Dumping My Graded Comics

[@BrooklynAvenue]

Those who refuse to go forward will simply rediscover why we went forward in the first place. Prior to grading there were thousands of books with hidden restoration. It was commonplace in the 70s to color touch and trim books as the prices for comics were not really that big a deal back then. Pricing now is a serious issue, with books into 7 figures. We need grading.

[@Trans4max]

I'm a collector. Not a Seller so I buy nothing just to turn a profit. I have a few Graded comic and just because I enjoy the comic and want to display. Another reason is I find it frustrating that many dealers want to sell nice raw comics for graded prices so if I want the book, why not get a graded one. Either way I guess it's what you are comfortable with.

[@krillin876]

When did you start collecting..

[@RAG718]

the selling raw comics for graded prices is annoying. good call!!

[@michaelmace5544]

When i saw the title i am like anyone who knows Regie, knows he doesn't make decisions on the heart, but on the mind. Decisions based on feelings and emotions rather than facts leads to disaster. What one chooses to do is ultimately up to each individual person. The key is to make decisions that dont lead to regret. And emotion based decisions tend to lead to more regret than calculated fact based decisions

[@RegieCollects]

Boom! You know me well. People need to pump the breaks and think before they act. In life….not just with comics. Emotional decision making can be disastrous.

[@jhota42]

I have several CGC books that I will probably have CBCS regrade someday, but it's all books that were encapsulated before pressing was a thing. That's the only reason I can see to do it.

[@RegieCollects]

Now, that makes sense to me.

[@JediFarce]

Why would you downgrade your books?

[@robertgarrett8215]

I send my books into CGC for a few reasons. I like getting signatures. I want to know the grade. And I want to protect the book. My last two books I sent were obviously in poor condition. But one was Fantastic Four #48 and the other was Brave and the Bold #28. I didn't want them to deteriorate any further.

[@RegieCollects]

A logical decision. 👊🏾

[@kevinsolie2208]

People just need to ctfd. If comic investing is your retirement plan then you may want to reconsider. Collect what makes you happy.

[@xaxflix]

So, I collect but I’ve never graded anything because of my location (Trinidad) and it’s just way too expensive for me shipping wise… when I make a trip for my first comic con I’ll bring some up and see what I can get done… that said, CGC or CBCS? More research required…I might just repack the collection in Mylites 4, who knows? Any suggestions?

[@vertualvice]

clickbait title.

[@RegieCollects]

Glad it word. 👊🏾

[@mikeyj7824]

I thought the face he was making said it all 😂

[@dcal7406]

Of course , need traffic on any channel everyone does it

[@jeffschmitt6977]

I believe people should submit more to CBCS as CGC needs to have great competition. Too long have you paid a la cart for every little thing with CGC.

[@Trans4max]

I agree with this. I have CGC books and CBCS books. I like both and have only personally submitted to CBCS. I have always been happy with Customer Service and Product.

[@JJNM56]

People will keep buying graded comics as long as there is money to be made. CGC and CBCS can keep making mistakes over and over and people will still buy graded comics.

[@ricbeau3761]

Now I am a seller so if I want the most out of my slabs books, I will go with CGC.

[@ValidusThatsAll]

Do you have a link of the product you use to hang your comics on the wall?

[@RegieCollects]

Collector Mount. Link and discount code on the partner page of my website: RegieCollects.com

[@ValidusThatsAll]

@@RegieCollects Thank you!

[@Voxclamantis]

Nice! How will you make decisions about purchasing high value 9.8 CGC books in the current case? If they release a more tamper evident case (see recent Borok interview with swagglehaus about temper-evident as anything can be tampered) will that change those decisions about the current case? For example, if you were in the market for Hulk 181 in high grade CGC in a current case, how would you decide whether it might be a reholdered green label slipped into a blue label and then reholdered? I love competition too. My big question is about how to judge current cases in high grade from CGC in terms of risk mitigation from copycats not yet identified.

