Wow, Keston. I’m blown away! This is the video I’ve been waiting for. I’ll probably watch it 6 more times to instill the lessons. I even took notes 😂 Each star had something I could relate to in my desires but I especially found the “11-year old me” and “THE copy”m relatable. I like how you break those stars down and give examples. Special shout-out to the bonus tip “Chase lost treasure” I love how this one is like a gut check where you won’t know if you needed it in your collection until it’s gone. I have a hard time letting go of some books but considering that I can always get them again (considering I’m collecting mostly Bronze Age books) makes it easier to let go of and gives me courage to take that leap of faith to let it go just to see if I really wanted it in the first place. Thank you so much for making this video 👏 🙇🏻♂️
Thanks Dan, for the wonderful comment. I pinned it. Most of us -- and definitely including myself here -- buy books as a mix of collecting and investing. It was nice to center a video squarely on the collecting side. Thanks for the inspiration, and I'm glad you are finding the video useful 🙂
I've been slowly re buying comics from my childhood that were lost or stolen. Holding some of these books in my hand gives me such a hit of nostalgia. I get a dopamine high every time I remember a book I used to have and can actually track a copy down. This is my forever collection.
Hi, Slappy. Thanks for checking out the video. Yeah, there's something about trying to recapture our childhood. I can get up in the investment side of comic books but the most important comics are usually the ones I had a connection with as a kid.
The memories one for me are the silver age Batman and Hawkman my cousin gave to me when I was around 8 years old. I think I was supposed to return them at the end of the summer but for some reason I ended up keeping them. Even though one of them is Batman 181, I would never part with any of them. Interestingly, when I recently got back into the hobby the uncompleted run (many of them) was my nemesis. My greatest satisfaction was finding a beautiful copy of Gilgamesh #3 (a Jim Starlin miniseries). I waited over 30 years to complete that miniseries and it probably took so long because not many people had heard of it. As always, I thoroughly enjoyed this video - thanks Keston. Looking forward to more content in 2023.
Hi Fenimore. Thanks for sharing. Yeah, what a sweet-spot age for enjoying a comic book. I'm glad you were able to complete some of those runs, including Gilgamesh! Had to look that one up myself.
Ok. Been lurking for a while and this video made me hit the subscribe button. Nicely said - great to see a video that didn't mention investment, money, spec etc. As an old time collector, this video put a smile on my face. Thanks!
Similar to your GI Joe book, the two I have in my collection (ASM 40 and 53) that have such a great emotional attachment to. I didn’t get them from a store, but my grandpa gave them to me when I was just a wee lad around 6-7 years old. I have kept them ever since and will never part with them. He’s the guy that got me into collecting 30 years ago 💥
Great video! My dad introduced my brother and me to comic books in the early 60's as we were just starting to learn how to read. Since I no longer had them I started collecting slabbed copies of the ones I liked best. The one comic I regretted selling was GSX-1 which I had gotten by mail order from Mile High Comics in 1982. I sold it along with my Uncanny X-Men collection to my LCS in 1991 after leaving the hobby in 1988. In 2005 I learned about graded comics and a CGC 9.2 GSX-1 was my first slab. My second slab was AF-15 in 2009.
Hi Miguel. Thanks for the kind words. Thanks for the heads up about GR 16. Never seen it. I love underwater shark covers! Another great one is Exciting Comics 60.
Thanks my friends! I'm still trying to get a 9.8 Xela book. Only about a dozen or so exist...about half from the Promise Collection....but they were going for too much.
Really enjoyed this video. I’ve done similar videos over the years and plan to do more this year. One piece of advice I give to collectors that ask, don’t fall into completionism! Unless thats what you love of the hobby. Marie Kondo’s philosophy is kinda what my early videos focussed on. Should have patented the phrase “does it bring you joy”
Hi Luther. Thanks so much. Yeah...I don't think completing runs is the best investment decision but -- as you say -- sometimes that's what brings a collector joy. For example, I have all the Xela books (37 in total) but a trying to get each at a 9.0 or higher. It's been fun/frustrating because it's such a tough goal. That's the exception though for me.
