It all balances out - I had several great flips in a row and put the money towards all those Batwing #19s only to have them basically become worthless lol - balance!
Even though I can feel your pain you still at least made it funny. I have several regrets but when you showed ams 361 newsstand I felt some pain. I bought 3 copies off the spinner rack and sent one in 2-3 years ago and got a 9.8 and foolishly sold it for $365. Now you said it sold for $1699. 🤣🤣🤣
Thank you for your honesty. I feel your pain and am happy for your gains. My sad stories are selling comics that are blowing up WAY too early. Yeah, I hate Virus as well; got burned badly.
Boy I can relate. I sold my ASM 129 8.0 CGC and my Daredevil 1 3.0 cgc for around $2k which what they were going for. 6 months later they sell for close to $4k EACH. ooooooffffff. Kicking myself every day.
I know how tempting it is with the modern hot books but much as you’ve learned I take a chill pill and tell myself that the older stuff is where the true value is
I thought you meant a raw Booster Gold #1 was going for $600 and was about to start making it rain because I have 5 copies. Lol! But, then I checked eBay and they are CGC 9.8s going in that range. Not sure what my copies would get because they’re in pretty good condition, but probably more in the 8.5 to 9.0 area. Might send them off to see though. I’m definitely holding a few until an eventual movie announcement because I’ve always loved him as a character, and it’s only a matter of time before WB brings him to the big screen. I could see a James Gunn type or maybe Phil Lord and Chris Miller writing a hilarious script for him. Here’s to hoping! Awesome video as always, my man!
I absolutely LOVE this video! So many times we hear about the wins and not the losses. This video seems a little truer to life as a collector lol. Venom also got us ☺. Thanks for making this video. Let the healing begin.
Damnn I really like your RUclips channel and Instagram posts. I will follow you even w/mistakes. That’s how you learn. Keep it up and I will keep watching and someday buy some of those 9.8 you have extras.
"Momma always said that Collecting Comics is like playing the Stockmarket... You never know what it's gonna do." :D :D :D LOL!!! I wish you all the best in the future James!
That lost book hurts the most. I have a few like that - either lost them in a move or magic comic bunnies ate them while I slept (don't skoff! magic comic bunnies do this all the time). But overall - your wins are better than your losses. Just remember to watch this video before you start to speculate on a modern "key" again. :)
Fun video. You should revisit those issues a year from now to see if any of them switched categories. Of those issues, I have raw copies, bought off the rack at the time they went on sale, of: Batman 567, X-Men Annual 14, Batman 436, Batman/Harley Quinn, Amazing Spider-Man 361 (2 copies of the direct edition), X-Men 244, and Green Lantern 25. I have a beaten copy of Avengers 196 that was the third issue from my first-ever subscription. I bought a copy of New Teen Titans 2 around 2000. It appears to still be in great shape, though I haven't inspected it closely yet. I think it could be a 9.0-9.4, or maybe a 9.6.
I just mailed my Vengeance of Bane #1 in to CGC today. 🤞🏻 Planning on eventually doing the same for my Detective Comics #583 and Batman #357. Thanks for sharing man, great stuff as usual.
That Harley Quinn is a slippery sob. I bought one then a coworker gave me his collection, and it was in there also. So now I got 2 of them. Went To look for them for grading and I could only find one. They both in my CLZ & Key collector app, real life is telling I only got one. That miss book is driving me crazy too.
Appreciate the honesty in both categories. It's probably a wash in the end. I myself got caught up in spec on Virus and Codex with a few purchases. For the most part I try to buy stuff that I want to keep or buy into established books or characters.
Excellent! I have a few examples of both. Through blind chance I have a dozen or so of the books going crazy. But - I don't hesitate to overpay for books that I really want that are low on the census - the kind of books most folk don't care about. Overall - #damn
Hey I love your great buy on the carnage. Yes this is Bob in Connecticut good morning I basically gave up bartending years ago because of comic books I had to sell a lot of books so I never go back to work. Well I will give you two big stories but basically there is never a good time to sell your comic books because most of the time they only go up quite a bit.Well two great stories one is when I paid $4000 for amazing fantasy 15 6.0 about 10 years ago in New York City at the comic con. Well amazing fantasy 15 6.0 sold last week the middle of April for $96,000. Yes I have horror stories. Another great story is I have X-Men 17.0 I bought that not graded years ago in New York for $300. Well there were two 5.0 on eBay this week of course that’s a lot lower than my grade one of them sold for $28,000 another one was over $30,000. Yes I sold hulk 181 8.0 for about $1200 a few years ago that’s all I could get fantastic 448 9.4 I only got $3000. There is never a good time to sell anything but if you have an amazing fantasy 15 I don’t care what condition you should never sell it.🥳🥳🥳
ASM 15 is the ultimate example - that one defies all dips and rises in comic prices - that will always be high BUT I can honestly say you should never sell. Have that passed down and stay in the family
Really slick and fun(!) video James, I’d like to think you even out with ups and downs over time but the bad decisions stay with you 🤬 #Damnnn #rollercoaster
yeah it's crazy how easily you can misstep in this hobby. I don't sell much of anything, although I sold a Something is Killing the Children #3, 2nd print to a Local shop for $203 in trade. Considering I spent $3.99 on it and they had a couple of books I wanted (New Teen Titans #2 that you were talking about) and Avengers #16 (from original series), and I was able to get both of those plus a few other books and not spend a dime, it worked out well for me, despite how much the book keeps going up. It's just interesting how much has changed lately, with all the speculation and trying to stay ahead of it if there is a book you're eyeing up. Right now, I'm tending to zag, while everyone else zigs, unless I see a nice deal on a hot book. I think the last "hot" book I bought that was a bit spec was the West Coast Avengers 45, but I did that 3 months before the show came out for $15.
