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theCapraAegagrus

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Why don't you invest in stocks rather than comic books..?

You have no idea what you're doing. Go read Gabe's journal before you have your own epiphany. There's history to learn from.

Swami and Hollywood are in for a rude awakening when they can't resell their books and don't care to keep them. That's why you buy the book and not the label (or the hype). If I can't resell my books, then I'll be perfectly happy keeping them.

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4 hours ago, BITCOINSWAMI said:

@hollywood1982 Hello don't listen to these people! We know the future and will be the Whales while all these sheep will just go baaaaaaaaaaaaaaa (sheep sounds) because thats  whats sheep do they only follow the crowd. People like us have that initiation and insight!

my next haul is nova #1, wolverine #1, silver surfer #1, and 1st appearance of the black costume!

:roflmao:trust me I am no sheep. Let me tell you something. The true whales are the people who bought these books you are talking about 40 years ago for pennies on the dollar, you my friend are just following your movie motivated self.  I  have been collecting before you were born.

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43 minutes ago, TwoPiece said:

Why don't you invest in stocks rather than comic books..?

You have no idea what you're doing. Go read Gabe's journal before you have your own epiphany. There's history to learn from.

Swami and Hollywood are in for a rude awakening when they can't resell their books and don't care to keep them. That's why you buy the book and not the label (or the hype). If I can't resell my books, then I'll be perfectly happy keeping them.

I buy books I'm prepared to keep as well, for example asm 361 carnage favourite supervillain, xforce 11 domino favourite female superhero, vengeance of bane love bane, thanos 13 like thanos and punisher,also ghostrider, spawn liked it as a kid growing up. Movies only increase the interest, sure there is specs eternals nova, but those arent the comics you invest most of your was in, the ones you love are! Love deadpool, new mutants 98 is decreasing in value, you are only partially correct, but fully ignorant in what I desire.

#lovemorehateless 

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theCapraAegagrus

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1 minute ago, Hollywood1892 said:

I buy books I'm prepared to keep as well, for example asm 361 carnage favourite supervillain, xforce 11 domino favourite female superhero, vengeance of bane love bane, thanks 13 like thanos and punisher,also ghostrider, spawn liked it as a kid growing up. Movies only increase the interest, sure there is specs eternals nova, but those arent the comics you invest most of your was in, the ones you love are!

#lovemorehateless 

Take your hashtag crusade to Twitter. It doesn't do anything around here.

There's already a thread for "your collection this week" where this post should've been added. It's also a bad idea to brag about "making a dealer look stupid" when, on this board, great buys can be made by dealers. You're buying spec books at the pinnacle of their hype. Patience is a virtue and you're not using it. You're just digging a hole that doesn't need to be dug. You're not buying stuff that won't be seen on the market anytime soon. If you have limited resources then you need to weight the cost of opportunity.

You and Swami just ignore the suggestions of the experienced here, though, so this information will likely fall on deaf ears.

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The best you two can do is not come on here with guns blazing, and learn from the people who have been here a long time, and have quite a bit of time collecting. 

There is  a vast amount of knowledge about everything here,  so soak it up instead of bragging to people who don't really care what you're bragging about.

We've all been there many years ago. 

Even though I've been collecting superhero books for 40 years, I got into Warren horror books and was very uninformed about them, and I allowed the experts in this genre to teach me. I still feel noobish even after 7 or so years of collecting them. 

What I'm getting at is just read and learn from board members here , that's all.

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Part 1 (328 Pages)

Part 2 (14 Pages)

And, yes, I have read every single page (over a few days). It was truly entertaining/sad.

Companion threads:

https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/374997-time-payments-question-should-i-handled-it-differently-update/

 

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1 hour ago, oakman29 said:

The best you two can do is not come on here with guns blazing, and learn from the people who have been here a long time, and have quite a bit of time collecting. 

There is  a vast amount of knowledge about everything here,  so soak it up instead of bragging to people who don't really care what you're bragging about.

We've all been there many years ago. 

Even though I've been collecting superhero books for 40 years, I got into Warren horror books and was very uninformed about them, and I allowed the experts in this genre to teach me. I still feel noobish even after 7 or so years of collecting them. 

What I'm getting at is just read and learn from board members here , that's all.

Plenty of good info here both in direct conversation and constructive criticism, I appreciate all of it. I put out a thread early on about raw vs cgc and got mocked I quickly realised in certain aspects comic collecting is an old boys club, and it's a club I desire to be apart of and support. I support all of your opinions some of them I respect ,others disregard. Before I posted this thread I asked what comics I should buy at the show, and I was mocked. 

