cigars&comix Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Last year purchased my first OPG and barely used it due to the small writing even with magnifier sheet placed over it. Not sure why it took so long for them to come out with a PDF edition. see link below.. Thoughts? https://comics.ha.com/overstreet/comic-book-price-guide.s?ctrack=3750581&type=imglink-1-comic--overst-49gen--tem071719 Im debating if its worth the 30 bucks as I usually evaluate my books based on 3-12 month sold history on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Cool Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 4 minutes ago, cigars&comix said: Last year purchased my first OPG and barely used it due to the small writing even with magnifier sheet placed over it. Not sure why it took so long for them to come out with a PDF edition. see link below.. Thoughts? https://comics.ha.com/overstreet/comic-book-price-guide.s?ctrack=3750581&type=imglink-1-comic--overst-49gen--tem071719 Im debating if its worth the 30 bucks as I usually evaluate my books based on 3-12 month sold history on ebay. I usually buy one every two years just because there has been a few times over the years when i couldn't find any sales info on E-Bay and at least this gave me a starting point. But I'm going to not purchase it from now on since I don't think I've picked my last copy in quite awhile and it's an easy $30 saved. The market reports are kind of fun to read but very biased and irrelevant since the reports are so old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wipple Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 https://www.midtowncomics.com/product/1836176 BIG BIG overstreet- last year was first year it came as non spiral format. Much bigger , but doesn't have the articles. I love it. bc and Tony S 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valiantman Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, cigars&comix said: Last year purchased my first OPG and barely used it due to the small writing even with magnifier sheet placed over it. Not sure why it took so long for them to come out with a PDF edition. see link below.. Thoughts? https://comics.ha.com/overstreet/comic-book-price-guide.s?ctrack=3750581&type=imglink-1-comic--overst-49gen--tem071719 Im debating if its worth the 30 bucks as I usually evaluate my books based on 3-12 month sold history on ebay. I'm pretty sure Heritage has been offering the Overstreet digitally for several years, so this isn't the first. Unless they were offering something other than PDF, this is definitely not the first year. EDIT: Heritage has been offering Overstreet digitally since at least 2003. https://www.ha.com/heritage-auctions-press-releases-and-news.s?releaseid=464 Edited July 17, 2019 by valiantman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigars&comix Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, valiantman said: I'm pretty sure Heritage has been offering the Overstreet digitally for several years, so this isn't the first. Unless they were offering something other than PDF, this is definitely not the first year. EDIT: Heritage has been offering Overstreet digitally since at least 2003. https://www.ha.com/heritage-auctions-press-releases-and-news.s?releaseid=464 ok i didnt know that, my bad.. i just got back into the hobby a year ago.. Edited July 17, 2019 by cigars&comix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valiantman Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 9 minutes ago, cigars&comix said: 18 minutes ago, valiantman said: I'm pretty sure Heritage has been offering the Overstreet digitally for several years, so this isn't the first. Unless they were offering something other than PDF, this is definitely not the first year. EDIT: Heritage has been offering Overstreet digitally since at least 2003. https://www.ha.com/heritage-auctions-press-releases-and-news.s?releaseid=464 ok i didnt know that, my bad.. i just got back into the hobby a year ago.. No worries, you just seemed to be accusing them of something (laziness?) when you said "Not sure why it took so long for them to come out with a PDF edition" but they were at least 16 years ahead of your assessment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPR Comics Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 They used to give it away. Looks like the latest version is searchable, which if true, is a great improvement and maybe worth the price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigars&comix Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 7 hours ago, valiantman said: No worries, you just seemed to be accusing them of something (laziness?) when you said "Not sure why it took so long for them to come out with a PDF edition" but they were at least 16 years ahead of your assessment. Im a little OCD on this but in my defense I mustve misunderstood the comment in the HA article of my link which says " And now you can get it all on your computer - fully searchable - with the click of a mouse. " The words "and now" seem to allude to something new, that has never happened before.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnenock Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, valiantman said: I'm pretty sure Heritage has been offering the Overstreet digitally for several years, so this isn't the first. Unless they were offering something other than PDF, this is definitely not the first year. EDIT: Heritage has been offering Overstreet digitally since at least 2003. https://www.ha.com/heritage-auctions-press-releases-and-news.s?releaseid=464 And it's searchable now! Too late with this groundbreaking news. Edited July 18, 2019 by johnenock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony S Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 11 hours ago, Wipple said: https://www.midtowncomics.com/product/1836176 BIG BIG overstreet- last year was first year it came as non spiral format. Much bigger , but doesn't have the articles. I love it. THIS: The BIG BIG guide is much easier to read. A pdf copy could be easier to read if you still use a computer and have decent size screen. Not sure how it would work with those that have ditched computers and live their digital lives on a smart phone. Responding to a few other comments. The OPG isn't the Bible of the hobby like it was decades ago, but it is still a useful tool - one of a several useful tools - that serious hobbyist's and dealers would be wise to have access to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigars&comix Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 5 hours ago, Tony S said: Not sure how it would work with those that have ditched computers and live their digital lives on a smart phone. When it comes to actually doing my research for a listing, I am strictly laptop computer with 2nd screen. For each comic I use a complex system to get my ultimate listing and fairest price. Some of the sites I use are Terapeak, gocollect (for price trends, there are others too), and fandom.com for actual info on the comic book including storyline, artists, year, characters, etc. Since Im savvy behind the keyboard Im flipping through these rather quickly , a book slows me down, and the PDF version, to me, would seem outdated compared to the live data I have at my fingertips. The only reason I may still get it is to show how much less I charge than the guide. Ex: Guide Price $100, My Price: $50 Tony S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicmeta Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 I know HA stated a mobile phone version is coming out soon, but can you still install this on your smart phone ( iphone for me) and use it...I think you have to have Apple books or something for iphone? If so, I'll buy it. I have every OSPG from 2-up but I would like to stop at #50 in printed form at least. They are just taking up too much space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