It's crazy cuz I'll have 4 or 5 major wins but then I'll go spend that money on modern spec books and then they crash and I'm all out of money again. sigh - it's a roller coaster
I lost my first taskmaster appearance and I've looked for it a bunch of times. I bought it in the 80s or 90s because he was always one of my favorite villains. It wasnt in the best condition but it's so frustrating not knowing what happened.
I really enjoyed your video, hearing both wins and losses makes for a great video I hope more of these video's happen. I got back into comics about 5 years ago, I've been luckey. My area seems to always be behind the 8 ball, so watching hot lists and huge spikes, I can usually find most of the best books at rock bottom prices. I was nervous last summer when I hummed and hawed over a raw Invincible #1. I pulled the trigger at 150 bucks (the most I ever spent on a comic) pretty happy on that one. Now I finally beat that when a buddy and I bought a xmen 109 cgc 9.6 just the other day for 450 bucks. Last ebay sale was 1450, were hoping that to flip that one quick.
I just remembered my biggest regret. When punchline came out, I was excited for the 1:25 of her first cover. I found out that DC was going to put out a 1:25 cover out for the next bunch of books. I ended up getting everyone of them from 92 all the way to 105. I payed 60 bucks a book. That 800 plus couldve really been better spent elswhere.
Oh man! and I collect that run too so I know how much that sucks - that's a lot of money that could have gone somewhere else - thanks for sharing Lindsay!
Two purchases I'm proud of: 1 - Detective Comics #583 raw for $2 in 2014. Submitted it to CGC and they gave it back to me 8.5. 2 - Batman Adventures #12 newsstand raw for $500 in 2014. Submitted it to CGC and they gave it back 9.2.
I found a Justice league 31 new 52 during my birthday LCS Road trip last week for $5 mint! If Jessica Cruz ends up being huge would you say that’s her ultimate fall out 4? Or is it one of the other two I keep seeing being called her “first cameo” or whatever? Definitely confusing and definitely on the hunt for those
I got a copy of that Detective 583 for around $5 off ebay a year or two ago, I was the only bidder for whatever reason. I wanted that book because I bought a page of Breyfogle's original art from it 20 years ago----then I just happened to stumble upon the original color guide for that same page about 15 years later. So I own both parts of original art from that book. Pretty neat how that worked out. Should probably send that book out to CGC as it's a 9.8, it's a near flawless copy that I can see, I don't know or can spot the difference between a 9.8, 9.9 or 10.0, ha. Be nice to display with the original art.
Love hearing the stories. I remember getting my newsstand New Mutants 98 from the rack, only to send it off for press,grade and slab after having Rob ‘pouches’ Liefeld sign it. Came back a 9.0 due to a slightly off center cut from printing. Hurts a bit to take a hit on something I had no control of but I love knowing it’s the book I picked up as a kid. Instant sub👍🏻
@@MintHunterComics I thought the same thing. Even got the press. White pages, no dog ears, one hardly noticeable tick, I can’t think of any other reason why it got a 9.0. And it’s not in the grader notes either. Hasn’t stopped me from submitting more books yet. Thanks again for putting up great, informative content.
On the dreaded FB recently I picked up both a Predator 1 and Aliens 1 (both first prints) for a total of $11.00...neither will be a 9.8, I would say a 9.2 each, I can't complain.
I think they did - it was a new prominent character on the cover drawn beautifully by Mark Bagley and with the popularity of Venom I think a lot of people grabbed it up quick!
