Author: Joseph Overaitis
I have waited for this holiday season for the whole year. I have been preparing my list and now I am ready for an article that needed to be written. Here it is, in the spirit of the season... Bring out that aluminum pole, because I am...
Everyone is looking for comic book bargains. Investors want to find them to make a good profit. Collectors want them to save money for future targets. The problem is that many of these bargains are not sexy picks. Rarely do these bargains deal with the MCU, X-Men,...
There are many products that claim to provide comic book collectors and investors a much-needed advantage in the hobby. A recent product has arrived that I decided to investigate to see if it could assist my readers. This article is a book review of "The Official CGC...
Self-service methods to sell comic books were discussed in Part One of this series. Those comic books can be anywhere from higher-end books to low-end filler copies. The pluses and minuses were discussed. Now the other side of the comic book spectrum is visited. Let us now...
A while back, I started an experiment here at GoCollect. The focus was to describe a newbie's experience submitting books to be graded. In an attempt to provide our readers greater information on the topic, an extra set of books were added to be graded in a...
Recently, I was in the field listening to retailers at the Motor City Comic Con ("MC3"). The goal was to hear what was moving in sales or generating word-of-mouth interest. The benefit of obtaining that information from conventions is that most of the buyers who come to...
Comic books are considered alternative investments by financial planners. Even if collectors want to classify their interest in the hobby as something else, it does not matter. The IRS does not care if someone says they are a collector because in the end, comic books are investments....
The GoCollect readers deserve nothing but the best. Rather than sitting back, this reporter was once again sent into the field to gather the what's what in comics, pop culture, and collectibles. Our readership is diverse, but through hard work, some scoops and interesting insights were obtained...
Marvel is starting to focus on the horror comics genre with the release of Werewolf by Night Special and the Blade project. Most collectors and investors are fixated on those characters' keys. Ghost Rider keys are also picking up some steam with Keanu Reeves...
Comic books are a genre of story that has rarely deviated in format from their inception. The reason is that people tend not to modify what is producing profits. Innovation is rarely seen in comic books. Every once in a while, a comic book will come out...