[@RegieCollects]

Just off the top of my head, buy from reputable dealers and shops. Look at the grader’s notes and compare it to the comic you are buying. Do a physical inspection of the comic’s case. I try to use common sense whenever I spend money. You should always think about what you are doing whether the book is raw or graded. If the book is signed or not. If it comes from CGC, CBCS, EGS, Halo, PGX, etc.

[@Voxclamantis]

@@RegieCollects but in reholdergate they have been reholdered. They are perfect cases. 9.8s 9.6, 9.4, even 9.2 typically or often have no grader notes. I don’t think you are considering the specifics of this scandal and what it means. Dealers won’t be able to detect issues. Comic Book Investments even asks the question: ”how as a dealer might I tell ? “ The problem is you can’t without cracking out the book. The book could be missing the Marvel Value Stamp, or a page and it has a blue label. Same with restoration. The green or purple innner well gets slipped inside a blue label cases and was then reholdered.

[@matthewsnow1315]

I’ve sold but it’s very rare. I am a collector, a comic hunter. I prefer my comics raw and in Mylar. I started buying slabs for display purposes and when buying expensive keys from eBay it provides a bit of protection in the shipping process and ensures the condition of said comic. Everyone knows eBay post can be deceiving. I guess this problem concerns investors and sellers the most

[@brianbrown799]

I love cracking comics having them pressed and trying to get the grade bump and I do that primarily with older cases and I don't care for the CBCS old display. The new case is much better and has me reconsidering using them in the future.

[@markandrews6142]

Regie, rational thought about a counterfeit scandal??? Nah...I HEARD that there are some counterfeit $10.00 bills out there so I REFUSE to take $10.00 bills in change or from a bank ever again...that seems rational to me...🙄🙄

[@RegieCollects]

🤣😂

[@zeleve174]

Have a few, i Think the last slab I bought was in 2022...will only slab for sig ver for my pc

[@keithajayan]

I just got top loader displays and put my comics in mylar display on my wall and keep the cost to me not to cgc and they look just as good and I can always open and read them

[@markmmm667]

@RegieCollects C'mon Regie, I've been getting insane deals on CGC slabs the last two weeks! You speaking reason to the masses is going to hurt my wallet! 😂

[@RegieCollects]

My bad bro. There are deals to be had for sure. Keep “eating.”

[@sms3037]

Every certification company should have an ISO certificate to guarantee the whole (grading) process and the quality delivered. Renowned gemstone testing centers such as GIA, GRS, Lotus, NEL and/or IGI have an academic approach. Some are government agencies/universities or rely on government funds. All instruments to be used are regularly tested and calibrated according to established procedures. Furthermore, cheating is simply career-destroying for an academic. Edit: Two years ago I read an article revealing that a GIA certified natural 7ct diamond had been "exposed" as unnatural by IGI. As technology continues to improve for creating unnatural diamonds, this one has slipped through the cracks. The manufacturer of the diamond has itself submitted it for certification to demonstrate the quality of its product. For example, exceptional gemstones are regularly offered with multiple certificates.

[@RegieCollects]

A unique and interesting idea. Thanks for bringing this forward.

[@wegotissues5486]

Man, good choice. Im keeping my books as they are also. But I will be more cautious ⚠️ about the seller. Great video ❤❤❤❤

[@thisiswes666]

The graded comic book market is fine... out of the millions of graded collectibles that have passed through CGCs hands it should have simply been expected that there is fraud and issues within their process AS IN ANY BUSINESS. No business is 100% efficient. I've been a controller and accountant for years and built processes handling tens of millions of dollars and things slip through the cracks, it's inevitable even if your system is 100% automated let alone reliant purely on direct labour. I agree with you Regie that the best thing that can happen from this is CGC's processes simply become better, they provide a better service, and enhancing competition. Maybe the community stops arbitrarily devaluing CBCS 9.8 slabs? Anyway CGC will make improvements and the graded comic industry will only be more robust. Thanks again for being a calm voice amongst the hysteria ^_^

[@brychology]

Great points and a nice synopsis of the reality of business and human nature!