I actually won that first appearance of mongul at an arcade about 7-8 years ago now, not the best of grade but pretty cool story behind it and I love seeing it in my collection
I think the moral I would impart is, don't buy a slab of any book unless it's a homerun. Buy raw, and only slab when it's a for sure winner. It's not worth it (to me) to pay for a Batwing #19 or Venom 25 and then watch as the market tanks it. I can't think of anything I bought that went down, because I only pay $$$ for keys. If I spent $30 raw on a flavor of a month one time, that's the biggest loss I'll take.
so, i just bought an edition of an edition of Christopher's Priest run on Black Panther number #50 which is the 1st app of Kevin ¨Kasper¨ Cole as the Black Panther, and since we will no longer have T'Challa as the Panther, there's a possibily that i have huge key issue in my hands on a 9.2/9.4 grade, so that's awesome, now let's just wait and see
#daaamn.i think the sum of the books you got definalty out do your losses. You have really good luck with flea market finds and stuff. I feel you though on the debating spending 400-500$ on one slabbed book. I myself spent like 4 months debating and figuring out how to get/afford a slabbed book. What one me over is that it was a 1 in 3 on the cgc cencus, a varient con cover that was limited due to the pandemic, signed and never sold before. The only downside is that if I ever choose to sell it I'm gonna have a hard time cause it's super niche
Those are the types of books that you should buy FOR YOU and for you alone. If you really want it, get it. But understand that you're never going to make your money back on thay
@@MintHunterComics well I got it a few months back, decided it was for me as it was part of a set and I had a few of the other ones and it was my favorite covers. I would say purchase well spent as I have it on my wall and I look at it every day. Honestly one of the best purchases I've made
Very nice entertaining video. I think we can all relate to both ends of the spectrum. I think if you buy books (raw or graded) that you like (beyond just spec,) you can't lose because you either make money or have a book that you like....so either the collector side or investor side wins. 🤗😁😎
#Damn overall it seems like you're ahead on these. #oof for the lost book though. That blows. I hope that it turns up. My saddest tale is that I had not one but two copies of New Mutants 98 in 9.8, one was with white pages and the other was not. I bought them already slabbed. This was several years ago and at that time I wasn't spending much on comics. I did so because I thought we'd see Deadpool in a movie and the values would take off. That was true of course but unfortunately I didn't wait long enough. I gave up too soon on them making a movie. I sold them both for around $300. They sell for around $2400 now. It makes me sick.
I've had more than a few #oofs in my time - I try to keep it as minimal as possible but I still get nailed sometimes! a lot of people have some sad deadpool first app stories for sure!
The Detective Comics is not just the first appearance of Scarface... it is also the first Batman cover ever drawn by Mike Mignola of Hellboy fame. Great stories! Thank you for sharing!
I never get upset when I buy a book, because I buy what I like. The only time I get upset is when I sell a book. I can always make more money, but getting a rare comic back that I sold might take years if it happens at all.
I feel for you mate! I passed on a Giant sized x-men 1 around a 6.0 for $200AUS and now, well you know. And a ASM101 dor $120! This was about 2 years ago, by the way. So, you are not the only dummy. We all have done dumb things like this.
1 in 25 but yeah, it was the worst pre screen I've ever heard of too haha. I felt like a real idiot but I was just hoping to make money back at that point, sigh
Sometimes you're the bug, sometimes you're the windscreen ;) I have some big wins losses, most notable win is paying for $450 6 months ago for a CGC 9.6 Uncanny X-men 129 which has soared to $2k recently! Biggest loss (most annoying at least) $125 for a CGC 9.8 Venom 25 2nd print on the back of Codex/Virus hype. I keep the book to remind myself not to be caught up in hype again
I dunno.. I think you balanced out. I'm not into the CGC movement. Not for me. Speculation was something I had to live thru with Joy and pain. Biggest flop for me ? X-Factor #1. But a perfect example of outside forces affecting a comic book i have, and it's price... FF # 52. 1st app. of Black Panther. I probably have a VF/NM (?) I paid $80 for back in 1994. After the 'Civil War' and 'Black Panther'.... WOW!
At the time a 9.8 per book was estimated at $500! I thought I was going to get 10 times my money back cuz I got 20 of em!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 someone get me a time machine please
It's so sad but true - which is funny because I tend to think DC makes better comics while Marvel makes better movies - but people follow the movies! and it impacts what is valuable!
How could you have paid $20 bucks for X-men Annual 14 back in 1999? That was a nothing book back then. Around that time I bought a Uncanny X-men 266 for 50 cents in mint condition!
"I shoulda kept that money and spent it on something cool from the bronze age!" Felt that in my soul
Appreciate the balance so we don't think it's all pie in the sky.
It all balances out - I had several great flips in a row and put the money towards all those Batwing #19s only to have them basically become worthless lol - balance!
A trick: you can watch movies at flixzone. Been using it for watching all kinds of movies these days.
