5 Comics I REGRET Selling | Why I Don't Flip Comics

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@EstonianBerserker 3 ай бұрын

😩you gotta get #2 back!I have 5 kids myself. Memories with them, going to certain places, stores, etc, they’ll remember it. I loved #2 of yours, a sweet story.

@TheComicsPals 3 ай бұрын

If I were going to make a similar video, it would be about 5 comics I regret LENDING to people. I don't sell comics, but damn if I don't regret all the books I lent out and never got back. Great video BJ!

@comicsaredope 3 ай бұрын

you lend people your comics?!! better man than me lol

@ramastarchild6804 3 ай бұрын

@@comicsaredope A worse collector though...lol

@str8swish538 3 ай бұрын

@@comicsaredopehe must’ve been a kid at the time.

@spiralstorm616 3 ай бұрын

I lended a Epic once. I got it back thankfully. But it killed me knowing someone else has my book. He didnt even read it that killed me more

@str8swish538 3 ай бұрын

@@spiralstorm616 I would’ve been happier knowing he couldn’t have messed it up. Probably was just showing off to people .

@grownassedgamergamer807 3 ай бұрын

My take on this topic would be "Comics I regret LOSING from my collection and there are quite a bit lol" great video bro!

@TheComicBookReport 3 ай бұрын

I sold Wolverine by Mark Millar omnibus when I thought I was out of the game-I’ve regretted it ever since

@economicfusion6065 3 ай бұрын

Great channel! I like that you actually collect runs and series and not just flipping

@solidghus4799 3 ай бұрын

I love this channel. I got into comics as an adult and your channel seems to be good for adults that don't want to be gate kept. Thanks!

@comicsaredope 3 ай бұрын

thanks for your support!

@ganjjabarsmedium2347 3 ай бұрын

I loved James Tyrion’s run on Batman! Clownhunter, Punchline, Miracle Molly, freaking Ghost-maker! So many iconic new characters are with unique traits and designs. Great story. So underrated 🔥

@Staticfox23 3 ай бұрын

I’ve had a guy at my LCS tell me the same thing about buying every single ASM 50 when he sees it - after the 3rd time of him doing it at the store I just said screw it and bought it online

@misternegative4918 3 ай бұрын

The stories about your girls are great. Had me tearing up as I have a 3 year old son and can’t want to experience comics with him as he gets older. Also spent 2 months in the NICU when he was first born, really hit home.

@comicsaredope 3 ай бұрын

oh man! Squeak was in the NICU for 105 days. Longest 3.5 months of my life! So glad your little man is healthy and home!

@Joeh1154 3 ай бұрын

I'm an OG and fanboy of the Marvel Silver age. I've bought, sold and traded over the years and I do have regret over some Silver age books that are no longer with me. Usually I sold/traded some of my multiples as a way of funding other books while trying to spend very little cash. It's been a lot of fun but there are books I should have kept. FF #9, HULK #5, ASM #'s 7, 9, 10 just to name a few. Keep on collecting folks. Best to all.

@spiralstorm616 3 ай бұрын

@@Joeh1154 Not ASM 7 and 9 dang

@cmaples 3 ай бұрын

Talk about regrets from selling, I gave up on collecting in 2005 and sold my collection of over 2,000 books (including an Uncanny X-Men run from 1 to 350). From the moment I started selling I regretted it to this day. In a weird way it has been enjoyable to start over but having bought 99% of those books off the newstand the price I had to pay to rebuild my collection hurts every time HAH!

@keepitscalestupid 3 ай бұрын

Holy Smokes , I have a long box and 2 slabs. .

@spiralstorm616 3 ай бұрын

The only book i had i regret selling was Batman Adventures 13. I didnt know it was Harley's first comic appearance

@eblanco7605 3 ай бұрын

First time watching your channel. Good stuff! I dont know if you collect slabs, but you can pick up both of those Punchline keys in a 9.8 for $100 or less. Raws are under $50. Prices have dropped quite a bit. Ive been wondering if James Gunn will introduce her in the future.

