I may have an addiction...

[charliehustle415]

Also, the fact that we also seem to have the same "buy before it goes OOP" mentality is also somewhat of a self-fulfilling prophecy, because we definitely help with that OOP process

Damn you, and damn your logic!

[hyped78]

Hahahaha!

[tv horror]

There's some interesting posts here and some that I can appreciate, I'm a collector from way back 40 odd years but always on a budget. I have one golden rule and that is to buy what I like and want nothing else counts, as for pricing if I were to sell anything again my other rule is to sell what I paid for them in the first place. Yes I've seen overpriced books but won't buy and will wait. As for the omnibus titles I only collect silver age Marvel and golden age Batman plus a few bronze horror titles, they make me happy. As for Ebay it is both a curse and a blessing yes I love the deliveries but on the other hand it took the fun out of the hunt. I had written hundreds of letters pre-internet and must confess I enjoyed that more. Don't let your hobby become a habit!!!!!

[SJNeal]

Don't let your hobby become a habit!!!!!

Wise words! I've gone through several funks over the years where my collecting/reading has felt like just another chore on a checklist. That's usually when I have to step back, purge a bit of my collection, and clean up my pull list.

[krylox]

It really depends. I don't do that with floppies anymore. Only buy what I will DEFINITELY read.

With Omnis and such... As long as they are in NM condition, it doesn't hurt to hoard them If I don't read them after a few years I just re-sell them, sometimes with profit, on ebay. Not necessarily saying it's an investment, but at least you'll very probably find a buyer if you don't want to own it anymore.

Same goes for Epics/thick paperbacks, but def. less so compared to Omnis. They are basically the only value buy you can do in the current comic market.

[charliehustle415]

Don't let your hobby become a habit!!!!!

Great advice!

That's a great rule of thumb for any hobby.

If you were to say that to me a couple of years ago, I would've said I thought hobbies were things we were supposed to obsess over; but now I know hobbies can become a vortex that can pull you into addiction if you don't have barriers in place.

[csmith25]

Real Life: I’m a comic book hoarder of a collector. I’d watch that.

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This thread inspired me to sell some books, I need to concentrate my purchases more to my favourite series and must-haves.

I have been seriously considering selling off alot of floppies of my collection, and only keeping those titles/stories I really enjoy. Of course, I would probably just use any money to fill gaps or have some runs bound.... but I'd have more space!

[Johnny Thunders!]

I definitely need to get rid of extra trades and floppies I will never read. MyComicShop.com will buy collections but shipping sounds impossible.

[Sparko]

I definitely need to get rid of extra trades and floppies I will never read. MyComicShop.com will buy collections but shipping sounds impossible.

If you have complete collections, eBay can work. I myself prefer to buy them and sell them complete. Sometimes I’ll track down a missing piece just to make the collection more attractive. Make your starting bid the lowest you’ll go and set up a buy it now for at least 30% more. Be as reasonable as you can in pricing.

[charliehustle415]

If you have complete collections, eBay can work. I myself prefer to buy them and sell them complete. Sometimes I’ll track down a missing piece just to make the collection more attractive. Make your starting bid the lowest you’ll go and set up a buy it now for at least 30% more. Be as reasonable as you can in pricing.

I did this a couple of years ago with my old trades and omnis.

What I did was bundle them and said that if a single buyer buys multiple books I would combine shipping and knockoff an extra 10% and I pretty much sold it all within 3 weeks.

If you get creative you can shed the extra books pretty quickly without losing money.

[JoeGuy]

... Of course, I would probably just use any money to fill gaps or have some runs bound....

Custom binding, another vice I picked up on here.
I'll never get the urge to sell them though.

[charliehustle415]

Custom binding, another vice I picked up on here.
I'll never get the urge to sell them though.

I was always interested in this, but that is a pandora's box that I know would awaken something in me

[SJNeal]

I was always interested in this, but that is a pandora's box that I know would awaken something in me

That's another bug that bit me for a minute! I only had about 5-6 custom binds done, but the whole process is time consuming and expensive! Had I unlimited funds, I'd probably still be binding all of my back issues.

If you can spare the cash however, I do recommend it. It really was a satisfying project to be able to map your own content, artwork, tables of contents, etc.

[Sparko]

This binding sounds pretty cool. Speak no more of it!

[charliehustle415]

That's another bug that bit me for a minute! I only had about 5-6 custom binds done, but the whole process is time consuming and expensive! Had I unlimited funds, I'd probably still be binding all of my back issues.

If you can spare the cash however, I do recommend it. It really was a satisfying project to be able to map your own content, artwork, tables of contents, etc.

It is way too tempting and if I ever fell to it I know for a FACT my home would eventually be built by custom omni bricks; so instead I ogle other's custom works on the internet like a total creep (I sometimes even wear a trench coat)