Even though I can feel your pain you still at least made it funny. I have several regrets but when you showed ams 361 newsstand I felt some pain. I bought 3 copies off the spinner rack and sent one in 2-3 years ago and got a 9.8 and foolishly sold it for $365. Now you said it sold for $1699. 🤣🤣🤣
Oof - well how could you know! that's the tragedy about selling books - a lot of times a year later (sometimes even a week later) they skyrocket
Thank you for your honesty. I feel your pain and am happy for your gains. My sad stories are selling comics that are blowing up WAY too early. Yeah, I hate Virus as well; got burned badly.
Stupid Virus and Codex lolol
I love the humility....cuz we all do it
We've all been burned
Boy I can relate. I sold my ASM 129 8.0 CGC and my Daredevil 1 3.0 cgc for around $2k which what they were going for. 6 months later they sell for close to $4k EACH. ooooooffffff. Kicking myself every day.
I know how tempting it is with the modern hot books but much as you’ve learned I take a chill pill and tell myself that the older stuff is where the true value is
This is what I tell people I know that are "newer" collectors.
I agree - the new books are so shiny and speculation is crazy but it's a trap! hahaha
It's the fun and process of collecting and speculation. Great video mate.
Couldn't agree more! and I'm glad you enjoyed it - thanks!
Excellent, well produced, thorough, and a personal experience touch to it. I’d probably make a wobbly camera Steven Bochco version if I tried.
Hahahahaha firstly thanks, secondly you trippin haha
Ah the stresses and woes of comic and statue collecting, gotta “love” it. I actually relate more to these in statues than I do in comics
It's like a long complicated relationship hahaha
The Batwing spec was a loss but I think we all sell comics less than what we pay them because we get in a bind. We also pay more for books we want.
True, ive had more than a few of those moments too, ill probably save for another video
Awesome video! Great comparison of wins and losses. Love hearing your stories on each. Sorry about your loss on the Batwing 19 copies.
Yin and Yang my friend - it all balances out (to $0.00 lol)
_So i just got Iron Man __#128__ raw & definitely atleast a 9.4 (probably 9.8 😅😂) from a Facebook comics group. $50! How’d I do? lol_
I thought you meant a raw Booster Gold #1 was going for $600 and was about to start making it rain because I have 5 copies. Lol! But, then I checked eBay and they are CGC 9.8s going in that range. Not sure what my copies would get because they’re in pretty good condition, but probably more in the 8.5 to 9.0 area. Might send them off to see though. I’m definitely holding a few until an eventual movie announcement because I’ve always loved him as a character, and it’s only a matter of time before WB brings him to the big screen. I could see a James Gunn type or maybe Phil Lord and Chris Miller writing a hilarious script for him. Here’s to hoping! Awesome video as always, my man!
Hahaha nope I'm talking the 9.8 value - it's a book that's been slow to increase but a slow increase is better than no increase!
I absolutely LOVE this video! So many times we hear about the wins and not the losses. This video seems a little truer to life as a collector lol. Venom also got us ☺. Thanks for making this video. Let the healing begin.
Hahaha the healing process for sure - I think I'll do a part 2 cuz I have more awful and awesome examples to share haha
Damnn I really like your RUclips channel and Instagram posts. I will follow you even w/mistakes. That’s how you learn. Keep it up and I will keep watching and someday buy some of those 9.8 you have extras.
Haha I should have extras coming up! Thanks for the kind words Greg!
I lost my batman Harley Quinn for 6 months! found it in a random box of my nearly worthless books a few days ago.
That Harley slab is under the table!
If only :(
"Momma always said that Collecting Comics is like playing the Stockmarket... You never know what it's gonna do." :D :D :D LOL!!! I wish you all the best in the future James!
A total box of chocolates!
Ayyye.i got a 9.8 of Detective Comics 583 signed by Wagner. It's one of my prized possessions lol.
Mmmm very nice
That lost book hurts the most. I have a few like that - either lost them in a move or magic comic bunnies ate them while I slept (don't skoff! magic comic bunnies do this all the time). But overall - your wins are better than your losses. Just remember to watch this video before you start to speculate on a modern "key" again. :)
They really do - especially with how careful I am it's like HOW DID THIS GET LOST!! no clue!
Specking is like gambling yo. Thats why i just collect and wait, then let time tell what becomes valuable.
I've gotten so burned from spec - it's just not for me hahaha
Fun video. You should revisit those issues a year from now to see if any of them switched categories. Of those issues, I have raw copies, bought off the rack at the time they went on sale, of: Batman 567, X-Men Annual 14, Batman 436, Batman/Harley Quinn, Amazing Spider-Man 361 (2 copies of the direct edition), X-Men 244, and Green Lantern 25. I have a beaten copy of Avengers 196 that was the third issue from my first-ever subscription. I bought a copy of New Teen Titans 2 around 2000. It appears to still be in great shape, though I haven't inspected it closely yet. I think it could be a 9.0-9.4, or maybe a 9.6.