[@richardone2038]

Salutation Regie. Out of topic questions, But where did you get those plastic comic storage boxes. It looks like fort knots

[@RegieCollects]

BCW storage bins. Discount link for BCW in video description

[@richardone2038]

@@RegieCollects Thank you sir

[@dcal7406]

What are you benching that’s days ?

[@RegieCollects]

I don’t Lift anymore.

[@psychedeliccomics]

Totally agree, Regie sir. We also need to remember that CGC has been grading comic books the longest as well as certifying other collectibles long before comic books. I have also heard some auction houses reviewing the graded comic books to see if they are on the list and if there appears to be any tampering to the best of there ability to help protect potential buyers. Keep your positive opinions coming sir....

[@JesterJAC13]

Brother, that's a good looking wall!

[@clevegachet4835]

The scam came from people showing others how to break open cgc holders for resubmission. You Tube should take down those post's...

[@ronaldbourgeois1255]

Reg do you still do videos now

[@GhettofingerGaming]

I dumped it all, bought a house, and put the rest in the bank, sold it all, even my 30 years of mtg... was it worth it? Yes, im now retired, and to think my asshole dad used to clown me as a kid for collecting.

[@best9642]

I will be aware and continue to enjoy the hobby as well. Great video

[@donsolo96]

Cracking out your CGC comics and submitting them to CBCS is the height of idiocy. Deep breath, everyone.

[@RegieCollects]

Say it again for the folks in back

[@jerrysmith9555]

Do you have any CbCS comics Reg?

[@RegieCollects]

Yes, i own several CBCS books that I’ve either purchased or sent directly to CBCS for grading. Last year, I created a number of videos using data directly from CBCS. I was one of the first to show and review the new magazine case and the regular comic case ( years ago). Additionally, I did an in-booth signing with CBCS at a con in 2023.

[@jerrysmith9555]

@@RegieCollects nice!!! Just noticed you didn’t have any on your wall. You like the CBCS slabs? Thinking about sending some stuff.

[@RegieCollects]

My advice is to look at your books. Look at the services offered by the grading companies. Think about your reasons for grading. Make an informed decision on where and if you want to get your books graded. Pull the trigger. I buy CGC and CBCS. I have graded with CGC and CBCS.

[@jcali2121]

To each his or her own 👏🏽 well said Regie 💯

[@MrComics89]

I vote for a CGC controversy wall. Every book you have graded that’s on the CGC list displayed on the wall lol

[@RegieCollects]

🤣😂 Now that’s funny.

[@shadowman8786]

At the end of the day you DO NOT KNOW what is inside the slabs you buy. That goes for any slab company.

[@RegieCollects]

Unless you take good photos of your books prior to sending them in and then match up what comes back. In that case, you sorta know what's inside.

[@1ObsoleteMan]

I wonder if people with switch over too cbcs I actually like them better CGC had a premium beacause of market demands. Good news was they lowered prices.

[@oliverortiz5226]

This latest scandal is not going to change my ways. I collect comics for pleasure. I like graded and raw comic books. There is nothing in this latest scandal that has caused me to get rid of my graded slabs or even entertain the thought. For the most part we know how it was done and my hopes are that CGC continues to take the steps to get through this without ignoring the issues. To CBCS I also hope they gain some traction during this time. Thanks REGIE.

[@artofbusiness12]

PSA: Great video, Sir! As for me, I will be using CBCS more in the near future but only because I do like their new ‘tamper evident’ cases and new labels. As to CGC? I’ll wait and see. Like you I’m looking forward for the competition of CGC to step up, and De-Monopolize them. I’m a small Business person, and I’m highly against monopolies of any kind, in any industry. Period. Sooo…I’ll be watching from the sidelines to see how these recent scandals at CGC shake down. I’ve bought the buttered popcorn already. Ready? Let’s GO!! - Thank you.

[@gmajors2237]

Reg gets a CGC grade of 9.9, and that’s after pre-screening. Great vid

[@philtasticcomicsandart]

As always lots of chicken littles running around lol 😂

[@chrisbigger7935]

SNAP CRACKLE AND POP LOOK AT THAT WALL🔥 Chris Bigger approved 👊🏻

[@RegieCollects]

Glad you like it.

