Your best day in comic collecting? 10 10

[Hollywood1892]

I've had two best days in collecting today and two months ago at a show.

Today

Ironman 1

Ironman and Submariner 1CGC 7.5

Uncanny xmen 266 CGC 9.8 SS Andy Kubert

Edge of Spiderverse 002 9.8 CGC 

Comic show

New Mutants 98

Edge of Spiderverse 002

Killing joke

Rai 0 autographed

Deadpool circle chase

Deadpool 1

A run of knightfall

Thanos 13 9.8 CGC 

Thanos 13

Spawn 1 CGC 9.8

I think long term value today was my best,but I really enjoyed the show too. I cant decide, for memories the show for sure

What's your best day?

[MGsimba77]

At this point probably when I got IH 182 to complete the wolverine trilogy. Suppose that'll get surpassed whenever I get around to adding X-Men 94 so I could finish off this mini X-Men run I'm aiming for  

[Hollywood1892]

5 minutes ago, MGsimba77 said:

At this point probably when I got IH 182 to complete the wolverine trilogy. Suppose that'll get surpassed whenever I get around to adding X-Men 94 so I could finish off this mini X-Men run I'm aiming for  

Nice👍

[BigDaddy1]

For me, when I bought an Amazing Spider-Man #14 from my comic shop. Owner told me he had it, priced at $100 and in poor condition. As a new and young collector, I had a feeling I'd never see one affordable again. Left to get money from the bank, as I came back 3 guys were looking at it. Thankfully I asked the owner to hold it for me haha.

Also sent it out to CGC, is graded at 1.0. Probably my first real investment, and glad I jumped on the opportunity!!

Edited April 7 by BigDaddy1

[Buzzetta]

First AF15 I got as a reward to myself for graduating college.   I saved up a lot of money on the side for it.  In 1997-98 it cost $950 which was the most I had ever spent really on anything that I did not need to take a loan out for.  Yes, I still have it.  When people ask me if I will ever sell any of my AF15s my answer is that one day I might but that college copy I bought is the one that is the most meaningful and is not going anywhere. 

Edited April 7 by Buzzetta

[Hollywood1892]

1 hour ago, Buzzetta said:

First AF15 I got as a reward to myself for graduating college.   I saved up a lot of money on the side for it.  In 1997-98 it cost $950 which was the most I had ever spent really on anything that I did not need to take a loan out for.  Yes, I still have it.  When people ask me if I will ever sell any of my AF15s my answer is that one day I might but that college copy I bought is the one that is the most meaningful and is not going anywhere. 

Amazing😉👍

[nepatkm]

When I purchased my first comic. 

[Hollywood1892]

9 minutes ago, nepatkm said:

When I purchased my first comic. 

Did you have any idea of what you were getting into looking back on it all?

[nepatkm]

6 minutes ago, Hollywood1892 said:

Did you have any idea of what you were getting into looking back on it all?

Not really, Just excited, and ready to read it with my father. Never dreamed how much that copy of ASM 129 would travel with me, or that I would still have that book today. 😃

Edited April 7 by nepatkm

[Hollywood1892]

9 minutes ago, nepatkm said:

Not really, Just excited, and ready to read it with my father. Never dreamed how much that copy of ASM 129 would travel with me, or that I would still have that book today. 😃

The Punisher is one of my fav superheroes and his origin story one of the best and most tragic.

[nocutename]

Two of my best comic purchasing days:

 

1 -  I picked up a stack of 20¢ DC books from a Craigslist listing.  Completely well read stack, probably round 100+ books for about $30 bucks.  I, then started a post over on the real DC boards (years before they were taken down), entitled All those 20¢.  I would post each issue I read and we would discuss the issue or artist.  There was one poster there that was very well educated about DC artist.  I think he was in the industry at one point but he never divulged anything about his past work experience.  (Sheepishly, I did post here back in the day to see if it was worth picking.  I was told no.  )

2 - Picked up a long box at a garage sale of all BA Batman issues from a guy about 10 minutes away from me.  I went back the next day and took another huge stack of his books.  I still have most of the books I purchased that day.  They were from his personal childhood collection.

[DocHoppus182]

I’ve had a lot of fun or “best” days during my time collecting you could say.  I think one of my favorites is something that occurs quite frequently.  My best friend’s basement is our hang out.  It’s completely finished and even has a fridge stocked with pink lemonade and yoo-hoo!  Sometimes we trade back and forth, sometimes we just watch tv.  Of course I could say my best day was the day I discovered Timely or the day I finally got a copy of Hulk 1 back after foolishly selling my first one a few years prior.  Those were definitely great days. But sitting with my friend amongst the things we love, by far, is the best.  

The basement is a lot bigger than this, but here is just one view from where I sit.  I should take more pics for the comic room thread.

 

[BlowUpTheMoon]

Your friend shouldn't put a turntable on top of a speaker. 

