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@@BigGizmo80 buying for investment is inherently speculation…it’s just a matter of how long you wanna stay in the game. The market is down right now and seems to be going down further. There’s some good deals to be had out there. If you’re buying for investment, buy older books and in as high a grade as you can afford. They drop much less in value when the market is down and explode when the market is up. A 9.8 in a book prior to say, 1980 is a special book oftentimes even when it’s just run-filler.

@swpdisciple Thanks for the tip. I hadn't really been collecting comics as an investment--mostly just for entertainment, even in my old age! I need to take a look at my collection. My 90s books are still in good shape, my 80s books...probably not so much.

@ yes, condition is key. It’s still fun bin-diving for keys.

Does he get any run anymore?

@swpdisciple Surprisingly, he still does! I'm a Sixers fan, so I am always gonna lament his lack of commitment to his game.

@ he has all the tools

Prob a couple hundred pages a week but you get used to skimming effectively and knowing what to key in on.

@@djgmoney8649 one month off 🙌🏾

Congrats on your first semester Disciple, Esq. What type of law do you think you want to study, eventually? How do you think Matt Murdock has influenced your legal study thus far?

From your lips to God’s ears. That’s not up to me though.

@@swpdisciple I'll put in a good word for you with the man upstairs.

@ I really appreciate it fam. I mean that.

Trump says a lot of things that he isn't smart to pull off. If he does end democracy, its because the powers that be wanted it to happen. Trump's supporter Peter Theil is on record saying the suffrage movement was a mistake.

We will. The mechanics of government are too robust not to. There’s still a lot of damage that can be done within the parameters of the law though.

@@BigGizmo80 oh new handle for you!This was for my two cousins’ birthday. A lot of fun though a tight turnaround! That episode ended years ago. Some completely unrelated factors ended that.

@@Elite_Employee I agree with everything you said BUT…it’s nice to drive in high style sometimes lol. I love my RAV4 though, don’t get me wrong. The 228i is fun too. If I make it through law school successfully, I’ll reward myself with something nice lol

@@bennyblanco2091 100% agreed 🙌🏾 Excellent daily.

@@BigGizmo80 that was Monday! It’s been a lot from day 1! We have a lot of reading to do and the classes are pretty dense with alot of material over the 4 hours. I’ll make a vid prob Friday or this weekend about my thoughts.

😂 copy that 🫡

@@lets_b_frank6956 peace fam 🙏🏾

I try to stay on my P’s and Q’s 🙏🏾

lol I love LBJ but the in-season tournament doesn’t count toward the chip total.

@@swpdisciple I agree,but people were like "They hung through banner so it counts" 🤣

@@sp123 😝

Yes, he was a player before becoming an exec…a great player. Like I said, in the discussion for 2nd best 2 guard ever. Stylistically, in terms of shot diet and how he scored, he’s more like MJ than Kobe Bryant. Terrific all-time great. I don’t know about a party, especially with MJ home situation but I plan to attend the parade. 🙏🏾 🤞🏾 Thanks for listening!

Too late for that and I’m not sure that would have worked.

That would be weird because the slab was PGX from 9/2004. It wasn’t sold as a mark jewelers. There would be no benefit from that fraudulence.

The crux of the episode was about the ASM 129. The GiJoe I think is definitely better than a 7.5 as a 7.5 has noticeable areas to look at. Books are re-cracked and given grade bumps all the time. Let’s not pretend that CGC is infallible. I wasn’t even really complaining. It’s just that this drop was disappointing, that’s all. The other books can easily be sold though I don’t know that I want to sell them. The ASM 300 is a keeper though it could have easily gotten a 9.8.

@@swpdisciple Maybe, it's tough for me personally to know about the GI Joe or ASM 300 being higher without seeing it in person. Is CGC infallible, absolutely not, I agree. But they also aren't wrong every time, which is what everyone seems to think every time grades come back. UNLESS, they come back higher than expected, then SUDDENLY, CGC was spot on. So at the end of the day, it has nothing to do with people actually analyzing there own books, just bitching when they don't get the grades they want. I've never once seen one of these videos where someone gets a grade lesser than expected, owns up and agrees CGC was right. So it really is just anti CGC scumbaggery.

Not always true bro. CGC have done plenty of damage to customer books. Just because you have a high grade book does not mean it won’t come back with spine ticks that weren’t noticed before. Remember, humans handle these collectibles at CGC so there’s always going to be that human error element without any of our control. I’ve personally seen bad comics get higher than expected grades. Why? Because not all CGC graders are created equal and we can’t assume that all CGC employees follow their own rules! We see this sort of incompetence at our own jobs all the time, CGC is no different, in fact maybe worst??? I’m not even sure what the meaning of “take responsibility and be a Man” has anything to do with subjective grading? I think you need to be a “Man” and understand how the system works! Good Grief!

@@VileCountry Regular human graders are much worse than CGC human graders. I’ve seen it time and time again, everyone thinks they know more than CGC, like a world full of Donald trumps “I know more than the generals” 😂. Sorry bud, but you can talk it up all you want, but I’ve bought sooo many books from the everyday schmo, like you, like this RUclipsr, and 99.9% of time, you’re grading is on par with the level of detail a 3 year old puts into their elementary school art project.