Will do! book values change all the time so we'll see!
Great stories! I only spec on NCD pre-order cover price books. No store variants.
Fair enough!
Good vid. Nice to see the slings and arrows and not just hype driven material.
Like many things in life there is balance!
I just mailed my Vengeance of Bane #1 in to CGC today. 🤞🏻 Planning on eventually doing the same for my
Detective Comics #583 and
Batman #357. Thanks for sharing man, great stuff as usual.
That is awesome! such great books - good luck my man! and great to submit them right before CGC upped the submission prices!
Great video! You never hear the ying and yang in collecting like you’ve given us today.
So true! I've made even more mistakes than these haha - maybe I'll save that for a part 2
Great video man really like your different approach on videos
I appreciate that! I put a lot of time into these so the kind words are always appreciated!
That Harley Quinn is a slippery sob. I bought one then a coworker gave me his collection, and it was in there also. So now I got 2 of them. Went To look for them for grading and I could only find one. They both in my CLZ & Key collector app, real life is telling I only got one. That miss book is driving me crazy too.
So it also just disappeared? man what is up with that book!?!? haha - It haunts me to this day. I realllyyyyy wish I could know what happened to it
More youtube comic guys need to make videos like this! We all have tons of hits and misses and it's fun to hear the stories.
Oh and I got misses for sure! this video is doing so well I might make a part 2!
SO humble James! Keep it up bud
I appreciate that! Can't be pompous ALL the time hahaha
As the saying goes “education is expensive.” Breaking even means that you’re in the win column.
Sometimes, I've also learned sooooo much through my losses that makes me smarter for the future (sometimes lol)
@@MintHunterComics How much do you want for a copy of Batwing #19? I wouldn’t mind adding a raw copy to my collection.
Appreciate the honesty in both categories. It's probably a wash in the end. I myself got caught up in spec on Virus and Codex with a few purchases. For the most part I try to buy stuff that I want to keep or buy into established books or characters.
I was going to say it all balances out and that end result is $0.00 lolol
Your Mongul is my She-Hulk my friend! Lmao! Just dropped 800 bucks on a 9.6 but it's a magical newstand copy. Lol
That's that newsstand beauty! mine's en route to CGC!
Excellent! I have a few examples of both. Through blind chance I have a dozen or so of the books going crazy.
But - I don't hesitate to overpay for books that I really want that are low on the census - the kind of books most folk don't care about.
Overall - #damn
You have that awesome 1st Loki appearance! I'm sure that wasn't cheap haha
Have to go with Dammmmmmn, and you are not alone on the pains and joys of collecting. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching! I still wish I had a time machine to undo some of those negatives but what can you do!
Hey I love your great buy on the carnage. Yes this is Bob in Connecticut good morning I basically gave up bartending years ago because of comic books I had to sell a lot of books so I never go back to work. Well I will give you two big stories but basically there is never a good time to sell your comic books because most of the time they only go up quite a bit.Well two great stories one is when I paid $4000 for amazing fantasy 15 6.0 about 10 years ago in New York City at the comic con. Well amazing fantasy 15 6.0 sold last week the middle of April for $96,000. Yes I have horror stories. Another great story is I have X-Men 17.0 I bought that not graded years ago in New York for $300. Well there were two 5.0 on eBay this week of course that’s a lot lower than my grade one of them sold for $28,000 another one was over $30,000. Yes I sold hulk 181 8.0 for about $1200 a few years ago that’s all I could get fantastic 448 9.4 I only got $3000. There is never a good time to sell anything but if you have an amazing fantasy 15 I don’t care what condition you should never sell it.🥳🥳🥳
ASM 15 is the ultimate example - that one defies all dips and rises in comic prices - that will always be high BUT I can honestly say you should never sell. Have that passed down and stay in the family
I have that Wolverine #1, I think I got a decent deal, got the 9.6 at $110, excellent video man, love seeing both sides of the coin!!
It is a TWO-WAY street my friend!
Really slick and fun(!) video James, I’d like to think you even out with ups and downs over time but the bad decisions stay with you 🤬 #Damnnn #rollercoaster
I'll have like 4 big wins and then go blow it all on some modern spec book. -#WhenWilliLearn
yeah it's crazy how easily you can misstep in this hobby. I don't sell much of anything, although I sold a Something is Killing the Children #3, 2nd print to a Local shop for $203 in trade. Considering I spent $3.99 on it and they had a couple of books I wanted (New Teen Titans #2 that you were talking about) and Avengers #16 (from original series), and I was able to get both of those plus a few other books and not spend a dime, it worked out well for me, despite how much the book keeps going up. It's just interesting how much has changed lately, with all the speculation and trying to stay ahead of it if there is a book you're eyeing up. Right now, I'm tending to zag, while everyone else zigs, unless I see a nice deal on a hot book. I think the last "hot" book I bought that was a bit spec was the West Coast Avengers 45, but I did that 3 months before the show came out for $15.
