I turned $229 in Comics Into $3,100 With a Quick Clean and a Press

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  • Опубликовано: 15 дек 2024

Комментарии • 49

  • @bigghoww
    @bigghoww Год назад +14

    I just started pressing. I enjoy seeing you as a somewhat new presser killing it. It would be great if you could post a video of you working a book from start to finish every week. No need to edit. Maybe even live. I'd watch the whole thing. Great work!

    • @ImproveCollectingComics
      @ImproveCollectingComics  Год назад +7

      Thanks for the suggestion, I may just do that! I have limited time to work on books right now, but will explore that idea in the new year. Happy holidays!

  • @iamtoddwolfe
    @iamtoddwolfe Год назад +4

    Wow. This Transformers comic adventure is really inspiring. I need to get to cleaning & pressing.

  • @thegrilledcheese4841
    @thegrilledcheese4841 Год назад +2

    Been watching the channel for a while. What really separates you from the other slabbers is can tell it's not all about clout and you truly enjoy the hunt and work you put into your slabs

  • @VidTubeWatch
    @VidTubeWatch Год назад +2

    Great return on your submissions. I think it's great how you've pretty much improved your childhood books, and now you are mostly cleaning and pressing for profit. You've been making the hobby pay for itself for awhile now.

  • @kennythecomiccollector
    @kennythecomiccollector Год назад +2

    Congratulations bro on all of those 9.8s on some awesome books! 👏🏾👏🏾😀

  • @thomaseller5715
    @thomaseller5715 Год назад +1

    Congrats on the awesome submission!

  • @evstites794
    @evstites794 Год назад +1

    Love those vintage Batman’s.

  • @Kcameron305
    @Kcameron305 Год назад +2

    Ive had so much bad luck getting two 9.8s for similar copies. Almost like CGC doesnt like giving you two. Great work as always.

  • @thomascapps5693
    @thomascapps5693 Год назад +1

    Great video man.Those Transformers books are beautiful

  • @T-RexSuplex1
    @T-RexSuplex1 Год назад +2

    It be nice to get the cost, including shipping and grading, to really get a feel of how much you really invested and not just the cost of the book.

    • @ImproveCollectingComics
      @ImproveCollectingComics  11 месяцев назад

      I include all the cost in my numbers! The buying cost and net profit all include the taxes, fees, shipping, etc!

  • @juniorgermosen5238
    @juniorgermosen5238 Год назад +1

    You are Amazing. Keep up the great work and content.😊

  • @josephdonahue-nw7ck
    @josephdonahue-nw7ck Год назад +2

    I’m like a broken record great job again! I seriously think you’re the best clean press man out there. Do you have a eBay store? Love the content

  • @msmith2033
    @msmith2033 Год назад +2

    Wow, that transformers one
    Stinks that you have to get it re-slab but hopefully that other one gets prescreened again

  • @ADsoninlaw
    @ADsoninlaw 11 месяцев назад +1

    Which one brings you more joy/excitement? Pressing a book you bought and making a good profit or getting a high grade on a book you’ve had since you were a kid? Great content! Keep it up!

  • @Hobbiest34243
    @Hobbiest34243 Год назад +1

    Dust adhering to fingerprints. The dust is consistent with what the paper product is made of from the box, box packing.

    • @ImproveCollectingComics
      @ImproveCollectingComics  11 месяцев назад

      Man.. whoever packed that must have ate a greasy cheeseburger right before shipping to me

    • @Hobbiest34243
      @Hobbiest34243 11 месяцев назад

      @@ImproveCollectingComicsit’s not a cheese burger, but an Empanada!😂

  • @JKCollectibles_
    @JKCollectibles_ Год назад +1

    Looks amazing! Miss chatting with you!

  • @vgpackpulled9748
    @vgpackpulled9748 Год назад +3

    Do you put them Up for auction or set price? Are you selling on eBay?

    • @ImproveCollectingComics
      @ImproveCollectingComics  11 месяцев назад +2

      I sell mostly on shortboxed, but these are almost always gone before the videos go live. I am about 2 months behind on video editing

  • @johnnydropkicks
    @johnnydropkicks Год назад +3

    I think it would be fun to speculate wildly on what the deal is with that Transformers #1 slab and the bag it came in. Leave your theories below.

  • @joehenry9546
    @joehenry9546 Год назад +1

    Love these videos

  • @johnnydropkicks
    @johnnydropkicks Год назад +1

    Should/could these Transformers books be labeled as a multi-pack edition by CGC - or would they not do that because the regular direct and multi-pack editions are exactly the same?

    • @joehenry9546
      @joehenry9546 Год назад +2

      They’re not reprints though. These were unsold first prints, repacked in poly bags.

    • @johnnydropkicks
      @johnnydropkicks Год назад +2

      @@joehenry9546 That’s what I thought they were. If there are no distinguishing features on a comic from a multi-pack, then it’s just a regular 1st printing that was gathered up and put in a bag - and shouldn’t have a different designation on the graded label.

  • @rodnicker
    @rodnicker Год назад +1

    Congrats on the 9.8s.

  • @dosend1
    @dosend1 11 месяцев назад +1

    Why are non keys getting cgcd lol....yaaaaawwwnn

    • @ImproveCollectingComics
      @ImproveCollectingComics  11 месяцев назад +1

      I collected before we really even called keys keys.. In fact, I don't remember ever talking about keys with anyone until I got back into collector 2-3 years ago. A key is in the eye of the beholder, and non "keys" have a lot of value as well sometimes!

  • @kirbycarpenter9775
    @kirbycarpenter9775 Год назад +2

    Throw that bag away and wash your hands. 😂

    • @ImproveCollectingComics
      @ImproveCollectingComics  11 месяцев назад +1

      I did, thanks for the tip! I doubt we really want to know what that really is... #scratchmuch?

    • @Aryximaraki
      @Aryximaraki Месяц назад

      @@ImproveCollectingComics I dug through the comments so I could see if that question ever got answered. Just fingerprints? But to be on both the bag and the slab...

  • @carlosi.4448
    @carlosi.4448 Год назад +1

    I'm just waiting for the day you'll take on customers... :(

  • @dollarbinvulture
    @dollarbinvulture 11 месяцев назад +1

    You paid WAAAAAAAY under market value. That's where most of your gains are from. It's kinda weird that you seem to be implying that your press and clean generated those gains but the reality is that the deal you got when you bought is what generated most of the gains.
    Good luck!

    • @ImproveCollectingComics
      @ImproveCollectingComics  11 месяцев назад +1

      You are very right.. we make our money when we buy, not when we sell

  • @collegegamer9983
    @collegegamer9983 Год назад +1

    looks like mold tbh