WHAT BOOK CAN'T YOU AFFORD TO SELL? 5 5

[originalisbest]

On 3/3/2019 at 11:32 AM, Robot Man said:

About 2/3ds of my collection are books I bought many years ago for very good prices. Most, I would never be able to repurchase if I sold them off. So, I keep them and sell off stuff I just don't need anymore or have upgraded.

These are just a few of my most favorite books that if sold, I would never get back....

I've always enjoyed most of your "toughies" the first Tales of Terror annual -- too cool! I want to say you got it from Gary Colabuono? (a nicer guy there isn't!)

[originalisbest]

14 hours ago, skybolt said:

With a wife and 2 kids I'd be lucky to repurchase 4.0 copies of these 2 books.

 

Sigh! Super amazing books!

[SuperBird]

We could start a sister thread to this one: 

CAN YOU STILL AFFORD TO COLLECT GOLDEN AGE IN 2019?

Edited March 4, 2019 by SuperBird

[eccomic]

13 minutes ago, SuperBird said:

We could start a sister thread to this one: 

CAN YOU STILL AFFORD TO COLLECT GOLDEN AGE IN 2019?

[originalisbest]

12 minutes ago, SuperBird said:

We could start a sister thread to this one: 

CAN YOU STILL AFFORD TO COLLECT GOLDEN AGE IN 2019?

Technically, I can! But it'll just be lower grade, or a non-smoking hot cover or genre. For example PCH is always my main draw, and the obvious covers are getting a lot of attention, but it's difficult for everything to be equally hot, so there's often something going under the radar that I am in need of a copy. Plenty of room for all.

[piper]

25 minutes ago, SuperBird said:

We could start a sister thread to this one: 

CAN YOU STILL AFFORD TO COLLECT GOLDEN AGE IN 2019?

Not without me lowering my expectations in terms of grade and popularity of the books I collect. It also has required me to sell of part of my collection to fund these purchases.

I guess that I could always collect Westerns...

[fifties]

Interesting that this came up now.  I had been wanting to upgrade my copy of Weird Mysteries #6 for ages, and finally did so last night with Heritage, but it was just a slight upgrade, and cost me up the yang-yang.  I just can't believe how much PCH has gone up in the last few years!  Here's my current copy, which I might offer in the classified section once I receive the purchase;  

 

Edited March 5, 2019 by fifties

[Robot Man]

4 hours ago, originalisbest said:

I've always enjoyed most of your "toughies" the first Tales of Terror annual -- too cool! I want to say you got it from Gary Colabuono? (a nicer guy there isn't!)

Yes. I got it from him on eBay when he first started listing there. At the time, I thought I paid a pretty stiff price but now.   And, yes he is one of the best guys in the biz...

[Robot Man]

3 hours ago, originalisbest said:

Technically, I can! But it'll just be lower grade, or a non-smoking hot cover or genre. For example PCH is always my main draw, and the obvious covers are getting a lot of attention, but it's difficult for everything to be equally hot, so there's often something going under the radar that I am in need of a copy. Plenty of room for all.

Nearly ALL PCH is going through the roof these days including even ACG and EC’s. Good thing I discovered them early in my collecting days. I sure wouldn’t be able to afford my own collection anymore...

[originalisbest]

3 minutes ago, Robot Man said:

Nearly ALL PCH is going through the roof these days including even ACG and EC’s. Good thing I discovered them early in my collecting days. I sure wouldn’t be able to afford my own collection anymore...

True enough! But I just buy here and there where I can. PCH has gone through a couple hot/cold cycles since I started collecting the genre.

[DavidTheDavid]

Reading what some of you paid years ago makes me wonder why I buy anything these days.... 

[Robot Man]

These are only just a few of yesterdays "dollar books" in boxes under tables and un-bagged,,, If you couldn't afford ECs at $3-$5. each.

[Hap Hazard]

Most Key PCH covers bought in the early 90's when I was using NEC's Tales to Terrible to Tell as a buying guide. Most cost 50-100 dollars.

 

[fifties]

1973; two dollars each at a used bookstore in Hollywood.  No bags, no boards.

[jimbo_7071]

I'd probably buy this book even at current prices, but the price would be painful now. I'm glad I picked it up before L.B. Cole covers got hot. (There are some others I'd like to snag if they ever cool off.)

[jimbo_7071]

I actually paid a very stiff price for this one back in 2001 (through Greg Manning Auctions; I'm certain there was shill bidding involved). I was underwater on it for many years.

 

[PUNYHUMAN]

Edited March 13, 2019 by PUNYHUMAN

[Cat-Man_America]

On 3/1/2019 at 10:05 PM, Frank Mozz said:

A recent post got me thinking, at some point, many long-time collectors have had to sell one or many of there most prized books for personal reasons with the intent to buy them back at a later date. However, in today's market things have changed so what book(s) do you own that if you sold you could not afford to replace because of there CMV?

 

 

TMTC 

[Dark Knight]

2 hours ago, PUNYHUMAN said:

Thought at first that was my book, looks almost identical

[SuperBird]

5 hours ago, jimbo_7071 said:

I'd probably buy this book even at current prices, but the price would be painful now. I'm glad I picked it up before L.B. Cole covers got hot. (There are some others I'd like to snag if they ever cool off.)

This book is stunning.