Collecting is personal, no matter what you love collect what brings you happiness. It’s not a competition what others colect.. Make it fun is what this hobby is about
Hi Kryptonite! Totally agree. One of my favorite parts of the collecting journey is discovering what books I truly care about. I pay attention to what serious, devoted collectors enjoy. That exposes me to more genres and more books; some of those books I end up liking, others not so much. Regardless, nobody can tell me what to love :-)
Great content, thanks for doing this. I find this has been my exact journey / dilemma since I recently got back into this after 30 years. Everytime I go through my collection I hold on to a few and have those memories from my childhood - remembering a copy I bought off the newsstand or from a comic show. I remember buying a copy of Silver Surfer #1 for $20 and it's at best a 3.0, but I find I cannot part with it because it was my first silver age book. There were several ASM covers that I liked and always wanted, and I've picked up about half a dozen of those. But my ultimate end game now with everything is that AF15. I'm pretty much willing to part with anything to get to that. I never thought I could own that as a kid, and even for the past 30 years I'd have thought that impossible ... but as you said, when I go through my books and hold some, they just don't have that impact anymore. I'd part with my FF48 and ASM14 in order to get that AF15. Anyway, sorry for the rambling. Great content per ususal, sir. Really appreicate the way you present things.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts TK! It's fun to think about our collection and what we have to keep vs what we can let go of to get other books. From what you've said, I would definitely KEEP the Silver Surfer #1, no matter what. The few hundred dollars you would get for it (or even $1,000 plus at some future time) will likely not offset the emotional loss. Good luck with the AF15. It is a great book to have, the ultimate gem of the silver age and the Holy Grail of most Spider-man fans! 🙂
Great video. I feel like I need to evaluate my collection and start making goals to acquire books that have been on my want list since I got back into the hobby
Great advice! I always have a tinge of regret when I sell a book, but I’m getting better at it. I just traded/sold a Fantastic Four 18 at a show last weekend, but got cash and a Spider-Man 33, which I’ve always wanted… also, a customer offered an X-Men 4, which my brother and I bought. Never thought I’d have that!
Hi Nowhere! Thanks for the comment. Congrats on the cool books (ASM 33 & X-Men 4)! Yeah, I know what you mean. I hate giving up books but if you think carefully about it, and it feels good then it's a good way to get closer to the collection you really want!
Was at a mini con this morning and three of us were chatting. Your name and channel came up as two of us had recently watched your video on Alex Schomburg w/ his grand- daughters. We both loved it and learned so much. The third person will sub you - was not yet aware of your channel. Your one of the best!
Great video! Satisfying that 11 year old boy in you is so important. There are two comics that will never leave my collection - one is the Archie Comics Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #1, the book that got me into comics. I read and re-read it so many times it's pretty beat up but to me it's a treasure. The other is X-Force #1. I still remember going to the newsagency with my mum and brothers to buy it and the sense of excitement and wonder I had when I got home and opened it. Yes, there are 7,999,999 other copies of it out there but it's priceless to me.
Thanks FNL! Yeah, it's awesome how much those first few comic books have on us. I remember X-Force #1 as well. Cool book. I remember X-Factor coming out not too long before that.
Hi Corey. Thanks for the kind words! That's a surprising response. The biggest dealers I've met have a true passion for the hobby. In my mind, if you didn't care about comics at all, why wouldn't that person invest in stocks, bonds, or real estate. I do think that comics are a decent investment but they're less established and far more nice than traditional investments.
@@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 when I saw it I was actually shocked he said it.. he is a big youtuber who wears a hat and likes golden age.. blew my mind he typed that response.i actually enjoy just acquiring them.selling has never been in my mind. Who honestly cares what someone else spends their money on. Let them live their life
@@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 I have a question for you that I do not want to post here... is there a way to contact you directly? If you have Instagram I use the same userid on RUclips and IG.
@@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 No, I dont collect those more expensive books, but really like the details you and other people talk about this hobby.
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Wow, Keston. I’m blown away! This is the video I’ve been waiting for. I’ll probably watch it 6 more times to instill the lessons. I even took notes 😂
Each star had something I could relate to in my desires but I especially found the “11-year old me” and “THE copy”m relatable. I like how you break those stars down and give examples. Special shout-out to the bonus tip “Chase lost treasure” I love how this one is like a gut check where you won’t know if you needed it in your collection until it’s gone. I have a hard time letting go of some books but considering that I can always get them again (considering I’m collecting mostly Bronze Age books) makes it easier to let go of and gives me courage to take that leap of faith to let it go just to see if I really wanted it in the first place.
Thank you so much for making this video 👏 🙇🏻♂️
Thanks Dan, for the wonderful comment. I pinned it. Most of us -- and definitely including myself here -- buy books as a mix of collecting and investing. It was nice to center a video squarely on the collecting side. Thanks for the inspiration, and I'm glad you are finding the video useful 🙂
@@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 absolutely! Much appreciated 🙏
I've been slowly re buying comics from my childhood that were lost or stolen. Holding some of these books in my hand gives me such a hit of nostalgia. I get a dopamine high every time I remember a book I used to have and can actually track a copy down. This is my forever collection.
