awakeintheashes Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 5 hours ago, pipsy said: Hi, I'm new to flipping comics.Logic says modern and bronze age comics will have fewer owners therefore better quality conditions for CGC grading. Is it worth flipping older silver age comics I feel the condition of them are so poor its not worth it. You may get 1-2 surprises out of 10-20 submissions. Anyone been down this road? Also, does CGC have a UK base in London, which you can submit comics there, however i think they still go to USA for grading. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamlet Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 My technique is to go through dollar boxes looking for books that I think should sell for at least $3. I buy them and put them in boxes in my house. Every once in a while, I look at them and consider selling them, but decide that it would be too much work. I follow the comic market carefully, so that when a book I bought cheap pops due to a movie/TV announcement, I can go look at it, decide that I will scan and list it soon, and then get busy and forget about it. Joosh, batman_fan and Get Marwood & I 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 8 hours ago, pipsy said: Hi, I'm new to flipping comics.Logic says modern and bronze age comics will have fewer owners therefore better quality conditions for CGC grading. Is it worth flipping older silver age comics I feel the condition of them are so poor its not worth it. You may get 1-2 surprises out of 10-20 submissions. Anyone been down this road? Also, does CGC have a UK base in London, which you can submit comics there, however i think they still go to USA for grading. Thanks. @oakman29 can tell you exactly how to make money on comics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Silver age comics suck to sell, copper age is the best . Listen to your heart you'll never go wrong. kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 9 minutes ago, oakman29 said: Silver age comics suck to sell, copper age is the best . Listen to your heart you'll never go wrong. One word: sink all your money into 90s foil books. Ken Aldred and oakman29 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattn792 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 (edited) I...errr...ugh. Edited July 23, 2019 by mattn792 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattn792 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 11 minutes ago, kav said: One word: sink all your money into 90s foil books. THIS. oakman29, kav and Ken Aldred 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 I would suggest buying comics by the long box and sending the whole box to cgc. Out of 250+ books you are sure to get back some grades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whizzer Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 6 hours ago, oakman29 said: Silver age comics suck to sell, copper age is the best . Listen to your heart you'll never go wrong. But, should these be Captain America comics? I like Captain America comics. Which Captain America comics should I collect? Oakman, do you collect Captain America comics? chrisco37 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipsy Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 (edited) Gosh, looks like most of you apart from 2 of yous have negative view on it rather than say keep your cash yous rather take mickey the that's fine with me took enough it in my life to have more so keep wasting your time on me please your loss. Oh can you take the mickey out of this guy as well he made investment decisions in 2017 hes a fake right? Especially x-men 101 Dark Phoenix which has a 9.8 fmv of £5000 not dollars so do the exchange. Edited July 23, 2019 by pipsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callaway29 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 (edited) Edited July 23, 2019 by Callaway29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callaway29 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 (edited) 16 hours ago, pipsy said: Hi, I'm new to flipping comics.Logic says modern and bronze age comics will have fewer owners therefore better quality conditions for CGC grading. Is it worth flipping older silver age comics I feel the condition of them are so poor its not worth it. You may get 1-2 surprises out of 10-20 submissions. Anyone been down this road? Also, does CGC have a UK base in London, which you can submit comics there, however i think they still go to USA for grading. Thanks. Edited July 23, 2019 by Callaway29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FineCollector Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 1 hour ago, pipsy said: Gosh, looks like most of you apart from 2 of yous have negative view on it rather than say keep your cash yous rather take mickey the that's fine with me took enough it in my life to have more so keep wasting your time on me please your loss. Mickey as in Mickey Mouse? If you're flipping that, condition is king, and you're more likely to find high grade Gemstones from the 90s than silver or bronze Dell or Gold Keys. Wait, he's what? Drunk? Oh, never mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, kav said: One word: sink all your money into 90s foil books. Yup. Their shininess is strangely hypnotic. Try lenticular covers as well for some variety, and to spread your investment portfolio a bit. Edited July 23, 2019 by Ken Aldred kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Whizzer said: But, should these be Captain America comics? I like Captain America comics. Which Captain America comics should I collect? Oakman, do you collect Captain America comics? Capsarecool kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeintheashes Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Callaway29 said: 18 hours ago, pipsy said: Hi, I'm new to flipping comics.Logic says modern and bronze age comics will have fewer owners therefore better quality conditions for CGC grading. Is it worth flipping older silver age comics I feel the condition of them are so poor its not worth it. You may get 1-2 surprises out of 10-20 submissions. Anyone been down this road? Also, does CGC have a UK base in London, which you can submit comics there, however i think they still go to USA for grading. Thanks. bababooey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeintheashes Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 2 hours ago, pipsy said: Gosh, looks like most of you apart from 2 of yous have negative view on it rather than say keep your cash yous rather take mickey the that's fine with me took enough it in my life to have more so keep wasting your time on me please your loss. Oh can you take the mickey out of this guy as well he made investment decisions in 2017 hes a fake right? Especially x-men 101 Dark Phoenix which has a 9.8 fmv of £5000 not dollars so do the exchange. Krismusic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeintheashes Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 2 hours ago, pipsy said: Gosh, looks like most of you apart from 2 of yous have negative view on it rather than say keep your cash yous rather take mickey the that's fine with me took enough it in my life to have more so keep wasting your time on me please your loss. Oh can you take the mickey out of this guy as well he made investment decisions in 2017 hes a fake right? Especially x-men 101 Dark Phoenix which has a 9.8 fmv of £5000 not dollars so do the exchange. In all seriousness, stick around. You'll do well here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygogolak Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, pipsy said: Gosh, looks like most of you apart from 2 of yous have negative view on it rather than say keep your cash yous rather take mickey the that's fine with me took enough it in my life to have more so keep wasting your time on me please your loss. Oh can you take the mickey out of this guy as well he made investment decisions in 2017 hes a fake right? Especially x-men 101 Dark Phoenix which has a 9.8 fmv of £5000 not dollars so do the exchange. 6 minutes ago, awakeintheashes said: What don't you understand? I even have some extra punctuation laying around that I can lend him. Here you go: . . . . . ? ? ! ! Use what you need pipsy. Unfortunately I'm all out of capital letters. Edited July 23, 2019 by ygogolak awakeintheashes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeintheashes Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 3 minutes ago, ygogolak said: 2 hours ago, pipsy said: Gosh, looks like most of you apart from 2 of yous have negative view on it rather than say keep your cash yous rather take mickey the that's fine with me took enough it in my life to have more so keep wasting your time on me please your loss. Oh can you take the mickey out of this guy as well he made investment decisions in 2017 hes a fake right? Especially x-men 101 Dark Phoenix which has a 9.8 fmv of £5000 not dollars so do the exchange. 5 minutes ago, awakeintheashes said: What don't you understand? I even have some extra punctuation laying around that I can lend him. Here you go. . . . . . ? ? ! ! Use what you need Pipsy. Unfortunately I'm all out of capital letters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