Yeah pretty crappy especially considering the original slab was from 2004 so someone wouldn’t have married it to add value back then. I probably could have cracked it and resubmitted again or to CBCS or something but there’s the time and hassle element and the cost each time. The market it down so assuming it held at an 8.5 Blue label, it would only be right at $2100 or so. So this eventually comes down to, how much did I want to fight for $850 minus any costs associated with a regrade. The drop from 9.2 to 8.5 hurt as well.

@@swpdisciple sorry, man.

@@BrianLCS yeah, me too.

@@richardolney1822 I certainly hope so fam 🙏🏾

@@richardolney1822 That's called a scam. I guess if you want to defraud someone do that.

There was a 6-speed on the regular TL as well. The TL Type-S was close ratio though. I miss that car.

I appreciate you fam. My channel is kind of a visual journal of my day right now day life. I intend to do more comic shop vids. Thanks for watching 🙏🏾

Much luv - watch out fam - I seen manz drop your name saying you failed - stickygoosecomics ( you can delete these msg after don’t wanna give light to the man) but you gained a follower and I’ll unfollow that guy - stay bless fam

@@ermano oh I missed that. Where’d you see that?

Straight hating … pocket watching

@@ermano 😮 oh under which vid?

I work in finance (the irony). I’m def not rich but earn a decent living. The buy was fine if the book had no unforeseen issues but, it had unforeseen issues.

Are you joking? Have you been living in the known universe? People spend thousands and millions of dollars on all kinds of collectibles. Why would comics, one of the most popular past times of Americana, and in the history of this country not sell for thousands?

@@Comicbookyoutubersrock I agree. They’re legit collectibles and in many cases when you think about how much fine art goes for…undervalued

Well, it’s already sold now, but what was the alternative? I’m thinking I’ll buy some stock and hold for a couple years.

I’ve been collecting my whole life. This was a buy and hold with a possible sell down the road if it made sense.

Yeah outside of the blue chips, there can be wild swings. I’m thinking about consolidating my collection to a couple mega keys and calling it a day.

Wow! In fairness $300 in the late 80s is probably more like $1200 today. Still, that would be a nice piece to hang up in the man cave or help fund retirement! I’ve seen some sell at auction and the prices can be astounding.

Too late now as I already sold it. Grading can be problematic but I do like the idea of adjudicating a grade and there’s no surprise once it’s slabbed (in theory).

@@swpdisciple you could have gotten a lot more money for it in a blue label

@@jarredsmith9187 yes, over $2k

How is it a scam?

How is grading comics a scam?

Yeah, Springfield MA can get a bit crazy. I def wasn’t expecting that. Thanks fam 🙏🏾

Hi Keston! Love your channel. I’ve been sending books in for like 4 years now and I think I’m batting .500 which is good in baseball but not so great with getting books graded lol.

I have a friend press and clean for me as I don’t trust myself with books over a certain value. I thought about cracking it and re-submitting but it gets expensive with books prior to 1975 of a certain value. The best thing is to either crack/keep the book or sell it, realize the loss and hopefully reinvest and get your money back over time. Like I said, the money was spent 2 years so, it’s not fun but a good lesson. Other than a car, it’s been awhile since I’ve lost $2750 in one fell swoop.

Yeah that’s quite the hit. I saw the post on Elite and everyone including myself was confused about the green label. When you sell with them do they suggest the price? I feel bad just you could have possibly got a lot more if people knew the story. Whoever bought that can just crack it, tear out the mark jewelers and get nearly 1k in profit.

@@joeymia yes, elite suggests the price. I initially suggested like $1600 or so and they brought up a prior comp that was along the lines of what it sold for given its qualification. I mean, it sold in less than 2 hours so that suggests it was prob a bit low…and I saw the gentleman in the comments. He said he was gonna crack it and keep it.

@@swpdisciple that’s wild they would guide you that poorly. No way that book should have been treated like every other green label. $1600-$1800 with the backstory/explanation should have been what they should have suggested. Back out of the sale if you still can.

@@swpdisciple delete this video and tell them “I dropped the book, my dog ate it and can’t ship it” lol

Yes, it is.

Yeah, I try to look at the glass as half full ☯️

Asm 129 smh 🤦‍♂️ I would have kept it in the pgx

@@WadeNslade I thought about it, but for the very reason that caught up with me; it’s almost unsellable in a PGX slab. So, I had to crack it. Elite comics will only sell a CGC or CBCS slab.

Classic tune.

😝 I was thinking the same thing. I can’t imagine being there at night!

Ostensibly, yes lol. I am seeing high school and college friends along the way as I bought a car in Portland OR. It does appear to have no rhyme or reason though lol

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Yeah stepping into a BMW showroom is a guarantee to come out with lighter pockets 🤦🏾‍♂️

Yes, the color to have. I’m enjoying it so far :)

It’s cinco de mayo weekend so everything was filled. I just had to crash at a Super 8 which was the opposite of luxury lol

I was on the strip but in the extreme ends of the strip, it’s def sketchy lol

Def some sketchy spots here even along the strip where I’m staying.

Yes, it’s part of my loop. Phoenix/Scottsdale tomorrow evening

@swpdisciple Scottsdale is cool. I like to do cycling out there once a year. The scenic areas of Arizona are Sedona and the grand canyon.

@@Covinaman-00 yes, I kinda saw he Grand Canyon from the highway

I’m always riding with The Transformers ✊🏾