Category: Investment Speculation
For the most part, the two Spider-Man films at Marvel Studios have been well received. The latest film, 2019's Spider-Man: Far From Home, became the first Spidey film to ever cross the $1 billion dollar mark, earning a grand total of $1.132 billion worldwide....
The Bronze Age was a time of change across media. You had a new generation of movie directors coming on the scene, TVs we’re getting bigger and more vivid, and the Internet was in its infancy. Comic collecting was also just starting to gain...
Namor the Submariner and the Marvel Cinematic Universe are two things that, on paper, make a hell of a lot of sense. Namor's introduction would open up a whole different side to the MCU (Atlantis, anyone?) and following the success of DC's Aquaman movie, you would think...
"Look, up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's Superman"! One of the most famous quotes in comic history from DC Comics' Superman. Similarly, Marvel has numerous heroes that are very comparable to the powers of Superman. Heroes such as Hyperion, Sentry, and...
I'm going to outline my strategy for comic book speculation, especially online, given our current situation. These maxims can apply to all comic book collecting as well, regardless of an intent to sell. Given that speculation should be approached as a business, take...
These days, independent comics are being optioned left and right for movies or TV shows. Some comics get the option treatment shortly after they are released and some will receive notification after being in the market for years. The risk of investing and speculating in comic...
Graded slabs have taken charge of the market recently, with an enormous cost uptick to raw comics. There has been a silent ongoing battle for the soul of comic collectors and investors everywhere. That battle quite simply is between purists who collect only raw comics and...
While there is no way to estimate the long-term economic impact of COVID-19 on collector's markets, we can take a look at our options. Let's see if you should buy, sell, or hold tight. Recently, Matt Tuck, a fellow GoCollect blogger provided valuable insight into the...
Well, maybe not LOTS of Lots, but you should probably be buying more than you are. Here's why. If you're an eBay hound like me, you are probably watching a few items at all times. You can't be everywhere at once, and it always seems...
Everyone loves to read a comic where the villain has Machiavellian plans to destroy the hero. We refer to these villains as masterminds, a type of villain rarely satisfied with a duke it out approach. These arch-criminals deserve their time under the speculative lamp. Certainly of...
