N e r V Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 SDCC is only about a month away now so I was interested in what boardies thought were the hot or cold genres or titles or single books right now. I collect most stuff (exceptions being most war or westerns) so just looking for some thoughts on where you would buy right now based on the current market conditions. Be as general or as specific as you like. Romance genre or Baker books or Teenage Romances #14 all work for me. I check some of the market myself so just looking to see what I’m missing. Any help out there for a fellow collector with your insights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatCaesarsGhost Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 I think Archie’s and Centaurs are cold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post batman_fan Posted June 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 15, 2019 My experience over the last 30+ years is anything I want to buy is hot and anything I am selling is cold. JoeRock, entalmighty1, Mr. Lady Luck and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstances Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 26 minutes ago, GreatCaesarsGhost said: I think Archie’s and Centaurs are cold No interest in Archies, but if that's the case I'm'a be buying up Centaurs like a mad mongoose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 3 hours ago, N e r V said: I collect most stuff (exceptions being most war or westerns) Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 I’m useless to you. The only recommendations I can give you (that aren’t obvious; PCH, Baker) are Space Western and Foxhole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ricksneatstuff Posted June 16, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 16, 2019 (edited) From what I see these are all “hot”: Nazi covers (Hitler appearance extra points) Science Fiction books with GGA (Planet, etc) Baker books in grade MLJ Pep, Zip (see Nazi covers above) PCH “keys” (Black Cat 50, CoC 19, etc) Great war covers seem to be gaining momentum too Edited June 16, 2019 by Ricksneatstuff JollyComics, comicquant, kelholt and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 All classic covers have a market and the books you can't find are always hot. telerites and Ricksneatstuff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 (edited) Planets are hot, new collectors keep energizing the run. Lower grade Bakers, Archies, and Centaurs have cooled off a bit, but I wouldn’t describe them as being cold (more like lukewarm). Romance is steadily rising, especially oddball and non-photo cover stuff, some scarce books. PCH hot, obviously. Fox mainline titles remain hot. MLJ generally hot. EC’s heating up. Goofy DC is slow. Edited June 16, 2019 by sacentaur rjpb and N e r V 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 I see a lot of stuff missing from these lists but I’m not telling. Too hard to find the ones I want already... Ricksneatstuff and IngelsFan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Robot Man said: I see a lot of stuff missing from these lists but I’m not telling. Too hard to find the ones I want already... The insider info is that Television Puppet Show and Gabby Hayes are set to explode. Edited June 16, 2019 by KirbyJack Point Five and comicnoir 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GomerPyleUSMC Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 (edited) Do not buy any comic book with the word "pal" no matter how rare it is. Edited June 16, 2019 by GomerPyleUSMC comicjack and comicnoir 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Collector Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 5 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said: Great war covers seem to be gaining momentum too 8 hours ago, KirbyJack said: I’m useless to you. The only recommendations I can give you (that aren’t obvious; PCH, Baker) are Space Western and Foxhole. I agree war covers are hot/heating up, especially flamethrower stuff. DeCalro GGA, PCH especially Harvey classic covers, LB Cole, Centaurs, Fox, any GGA bondage covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 9 hours ago, Robot Man said: I see a lot of stuff missing from these lists but I’m not telling. Too hard to find the ones I want already... you never let the cat out of the bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 1 hour ago, comicjack said: you never let the cat out of the bag And he collects cat bags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rjpb Posted June 16, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 16, 2019 It feels like more has been "hot" than "cold" for a few years now, and that covers that even remotely fit the "classic" label have shot up dramatically in all genres in that time. Meanwhile, what's generally always been dead, remains dead, though everything has a price that it will sell at, and everything has a price that no one will pay. The interest in long recognized classic covers will never get cold, and the interest in photo-cover Fawcetts and Dells will likely never take off, but the current interest in early Peanuts appearances is an indication that sometimes a dormant genre ( newspaper strip reprints) can find renewed interest. It's as interesting to follow what seems to have plateaued in price (even if just temporarily), even as interest remains high, and what continues to climb. There does frequently seem to be a pause with a lot of red hot books, where the buying community seems to react with a "hmm maybe not that much" that halts the spiral, though often it can pick up again later. Ricksneatstuff, Point Five, telerites and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 22 hours ago, sacentaur said: Lower grade Bakers, Archies, and Centaurs have cooled off a bit, but I wouldn’t describe them as being cold (more like lukewarm). Well, probably not in the case of Pep 22 as we are still waiting for a few of these to hopefully hit the marketplace one of these days. As for the early Centuars, if it's the right copy at a "reasonable" price, you can bet that I'll most definitely be more than interested in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 2 hours ago, rjpb said: There does frequently seem to be a pause with a lot of red hot books, where the buying community seems to react with a "hmm maybe not that much" that halts the spiral, though often it can pick up again later. +1 This definitely seems to be true as the market clearly cycles itself through from one sector to the next, before eventually completing the circle and then starts the same rinse and repeat cycle all over again. Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 55 minutes ago, lou_fine said: Well, probably not in the case of Pep 22 as we are still waiting for a few of these to hopefully hit the marketplace one of these days. Huh? Archies are Archies, Pep 22 is MLJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Tim Holt #30 seems to be trending. Nice cover but come on now... comicnoir and szav 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