It's crazy cuz I'll have 4 or 5 major wins but then I'll go spend that money on modern spec books and then they crash and I'm all out of money again. sigh - it's a roller coaster
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I lost my first taskmaster appearance and I've looked for it a bunch of times. I bought it in the 80s or 90s because he was always one of my favorite villains. It wasnt in the best condition but it's so frustrating not knowing what happened.
Dude I HOPE you find that someday - that book just gets hotter and hotter. -I'm sorry to hear that my man
I really enjoyed your video, hearing both wins and losses makes for a great video I hope more of these video's happen. I got back into comics about 5 years ago, I've been luckey. My area seems to always be behind the 8 ball, so watching hot lists and huge spikes, I can usually find most of the best books at rock bottom prices. I was nervous last summer when I hummed and hawed over a raw Invincible #1. I pulled the trigger at 150 bucks (the most I ever spent on a comic) pretty happy on that one. Now I finally beat that when a buddy and I bought a xmen 109 cgc 9.6 just the other day for 450 bucks. Last ebay sale was 1450, were hoping that to flip that one quick.
I just remembered my biggest regret. When punchline came out, I was excited for the 1:25 of her first cover. I found out that DC was going to put out a 1:25 cover out for the next bunch of books. I ended up getting everyone of them from 92 all the way to 105. I payed 60 bucks a book. That 800 plus couldve really been better spent elswhere.
Oh man! and I collect that run too so I know how much that sucks - that's a lot of money that could have gone somewhere else - thanks for sharing Lindsay!
Two purchases I'm proud of:
1 - Detective Comics #583 raw for $2 in 2014. Submitted it to CGC and they gave it back to me 8.5.
2 - Batman Adventures #12 newsstand raw for $500 in 2014. Submitted it to CGC and they gave it back 9.2.
I found a Justice league 31 new 52 during my birthday LCS Road trip last week for $5 mint! If Jessica Cruz ends up being huge would you say that’s her ultimate fall out 4? Or is it one of the other two I keep seeing being called her “first cameo” or whatever? Definitely confusing and definitely on the hunt for those
31 I think is the first FUILL Jessica Cruz - nice find!
I enjoyed this video.... Nice to see the highs... And unfortunately the lows in comic collecting... I'd say u just edged out the lows with a #damn!
I think you'll like todays vid even better!
I got a copy of that Detective 583 for around $5 off ebay a year or two ago, I was the only bidder for whatever reason. I wanted that book because I bought a page of Breyfogle's original art from it 20 years ago----then I just happened to stumble upon the original color guide for that same page about 15 years later. So I own both parts of original art from that book. Pretty neat how that worked out. Should probably send that book out to CGC as it's a 9.8, it's a near flawless copy that I can see, I don't know or can spot the difference between a 9.8, 9.9 or 10.0, ha. Be nice to display with the original art.
$5???? hell yeah man! that's amazing!
Love hearing the stories. I remember getting my newsstand New Mutants 98 from the rack, only to send it off for press,grade and slab after having Rob ‘pouches’ Liefeld sign it. Came back a 9.0 due to a slightly off center cut from printing. Hurts a bit to take a hit on something I had no control of but I love knowing it’s the book I picked up as a kid. Instant sub👍🏻
Huh - off center printing cuts aren't supposed to effect the grade... weird!
@@MintHunterComics I thought the same thing. Even got the press. White pages, no dog ears, one hardly noticeable tick, I can’t think of any other reason why it got a 9.0. And it’s not in the grader notes either. Hasn’t stopped me from submitting more books yet. Thanks again for putting up great, informative content.
On the dreaded FB recently I picked up both a Predator 1 and Aliens 1 (both first prints) for a total of $11.00...neither will be a 9.8, I would say a 9.2 each, I can't complain.
Ayyy that's a good pick up! especially that Predator 1!
Glad I bought my 10 copies of Amazing Spider-Man 361 directly off the newsstand when it came out. Just sent them off to CGC to get graded.
People already knew back then that this book would have a big value?
@@karlvallerand1004 I did.
Venom was hugely popular back then.
NOICE!
I think they did - it was a new prominent character on the cover drawn beautifully by Mark Bagley and with the popularity of Venom I think a lot of people grabbed it up quick!
