/co/ - Comics & Cartoons

Nah, I like to read them.

(Though apparently they can be removed and then sent back for "re-grading" at a discount).

Zero reason to put this much value into something like a fucking comic book.

I don't have any slabbed yet but I mostly have collect mid silver age and bronze age stuff to read. Currently I don't have the income to buy really pricey issues over 100 dollars. Maybe in a few years after post secondary education. My goal in 10 years is to own Adventure Comics 247 at a decent grade

>>1024287

The whole idea of collector's value is what nearly killed the comics industry in the first place.

>>1024303

Desirability is what created collector's value. The desirability of, say, Action Comics #1 among a great deal of fans who wanted to see where it all started, or X-Men 129, the start of the Dark Phoenix saga.

Desirability led to status, and status led to Marvel releasing 2 or 3 #1s for a single title in a year to deal with sales loss

What really kills comics is the exploitation of that desirability

>>1024306

That's bullshit given reprints and electronic versions. Collector value is entirely about having something other's don't have. And the people who collect don't seem too concerned about whether it is artificial scarcity or not.

>>1024276

I have a 9.2 graded Todd McFarlane's run with Spiderman #1 signed by Todd and Stan Lee. Unfortunately, it's the silver edition and not the gold or platinum.