Hi, Slappy. Thanks for checking out the video. Yeah, there's something about trying to recapture our childhood. I can get up in the investment side of comic books but the most important comics are usually the ones I had a connection with as a kid.
Funny how we both released videos on buying what you love. Yours was probably the better of the two. Well done as always.
Thanks, CCG! Just watched your video. Really good. Different, but good take on the same topic. BTW: Still jazzed we got to meet in FL!
The memories one for me are the silver age Batman and Hawkman my cousin gave to me when I was around 8 years old. I think I was supposed to return them at the end of the summer but for some reason I ended up keeping them. Even though one of them is Batman 181, I would never part with any of them. Interestingly, when I recently got back into the hobby the uncompleted run (many of them) was my nemesis. My greatest satisfaction was finding a beautiful copy of Gilgamesh #3 (a Jim Starlin miniseries). I waited over 30 years to complete that miniseries and it probably took so long because not many people had heard of it.
As always, I thoroughly enjoyed this video - thanks Keston. Looking forward to more content in 2023.
Hi Fenimore. Thanks for sharing. Yeah, what a sweet-spot age for enjoying a comic book. I'm glad you were able to complete some of those runs, including Gilgamesh! Had to look that one up myself.
Keston continues to be the elder statesman, grounding everyone.
Gotta keep those young whipper snappers on the right path. Haha. Thanks commenting, my friend!
Ok. Been lurking for a while and this video made me hit the subscribe button. Nicely said - great to see a video that didn't mention investment, money, spec etc. As an old time collector, this video put a smile on my face. Thanks!
FF51 -- thanks so much. I'm glad to earn your subscription! FF51 is an underrated book btw :-)
Similar to your GI Joe book, the two I have in my collection (ASM 40 and 53) that have such a great emotional attachment to. I didn’t get them from a store, but my grandpa gave them to me when I was just a wee lad around 6-7 years old. I have kept them ever since and will never part with them. He’s the guy that got me into collecting 30 years ago 💥
Hi, Marc! What a great story. I should've added that piece...if there's a particular book associated with someone you love...that's the best.
Great video! My dad introduced my brother and me to comic books in the early 60's as we were just starting to learn how to read. Since I no longer had them I started collecting slabbed copies of the ones I liked best. The one comic I regretted selling was GSX-1 which I had gotten by mail order from Mile High Comics in 1982. I sold it along with my Uncanny X-Men collection to my LCS in 1991 after leaving the hobby in 1988. In 2005 I learned about graded comics and a CGC 9.2 GSX-1 was my first slab. My second slab was AF-15 in 2009.
Hi Rocket! Good to hear from you, buddy. So glad to hear you were able to get GSX-1 back. I bet that one haunted you.
Great video. This book at 06:10 reminds me of the Ghost Rider #16 from 1976
Hi Miguel. Thanks for the kind words. Thanks for the heads up about GR 16. Never seen it. I love underwater shark covers! Another great one is Exciting Comics 60.
9.6 for that thrilling comics or any golden age is insane!! Great video and advice and always love seeing some of your incredible collection.
Thanks my friends! I'm still trying to get a 9.8 Xela book. Only about a dozen or so exist...about half from the Promise Collection....but they were going for too much.
Really enjoyed this video. I’ve done similar videos over the years and plan to do more this year. One piece of advice I give to collectors that ask, don’t fall into completionism! Unless thats what you love of the hobby. Marie Kondo’s philosophy is kinda what my early videos focussed on. Should have patented the phrase “does it bring you joy”
Hi Luther. Thanks so much. Yeah...I don't think completing runs is the best investment decision but -- as you say -- sometimes that's what brings a collector joy. For example, I have all the Xela books (37 in total) but a trying to get each at a 9.0 or higher. It's been fun/frustrating because it's such a tough goal. That's the exception though for me.
Collecting is personal, no matter what you love collect what brings you happiness. It’s not a competition what others colect.. Make it fun is what this hobby is about
Hi Kryptonite! Totally agree. One of my favorite parts of the collecting journey is discovering what books I truly care about. I pay attention to what serious, devoted collectors enjoy. That exposes me to more genres and more books; some of those books I end up liking, others not so much. Regardless, nobody can tell me what to love :-)
You’re am the best! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, my friend!
