Category: Comic Collecting 101

by Joseph Overaitis | August 15, 2021

Successful investors see opportunities that others fail to notice.   Investors want deals.  Their goal is to minimize their costs to increase their Return on Investment.  One way that you can minimize your costs is by buying lower grade, undervalued books.  The key for a...

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by Mike W | August 14, 2021

As we've all seen, the collectibles market has been thriving for the last year during the worldwide pandemic. Now, to be more specific, the comic market has been on an upward rise for quite some time. Do we believe this is sustainable? The question we all have...

by daviscollection | August 11, 2021

We all want to find good deals on comic books, but with the market at an all-time high, where can we find these elusive deals? As many collectors will tell you, we thought prices were high 5-10 years ago on certain books, but those prices have only...

by Joseph Overaitis | August 2, 2021

There is a common trait that every successful comic book investor possesses.  Most of you reading this assume that characteristic is luck.  That is only a minor part of a  successful investor. The greatest attribute of a successful comic book investor is their ability to understand the...

by Norman Robinson | July 30, 2021

What are some of the Bronze Age books that have felt the sting of this summer sunburn? Further, did declines in BA TOP 100 popularity reduce the profit and price of these BA keys? Why has Marvel Spotlight #28 fallen? The saying on Wall Street for the...

by Norman Robinson | July 24, 2021

What is the Secret Wars #1 error variant worth? Finally, how does this Copper Age key match up to other error variants of that era? So I was talking to my friend and the error variants came up in the discussion. "Hey Nam, do you...

by daviscollection | July 23, 2021

With exploding collectibles markets across the board, should new collectors spread themselves thin or focus down on the comic book market? As a new comic book collector, it can be easy to run deep down the rabbit hole of comics. After all, there are over 80...

by Dblegal | July 22, 2021

If you've sent in a comic to have it graded, you probably know the feeling of thinking that your book should have been graded higher. What happens when you resubmit after cleaning and pressing? Let's take a look at an X-Men #1 that did exactly that. When...

by mattkennedy | July 12, 2021

Every time a high-grade key sets a new sales record, collectors claim we are in a collecting bubble about to burst. We’re not. Here's why… This is not the 90s If I had a dollar...

by daviscollection | July 10, 2021

Should new collectors focus their time, attention, and money on collecting comic book runs? Or should they laser focus on key books? Key books are all the rage today. Nearly every dealer has their wall books proudly on display at shows and conventions. eBay sellers are...