[Hollywood1892]

48 minutes ago, DocHoppus182 said:

I’ve had a lot of fun or “best” days during my time collecting you could say.  I think one of my favorites is something that occurs quite frequently.  My best friend’s basement is our hang out.  It’s completely finished and even has a fridge stocked with pink lemonade and yoo-hoo!  Sometimes we trade back and forth, sometimes we just watch tv.  Of course I could say my best day was the day I discovered Timely or the day I finally got a copy of Hulk 1 back after foolishly selling my first one a few years prior.  Those were definitely great days. But sitting with my friend amongst the things we love, by far, is the best.  

The basement is a lot bigger than this, but here is just one view from where I sit.  I should take more pics for the comic room thread.

 

You have a picture of heaven 😊👍

[Gaard]

Two days -

1) My13th birthday (1975). My older sister handed me a present. Inside the box were a bottle of Tahitian Treat, a can of Pork n Beans, and a Daredevil #1.

2) Sometime around 1980 ... the owner of the LCS I frequented as a kid (The Book Stop in Grand Rapids, MI) handed me a DD #48. It was the last issue I needed to complete my complete run of Daredevil.

Sadly, shortly afterwards my life took a turn towards college, marriage, etc. & I was completely out of comics for about 25 years.

[SeniorSurfer]

I was a kid in the early 60s and as such my parents would not let me stay home alone, so I was dragged to whatever weekend movie (movies sometimes if it was a double feature) they would attend.  After exiting one of those showings (probably might have slept through most of it on the theater seat) I noticed people going into a small Legion Hall of some sort and wandered over.  From the doorway I could look in (no long walks, multiple security checks, etc.) and I saw a few other kids pulling comics out of long boxes.  I was already buying comics from spinner racks, so I immediately turned around and pleaded with my father to let me go in and see what this was all about.  He paid the entrance fee, which was around $1-2.00 for me alone (no sense being a spendthrift about this) and he stayed outside since he was able to keep an eye on me through the door.  I then got some kind of mimeographed sticker that showed I paid and was allowed to go in.

The hall didn't have the best ventilation but it wasn't uncomfortable.  The first thing that struck me immediately was the smell of pulp from the old books.  I'll go out on a short limb and say that anyone reading this is smelling that even now on hearing the description.  The next thing I saw was just rows and rows of rickety cafeteria tables with rows and rows of long boxes full of old comics, each bagged and with little round price stickers.  Comics not in drugstores, but older numbers that I had missed or ones that came out before I started collecting!  I walked around taking it all in, then - after being assured I could come back inside - went out and tried to convince my father to give me some money ("To buy old books?  That came out years ago already and are being sold at more than .12?").  I'll never know if it was because he didn't want to hear me whine all the way home, or because he was offsetting my being forced to go to the movies, or because he would not want to say no to anything that even remotely might improve my reading skills, or because he was a father and that's what they do sometimes.  I remember we went back and forth on an amount, probably settled on $10.00, and I went in armed for bear.  As we all know, the money taken when buying old comics compared to the overwhelming amount of material available is always insufficient.  I walked around some more just to take it all in, searched, separated, set aside a pile then went out one more time to cajole my father for more money ("No!  And hurry up.").  I remember making my purchase, even getting a little extra deal from the seller that allowed me to take an additional book or two, then walked out with a pile about 1" to 1 1/2" thick of books I didn't have.  I know now they were all what would later be called Silver Age Marvels but I don't know what the exact titles were or if there were any keys.  I didn't care - I was beyond happy.

That hall is long gone, as is the theater, as is my father.  But that was my best day in comic collecting.  Not a week goes by that I don't think about it.

[1950's war comics]

i have more worst days ... but one of my best comic days was picking up an ASM 129 for a buck back when to fill a hole in my run......

[Aweandlorder]

Every day is exciting to me. I make a habit of having at least one purchase a day on the bay. I have my saved searches on the items I'm looking for and am always in contact with sellers. Some days you're the windshield, some days you're the bug. But every day. EVERY day. Is exciting 

[Hollywood1892]

50 minutes ago, Gaard said:

Two days -

1) My13th birthday (1975). My older sister handed me a present. Inside the box were a bottle of Tahitian Treat, a can of Pork n Beans, and a Daredevil #1.

2) Sometime around 1980 ... the owner of the LCS I frequented as a kid (The Book Stop in Grand Rapids, MI) handed me a DD #48. It was the last issue I needed to complete my complete run of Daredevil.

Sadly, shortly afterwards my life took a turn towards college, marriage, etc. & I was completely out of comics for about 25 years.

She let you get back into it?😀

[comics4all]

1 hour ago, DocHoppus182 said:

I’ve had a lot of fun or “best” days during my time collecting you could say.  I think one of my favorites is something that occurs quite frequently.  My best friend’s basement is our hang out.  It’s completely finished and even has a fridge stocked with pink lemonade and yoo-hoo!  Sometimes we trade back and forth, sometimes we just watch tv.  Of course I could say my best day was the day I discovered Timely or the day I finally got a copy of Hulk 1 back after foolishly selling my first one a few years prior.  Those were definitely great days. But sitting with my friend amongst the things we love, by far, is the best.  

The basement is a lot bigger than this, but here is just one view from where I sit.  I should take more pics for the comic room thread.

 

I take it your friend's ocupation is a KEYmaker right? Incredible books there!