@OmniNationComics 3 ай бұрын

Solidddd topic bro. Very relatable. I sold some but yet some got reprinted but took me a minute to get them back haha.

@xeno1121 3 ай бұрын

I bought Hulk #181 first printing in 1990 for $10 at my local comic shop. Mint condition and I never opened it. In 1996 I needed money because I was moving. I took 50 of my best comics to a local comic shop. He bought 31 of them, including Incredible Hulk #181. To make matters worse, it was during the comic bust of the mid 90s. I got Pennie’s on my dollar. I have since over the years have required most of them back but #181 is just to expensive to justify the cost. I regret the hell out that sale to this day.

@AnthonyGeorge-w2t 3 ай бұрын

I like comics for their adaptable /appropriation possibility. Care to sell some or have as multiple storage ?

@Krypton_Ken 3 ай бұрын

I don't usually regret selling things but I sold some out of print omnis over the summer to buy a couple of cgc books I really wanted and now I'm impatiently waiting for some reprints. Hopefully they'll be announced sooner rather than later. That Jeremy Adams Flash run really is terrific, hope he gets a chance to revisit Wally and the family again. I need to read his Jay Garrick mini that came out recently.

@heroestrek 3 ай бұрын

What a great vid and I totally understand, it's so hard to let go of my comics and omnis, but sometimes expenses come up and I have no choice but to sell a book with a heavy heart! 😢

@panteraJTM 3 ай бұрын

I'm so attached to all of my books, I will not trade or sale any of my books. Maybe in the future I'll unload them all but for now I'm strictly a collector. I have over 200 slabs and nearly 8,000 raw books, I just started collecting again two years ago

@keepitscalestupid 3 ай бұрын

Holy Smokes , I have 2 slabs and a long box . .

@StarJoes 3 ай бұрын

I do like Punchline a lot, but I sold my first appearance issues of her also. I don’t regret that one because I have the collected editions that have the issues now, and I’m good with those. But I understand regretting it. My two regrets in selling are my Transformers run by Dream Wave publishing. I had the full run and sold them. Regretted it so much that I worked to get all the issues back. The other regret is I sold my Edge of Spider-Verse #2 which was the first appearance of Spider-Gwen. Now I did make a lot of money off of it as it sold for over $500 and I only paid cover price when it came out. But I love the character and regret that I sold it.

@michaeld2254 3 ай бұрын

I made a mistake selling all of my Silver Age Books I had.Tried to repurchase them but no luck :(

@commodorerook3797 3 ай бұрын

The three books i regret selling was Showcase #22-24 for $1300 five years ago.

@DzustComics 3 ай бұрын

Have you read Tynions Joker by any chance? That compendium looks very tempting!

@RodrigoXV 3 ай бұрын

😮‍💨 Regrets, I have a few

@MoramothHauntz 3 ай бұрын

Storage space got repoed. Would love my Teen Titans, 52, and Nightwing Year 1. Nothing too serious, but I read them soooo many times feels weird not to have them. Got the last trade of USM yesterday, because of your Marvel value video. So thanks for reminding me to ask about it

@literallyunderrated 3 ай бұрын

Im curious when I hear stories like yours, doesn’t the storage place have to notify you before they do something like put it up for auction?

@MoramothHauntz 3 ай бұрын

@@literallyunderrated They did, but I was homeless at the time and my way of making money dried up

@literallyunderrated 3 ай бұрын

@@MoramothHauntz Oh ok. I also have some of my collection in a storage unit that I don’t check up on too often, so thats a fear of mine. I hope things are looking up for you 👍🏼

@MoramothHauntz 3 ай бұрын

@literallyunderrated You'd hear from them if anything serious happened to the unit. I don't know diddly about proper book storage, though. I'm in a good place. Roof over my head, and some disposable income

@GimilitheGreat 3 ай бұрын

Great video!