[@theohoekstra1244]

The true purpose of slabbing a book is to protect it. That's its purpose. The grade is provided as a benchmark of the condition at the time of slabbing because it can no longer be inspected. I think things have gotten a little out of hand with needing slabs to be flawless as well as the books. Insofar as price - the customer decides. No one can make you buy a book. If something is more than you're willing to pay - you can walk away. Prices will come down. 20k 9.8s of any issue isn't worth shit in my opinion. Just wait five years when folks start dumping it.

[@RegieCollects]

I’m not sure that’s the true/only purpose of slabbing. Top loaders and Mylar are fantastic options for protection and they are nearly free in comparison to grading. Theoretically a grading service provides protection, preservation and assurance. That last part translates into valuation and liquidity.

[@arca173]

I feel like the people who are upset and are saying negative things are the ones who do this for money. I love reading comics and barely have any graded ones. And the graded ones I have, are because I love the cover or I enjoyed the story and want to display them at home with my collection. I love your wall Reg. I am a huge Batman fan and hope to have my wall look like that one day. Another great vid.

[@michaelgillis8445]

Always enjoy your show.

[@TT-fq7pl]

Hmmm. The only comics I'm KEEPING are my graded comics. They look really nice in those slabs.

[@Teacherguy06]

I will just grade a lot less but never willing to crack out any slabs for free.

[@veggieeats1160]

Completely agree… competition is good. The essence of capitalism. Will hopefully make all these companies step their games up.

[@tmxcomics]

OH I DON'T COLLECT DC? I GOT A WHOLE WALL OF DC HEAT - Regie, 2024

[@RegieCollects]

🤣🤣 I’ve been building on the low low. After I completed my run of ASM I set DC silver age as a goal.

[@tinakey4058]

How many do you have????

[@RegieCollects]

How many what? Slabs? Comics?

[@charlesjohnson3287]

Competition is good for we the consumers. I’m a raw guy but definitely wouldn’t waste any money cracking to return a book to raw or resubmit to another grading company. Just silly I think!

[@GoatedCollectibles]

Comic market def changing, this year will be an interesting year for sure

[@Detectivecomics27]

CBCS wave incoming!

[@LeeSmith-v2y]

You have pgx and egs to send your books to get grade

[@radysnader]

Love that DC Wall!

[@davidv.3135]

Thanks Regie!

[@ccsportsfan7886]

excellent thank you for your hardwork

[@dakoitcave817]

Reggie, I’m going to get hate for this, but this hobby doesn’t attract the brightest people on the planet. However it’s mostly true. People in this hobby generally think with their emotions rather than with logic, rationality or fiscal responsibility. That’s why so many go broke because they leverage/spend way too much into comics and then get burned when they drop in prices. Or over do with grading books that have no sense in the world getting graded. Grading is not cheap. In that effect, we had entered the junk slab era in 2021 with hundreds of thousands of books slabbed and not desired. Now these same people are not taking pause and wanting to crack all their CGC cases to resubmit to CBCS? SMH moment. Full disclosure I called out the whole inconsistency and lack of standards and overall bad business practices of CGC over 4 years ago, and no one listened. I had stopped all submissions to CGC, and the rest of the comic world caught up. Glad finally CGC is getting some karma for fleecing people for so many years. Unscrupulous practices, and the “resubmission model” for constant revenue is utterly shameful. If you pay money to get your comic graded it should be accurate the first time. Period. However CGC refuses to incorporate machine learning/ AI to increase operational consistency in grading. They won’t because of revenue generation of “resubmits” is too juicy for them to end it. However the inconsistency and lack of standards (among the misappropriation and “swap” scandal) is now biting them in the butt. It was inevitable, I foresee a class action and potential bad times ahead for CGC. Sorry for the long winded post.

