Ken Aldred Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 3 minutes ago, Get Marwood & I said: John Morlar's Pence Palace of Doom Never heard of that place. An early London comic shop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GomerPyleUSMC Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 3 hours ago, Robot Man said: This thread is mostly geared to us old geezers who have been around since the dinosaurs. But I suspect it will even pertain to some of you younger folks as well... It's one of those threads... The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Are we at the peak of Didga Ever Think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Ken Aldred said: Never heard of that place. An early London comic shop? Just outside Deptford Ken. No one ever goes there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaard Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 It's weird. When I first started buying back issues as a kid, I never thought about if they would go up in value. They were just cool & their value was what the price stated (usually written in pencil in the upper left corner of the back cover). I never thought about the future - isn't that normal for a kid. One thing I do remember is seeing a FF 4 on the counter of the LCS (he always kept the good comics in a box on the counter) with a asking price of $12 and thinking "Yea right. Who in their right mind is gunna pay that." Then I grew older & started to think about money and other adult stuff - like girls. Ken Aldred, porcupine48 and Larryw7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 9 minutes ago, Gaard said: Then I grew older & started to think about money and other adult stuff - like girls. It took settling into a marriage to get me back to comics after that started Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaard Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 5 minutes ago, porcupine48 said: It took settling into a marriage to get me back to comics after that started Just the opposite for me. Divorce. alexanderjk and thunsicker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Just now, Gaard said: Just the opposite for me. Divorce. Either way,we're back . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterymachine Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Did you ever think one comic book could have over 30 covers and some collectors would be enough to actually buy them all? Readcomix and kav 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaard Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 13 minutes ago, porcupine48 said: Either way,we're back . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 40 minutes ago, mysterymachine said: Did you ever think one comic book could have over 30 covers and some collectors would be enough to actually buy them all? Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romanheart Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Didga ever think you can go back to your childhood and relive it all over again, or realize the best you can do is collect something that can remind you of that sweet time? Get Marwood & I and Krismusic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvelmaniac Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 19 hours ago, DocHoppus182 said: My dad, who turns 71 in October, loves to tell me this story. He vividly remembers putting baseball cards in his bicycle spokes. He also says that he remembers having a big stack of ‘52 Topps Mantle rookies. Told me he used to trade away star cards all the time to get the lesser knowns he needed to complete his sets. That is what it was all about, just like comic collecting, completing the entire series and checking off every card on the checklist. I remember back in 64/65 (??) I bought pack after pack after pack of baseball cards trying to get the elusive Richie Allen I needed, do not remember if I ever got it, I am pretty sure I sacrificed comic book purchases during the hunt, only got .25 cent allowance per week (and additional money if I begged and pleaded enough, of course I had to do chores to earn it), that equaled 5 packs of baseball cards or two comic books or a combination of the two and of course needed a Slurpee from 7-11 where I bought the cards. AHH, NOSTALGIA... OH, The Memories... Larryw7, porcupine48, badback83 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 (edited) On 8/31/2019 at 11:48 AM, Robot Man said: Didga ever think people would spend the price of a new nice car on a comic book encased in a plastic holder that you could only see two sides of? Yes... when I did just that. I had a choice in 2012 between buying a new car or buying a new comic. I figured that my then 2001 Mustang mostly sits in the driveway anyway since I take the train. So, I bought the comic... and almost threw up. I kept the 2001 Mustang until 2018... and that was only because the air conditioning went and it was May. The Jeep was ordered within a couple of weeks after contacting an ex who had connections to a local Jeep dealership. First time I ever said to someone, "you owe me." She made a phone call and went with me to the dealership and I got a very good deal. Walked away with a Jeep that was cheaper to own than it would have been to lease AND I still have that comic. Edited September 1, 2019 by Buzzetta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 (edited) 20 hours ago, kav said: Didja ever think people would pay for water that is less pure than their tap water? Well, that is not universally true. Just ask the people of certain areas of Michigan... and... seriously... what's in the Long Island drinking water? Edited September 1, 2019 by Buzzetta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Did I ever think I'd be able to sell just a portion of my collection and buy my retirement dream? Yes, I did. It was while I was reading Defenders 10 that I realized some comics should sell for more than others and my lifelong dream of making money with comics began . I remember thinking people might someday pay $20 for this book. My dream became a plan, and after a few detours, is finally happening. lou_fine and F For Fake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 23 hours ago, Robot Man said: For you old hippie CA residents... Didga ever think you could walk into a store and buy any kind of weed neatly displayed under glass, LEGALY? While I've been a CA resident for 30 years, I grew up in Ohio, which effectively decriminalized possession of under four ounces back in the early 70s (it was a ticketable offense), and it often wasn't even confiscated. I was young enough and naive enough about how things work, that as a teenager in the 70s I actually expected it to be completely legal within a decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 On 8/31/2019 at 2:47 PM, Robot Man said: Didga ever think you could drive into a drive up store on just about any corner and pay $5. For a cup of coffee? And that is why the new generation can't buy a home or even get married Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 As a kid did you ever think your heroes from the 60's would make the big screen and be so popular And were you lucky that mom didn't throw your comics away or give them away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeksAreMyPeeps Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 11 minutes ago, comicjack said: And that is why the new generation can't buy a home or even get married Getting married doesn't have to be expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