That dealer at the show was burning people,ripping them off, if I was outside the showdown g the same thing I would be labelled a thief, why does being ane perienced dealer make it okay.

I noticed that some dealers take advantage of ignorance and innocence, it's a business, this dealer even acknowledged that he was ripping people off or he wouldnt have reacted in the manner he did.

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8 minutes ago, Hollywood1892 said:

...I quickly realised in certain aspects comic collecting is an old boys club, and it's a club I desire to be apart of and support...

This just isn't true... I started collecting about 18 months ago and not one member has given me this impression (and I've had plenty of disagreements along the way). What you're actually experiencing is being hammered by a plethora of experienced individuals. I'm a relative rookie and even I know not to do what you've been doing. You're being taught manners of the hobby - not being pushed away or excluded by/from some "old boys club".

Take the collective advice about reading before posting. That's why you've come to this incorrect conclusion. You're getting an overwhelming amount of criticism because you're acting prior to thinking.

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I dont feel hammered.

I appreciate,both constructive criticism when I am out of line as well as positive feedback when I have done something right, I am an infant when it comes to collecting and like any infant that's how you learn. If I feel I am being harshly judged than I will respond accordingly.

Thanks guys

I just wanted to chat about the comics I got. And I want to build a respectable and strong collection.🍻

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25 minutes ago, Hollywood1892 said:

Plenty of good info here both in direct conversation and constructive criticism, I appreciate all of it. I put out a thread early on about raw vs cgc and got mocked I quickly realised in certain aspects comic collecting is an old boys club, and it's a club I desire to be apart of and support. I support all of your opinions some of them I respect ,others disregard. Before I posted this thread I asked what comics I should buy at the show, and I was mocked. 

Here's the problem with generically asking "what should I buy?" -- every experienced collector is going to immediately mark you as just another speculator trying to make a quick buck.  And yes, that will elicit a lot of snide responses because that isn't what the majority of us are here for, nor are we going to do market research for you.  Now, a question like "what are some good Spider-Man/X-Men/Wolverine stories that I should be on the lookout for this weekend?" will definitely get you places. 

25 minutes ago, Hollywood1892 said:

That dealer at the show was burning people,ripping them off, if I was outside the showdown g the same thing I would be labelled a thief, why does being ane perienced dealer make it okay.

Why would anyone label you a "thief" for putting a premium on your books on a site like eBay?  People do it all the time.

25 minutes ago, Hollywood1892 said:

I noticed that some dealers take advantage of ignorance and innocence, it's a business, this dealer even acknowledged that he was ripping people off or he wouldnt have reacted in the manner he did.

You're really going over the top on this.  Just because dude was asking $250 on X-Force 11 doesn't mean he's trying to defraud someone.  Its a comic book, not a bundle of junk mortgage backed securities falsely rated as AAA.  What you see is what you get, and what you pay is what you think its worth.  If an inexperienced speculator shows up and pays sticker price, lesson learned for Mr. Speculator.

But odds are also good he's never going to sell it at that price based on the current market.  If he's too inflexible in his ways and shuns negotiation, then the market is going to punish him in the end when he's stuck with a bunch of overpriced inventory. 

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7 minutes ago, mattn792 said:

Here's the problem with generically asking "what should I buy?" -- every experienced collector is going to immediately mark you as just another speculator trying to make a quick buck.  And yes, that will elicit a lot of snide responses because that isn't what the majority of us are here for, nor are we going to do market research for you.  Now, a question like "what are some good Spider-Man/X-Men/Wolverine stories that I should be on the lookout for this weekend?" will definitely get you places. 

Why would anyone label you a "thief" for putting a premium on your books on a site like eBay?  People do it all the time.

You're really going over the top on this.  Just because dude was asking $250 on X-Force 11 doesn't mean he's trying to defraud someone.  Its a comic book, not a bundle of junk mortgage backed securities falsely rated as AAA.  What you see is what you get, and what you pay is what you think its worth.  If an inexperienced speculator shows up and pays sticker price, lesson learned for Mr. Speculator.

But odds are also good he's never going to sell it at that price based on the current market.  If he's too inflexible in his ways and shuns negotiation, then the market is going to punish him in the end when he's stuck with a bunch of overpriced inventory. 

Totally agreed with everything you said.

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I do not know how I missed this thread. I really would like boardies to start tagging all sorts of things like this thread to my attention. It makes for excellent time spent during the week when I commute to work on the train. 

 

All you have to do is put down a "@buzzetta" 

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