Category: Comic Collecting 101
"That's at least a 9.0." "This comic is in very good/fine condition." If you're a beginning collector, that means very little and can be intimidating to hear at a comic convention. But fear not, for I am here to help you make sense of the grading jargon....
Some of our readers have questions regarding specific variant comics and the calculation of ROI. It is important to note that while writing this blog we love to hear from our readers as they often make salient points and force us to expand our knowledge base....
For a beginning collector, understanding the ins and outs for the grading companies can be daunting. The first step is knowing your labels and what the colors mean. When you look at graded comics, you've got a rainbow of colors to choose from. If you're new to...
"Light foxing." "Color breaks." "Spine creases." Collector's jargon, and if you're new to collecting, these can be baffling. Get out a sheet of paper because I'm covering some basics to help you with the vocabulary. FOXING...
Being a collector can be frustrating at times. Every collection has a natural evolution, but the goals remain the same. First: find the best comics that fit your scheme and second: find the rarest available comics that fit said scheme...at least that's how I simplify it. ...
There are certain topics that you should not discuss with friends: politics, religion, and in the comic book world...comic price variants. If you go to any message board on the topic, you will inevitably see a comment along the lines of "why would I pay higher...
I am a big fan of finding the rare stuff. The lower the census, the better. However, sometimes you want a comic that may not be as rare as you'd like, for example there might be 2,838 grade 9.8 copies of a comic on the census...wait,...
Comic books like all collectibles have value based off condition. This is not the lone determinant but it definitely quantifies the range of prices for a book. For instance, what is the range on a Spider-Man #1 in fair condition with a rating CGC of 1.0 grade?...
Last time I was looking at how demand drives value up on collectibles, and especially how different kinds of comics grab the attention of collectors at different times, leading to premiums regarding prices for select genres and titles that the same collectors fervently desire. ...
In my last post I was looking at the various factors that make comics desirable and valuable to collectors. This post picks up from where I left off. This time I want to turn attention to the difference between fads, or short-term impulse buys, versus...