Jeffro. 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. The editing did wonders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipsy Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 have u not got anything better to say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 1Cool Posted July 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, pipsy said: have u not got anything better to say? Do less posting and more reading and you will learn more. Dave2739, theCapraAegagrus, BlowUpTheMoon and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood1892 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Can Pipsy get an avatar? I remember these days,where I came on the site thinking I knew it all,and the veterans gave me a good hazing. Pipsy "LUBE UP!" 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bc Posted July 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2019 12 minutes ago, pipsy said: have u not got anything better to say? "Flipping" requires several things: 1. Capital to risk (and possibly lose) 2. Advanced knowledge of upcoming trends that requires scouring many sources of information - hence the posts about educating yourself 3. A regular supply of under-valued material which is more and more difficult to find 4. Exquisite market timing to maximize any potential returns 5. A solid reputation of quality customer service - great shipping, packaging & communications 6. Understanding that you are competing against MANY other established flippers 7. Adequate time to devote to all of the above 8. Flexibility to read market turns as this hobby has shown to regularly occur There's more, but that's the limit of the free advice. Good luck! -bc pipsy, Point Five, Lazyboy and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Cool Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 (edited) 19 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. I don't think your definition of flipping is what we think of flipping. It sounds like you want to buy older (or newer) comics and get them graded and make some serious coin. Being in the UK has several disadvantages in the fact that most people collect US copies and there just is less across the pond compared to in the states. There are UK board members but the number of them that are trying to make money grading books has to pretty small just due to shipping cost add ons. You will be competing with people with a lot less overhead unless you think you can generate enough sales just in the UK. Good luck and try to read up on the last few years worth of threads (what I did when i got here) so you can get your feet wet and maybe all of your questions have been answered already. Edited July 23, 2019 by 1Cool Raze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan510 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 I always find it amazing that a child like GIJOEISAWESOME could figure out a way to successfully ( albeit shady ) flip comics and yet we see adults regularly joining and asking the same question essentially " how can I make money flipping comics"? But...on the other hand I know more than a few people who have zero...and I mean ZERO love for comics...as in wearing it as a badge of honor that they don't read them...be very successful selling comics, to the point where they contemplated quitting their day job and doing comics full time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffro. Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 1 hour ago, pipsy said: have u not got anything better to say? By chance, do you know a fella by the name of bitcoinswami? Comics4All 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeintheashes Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 46 minutes ago, pipsy said: have u not got anything better to say? I do. However, your actions here speak volumes. I'd hate to drown any of that out with additional verbiage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride the Tiger Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Nobody around here flips. We're all in it for the enjoyment of collecting. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipsy Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 Most comics don't have value, however they do have a market value which many price guides have published books on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeintheashes Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 7 minutes ago, pipsy said: Most comics don't have value, however they do have a market value which many price guides have published books on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunsicker Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Ride the Tiger said: Nobody around here flips. We're all in it for the enjoyment of collecting. The irony is 7 years ago when I joined this was the case. There were dealers and collectors. Nowadays most people here fall somewhere in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattn792 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 17 minutes ago, pipsy said: Most comics don't have value, however they do have a market value which many price guides have published books on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 @Buzzetta Now is the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 17 hours ago, Hamlet said: 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. Holy phruck, you are me and I am you. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 7 minutes ago, the blob said: Holy phruck, you are me and I am you. and we are altogether. bc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Admittedly, I have dreams those dollar box books are t least $5 books, but I am often delusional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 3 minutes ago, kav said: and we are altogether. Stupid bloody Tuesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 1 minute ago, bc said: Stupid bloody Tuesday Keep them on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
