Comic Book Values Video Discussion
I stumbled upon this video containing a great discussion about comic book values. The discussion is a couple years old but the points are still valid. It’s a great primer for what is important for a comic book value, what comic books are NOT valuable (even though their owners think they are), as well as several other important topics. Jason brings in a CGC representative to offer some opinions, something you don’t get access to every day.
One of the best parts is the discussion about modern comics and how quickly they lose their value. If you are selling your comics or even an advanced collector/investor I highly recommend watching this discussion.
CGC Recognizes a New Pedigree – Haight-Ashbury
CGC recently recognized a new pedigree comic book collection named the Haight-Ashbury Pedigree. You can read the full press release here.
The quick synopsis is:
Popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s, underground comix are small-press or self-published books that often contain socially relevant content. The collection features an overwhelming majority of first printings with minimal duplication.
These comics were collected by a single individual from San Francisco starting in 1970. After obtaining his first batch of underground comics, the owner started putting aside new books every week for the next five to six years, never reading them. Although he was not a comic collector, he collected other items and knew it was important to store them carefully. From 1976 to 1981 he added a few comics and associated publications to his collection, but nothing like the early years.
I’ll add some comments about this “pedigree” in the next weekly update.
CGC vs PGX
Livingdead on YouTube made this video about the CGC vs. PGX debate. He makes some interesting points, especially about the real motivation behind a professional grading company. Nobody is grading comics out of the goodness of their heart, it’s a money making enterprise.
Here’s the next part:
