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Post by hondobrode on Sept 23, 2018 20:06:50 GMT -5
There's nothing in my collection I have to have any more, and after I get my collection sorted, I'm pretty sure I'm going to sell a good chunk of it off.
After re-reading some old Avengers issues, I'm thinking, "Why am I keeping these ? Really ?"
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Post by DE Sinclair on Sept 23, 2018 21:09:14 GMT -5
I might have reached the saturation point in collecting. Whenever I go to a show or comic shop, I have a very small list of books to get. I am attending the NYC Comic Con in a few weeks and I'm not sure how many holes in my collection will be filled , but I might end up spending on stuff I don't really collect just to prove I was there... Just went to a Mighty Con show yesterday in Milwaukee, and did ok. I ended up with 19 comics, including the elusive Flash #92 (1st Impulse and last one I needed to complete a run from #1 to #227 where it went downhill) and The Cat #2 & #4, leaving only #1 that I needed. Then last night I found an Ebay auction for #1 in 6.0 condition that I won for a total of $16.25 including shipping. No more looking for Flash or The Cat!
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Post by DE Sinclair on Sept 23, 2018 21:14:08 GMT -5
That thing with the 'technical support' call happened to me a few years ago here in Zagreb. The phone rings in the evening, and some guy with a very thick Indian (or may Pakistani) accent, who introduced himself as 'Philip Johnson' or something similar, from Microsoft or Windows (I forget which) insisting that I immediately open up some directory on my computer to eliminate some serious problem because my whole operating system was in jeopardy. I tell him I'm not interested and hang up. Not even a minute later he calls again, very insistent that I do this thing or my whole system will crash or something, so I blow him off again, and then a few minutes later, another call, a different guy, also speaking with a very heavy accent, who claims to be Mr. Johnson's supervisor, 'Robert Williams' (or something to that effect), warning me that I must really address the matter and follow his instructions, and talks over me when I try to say tell him I'm not going to do any of this. I realize they'll keep calling back if I hang up again, so I started repeating in a monotone voice "Please stop calling me" as he tried to speak for about a full 30 seconds before he angrily said something like "Oh, all right!" and hung up himself. My daughter got a phone call a few weeks back insisting that she needed to let them fix something on her PC. She told them several times that we didn't need technical help because we had a technician in the family (me). They insisted, and she insisted, and they finally got frustrated and started yelling "F*** you, f*** you, f*** you" over and over then hung up. Guess it was a bad day in scam-world.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2018 2:50:11 GMT -5
Happy Autumn, the equinox is here! -M
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Post by The Captain on Sept 24, 2018 6:50:30 GMT -5
What condition are you looking for? Fine to Very Fine-. I don't typically do low-grade books because I always feel like I want to upgrade, and I only do high-grade books (VF or higher) for my Captain America collection, which has the highest number of replacement wants on my list; I don't think I have anything lower than a Fine in that collection and even then, I try to get better copies of the Fine-grade issues when I can.
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Post by brutalis on Sept 24, 2018 7:44:25 GMT -5
There's nothing in my collection I have to have any more, and after I get my collection sorted, I'm pretty sure I'm going to sell a good chunk of it off. After re-reading some old Avengers issues, I'm thinking, "Why am I keeping these ? Really ?" 99% of any reason we hold on to things is the memories they hold for us. Many of the issues within my collection I can tell you when and where and what was happening in my life at the time I bought them. This of course only really works for those early years and through high school for the most part. Once the bug for collecting strikes and you are simply doing it out of habit then you lose that special connection. I can still collect trades or whatever of things I have in the singles and many are disposable and yet there are some I won't ever part with for the recollections they deliver whenever I pull out those issues.
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Post by Icctrombone on Sept 24, 2018 8:08:06 GMT -5
I think it’s also the completist mentality that prevails in collecting comics. I have all but two Avengers issues in the first volume and I always say that everything has been said in 1-300. But I wouldn’t sell off 301- 402 and break off the streak.
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Post by wickedmountain on Sept 24, 2018 12:49:00 GMT -5
That thing with the 'technical support' call happened to me a few years ago here in Zagreb. The phone rings in the evening, and some guy with a very thick Indian (or may Pakistani) accent, who introduced himself as 'Philip Johnson' or something similar, from Microsoft or Windows (I forget which) insisting that I immediately open up some directory on my computer to eliminate some serious problem because my whole operating system was in jeopardy. I tell him I'm not interested and hang up. Not even a minute later he calls again, very insistent that I do this thing or my whole system will crash or something, so I blow him off again, and then a few minutes later, another call, a different guy, also speaking with a very heavy accent, who claims to be Mr. Johnson's supervisor, 'Robert Williams' (or something to that effect), warning me that I must really address the matter and follow his instructions, and talks over me when I try to say tell him I'm not going to do any of this. I realize they'll keep calling back if I hang up again, so I started repeating in a monotone voice "Please stop calling me" as he tried to speak for about a full 30 seconds before he angrily said something like "Oh, all right!" and hung up himself. My daughter got a phone call a few weeks back insisting that she needed to let them fix something on her PC. She told them several times that we didn't need technical help because we had a technician in the family (me). They insisted, and she insisted, and they finally got frustrated and started yelling "F*** you, f*** you, f*** you" over and over then hung up. Guess it was a bad day in scam-world. OMG Hope she told the off and hung up what terrible people ugh !
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Post by wickedmountain on Sept 24, 2018 12:52:07 GMT -5
Hi Everyone been long time hope you're all doing well Any awesome new comics come out lately? i'm wayyyy behind as usual haven't read any in a long time .
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2018 13:15:11 GMT -5
Hi Everyone been long time hope you're all doing well Any awesome new comics come out lately? i'm wayyyy behind as usual haven't read any in a long time . The New DC Hawkman is very good and it's explore the myth of Hawkman in a way that really shines ... Written by Robert Venditti and Art done by Bryan Hitch -- this team is doing a great job putting it all together. This is my favorite new book for the moment.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2018 17:00:37 GMT -5
Hi Everyone been long time hope you're all doing well Any awesome new comics come out lately? i'm wayyyy behind as usual haven't read any in a long time . Don't know what you like but I will second @mechagodzilla Hawkman. I also think Action Comics is pretty good right now. Plus the Terrifics. Upcoming DC stuff Morrison on Green Lantern. Shazam. And Wilson on Wonder Woman. At Marvel Immortal Hulk is great. The Fantastic Four just relaunched. Amazing Spider-Man, Iron Man & Captain America are decent.
Past few years? DC Rebirth: Superman. Action. Super Sons. Nightwing. Flash. Aquaman. At Marvel: Mighty Thor. Daredevil. And Archie New Riverdale series: Archie. Jughead. Betty & Veronica. Reggie & Me. Josie. Plus some specials with Moose. The Archies (band). The Black Hood. X-O Manowar.
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Post by Icctrombone on Sept 24, 2018 17:51:15 GMT -5
Hi Everyone been long time hope you're all doing well Any awesome new comics come out lately? i'm wayyyy behind as usual haven't read any in a long time . Welcome back, wicked.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Sept 24, 2018 20:03:29 GMT -5
Hi Everyone been long time hope you're all doing well Any awesome new comics come out lately? i'm wayyyy behind as usual haven't read any in a long time . The New DC Hawkman is very good and it's explore the myth of Hawkman in a way that really shines ... Written by Robert Venditti and Art done by Bryan Hitch -- this team is doing a great job putting it all together. This is my favorite new book for the moment. Nice avatar Mecha. 👍
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2018 21:00:50 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2018 20:44:18 GMT -5
If only... -M
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