SELLING Your Comic Book Collection VS Holding On Forever

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  @tomcolby5821 · 1 year ago

  I answered the big question earlier this year.  There are no collectors in my family; I'm not bullish on the future of the hobby and the 50 year collection is too heavy to move to the retirement lake house so I’m selling.  My goal is to find good homes for my books and make some money doing so.  I began by selling books that weren’t important to me to limit regret if selling caused me pain.  Surprisingly, I’m enjoying this new (to me) aspect of the hobby more than I could have imagined.  If you’re wondering if it’s time to sell or thin the collection then it probably is.

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• ZO

  @zoso73 · 1 year ago

  Yes, you need an Avengers 4.  Even when you don't.

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• SH

  @Shrewsclues · 1 year ago

  This is ONE of the reasons I sold the majority of my collection. <br>I will always remember when my grandmother went to sell off my grandfather’s cowboy memorabilia, which was all the rage in his time, and no one was interested. That time had passed.

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  @ThoseDaysMag · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js0Fn7So7-8&amp;t=1508">25:08</a> I’m 40 and this has been on my mind a lot. I have no intention of stopping reading comics, or collecting them, but I have been making an effort to be more selective and intentional about the things I hold on to tightly. I go to plenty comic/toy conventions and flea markets and there are always a few older gentlemen selling toys from the 30s/40s. Often times with very few interested buyers, and those that are buying are in the same age demo. Will interest in these prize possessions of mine fade so much that they become worthless at some point? I’d hope not, but you just never know.

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  @davids9152 · 1 year ago

  Great episode! Peter was my neighbor in Seattle during the grunge years so we pronounced his last name bag. Like Prada bag! It was very interesting times in Seattle. &nbsp;Sub Pop was breaking all these incredible bands and Fantagraphics, just new to Seattle was hot with Bagge, &nbsp;Clowes, and the Hernandez Bros. The media was everywhere and all of a sudden every new band and comic artist was moving there, making the city really exciting. &nbsp;And Peter held court as his book was really popular. It was almost a cartoon show on MTV! The artists that would show up at his house and the parties he and his wife gave were amazing. &nbsp;Great memories.

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  @joshuawyatt4381 · 1 year ago

  I am 39 and have been seeing a lot of people asking this question lately. I think the comment regarding younger folks not being able to afford housing is spot on, I bought my home during the Great Recession but work with other Engineers in their 20&apos;s/30&apos;s who have given up on buying a home or starting a family, and these are degreed engineers with what most would consider solid salaries who seem to be in despair. I do see lots of younger folks at Antique shops digging around in dollar boxes like myself, and I think that aspect will always have a strong center in the hobby. But people dropping +$10K or more on books seems less and less likely for the forseeable future. I realize Heritage often seems to show a &apos;strong, robust&apos; market, but these are the same folks who propped up WATA games for quite some time so other&apos;s mileage may vary...

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• SU

  @superotaku_collection · 1 year ago

  You two are the literal best comic channel on YouTube. Thanks for all that you do! Keep up the great work

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• JO

  @jorge_villarreal · 1 year ago

  That wacky races is beautifull

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• PA

  @paytonardoin688 · 1 year ago (edited)

  I am 33 years old and I’m holding most of my books for now. I hope to pass them on to my sons someday if they want them, but I’m also limited on space. So, I try my best to keep my collection contained in no more than 10-12 short boxes, some graded but mostly raws. That being said I have to evaluate my collection at least once a year (since I keep buying, of course) to determine what stays and what goes. I just recently unloaded nearly 2 short boxes of modern books to make way for the additions to my ASM run and other silver and bronze keys I’ve picked up. Hopefully the constant filtering of my collection means the cream of the crop will remain when it’s time to let go, maybe? Idk. Either way it’s fun and I’m not letting go of the hobby anytime soon.<br>(Also I loved Wacky Races as a kid! Cartoon network had the reruns of all those great shows until they moved all of them to Boomerang.)

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• DA

  @dandelatorre1870 · 1 year ago

  Haven’t seen your guys since San Diego ComicCon!

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• MI

  @michaelmyers9140 · 1 year ago

  About a year younger but just hit over 100,000 comics two weeks ago and am thinking about this a lot. &nbsp;I also have all of the original Star Wars, Big Jim’s Pack, Six Million Dollar Man toys and Mego dolls so many Toys to get rid of as well. Looking to retire in about 5 years. It’s just so hard to part with something I love so much that brings back so many memories. &nbsp;Take care guys and thanks for putting on such a great show. As I grow older and see my parents get older it makes me think about becoming a minimalist going forward. &nbsp;All my books are in ComicBase and my family knows the value but I know they will just want to purge it. A lot to think about….

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  @rumpleforeskin1275 · 1 year ago

  I&apos;m a collector, not a seller. <br>My comics will probably go in a landfill when i die. Why should i ever sell the things that i enjoy?

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