Category: Comic Collecting 101
GoCollect asked you what you wanted. The readers responded. One sector wanted more golden age comics articles. Another group wanted more insight into how to use GoCollect data. This article combines the two requests from our readers to produce one blog. These are some tricks I use...
So here is another example I like to share with the illustrious GoCollect community out there. I found a sample of some comic books from the same comic book auction lot that can portray the picture further in what collectors want. Keep in mind that a...
As you know, when it comes to buying comic books, it is important to deal with a reputable seller able to guarantee your purchase satisfaction. If you talk to other collectors, you will find out that auction houses are at the very heart of the comic book...
A keen eye can produce superior investment returns when you know how to spot pedigree collection comic books while on the hunt! In a recent post, I discussed what a pedigree collection is and some of the various types currently listed with CGC. Presently, I would...
I grabbed people's attention when I attended an investment seminar undercover and asked a simple question. The question was "should the age of the individual be a factor in the diversification of an investment portfolio?" I was rushed out so fast I did not even get my...
So early in my collecting days, I thought a graded 9.8 had to have white pages. A graded 9.8 was pretty much the cream of the crop in collectibles. No one really gets anything higher, so a 9.8 in most people’s eyes is what they want. ...
Someone scribbled their name on the cover of the silver age book you just bought? It could be worth more than you think if it's a Pedigree book! I admittedly knew little about these books before doing the research prior to this article. I was interested...
Welcome to the Blogger Dome! Here, bloggers will argue different topics involving the comic book market and industry. This will be a combination of the Big Bang Theory meets the WWE. Smack talk mixed with comic book debates. This week's battle is the investment prospects of original...
The year 2000 forever changed comic book collecting and investing. While many people were distracted by Y2K, the year also saw the first-ever graded comic books by a third party, CGC in particular. The comic book market would never be the same. Steve Borock, who was a...
As anyone who has written me knows, I will almost always respond in time if the message is polite and professional. I have gathered a long post I had with an antique dealer and his opinion of demographics, antiques, and the market for comics. These were his...