That Lobo statue is sweet man!!!
not really into comic books, but love ur videos, keep up the great work.....
I'm glad I could reach ya!
#damn! Thanks for sharing! You're always ahead when you get comics you like! ;-)
You'll like today's vid even more! Haha, dropping in like 15 mins
I actually won that first appearance of mongul at an arcade about 7-8 years ago now, not the best of grade but pretty cool story behind it and I love seeing it in my collection
Damn, at an arcade? that's pretty crazy!
Yeah, they had a few dc comics presents in the glass case, they had all sorts of weird prizes like Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards, comics, and other stuff for awhile
I think the moral I would impart is, don't buy a slab of any book unless it's a homerun. Buy raw, and only slab when it's a for sure winner. It's not worth it (to me) to pay for a Batwing #19 or Venom 25 and then watch as the market tanks it. I can't think of anything I bought that went down, because I only pay $$$ for keys. If I spent $30 raw on a flavor of a month one time, that's the biggest loss I'll take.
The older I get the more and more I learn and I very much agree with what you've said here - Hold your money unless it's a steal
so, i just bought an edition of an edition of Christopher's Priest run on Black Panther number #50 which is the 1st app of Kevin ¨Kasper¨ Cole as the Black Panther, and since we will no longer have T'Challa as the Panther, there's a possibily that i have huge key issue in my hands on a 9.2/9.4 grade, so that's awesome, now let's just wait and see
#daaamn.i think the sum of the books you got definalty out do your losses. You have really good luck with flea market finds and stuff. I feel you though on the debating spending 400-500$ on one slabbed book. I myself spent like 4 months debating and figuring out how to get/afford a slabbed book. What one me over is that it was a 1 in 3 on the cgc cencus, a varient con cover that was limited due to the pandemic, signed and never sold before. The only downside is that if I ever choose to sell it I'm gonna have a hard time cause it's super niche
Those are the types of books that you should buy FOR YOU and for you alone. If you really want it, get it. But understand that you're never going to make your money back on thay
@@MintHunterComics well I got it a few months back, decided it was for me as it was part of a set and I had a few of the other ones and it was my favorite covers. I would say purchase well spent as I have it on my wall and I look at it every day. Honestly one of the best purchases I've made
Very nice entertaining video. I think we can all relate to both ends of the spectrum. I think if you buy books (raw or graded) that you like (beyond just spec,) you can't lose because you either make money or have a book that you like....so either the collector side or investor side wins. 🤗😁😎
All I know is that everything balances out!
#Damn overall it seems like you're ahead on these. #oof for the lost book though. That blows. I hope that it turns up. My saddest tale is that I had not one but two copies of New Mutants 98 in 9.8, one was with white pages and the other was not. I bought them already slabbed. This was several years ago and at that time I wasn't spending much on comics. I did so because I thought we'd see Deadpool in a movie and the values would take off. That was true of course but unfortunately I didn't wait long enough. I gave up too soon on them making a movie. I sold them both for around $300. They sell for around $2400 now. It makes me sick.
I've had more than a few #oofs in my time - I try to keep it as minimal as possible but I still get nailed sometimes! a lot of people have some sad deadpool first app stories for sure!
Great video, make another one of those!
Thanks! Will do! Got a banger of a vid dropping like an hour!
Thanks for showing both sides.
I'm surprised it's doing so well! I'll have to do a part 2 lol
I'd say DAMMMN, personally the value gained is more than the value lost. Funny enough I found my copy of Predator #1 in the dollar bin
I'd normally say yes except for the whole Batwing #19 fiasco - ugh I wish I had a time machine lol
#OOF due to the Batwing, but your Batman 357 is nice!
Everything balances out!
The Detective Comics is not just the first appearance of Scarface... it is also the first Batman cover ever drawn by Mike Mignola of Hellboy fame. Great stories! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for the info - I didn't know that! that adds so much extra cool factor!
I never get upset when I buy a book, because I buy what I like. The only time I get upset is when I sell a book. I can always make more money, but getting a rare comic back that I sold might take years if it happens at all.
Selling is heartbreaking sometimes
I feel for you mate! I passed on a Giant sized x-men 1 around a 6.0 for $200AUS and now, well you know. And a ASM101 dor $120! This was about 2 years ago, by the way. So, you are not the only dummy. We all have done dumb things like this.
Oof on that first one! Youch!
one of the best find of last yr was fightin five with peacmaker 1st app. got that book for 40 bucks but is in low mid grade.
I had Batman Adventures #12 for cheap, sold for $300, Now worth hundreds more! #Dammmm!
Oh MAN... Thats a $3,000 cgc 9.8 book!