@JJ-qo3cz 3 ай бұрын

Out of print omnibus 's are a ridiculous price, they want like $200 to $250 price for an out of print OOP, book 📖 but when it's reprintef a person can get the same book for 40%off.

@GemMintCollectibles 3 ай бұрын

the ole omnibus wheel n deal lol

@comicsaredope 3 ай бұрын

sometimes you get lucky lol

@chazkhaira6621 3 ай бұрын

I started buying omnibus editions and I now have many so I could sell my vast comic book collection, boxes and boxes of them. Haven’t sold even one comic.

@4thwallpros 3 ай бұрын

Welp. I guess guess I'll be holding these Milestone books FOREVER now lol.

@comicsaredope 3 ай бұрын

never letting go of mine lol

@sunshinethor420 3 ай бұрын

If it makes you feel any better.... I bought usagi yojimbo hc vol 1 from you, then sold it last year still sealed for under cover price in a omni group when i needed some cash. It kinda killed my intrest in flipping books tbh

@sunshinethor420 3 ай бұрын

Ughhhh I ALSO sold my copy of Spidergwen omni during that same time. I have to remind myself that selling those books helped me at the time.

@comicsaredope 3 ай бұрын

@@sunshinethor420 oh man. I remember selling that one. I was on the fence because it was a gift. But I knew that as long as I kept it, I’d be tempted to pay way too much to complete the hardcover set. I bought the trades instead.

@comicsaredope 3 ай бұрын

Exactly. It’s a blessing to be able to turn books into money in a time of need.

@moscreefus 3 ай бұрын

I feel like a collector should have a bankroll like a gambler so you don't have too much money tied up in your hobby

@reggiecolby542 3 ай бұрын

Regret selling the 12 copies i had of venom vol4 #3 had 1-4th prints 2-3 copies of all! Ugh

@donsantos8798 3 ай бұрын

The book that put momoko on the map is Ghost Spider 2 1:25.

@comicsaredope 3 ай бұрын

The source I got my info from was biased so you’re probably right lol

@leerogers5318 3 ай бұрын

I do not think that you should be so hard on yourself. I have always said, "If you are a comic collector you must not suffer Seller's Regret". Just feel happy with the fact that you could get yourself out of bind because you had the book to sell. Besides, over the long run, you will get that book back. It just takes time and money.

@eqs1782 3 ай бұрын

There are a few comics I regret selling and are a few comics i regret not preordering/ buying it because now i can't find a copy or its more expensive than store price.

@chazkhaira6621 3 ай бұрын

The USA should look into a public health service like we have in Europe

@bunkmastab 3 ай бұрын

I know you know this, and you basically say this exact thing in the video, but there's nothing that shouldn't be hold off if it's for your kids' health. No book, no piece of original, nothing

@comicsaredope 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely. I ranked it number one since it would be the most difficult to reacquire. But I regret nothing.

@thecorporatelawgroup7093 3 ай бұрын

We’ve all been there. 😬

@gabrielalarcon5462 3 ай бұрын

Spider Gwen was not worthy. Regardless of cover, you made the right choice. Only buy the stuff you actually read and like.

@DavidM.P 3 ай бұрын

Great topic

@garyfrancis-williams9160 Ай бұрын

I looked back over my past 7 years selling on ebay....I could cry, especially when I see how little I got for them. example...X Men 58 CGC 9.4.....$200 !!!!!!

@RaisiaFan1919 3 ай бұрын

Sell all of the comics you have now and keep the money as your emergency savings. Stop buying comics. Start downloading them for free. Use the money you would have used to buy comics to invest in an S&P 500 stock or something that makes money over the long term.

@comicsaredope 3 ай бұрын

What if I want to have money AND have comics? lol

@RaisiaFan1919 3 ай бұрын

@@comicsaredope It sounded to me like you sometimes have to sell comics when you have an emergency. If this is the case an emergency savings will solve this issue. As far as having comics, if you download them for free you can read any comics you want.