[@kyleroussel]

I don't want to suggest that the latest CGC scandal isn't a big deal, because it is. But are we overreacting juuuuuuust a little bit? Cracking books from CGC slabs? Keeping books raw? Re-submitting to CBCS? None of these things are "bad" on their own, but as a collective response to this scandal? It just screams panic. I hope CBCS comes out of this with a greater market share than before. I hope CGC learns some valuable lessons and improves their practices. Collectors need better options but I don't think panic helps anyone.

[@RegieCollects]

Boom! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@brychology]

The sky is falling! I’ve got some slabs pennies on the dollar for you Reg! 😂😂

[@RegieCollects]

Only silver age, blue chips. Let’s go! 🤣🤣

[@danalvin1184]

"Dumping My Graded Comics" . . . is a peculiar title for this video ;)

[@dcal7406]

Sell whatever you can. Keep what you really like

[@repique10]

Support the Hobby not the company!, all grading companies grades are subjective, it’s complete strangers giving your book a number. Collect what you love and you’ll love what you collect, oh and CGC are not the gods in comics!.

[@mrdigit3353]

hey regie, hows the chicken project coming? good advice, couldnt imagine cracking out all those slabs just to ge reslabbed,...geesh. i think slabbing is a two edged sword, tho', if you have a truly expensive comic or one thats real scarce, i get slabbing,...go for it. but the problem is people are slabbing items that are worthless, and its making the hobby cheap, are you enjoying reading the art and story of a book, or is it just a sealed up play pretty that only represent a monetary value to you,...thats okay if so, just dont call it comic collecting, its bc collecting a value.

[@RegieCollects]

The chickens are great. I’m getting 5-7 eggs per day right now. The ladies are cracking. There has been a noticeable uptick in food consumption which makes sense given the egg production.

[@loki2stunt]

If all goes to plan the foolishness of paying more for CGC books will stop.... what goes up must come down.

[@rayengstrom1905]

I doubt it. Any collectable gets more valuable when certified by a 3rd party. Art, books, coins and currency, cars. The margin may decrease, but certifying your collection is almost guaranteed to increase its value.

[@hialeahcomicbro8048]

Well said👏👏👏

[@nda42831]

Your comic wall is fire 🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥today

[@RegieCollects]

Thank you very much.

[@DrAnthonyCaruso]

Well said !!

[@sirrickthe2nd583]

I bet all the people that are so upset and making these wild and crazy claims, don't even have any books valuable enough, to be considered for a scam or fraud.

[@RegieCollects]

Ouch 😬🤷🏾‍♂️😂

[@sade281]

Yoooooooo love that wall I am getting those Batman keys after I get the asm run!! And graded books is what u make of it if u ljke it raw then u keepbit raw graded is still the way to go !! We will pass this graded cgc scam!! It will be ok pump tje breaks!! Reg the god father of comics I hope these peeps listen to the man

[@ddougherty8266]

Agree - everyone should do as they want. That's an "of course!" statement. But you should check yourself a bit... Firstly, I think you've rationally arrived at your position, but I don't think that someone is "irrational" if they don't want to buy an expensive CGC slab right now - no more than you aren't irrational for continuing to be willing to do so. In my case, I'm not willing to spend $25K on an FF1 in a CGC 5.0 slab, when neither I, nor the person selling it to me can be certain that it wasn't swapped out, or if there's a missing page, coupon or scribbling throughout the book. I think this is rational. Another rational thought process to ponder....... You mention you don't like wasting money, so you'd never crack out your books and send them to CBCS (and I agree with you on that too!) but... Question - Given the fact that you don't want to waste money, how is it rational to send more raw books to CGC right now, when we know that CGC is going to be forced to upgrade their slab? Doesn't this mean you'll be wasting money on putting a book into a slab that the collector's market is certain to come to view as a negative, the moment the improved slab comes out? The new slab will be touted as "better"... Right? And the old slabs will be looked at with suspicion. Why wouldn't you wait? Is there an urgency to get something slabbed?

[@RegieCollects]

This video was published on 1/29 before I shared the news regarding the internal scandal at CGC. Put another way, this was released when the issue seemed to be limited to 300 or some comics. Hope this provides context.

