Top 10 Things I Should Have NEVER Spent My Money On

[@odin4900]

My biggest regret was learning that just because a book is listed as a key in Key Collector doesn’t mean you should buy it. A few years ago I had just downloaded the Key Collector app and I went to my LCS and was flipping through the back issue bins and noticed a full run of the 90s Robin miniseries. I checked Key Collector and it said issue #2 was a key, so I got excited and bought it for $5.00 without thinking about it. After I got home I quickly realized that I had no interest in the book and after looking at some recent sales data I realized that I’d be lucky to get a dollar for it if I sold it. Regardless, I listed on my eBay store and while I have sold many books since then, that book is the only one to never sell two years later. I know that this isn’t a large mistake financially and I only lost $5 but it taught me a lesson that would have cost me much more if I had learned it later.

[@jeffkib134]

It’s always a disaster when I watch KZbin videos about the hot books of the week at 1am. I need someone to restrict my eBay access after midnight lol. Great video!

[@MintHunterComics]

Hahahahaha

[@billykennedy7973]

Last year I got back into the comic collecting scene again. My biggest regret is that I didn’t quit a month later than I did. Pulling my collection out and going back through them I find that New Mutants 97 is the last issue I have. C’est La Vie

[@danielmitchel31310]

I first really got into collecting / reading comics in 2014 with the reboot of ASM after Superior Spider-Man ended. In 2015, I sold my ASM #4 (1st Silk) 1:10 Incentive & Edge Of Spider-Verse #2 (1st Spider-Gwen)1st Print for $60 total. At the time, they were going for $50 each. They were both NM+ high grade candidates. They'll cost me at least $1500 to get them back now. Luckily, I kept the A Cover of ASM #4. It was one of the first books I got Graded in 2020 and it got a 9.8! 💯 😅 I still wish I had the other 2 though!

[@chrismaloy]

I think my biggest regret has been buying auctions while drinking. I don't do that anymore, but I usually have to offload many of my purchases immediately after buying them for a big loss with shipping. My other regret / mistake is buying stuff I don't love. It is always a mistake to own something I don't enjoy.

[@theohoekstra1244]

Alcohol and Ebay or Amazon is a bad mix...I feel your pain. I've wasted so much money "bored shopping" while drinking.

[@monsterphile]

Most of my regret is because of selling so many great comics on Ebay to try to pay off bills. When I collected, I truly was a mint hunter. I collected what I like and read everything, but tried to find the perfect copies and treated the comics like they were babies. I bought Hulk 181 for $35, when that was the Overstreet value. I eventually sold it for $500. This was way before grading and slabbing ever was even a thing. If I had held onto that comic and later sent to CGC, it would easily gotten a 9.8. There were so many books that I passed on because they showed some wear. Wish I still had my whole collection.

[@pillar81]

Much like you Hulk 181, I had a similar experience with more modern Keys. I sold my full runs of NYX and Ultimate Fallout for pretty much cover price.

[@shytweedabone2663]

I think people need to hear things like this. I know I do.

[@gorgeousgeorge5173]

The statues look like a huge waste of money, but at least as a KZbinr they add to your set design.

[@kahnlives]

Once again this just proves the speculation market is a curse to collectors. If I buy an expensive comic it’s to add to my PC and not flip. If it increases great, if it decreases I don’t care, it’s in my collection because I want it, period!

[@gregoryfinney6426]

Biggest regret was a yard sale con. I had to work on a Saturday while my wife was having a garage sale. I had extras staged in the garage NOT for sale. My wife calls me and said that an insistent bully wanted some of those. She put him in the phone. I said I would be home in a few hours and for him to come back. He then hung up. She called back and said that she sold the books and has the money. I said “ WHAT!!!???”. The guy said that I said go ahead and buy some items. Most of the items were purchased 20-25 years ago and had the original prices on them. That’s what my wife charged. I remember my extra Star Wars 1, my extra Captain America 100 and numerous Xmen were missing when I got home. But I had $30! Always follow up with the wife and tell here what’s going on so a con man won’t jump ahead and take advantage.