Great content, thanks for doing this. I find this has been my exact journey / dilemma since I recently got back into this after 30 years. Everytime I go through my collection I hold on to a few and have those memories from my childhood - remembering a copy I bought off the newsstand or from a comic show. I remember buying a copy of Silver Surfer #1 for $20 and it's at best a 3.0, but I find I cannot part with it because it was my first silver age book. There were several ASM covers that I liked and always wanted, and I've picked up about half a dozen of those. But my ultimate end game now with everything is that AF15. I'm pretty much willing to part with anything to get to that. I never thought I could own that as a kid, and even for the past 30 years I'd have thought that impossible ... but as you said, when I go through my books and hold some, they just don't have that impact anymore. I'd part with my FF48 and ASM14 in order to get that AF15. Anyway, sorry for the rambling. Great content per ususal, sir. Really appreicate the way you present things.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts TK! It's fun to think about our collection and what we have to keep vs what we can let go of to get other books. From what you've said, I would definitely KEEP the Silver Surfer #1, no matter what. The few hundred dollars you would get for it (or even $1,000 plus at some future time) will likely not offset the emotional loss. Good luck with the AF15. It is a great book to have, the ultimate gem of the silver age and the Holy Grail of most Spider-man fans! 🙂
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Appreciate the kind words, JSalsa!
Great video. I feel like I need to evaluate my collection and start making goals to acquire books that have been on my want list since I got back into the hobby
Thanks CTA! I hope you do. Making goals can be fun. I try to setting goals that are tough but not impossible. Good luck! BTW: I dig your channel name.
Great video Keston
Thank you, Shane! Hope your 2024 is off to a great start.
I just sold everything to stock-up on GI Joe #38 jk 😂 Another great vid, Keston! Keep 'em coming!!
Heh, heh...Keep it between you and me, but I believe G.I. Joe 38 is the next Hulk 181 :-)
Great advice! I always have a tinge of regret when I sell a book, but I’m getting better at it. I just traded/sold a Fantastic Four 18 at a show last weekend, but got cash and a Spider-Man 33, which I’ve always wanted… also, a customer offered an X-Men 4, which my brother and I bought. Never thought I’d have that!
Hi Nowhere! Thanks for the comment. Congrats on the cool books (ASM 33 & X-Men 4)! Yeah, I know what you mean. I hate giving up books but if you think carefully about it, and it feels good then it's a good way to get closer to the collection you really want!
Nicely done as always Keston. I put up a new video a few days ago for the new year. I need to do some more soon…
Thanks Patrick. I'll check it out!
Was at a mini con this morning and three of us were chatting. Your name and channel came up as two of us had recently watched your video on Alex Schomburg w/ his grand- daughters. We both loved it and learned so much. The third person will sub you - was not yet aware of your channel. Your one of the best!
Hi Marc. That means a lot. I'm forever grateful to the Susan and Alicia :-)
Great video!
Thanks so much, VV! Appreciate your ongoing support, my friend :-)
Great video! Satisfying that 11 year old boy in you is so important. There are two comics that will never leave my collection - one is the Archie Comics Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #1, the book that got me into comics. I read and re-read it so many times it's pretty beat up but to me it's a treasure. The other is X-Force #1. I still remember going to the newsagency with my mum and brothers to buy it and the sense of excitement and wonder I had when I got home and opened it. Yes, there are 7,999,999 other copies of it out there but it's priceless to me.
Thanks FNL! Yeah, it's awesome how much those first few comic books have on us. I remember X-Force #1 as well. Cool book. I remember X-Factor coming out not too long before that.
I have a few saved from I was a kid. Spiderman 252, why didn’t I buy 10. 😂😂Star Wars, GI Joe, Sgt. Fury to name a few.
Hi Sandstrom. Thanks for sharing! Spidey 252 is a sweet book; he looks great in the black costume.
Wonderful video...I saw another video where the creator responded to a post and pretty much said if you don't make money what's the use
Hi Corey. Thanks for the kind words! That's a surprising response. The biggest dealers I've met have a true passion for the hobby. In my mind, if you didn't care about comics at all, why wouldn't that person invest in stocks, bonds, or real estate. I do think that comics are a decent investment but they're less established and far more nice than traditional investments.
@@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 when I saw it I was actually shocked he said it.. he is a big youtuber who wears a hat and likes golden age.. blew my mind he typed that response.i actually enjoy just acquiring them.selling has never been in my mind. Who honestly cares what someone else spends their money on. Let them live their life
Keston - you are a national treasure. Do you still live in Virginia?
Haha. Thanks so much, Raleigh! Yes, I do still live in VA.
@@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Should you find yourself coming to Raleigh, feel free to let me know - could meet for lunch.
Will do! @@raleighcomicbookcollector
@@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 I have a question for you that I do not want to post here... is there a way to contact you directly? If you have Instagram I use the same userid on RUclips and IG.
You have any book in the list of CGC reholder fraud?
No. Fortunately, I don't. Most of my slabbed books are gold, which weren't on the list. You?
@@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 No, I dont collect those more expensive books, but really like the details you and other people talk about this hobby.