[@ddougherty8266]

cool - makes sense. My background is risk management and finance... so, I'm analytical to a fault! Really enjoy your videos, keep up the great work. @@RegieCollects

[@tylerjham]

No one asked me, but I feel like too many youtubers (not you Regie) and trying SO HARD to insert themselves into this scandal. "Oh I just bought a CGC 5.5 Fantastic four 62, I need to inspect this case - - lets look closely - - " It's like, shut up - noone is swapping your mid grade non keys... Yet so many people want to act so personally affected its making it seem like the sky is falling - When maybe 300ish of the 10 million plus comics / collectibles CGC has graded were affected. Calm down everyone. Also, people act like cracking their CGC slabs to send to CBCS or keep raw is some protest - Guess what, CGC DOESNT CARE. They already got your money. You are "punishing" cgc by spending more money! Thats like getting revenge on a bully by punching yourself in the face.

[@RegieCollects]

🤣😂 Well done. 👏🏾👏🏾

[@horvathsogranfume658]

im convinced cgc is a disaster, but im not doing anything with my slabs sitting in my collection

[@horvathsogranfume658]

i might turn my green 181 blue tho >.> /s

[@RegieCollects]

🤣😂

[@JediFarce]

Tell them Reggie like Will Smith would, Aw hell no.

[@blackandgold399]

Good stuff

[@Jay-qv8hq]

I hope all is well with you brother miss ur videos. Found this one i didn't watch yet

[@zballzero]

comics are not baseball cards you need to be able to read them and look at all the art.

[@comicsandculture]

Let’s get some Spider-Man back up on that wall ❤❤❤

[@Joeh1154]

Sage advice Reggie and it is well received. While I have little regard for the modern comic book speculators who are crying due to the recent market corrections, I say to each their own. As long as this fantastic hobby continues, I'm happy to be among the fanboys out there. Raw or slabbed, comics are the bomb. I have both, though my intention is the preservation of my Marvel Silver age books. I have only 44 slabbed books (and more to come), and each one has a raw twin brother or two...or three. I chose CGC as they are the premiere grading company, IMO. Bottom line, slabbed or raw is in the eye of the beholder. Best to all. Oh, and Make Mine Marvel...uh, Silver age that is.

[@RegieCollects]

I love the little brother strategy. lol. 💪🏾👏🏾

[@buraddorun3043]

I hate that you and many others call CGC'd books "graded comics." Comic grading existed well before CGC came around. Raw comics are graded when a store or seller reviews, inspects, and assigns a grade based on industry standards. CGC books are "slabbed." And there's absolutely no guarantee that any CGC slabbed book has an accurate grade. Raw books, however, can be inspected by potential buyers, to see if the grade assigned is fair. All that said, I agree that people shouldn't rush to de-slab their books. Because you and other CGC fans still buy slabbed books. They are still a big part of the comic community. I hope CGC becomes more consumer friendly as a result of these scandals and does better. Regardless, I'm personally sticking to raw books.

[@RegieCollects]

You do realize that two things can exist once right? To call something a graded comic doesn’t mean that something else can’t also be graded (e.g. raw comics). Heck, CBCS also grades but doesn’t encapsulate raw books. To call them “slabbed” would also not be accurate because there is self slabbing/encapsulation. I think using a generic term that is widely acceptable and understood by the hobby actually makes sense.

[@buraddorun3043]

@@RegieCollects You spoke as if "graded" was the term for CGC graded/slabbed books in this video. And it sounded like raw books were a different thing. But yes, your points are true.

[@RegieCollects]

That’s exactly how I spoke about them given the context of the video and the topic at hand.

[@buraddorun3043]

@@RegieCollects My bad then. I didn't pick up on that. Thanks for replying.

[@spcomix8986]

Lets be real Reggie, CBCS is the better company overall. No Newton rings, better cases, and now there label is actually better, IMO obviously. Only thing that CGC got right is doing witnessed signatures.