[@jesselynch1928]

Omg that’s so sad. I had mini episodes of that but never that bad. There are some real jerks out there

[@eblanco7605]

Ouch. Hopefully karma pays him back hard.

[@comic-artist2122]

"Bless her black hearth"😂 that one got me!

[@Lithograph_Comics]

Having been into reading and collecting comics for 30+ years, I’ve definitely spent some money I might as well have just struck a match to. I’m sure we all have or at least we all WILL if you’re in this hobby long enough. Instead of mentioning specific misses I’ve had (mostly regarding spec during the 2021 FOMO boom), I’ll simply say this: Trust your gut and your own experience, which is where I messed up. I had started trusting spec channels and influencers more than I trusted myself, which led to FOMO on top of FOMO. I’d spent 30 years collecting what I liked and done very well in regards to investing until that 1-2 year period where a lot of what I bought for spec/FOMO purposes fell flat. I still watch the spec channels daily to keep up with news, but now I view them for entertainment purposes only and not investment advice. 2021 was a brutal year for a lot of us buyers, but hopefully it was some hard lessons learned.

[@green_lightning_comics447]

Great video James. A nice follow up would be your top 10 best comic decisions. Keep up the great work!

[@RikMorrison]

I am also in the camp of not buying just for speculation. I prefer to buy what you like and if it coincides with specs then it is all good. Some people specs work for them but I prefer collecting and not just flip books.

[@kahnlives]

Same here👍

[@tikertiker2]

My biggest regret is first getting into Whatnot, and spending hundreds picking up stupid variants that will never amount to anything. Not doing that again 😅

[@jadecasssie]

My biggest regret is downloading Whatnot 😂😅 (jk but I have to cut myself off sometimes)

[@DavidClark-vu3dw]

The problem is people let their "fandom" of the person you're subscribed to override your spending budget. I see so many people pay more than gpa analysis on whatnot where they easily could've bought off eBay for cheaper.

[@ivangotyokes]

I have way too many worthless variants

[@GwenonGirl626]

Shout out to your wife for the good idea for the video! My biggest regret is thinking it was financially feasible to start collecting entire series of books instead of just the keys or covers I liked. That got old, expensive, and bulky REAL QUICK 😂

[@johnscott3233]

I regret selling my comic collection. Yes there were valuable keys, but mostly hurts because I would have loved to have passed the good stories along for my kids to read and enjoy.

[@superfunforce8052]

Ive been collecting the same for 40 years. Only thing that slightly changed is that ive learned modern comics are not so good lol. I also never collected for money, just get a few slabs or keys every now and then to keep. 💯🙌🏻

[@bajablaster1594]

I felt you when you started talking about all those Hot Toys, even though I don’t have any I’ve gotten a couple of Mafex and always felt like I could’ve spent that money on comics

[@jmpw005]

I used to think that having read an issue to death that later became a key was a big L. My fiance' had to remind me how much I had to have enjoyed them to have read them to death.

[@joeythestuntmaster6210]

My biggest regret was sending my money blindly to Bad Idea in an effort to get one of those “invisible” comics. I wound up with the constellation prize of the “Object”, which is extremely high priced toy that is just collecting dust inside its box. I had a chance to cancel my order, but FOMO got the best of me and my wife refuses to let me forget.

[@BrokeBoyComics]

I’ve been a collector pretty much my whole life. I’ve gone through so many phases that if I had kept everything that I have ever collected, I’d be considered a hoarder. So in turn whenever I stopped collecting something after a few years, I basically was just throwing money out. I’m hoping that I stop that trend and actually stick to collecting one or a few things and that’s it. But we’ll see because the trend still continues, I think it’s just the way I’m wired lol.

