Theoldcollector

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7/2/2021 Topic: CGC and Comiclink mistake Theoldcollector	There is also a Punisher #1 in that same auction that's messed up lol. I don't think it's a tampered label I think CGC accidentally selected the wrong number when printing the label and somehow nobody has gotten them to correct it.
7/2/2021 Topic: CGC and Comiclink mistake Theoldcollector	I was thinking the same with the labels but I can't believe Comiclink had two of these type errors both in the same night. It only sold for $115 though, so whoever won it got it for less than what #18 at a 7.0 is going for lately.
7/3/2021 Topic: Determining "current" value of comics Theoldcollector	I search E-Bay using the sold feature but you need to remember E-Bay is a world wide market with a lot of sellers and buyers. There are E-Bay costs, and PayPal costs you have to take in as well so you can subtract that from the value that it sold for. Things on E-bay tend to sell higher then what they would sell for anywhere else too because it's seen by a lot more people. Heritage is another place where if you went off of just their sold prices, comic values would be even higher. I never really understood why Heritage prices always seem to go higher then anywhere else but they do. That doesn't mean that's what the value of that book is though. The fact that today's market is so crazy doesn't help either. I just but a couple of books off of ComicLink well under the 90 day average so E-Bay is not the final verdict. I am just a collector not a seller so I hardly ever use E-Bay due to I know I can find that same book cheaper elsewhere. I know that doesn't really help but like I said it's a crazy market so your not going to find a straight answer.
7/4/2021 Topic: Determining "current" value of comics Theoldcollector	Defiant1 wrote: The most valuable thing a Golden Age dealer has is his customer list. Heritage sells high end & high dollar collectibles, so they attract customers with deep pockets. Customers that spend a lot of money go back to sellers that have what they want and they go back to sellers they trust. Comics shops that sell new comics every week used to say, they can't sell Golden age comics or they don't sell Silver Age well. There's a reason. People who spend a lot of money aren't wasting their time with sellers who focus on new comics. You have to build a clientele for expensive books before you will ever consistently sell expensive books. I'd say Heritage has a clientele of buyers/bidders that will & can pay more for what they buy. I understand Heritage themselves I guess I should've said I never understood the price these buyers pay. It makes no sense to me that buyers go on there and bid up books to ridiculous prices when if they had just took the time to look they could have bought the same book graded the same or even better for way less money. For instance one ASM 800 autographed book went for almost $400 on one of there auctions and that same book with the same autograph was up for sell on E-bay by multiple dealers for $180-$200 buy it now. If that is a book you want, why pay double and wait for the actual auction to start when you can just buy it immediately for less? Makes no sense. I understand it's Heritage's clientele that will and can pay more, it just seems like for rich people they aren't real savvy with their money. That's a low dollar book now think about how much money they are wasting for high dollar books. They will wait longer and pay way more on there for a book they could have just bought from A-1 or Reece or any one of the other many dealers that sell high end books.
7/4/2021 Topic: Editing quantity of an issue you own Theoldcollector	When you go to the book that you have multiple copies of you should be able to click the "My Collection" Tab. In there it should show all of them. Like this is Something is killing the children #17 Cover A. When I click cover A and then click my collection it looks like this. Where I have 3 copies of Cover A.
7/4/2021 Topic: Editing quantity of an issue you own Theoldcollector	Yep that is weird. That would be a question for the admin. Is that on all books that you have more then one of or just that one?
7/4/2021 Topic: Editing quantity of an issue you own Theoldcollector	I even tried adding books in bulk all at once and mine still split up the qty in separate lines. So I have no idea what could cause that.
7/5/2021 Topic: Determining "current" value of comics Theoldcollector	Defiant1 wrote: Trust will outweigh price shopping if someone has a lot of money. Despite that, I do believe there are some high end retailers working multiple business fronts and manipulating the market. If you sell a $400 comic to yourself at $800, eventually someone will believe $700 is a good deal. I just happen to come across other collectors talking about Heritage on another site today and how Heritage shill bid their auctions. They have actually been sued for this as well back in 2009.Other collectors are saying they still do this and somehow it's legal in Texas. They will supposedly bid right up to your max on higher end books to make sure they get the most for the item or they will use a fake name to raise up the bids on items that supposedly have no reserves. The name they were using when they got sued for it was N.P. Gresham. I guess this would also help explain why their auctions seem to pull in more money.
7/5/2021 Topic: Determining "current" value of comics Theoldcollector	This is from the 2009 case against Heritage. "Defendants used N.P. Gresham as a sham bidder or shill to bid against Hendershott at various auctions ... (A)s seen in Exhibit 4, N.P. Gresham, which was in fact Heritage, was bidding on items when it stated no house bids were to be made. N.P. Gresham actively bids in almost every auction Heritage conducts" If you google Heritage Shill there are a lot of different collectors talking about them. More on the coin collecting side than comics but there are comic collectors talking about them as well and how they raise the sale price to a dollar below the bidder's max proxy bids. Not on every single item but primarily on the higher value ones.
7/5/2021 Topic: Determining "current" value of comics Theoldcollector	lokyel wrote: ok I have to take a moment to state that I would never ever give any of my business to A-1 While in one of there stores an 7-8 year old kid came in to find out the value of his grandfathers comics the owner did a slight of hand and ditched a very key issue under the counter and handed the stack back to the kid and told him they were not worth a whole lot. the kid left. a little bit later one of there regulars came in and he sold that book. If a store is willing to steel from a kid what else are the willing to do. a few months later 3 other comics shops were broken in to and all the stuff that was taken ended up in there store. Wait you saw this and didn't speak up? I don't care who it is, if I saw someone steal from a kid I would have called them out on it. And I wasn't trying to advertise for them or say they are good I was just trying to point out there are plenty of dealers with higher end books for sale.
7/5/2021 Topic: Creed Theoldcollector	https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/creed-cranial-disorder/3/pcqtcx This the one?
7/6/2021 Topic: Added to the collection this week Theoldcollector	Got some randoms today from a local flea market. Nothing crazy but I think they are an awesome addition. Wish that Astonishing Tales didn't have that little piece missing at the top but oh well.
7/7/2021 Topic: Avengers Academy #1 is Hot! Theoldcollector	Did you submit the value suggestion on the books on their pages?
7/7/2021 Topic: Capt. Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders Theoldcollector	The last one sold for $3 on Ebay. So about three bucks. https://www.ebay.com/itm/324670467567?hash=item4b97de2def:g:pwAAAOSwVHBgwjRG
7/7/2021 Topic: Added to the collection this week Theoldcollector	Defiant1 wrote: The first pre-hero Tales to Astonish issue I owned was #7 in about 1981. I didn't know the cover had been reprinted on Where Creatures Roam #2. Nice! I never noticed that.
7/8/2021 Topic: The Nice House On The Lake Theoldcollector	Grab 4 copies of #2 this week. Think something shady is going down with piano man.
7/8/2021 Topic: The Nice House On The Lake Theoldcollector	BasementComics wrote: Billy Joel (Piano man) is in it? Lol Ya he his singing we didn't start the fire....
7/11/2021 Topic: Impact Jaguar #7 Correction Theoldcollector	If you go to the help verify data section of the site you should be able to find your submissions and delete the one that was incorrect. https://comicspriceguide.com/verify-data
7/12/2021 Topic: CPG App logging out Theoldcollector	Went to use the app today and I am logged out again with that same JSON Parse Error.
7/12/2021 Topic: Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #1 1984 Error Theoldcollector	I think all of the first prints have it.