Dylan. Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Warning. the following content may be extremely scary and graphic. viewer discretion is advised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 (edited) I thought that it’s been a general growth area for several years now. Far pricier than it used to be, though a primary focus has been on classic, gory covers. Edited March 16, 2021 by Ken Aldred Dylan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic8612 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 I'm more worried that they're overpriced and that I've paid too much for a few recently hahaha But seriously, prices on some books have doubled and tripled just in the past 6 months. They may have been undervalued at one point but they are certainly catching up quickly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 No. bentbryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 I'm not sure that there's any segment of the hobby that is undervalued...this does not mean that current pricing can't continue to escalate but that does not necessarily equate to being undervalued... 1 hour ago, Nic8612 said: I'm more worried that they're overpriced and that I've paid too much for a few recently hahaha But seriously, prices on some books have doubled and tripled just in the past 6 months. They may have been undervalued at one point but they are certainly catching up quickly You could have said this 5, 10 15, 20, 30..you get the point...years ago..it's just been an acceleration like we have not seen before with cheap money floating around....there will be a reckoning silverseeker and D84 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic8612 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Funnybooks said: I'm not sure that there's any segment of the hobby that is undervalued...this does not mean that current pricing can't continue to escalate but that does not necessarily equate to being undervalued... You could have said this 5, 10 15, 20, 30..you get the point...years ago..it's just been an acceleration like we have not seen before with cheap money floating around....there will be a reckoning Yea that's my point. I guess I just dont do words good. I've been picking up books faster than I ever have because I see prices rising quickly on everything across the board. Though some books have gone up enough that I don't feel comfortable paying their current market rates to try to obtain them because of my fear of a market correction Comicshows, allthingskryptonite and KCOComics 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bronze johnny Posted March 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2021 Overvalued if you’re a buyer. Undervalued if you’re the owner/seller. adamstrange, RedGiant, Dylan. and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Funnybooks Posted March 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2021 3 minutes ago, Nic8612 said: Yea that's my point. I guess I just dont do words good. I've been picking up books faster than I ever have because I see prices rising quickly on everything across the board. Though some books have gone up enough that I don't feel comfortable paying their current market rates to try to obtain them because of my fear of a market correction If we only had a crystal ball or a DeLorean...I look at collectibles like any non-essential expense...cup of cofee, pack of smokes, a daily donut or a vacation...you'll spend money on some consumable that gives you a moment of pleasure but what's left is gone but an instant form of gratification or a memory...you spend the money nonetheless, knowing that it's a "cost" that you can never recoup...I'll buy a comic book for the same type of gratification and regardless if it goes up or down, I still get the enjoyment of collecting/owning the books until the day comes that I sell/trade the book for some other form of enjoyment...spend within your means and you'll have more enjoyment in the hobby... thehumantorch, Robot Man, Dylan. and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan. Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 6 minutes ago, Funnybooks said: If we only had a crystal ball or a DeLorean...I look at collectibles like any non-essential expense...cup of cofee, pack of smokes, a daily donut or a vacation...you'll spend money on some consumable that gives you a moment of pleasure but what's left is gone but an instant form of gratification or a memory...you spend the money nonetheless, knowing that it's a "cost" that you can never recoup...I'll buy a comic book for the same type of gratification and regardless if it goes up or down, I still get the enjoyment of collecting/owning the books until the day comes that I sell/trade the book for some other form of enjoyment...spend within your means and you'll have more enjoyment in the hobby... That's true. For the rich, there's only so many places to put money. But there's tons of new entrance in which is good. I wonder if some of the mega keys have multiplied because of oligopoly ownership which is not innately bad but it takes away power of the people. ECs arent those cheap within pre-code especially sci fi? Look at planets in high grade now and before I start riot, sci fi is not the same as horror but there is carry over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan. Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 18 minutes ago, Nic8612 said: Yea that's my point. I guess I just dont do words good. I've been picking up books faster than I ever have because I see prices rising quickly on everything across the board. Though some books have gone up enough that I don't feel comfortable paying their current market rates to try to obtain them because of my fear of a market correction That's a full circle of events though: Prices go up, you buy BECAUSE prices are gonna go up. Why does this market keep going up? there's most of the the non-comic investment factors but these seem to accelerate faster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 (edited) Overvalued. I want to be able to buy those for less. Edited March 16, 2021 by Rip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bc Posted March 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2021 Here's some real pre-code horror... An Overstreet Advisor grading this as an 8.0 The book that never stops giving. -bc BlowUpTheMoon, Lazyboy, Jeffro. and 11 others 3 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 29 minutes ago, dylanthekid said: That's true. For the rich, there's only so many places to put money. But there's tons of new entrance in which is good. I wonder if some of the mega keys have multiplied because of oligopoly ownership which is not innately bad but it takes away power of the people. ECs arent those cheap within pre-code especially sci fi? Look at planets in high grade now and before I start riot, sci fi is not the same as horror but there is carry over Agreed...but, EC's are relatively cheap due to supply and demand...books are "easily" obtainable along all grades... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted March 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2021 Sometimes it pays to be a geezer. I bought 80% of mine in the early to mid 1970’s. PCH (other than ECs), were under tables unbagged for a buck apiece. Maybe $4-5 bucks top on the table. $10-20 were WAY over priced. In those days, Timelys were hot. I bought Nedors cheap. DCs were hot so I bought MLJ, Ace, Chessler and other odd ball publishers cheap. Prices now are crazy! Larryw7, KirbyJack, The Lions Den and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, Robot Man said: Sometimes it pays to be a geezer. I bought 80% of mine in the early to mid 1970’s. PCH (other than ECs), were under tables unbagged for a buck apiece. Maybe $4-5 bucks top on the table. $10-20 were WAY over priced. In those days, Timelys were hot. I bought Nedors cheap. DCs were hot so I bought MLJ, Ace, Chessler and other odd ball publishers cheap. Prices now are crazy! Blueprint to success Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 5 minutes ago, Funnybooks said: Agreed...but, EC's are relatively cheap due to supply and demand...books are "easily" obtainable along all grades... EC prices are getting real aggressive these days. Was looking at a common sci-fi issue on the bay recently. A year ago would have gone for $175-200. It went for $560. In spite of most of them being pretty common. Back in the early 1970’s, Weird Tales of the Future and Weird Mysteries were $1-3 but Crypt, Haunt and Vault were $5-7... Larryw7, Funnybooks and silverseeker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 17 minutes ago, Robot Man said: Sometimes it pays to be a geezer. I bought 80% of mine in the early to mid 1970’s. PCH (other than ECs), were under tables unbagged for a buck apiece. Maybe $4-5 bucks top on the table. $10-20 were WAY over priced. In those days, Timelys were hot. I bought Nedors cheap. DCs were hot so I bought MLJ, Ace, Chessler and other odd ball publishers cheap. Prices now are crazy! And for $20 in the early 70s you could have gotten an ASM 1.... silverseeker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 13 minutes ago, Funnybooks said: Blueprint to success I simply bought what I liked and got the most for my money. If you do that you really can’t go wrong. I never thought these books would be worth anything close to what they are now and didn’t really care. D84, silverseeker, KirbyJack and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 minute ago, the blob said: And for $20 in the early 70s you could have gotten an ASM 1.... And that was considered crazy for a 10 year old book. Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 No. It is pretty expensive. It is often hard to get even a beater of a third tier title for $50. Some of the pre-hero, but post-code Marvel monster books are not too bad, but many are surprisingly "common," as an there always seem to be 5-10 copies of a given issue for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
