Mr. Zipper Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Interesting concept, but I don't subscribe to the notion that keys are defined strictly by value. Value is too fluid. Is Action 1 any more of a "key" now than it was 40 years ago when it was within the financial means of an average person? (Sure it was relatively expensive then, but compared to average income, much more affordable.) Because a previously undistinguished book features a character that appears in a movie and suddenly spikes in value, is it really a "key"? I see "key" as being more of a result of consistent demand over time. Not sure how you'd measure that though. That's above my pay grade. oldmilwaukee6er 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Mr. Zipper said: Interesting concept, but I don't subscribe to the notion that keys are defined strictly by value. Value is too fluid. No I said that in my post-value alone does not define a key. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 20 minutes ago, BaronSamedi said: Last time I checked, this was a comic book board might want to check again as CGC comics also runs NGC coins and they run the message boards under the same umbrella bentbryan and FoggyNelson 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 (edited) 16 minutes ago, 1950's war comics said: 36 minutes ago, Hollywood1892 said: It is what it is. I think most sellers try and make books accessible for everyone. I get it, growing up my allowance was $.25 a week, but that said more about my parents than it did the market. I was still able to put together a decent collection. Wow !! my allowance was 35 cents a week but it could buy a 20 cent comic, a 10 cent pack of baseball cards and a five cent candy bar .... allowance? We don't need an allowance! or I didn't get one at all I used to ride my bike to pic up cigarette packs, because the had "miles" that were points on the box that you could peel off and send in to redeem things...... like shirts, lighters, ashtrays, patches, wait patches? we don't need no stinkin' patches! haha That's not to say I didn't get money from the parents, but I had to ask for it, give the reason why, debate whether it was worth it Edited January 18, 2020 by ADAMANTIUM meme instead of gif 1950's war comics and Ken Aldred 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 1 minute ago, ADAMANTIUM said: I used to ride my bike to pic up cigarette packs, because the had "miles" that were points on the box that you could peel off and send in to redeem things...... like shirts, lighters, ashtrays, patches, wait patches? we don't need no stinkin' patches! haha i remember those and we used to kid the people that collected them that if they smoked and saved enough "cigarette miles" they could get a gold plated casket FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said: allowance? We don't need an allowance! or I didn't get one at all I used to ride my bike to pic up cigarette packs, because the had "miles" that were points on the box that you could peel off and send in to redeem things...... like shirts, lighters, ashtrays, patches, wait patches? we don't need no stinkin' patches! haha That's not to say I didn't get money from the parents, but I had to ask for it, give the reason why, debate whether it was worth it My brother used to steal money out of mom's purse-I hated him for that. 1950's war comics and ADAMANTIUM 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 (edited) 22 minutes ago, 1950's war comics said: i remember those and we used to kid the people that collected them that if they smoked and saved enough "cigarette miles" they could get a gold plated casket we used to make fun too, until one bored Saturday I was like, "we have bikes! forget smoking let's go get free stuff!!" hahahaaha, I ended up with Marlboro torch lighters 3-4 shirts, 2 ashtrays, a patch that is unused that I still have kept, gave all the rest away...... me and a friend thought we were the boss for doing all that if only I was like that where things didn't matter that much, so I could just have some fun Edited January 18, 2020 by ADAMANTIUM 1950's war comics and kav 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 1 minute ago, kav said: My brother used to steal money out of mom's purse-I hated him for that. I don't know why you'd bring that up sorry about that though..... I never wanted to do that because my parents were very nice, I just didn't ask for much as a kid, I GUESS it's just because I didn't "have to"..... I was perfectly satisfied 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 1 minute ago, ADAMANTIUM said: I don't know why you'd bring that up sorry about that though..... I never wanted to do that because my parents were very nice, I just didn't ask for much as a kid, I GUESS it's just because I didn't "have to"..... I was perfectly satisfied I can bring up whatever I want!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 3 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said: we used to make fun too, until one board Saturday I was like, "we have bikes! forget smoking let's go get free stuff!!" hahahaaha, I ended up with Marlboro torch lighters 3-4 shirts, 2 ashtrays, a patch that is unused that I still have kept, gave all the rest away...... me and a friend thought we were the boss for doing all that if only I was like that where things didn't matter that much, so I could just have some fun Meaning we'd ride bikes and dumpster dive for discarded packs, in case anyone missed my shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Just now, kav said: I can bring up whatever I want!! Ya That was insensitive of me my bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 3 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said: I ended up with Marlboro torch lighters 3-4 shirts, 2 ashtrays, When i was a kid our family saved S & H green stamps and my parents saved up a bunch of books a bought me a sweet rubber ball just like the schools had ... i loved that ball ADAMANTIUM and FoggyNelson 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 23 minutes ago, kav said: No I said that in my post-value alone does not define a key. Could we still give key a "numerical grade", rather than value? Say, on a scale of 1-10 of importance? kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 1 minute ago, ADAMANTIUM said: Ya That was insensitive of me my bad... YOU JUST BETTER WATCH YOURSELF!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 Just now, ADAMANTIUM said: Could we still give key a "numerical grade", rather than value? Say, on a scale of 1-10 of importance? That would be great if CGC added key value. Grade-9.6 Key-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkintDoctor Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 15 minutes ago, 1950's war comics said: might want to check again as CGC comics also runs NGC coins and they run the message boards under the same umbrella You got me there. I should have researched that more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 Actually that wouldnt work as keys fluctuate- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood1892 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 3 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said: Could we still give key a "numerical grade", rather than value? Say, on a scale of 1-10 of importance? That's a good point Is a "key" still a "key" depending on the grade condition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Just now, kav said: Actually that wouldnt work as keys fluctuate- ya and can you imagine if CGC had to read every book that came across to reevaluate a 9.6 key of importance? maybe "graded in 2019 with IH 181 in 8.0 grade with a 9.9 grade of key importance" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 (edited) ENDLESS AMOUNT OF REHOLDERS!!! Edited January 18, 2020 by ADAMANTIUM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
