BladeTX Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 At what point does collecting comics stop being a hobby and start being an obsession? I bought 2 CGC books that I really didn't need just because I thought they would be cool to have. Then a few books showed up in my main collecting area, and I bought those too! When does it end???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Liebl Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 4 minutes ago, BladeTX said: At what point does collecting comics stop being a hobby and start being an obsession? I bought 2 CGC books that I really didn't need just because I thought they would be cool to have. Then a few books showed up in my main collecting area, and I bought those too! When does it end???? If it feels good keep doing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BladeTX Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 Ha! Well you might want to check with my wife about that and what my "hobby" does to the household budget... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Liebl Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 What's a budget? Start selling blood on your lunch hour maybe and keep the proceeds hidden! GFlo and BladeTX 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Man Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I think when you can't manage it (proper storing, proper organization, buying duplicates on accident), then it becomes a problem. Also, when you don't sit down and READ them. I mean these things are great! The stories, the artwork. I never understand people who buy stuff, send it off to be entombed in plastic, and have no idea what's inside. That's not what this is about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 11 hours ago, Mercury Man said: I think when you can't manage it (proper storing, proper organization, buying duplicates on accident), then it becomes a problem. Also, when you don't sit down and READ them. I mean these things are great! The stories, the artwork. I never understand people who buy stuff, send it off to be entombed in plastic, and have no idea what's inside. That's not what this is about. This begs the question: Are there any high-value books that have never been reprinted in an affordable format (trade paperback/omni/etc)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFlo Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 @Mercury Man I think different people collect for different reasons. I usually read graphic novels and Heavy Metal but I collect certain cover artists I like, which is why I don’t open those and grade some of them. But I’m mystified a bit by your comment. Isn’t it counterproductive to read a comic you’re intending to get slabbed? That’s why people are here for, I assume. Of course you can always get two copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 16 hours ago, BladeTX said: At what point does collecting comics stop being a hobby and start being an obsession? I bought 2 CGC books that I really didn't need just because I thought they would be cool to have. Then a few books showed up in my main collecting area, and I bought those too! When does it end???? your obsessed and i hope discipline kicks in soon !!!!!! FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 16 hours ago, BladeTX said: At what point does collecting comics stop being a hobby and start being an obsession? I bought 2 CGC books that I really didn't need just because I thought they would be cool to have. Then a few books showed up in my main collecting area, and I bought those too! When does it end???? sometimes you just have to ride the collecting bug until the fire burns out ... (but don't treat women that way ) FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnando Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Re: reading your comics. I'm a reader and I read them all but with resources like the GA Reading Room thread, widely available reprints, compendium volumes, and cheap reader copies of some books I wouldn't be comfortable thumbing through a valuable book for anything but a quality check. I get nervous when I'm holding a valuable collectible of any kind. I love what is IN comics and focus almost entirely on reading and directly appreciating the art but I do understand the compulsion to buy some that are never read. I collect vintage action figures that I just stare at. Collecting is a personality trait that, for comic collectors, would probably be manifested in some other collection if not comics. GFlo and FoggyNelson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I get OCD when I collect too 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, FoggyNelson said: I get OCD when I collect too #metoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 21 hours ago, BladeTX said: When does it end???? 1) Never 2) When you pass into the blessed hereafter 3) When you take a long hard look at yourself in the mirror and say: "I don't need no stinkin' comics..." Randall Dowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkurJ Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 It ends when you want it to. Never before. You may reach a point when you either: 1. Run out of space. 2. Run out of money. 3. Lose interest. Any combination of 1, 2, and 3 can cause you to stop. I stopped for a few years. When I returned, I fell right back into love with the books. As with most of us, I am in pretty deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Man Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 10 hours ago, GFlo said: @Mercury Man I think different people collect for different reasons. I usually read graphic novels and Heavy Metal but I collect certain cover artists I like, which is why I don’t open those and grade some of them. But I’m mystified a bit by your comment. Isn’t it counterproductive to read a comic you’re intending to get slabbed? That’s why people are here for, I assume. Of course you can always get two copies. I am certainly not talking about cracking open an Action #1. I just think people have gotten carried away with this slabbing 'everything' mentality, especially not knowing what is inside. It's a comic book. Key word being 'book'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC Phanatic Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 if you clinically suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder..this hobby can be a freaking nightmare...And there are quite a few on this forum who suffer from this. I think at some point you need to separate what is an illness and what is "you." Sheesh....lack of a better word...but yeah...When it comes to numbers, grades, pages, condition--someone who suffers from OCD will face a page of madness ...PUN intended......I know...I have been there....feel free to message me if you are hiding in the shadows.....I can cover this issue The Lions Den, Mercury Man and Dan82 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BladeTX Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 On 1/30/2019 at 10:33 AM, Turnando said: Re: reading your comics. I'm a reader and I read them all but with resources like the GA Reading Room thread, widely available reprints, compendium volumes, and cheap reader copies of some books I wouldn't be comfortable thumbing through a valuable book for anything but a quality check. I get nervous when I'm holding a valuable collectible of any kind. I love what is IN comics and focus almost entirely on reading and directly appreciating the art but I do understand the compulsion to buy some that are never read. I collect vintage action figures that I just stare at. Collecting is a personality trait that, for comic collectors, would probably be manifested in some other collection if not comics. Very true Turnado! I am a hobby meanderer... taking on something pretty much new every 5 years or so. My lifetime collecting journey has been comics, then coins, then participating in shooting sports, then guitar, then wine collecting, then guitar again, then coin collecting, now back to comics. I've come full circle!!!! 19 hours ago, Mercury Man said: I am certainly not talking about cracking open an Action #1. I just think people have gotten carried away with this slabbing 'everything' mentality, especially not knowing what is inside. It's a comic book. Key word being 'book'. Yeah, I agree. I have TPBs and Compendiums of the books I have slabbed but the same thing is true with coins where anything worth more than $100 is now encased in plastic. Yes, you can see most of the coin so it's not like looking inside a comic but still different than holding the real thing. But Iove reading the series I collect. I can't imagine having a huge part of your collection slabbed that you never read... misses the point. Mercury Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnando Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 47 minutes ago, BladeTX said: I am a hobby meanderer... taking on something pretty much new every 5 years or so. My lifetime collecting journey has been comics, then coins, then participating in shooting sports, then guitar, then wine collecting, then guitar again, then coin collecting, now back to comics. I've come full circle!!!! Ha! Sounds like my life. I love finding something new to fall in love with and take on as a hobby or life passion or whatever. skateboarding, action figures, surfing, sci-fi, comic books... I love skateboarding but that doesn't really explain the 20 or 30 skateboard decks hanging on the walls in the basement and garage (and the two I tacked to the wall in the living room without wife's permission)... That's the collector gene in action. BladeTX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Liebl Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Heheheee... I want to see what a comic book hoarder's home looks like! Any pics??? BladeTX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 1 hour ago, BladeTX said: Very true Turnado! I am a hobby meanderer... taking on something pretty much new every 5 years or so. My lifetime collecting journey has been comics, then coins, then participating in shooting sports, then guitar, then wine collecting, then guitar again, then coin collecting, now back to comics. I've come full circle!!!! i hope the meandering strip club bug doesn't bite you FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
