Category: Investment Speculation

by Joseph Overaitis | July 17, 2024

The CGC Grading Experiment has been a great endeavor. It has allowed for many discoveries to be made. The following is a summary of what participants did to translate graded prices to raw books.

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by Joseph Overaitis | July 12, 2024

The CGC grading experiment was created when another blogger and I debated whether it was more advantageous to buy books raw versus slabbed. Most sites would only guesstimate as to answers but GoCollect allowed me to go further.

by Chris Severs | July 6, 2024

THE BIG NEWS: VeVe Digital Collectibles and Marvel are releasing the first-ever digital collectible comic issues of the iconic Hulk #180 & Hulk #181. These groundbreaking drops claw another massive milestone in the evolution of comic book collecting, tugging the nostalgic allure of physical comics with the cutting-edge capabilities of digital...

by Doug Ohlandt | July 3, 2024

While many are familiar with the key Archie issues from the Golden Age, they’re also out of most collectors’ price range. So, let’s take a look at the Silver Age for potentially more affordable issues to target. 

by Doug Ohlandt | June 29, 2024

We’re back with more Undervalued and Overlooked Comics. This is where we identify comics that are either currently lower in value than they could be, aren’t as well known in the collector market, or both. So, let’s get started with a first team-up and a couple first appearances from the Silver Age. 

by Chris Severs | June 25, 2024

VeVe has just dropped ANOTHER big IP partner announcement.  This week LOL, it’s San Francisco-based VIZ Media - a powerhouse in manga and anime publishing and distribution

by Joseph Overaitis | June 22, 2024

Comic book and pop culture news is the lifeblood of the hobby for both collectors and investors. Collectors can use the information to navigate the ebb and flow of the market so as to not overspend on their books or collectibles

by Don | June 19, 2024

Among all MCU movies, there are few that have had more production problems than Blade. Throughout all of this production turmoil, how has the first appearance of Blade in Tomb of Dracula #10 fared in the market?

by Doug Ohlandt | June 17, 2024

Phoenix is an incredibly popular member of the X-Men. So, it stands to reason that her first appearance in X-Men #101 would become a sought-after collectible. It’s a comic that appears to be hotter than ever. Let’s take a look at sales volume and prices for X-Men #101 to see if we can determine the...

by Don | June 14, 2024

Several months ago, I wrote a blog discussing whether the comic book market could have reached bottom after two years of painful price corrections. If we have hit bottom, here are five CGC 9.8 slabs that you can purchase now for around $100 or less.