[@RegieCollects]

It’s okay to have preferences bro. But, to say one is better than the other. 🤷🏾‍♂️🤣 CBCS lost an estimated 300+ books post pandemic. Books were being shipped and graded inside of people’s private homes. A guy documented the submission and verification of a signature that he forged. Did he do it only once? 🤷🏾‍♂️ CBCS grading costs roughly the same as CGC but sells for ~20% less. CBCS has graded a fraction of the books that CGC has graded. CBCS has challenging customer service. They literally had my books in limbo for 360 days and customer service was no help. And, you say that they are better? Nah. All grading companies have positives and negatives. All of them. To say anything else is to be less than accurate. PS My name is spelled Regie.

[@spcomix8986]

@@RegieCollects I apologize, you're name spelling was most likely a spell check correction. I'm also not an investor of comics, I'm a collector. So presentation is most important to me. Since CBCS has a better label now, plus the lack of or non existent newton rings. They present the best. You're correct when it comes to the market in selling. CGC will get you more money. As you know markets change, things change in general. You never know in the future people may not like slabbed books.

[@steelbat54]

I was done with this video at “No”..

[@RegieCollects]

Technically that’s not accurate. 😂😉

[@steelbat54]

@@RegieCollects you know me Reg.. I’m not a fan of graded books. They’ve contributed mightily to the escalating cost/value of books that its drawn in people who couldn’t give a flying s**t about the medium and along with auction houses and eBay. The common collector is left out in the cold and will never be able to afford a majority of common books because of speculation and FOMO.. Always good getting a reply from you my friend..👍

[@RegieCollects]

I struggle with this argument because CGC has been grading comics for 23 years and it’s really in the last few years have we seen stupid prices. I believe that it was the convergence of several things: free money, pandemic, MCU effect, graded books, etc. I say this because when you look at the trend data prior to the pandemic, prices were generally flat. What data do you have which shows grading has been the major favor?

[@RegieCollects]

* factor

[@BladeRunner90]

Hey Brother

[@aaronwing78]

agreed.

[@williama-d6]

does your wife think your comics are clutter?

[@RegieCollects]

No. I have dedicated areas for my collection. And, they are generally neat and organized.

[@williama-d6]

ok that's good they don't really like all that hoarding stuff in the uk, I don't have a big comic collection but I don't buy too many comics nowadays but I have a lot of books@@RegieCollects

[@RegieCollects]

Wives are the same regardless of the country. Lol. I do not consider my collection hoarding. It’s considered a hobby that I enjoy. Moreover there are worse hobbies. 🤣😂

[@williama-d6]

ok I am not married and I am talking about the general beliefs of not just women in the uk @@RegieCollects

[@r.a.boesenberg2958]

Truth

[@horvathsogranfume658]

based video as usual dude

[@pkeel7576]

PSA should start grading comics

[@NEO_Cards_Comics]

Don’t bring logic and reason into this.

[@RegieCollects]

🤣😂 My bad.

[@harveyabel1500]

​@@RegieCollectsAw, wassamattaforyou?

[@gordonsisk9814]

Sell him your comics lol

[@RegieCollects]

I met the Sell Your Comics guys at NYCC. I was at the VeVe party. Those guys are part of the reason I started my KZbin channel. 🤣😂

[@jesseaushardwood1419]

Eventually everything will go digital

[@wutango36o]

Literally has nothing to do with printed comic books. Did you think this was useful to a comic discussion?

[@jesseaushardwood1419]

@@wutango36o eventually they won't print comics so yea it has a lot to do with the future of printed comics

[@RegieCollects]

What connection does this comment have to the topic of the video? Help me out.

[@jesseaushardwood1419]

@@RegieCollects actual comics will be worth more in the future And the fact you won't be able to enjoy holding a comic and turning the pages my comment has to do with comics your video is about comics clearly

[@RegieCollects]

Huh? Today’s comics will be worth more in the future due to the fact that they are older, survived, remain in good condition, are sought after by collectors, etc. The fact that new comics in the future are released digitally has little to no impact on the value of an old comic. Just like a facsimile has no impact on an old comic. An NFT has no impact on an old comics.