[@dansxmencomics]

I fell you there 🥲

[@charliedogg7683]

When bidding on some books on Ebay I've let it become personal - bidding more and more just to beat the other guy who I don't know and will very likely never meet. The high of winning lasted only seconds, until I realised that there were other copies of the same comic for 25% of what I paid, and in better condition. Lesson: bid with your head and never with your heart. James, the fact that you can admit to these past mistakes means that you've moved past them.

[@MintHunterComics]

Good advice Charlie!

[@PapasDino]

Biggest for me was in the mid-60's loaning my stack of Marvel comics to a cousin in the Air Force...never saw that Avengers #1 again...sigh, good thing I have two copies now! Thanks for sharing the downside, how about your Top Ten Successes?

[@jadecasssie]

Not you calling her a stupid b*tch 😂😂😅😅 I died at that part

[@vynilrob9719]

RIGHT?!

[@pulsarstargrave256]

We've all met 1 or 2!

[@DAN_SPL]

Great stories, one of my worst buys was BRZRKR 1 3rd print in 9.8. I refused to loose a bidding war and took that book to all times highs of $200 (and with a recent sale of $40 F$%^K). I keep that book out now as a reminder to check GPA before I bid and never to do that again. Months later I found a raw in back bins for 2$ and I bought that to also remind myself that you can find digging most books you want!

[@matthewcettei3655]

I bought 40 copies of xforce 1, and I’ve been carting them around the country ever since. $40 was a lot for high school me.

[@PunguinYoga]

My biggest mistake is probably buying books that are inexpensive instead of paying a bit more for books I really love. I started collecting again in April and I can't believe how many books I have I don't care that much about. I'm getting away from that problem and now I'm focusing on what I love. Finally... Best wishes, James. You're one of the best.

[@MintHunterComics]

Very true - if you can hold your money and save for bigger stuff it can really pay off

[@MintHunterComics]

YOU WON THE FCBD 1st APP OF VIRUS DUDE!!!

[@PunguinYoga]

@@MintHunterComics Wow. Thanks! You would not believe how many comic-related prizes I've won since I started collecting again in April. I almost feel guilty about it. Do I need to do anything? Pay postage? Thanks again and best wishes with all you do. Your passion and honesty are inspiring.

[@Jmener69]

My 1500 funko pop collection , I later sold to my local comic / used bookstore , it did introduce me to comics, while I waited for them to tally my pops I would hit the comic section and get cheap Batman, so one collection for another except comics take up less space lol

[@balloneyblows]

Thanks for keeping it real with the statues. I always want so many but they're expensive and big. Also I've changed from buying floppies to just getting omni's or collected editions. Its easier to read and store and is cheaper depending on the book.

[@ProfessorEchoMedia]

I’ll go you one even better: I limit my comics, both individual copies and collections, to Kindle so I can save space for my massive movie on disc collection. It also saves me a ton of money when getting Marvel Masterworks for 99 cents each.

[@TheSameoldjoe]

Everybody overpays for some things sometimes. The 2008 real estate debacle is a prime example of how tragic it could be. My biggest mistake was trusting people who stole from me. So many of my early Avengers and Fantastic Four are MIA. When I can replace any of those books, it gives me a good feeling. I try not to dwell on the past and concentrate on the present. If I were to give advice to my fellow hobbyist, it would be to avoid mystery boxes, exclusives, expensive variant covers, signed books, and the hot books of the week. Also, common sense is a valuable tool when you make purchases. Use it! IMO! Thank you, sir.

[@Sinsightful]

We appreciate the honesty! And Speculation is so damn hard!!!

[@bigwillcomics9968]

I saw a NM 98 for sale and debated getting it because it would take all my money...i passed. A month later the announcement came about the first movie and the book jumped to $500 and im still kicking myself for not spending all my money on it when i passed because at the time IT WAS $20!!!!

[@MintHunterComics]

Oh MAN! but we're not fortune tellers - how are we to know?