Wait you got a 1 for 30 in a prescreen? That’s awesome
1 in 25 but yeah, it was the worst pre screen I've ever heard of too haha. I felt like a real idiot but I was just hoping to make money back at that point, sigh
Around 2011 I picked up two TMNT #1 second prints for $200 each. CGC graded them 8.0 and 9.4, I think I got a good deal there! LoL
That's a gREAT deal my man! wow!
@@MintHunterComics thanks, those early TMNT books are blowing up!
@@MintHunterComics thanks, those early TMNT books are blowing up!
Sometimes you're the bug, sometimes you're the windscreen ;) I have some big wins losses, most notable win is paying for $450 6 months ago for a CGC 9.6 Uncanny X-men 129 which has soared to $2k recently! Biggest loss (most annoying at least) $125 for a CGC 9.8 Venom 25 2nd print on the back of Codex/Virus hype. I keep the book to remind myself not to be caught up in hype again
Haha virus and codex really got all of us! Lol
You just earned yourself a a good sub today !
Awesome man, welcome to the team!!
Seems even to me I needed the laughs tho your frustration was classic
Hahaha allow my frustration to put a smile on your face lolol
I got ASM 300 CGC 9.2 about 10 yrs ago for $50
what frames do you use to display graded comics?
"ECC frames" !
how do you get all these older books a 9.8?
Pressed and graded em!
I dunno.. I think you balanced out.
I'm not into the CGC movement. Not for me. Speculation was something I had to live thru with Joy and pain. Biggest flop for me ? X-Factor #1.
But a perfect example of outside forces affecting a comic book i have, and it's price... FF # 52. 1st app. of Black Panther. I probably have a VF/NM (?) I paid $80 for back in 1994. After the 'Civil War' and 'Black Panther'.... WOW!
Wow - that's a solid panther book! I till have a very decent copy - not sure what to do with it
That Harley Quinn story is a real bummer!
It really is. And continues to be haha
#Damnoof lol. Its always good to hit it big, but I feel ya on the other side too.
#Doof! hahaha
#damn. Because you I’m still counting your detective comics series for 66 as the greatest win ever
Oh that is and always will be my greatest haul, that'll never happen again! Lol
@@MintHunterComics I’m just I don’t regret buying xmen 95 during this crazy period.
I've grabbed a few books at the right time but that's about it. I just buy them to actually read anyway.
DAMNNNNN.... What did you learn overall from Modern Spec?
To avoid it hahaha
#Damn buddy I'm starting to feel like I'm onroute to the same path of mistakes. Haha
DON'T MAKE MY MISTAKES ! lolol
Win or lose, it’s still all great fun!
Amen to that!
Yea I only get my fav cover and forget the others. Why be a completist when you can be a favortist
Mmmm I like that Motto Mike!
#damm only going for damm because you have no money 🤣 keep it up bro joys of collecting love your videos
I appreciate that hahahaha
Batwing. #ooof! Great video though.
Thanks for watching! and hahah that one will haunt me forever
I got a raw 361 for $1.25 on the news stand. 😎
Sent it to cgc in 2021 and it came back 8.0. 😭
#DAMMMN. The successes out weigh the losses. I try not to spec on the current stuff. But, no risk, no gain.
Sometimes I risk it and it crashes on.my face and I lose all the money from my wins bit that's the nature of the game sometimes!
If. They. Are. Spending. That. Much. I’d. Buy. Silver. Age.
That's gotta be the move for me in the future I think
Great video
Thanks for the visit!
you paid $2000 for Batwing 19? McFly?
At the time a 9.8 per book was estimated at $500! I thought I was going to get 10 times my money back cuz I got 20 of em!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 someone get me a time machine please
Before I watched I guessed anything Captain Marvel on the worst list as I have some regrets there
Damn pretty cool video...
Thank you thank you!
Investing in DC is always a bad idea, unless you just want yo collect them for your own sentimental vakue.
It's so sad but true - which is funny because I tend to think DC makes better comics while Marvel makes better movies - but people follow the movies! and it impacts what is valuable!
How could you have paid $20 bucks for X-men Annual 14 back in 1999? That was a nothing book back then. Around that time I bought a Uncanny X-men 266 for 50 cents in mint condition!
I stated that I got it for $19.99 5 months ago, not 1999! Lolol
@@MintHunterComics In that case, lets party like it's 1999!!!
Ayyyyy!!!
had to look up LCS. now feel dumb
Hahaha font feel bad Ben! I should abbreviate less
Lol some of these stories, we all have em bud
Yin and yang my friend
I will say that i'm speculating on rwby/justice league run.
Smart man!
@@MintHunterComics the book come out this week and it a great read and also the justice league is not overpowered.
I have won so many books on waffles on Facebook.
Those facebook waffles are amazing!
Great topic #OOF...
Hahaha #curse youVenom25