not a bad gig. Working at home. Doing something you love. Being the boss , chief, president and CEO I do a monthly newsletter for free (not comics related). A monthly drives you nuts very shortly...., a weekly would kill you fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 pages 18 + 19 spread page 18 Gene Nigra, Yonkers NY full page ad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 (edited) page 19 full page ad see page one of this thread (you may have guessed I'm only working on this when time permits. hope nobody is waiting breathlessly for the page 42 ads Edited May 16, 2018 by Senormac something on page 42 is pretty cool actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 pages 20 + 21 spread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 20 hours ago, lizards2 said: I do a monthly newsletter for free (not comics related). A monthly drives you nuts very shortly...., a weekly would kill you fast. I bet if you switched to a comics newsletter you'd be more inspired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HouseofComics.Com Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 On 5/11/2018 at 1:52 AM, Ken Aldred said: Coverless, but most in nice shape. 'A few I had in a birdcage or sadly were chewed by rodents. I'm not an experienced grader, and so I would conservatively estimate those to be in near nice condition, or nice minus.' Yup. Grading was a bit more generous in the olden days. I met Dave H. only 15 months ago! The famous Dave's Comics in Detroit, very long-running store. By the end he had at least a semi-trailer load of stuff to dump. Still does shows here and there. Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 20 minutes ago, HouseofComics.Com said: On 5/11/2018 at 1:52 AM, Ken Aldred said: Coverless, but most in nice shape. 'A few I had in a birdcage or sadly were chewed by rodents. I'm not an experienced grader, and so I would conservatively estimate those to be in near nice condition, or nice minus.' Yup. Grading was a bit more generous in the olden days. I met Dave H. only 15 months ago! The famous Dave's Comics in Detroit, very long-running store. By the end he had at least a semi-trailer load of stuff to dump. Still does shows here and there. Wow !! A connection !! Thanks for the post HC I mean, this issue of TBG is 46 years old !! Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