[@bigwillcomics9968]

@@MintHunterComics I agree but it still stings 😂

[@LeonardPace]

I regret buying a few mystery boxes with a few CGC slabs a few months ago. I got a zero spark of joy when I held CGC in my hands, it's nothing compared to holding a raw in my hands. That's how I know that I am truly a collector of raw comic books. I still have no idea what to do with three CGCs, crack them open or sell them, or more likely keep them to remind me not to get more of them. 😂 Great video and I do feel your pains.

[@johnnydropkicks]

Who did you purchase the mystery boxes from?

[@LeonardPace]

Dynamic Forces, I do not recommend them. They offered Spider-Man themes and I love Spider-Man and want to have the first slab to be a Spider-Man comic book but instead received Venom, Carnage, and Facsimile of Hobgoblin's first appearance. But at least I got bunches of Spider-Man raw comics which pleased me somewhat but not worth the cost I paid for the chance of Slabs. That's my "I should have NEVER spend my money on"

[@johnnydropkicks]

@@LeonardPace Thank you for replying and for the information. 👍

[@LeonardPace]

@@johnnydropkicks You're very welcome... 👍

[@kahnlives]

I agree, raw books just pop better, plus maintenance is a pice of cake if needed. The slabs should be for the crazy insane expensive ones, just my opinion.

[@reaperzslicer235]

I know I’ve over spent on quite a few books on whatnot shows because they’re were ones I needed to fill runs and such only to weeks or days later find the in a dollar bin

[@bryancastro5631]

I got into comic collecting about a year ago when I discovered Whatnot and went crazy buying a bunch of random stuff without much direction. I spent way too much money buying books I don't really care about online and waaaay too much money on shipping because I was sort of scared of going to comic shops for fear of being judged I guess for not knowing enough about them and not really knowing what I was looking for.

[@MintHunterComics]

Before the collection gets focused - sometimes we can go a bit crazy...

[@ssettle]

As someone who had been out of comics for 20 years, only for my collection to be offered back to me plus a few thousand more comics right when the comic boom happened, I definitely made some mistakes. The car full we bought wasn’t the mistake. It was buying all this modern spec. Ironheart, Silk, etc etc. Pretty much every single modern key I lost money on. So… I started dumping em all. I let eBay auctions do their thing one at a time and just kept selling, and I’m glad I did, because they dropped even more. I made a sheet and decided I wanted to keep 50 TOTAL comics and may bring that down to 30. That philosophy has worked pretty well for me. Last month I tried selling a bunch of raw comics one at a time. I sold 78. I made enough to buy a ASM 6 graded. And to me that’s the trade off. Have 78 comics that are worth next to nothing each, or a big key that I’ll keep. Inching closer and closer to that goal of 30 keepers and not a single issue more and never again a modern book. The “key” is to not chase that modern garbage. It’s pretty much a no win gamble. So I wittle back down to 30 total and I’m a happier person for it.

[@MintHunterComics]

The best way is to honestly learn the hobby, which for many people is an extremally time-consuming task! but without it you WILL lose money

[@loganplaysvideogame]

Man I went through a stupid funko pop phase; like I was buying everything even stuff I had never seen 😂. However it ended up being a good investment somehow and I made almost a double up on money on the whole collection hahaha

[@AndrewSunada]

I got the cheerleader effect on several collectables with a guy at an antique shop. I paid just under $400 for a bunch of knicknacks and batman paraphanalea. He marked everything up and "gave me a discount"...which was $400. I should have only paid $200 at most for everything and I didn't actually want/need everything I got either. I can still feel it a bit.

[@anthonymacrae2229]

Using only long boxes for storage. Was fine when it was only 20 or so. But now it's up over 80 and it is not an easy moving day. Slowly converting to all short boxes. Always tell people to avoid the long boxes now.

[@PunguinYoga]

Thanks for the tip.

[@xxs9752]

Man, do you want to know how many people have thrown money in the trash? Add up 90% of those who bought Manga + 100% of those who bought FunkoPOP.

[@spyderpaul314]

FOMO got me on Something is Killing the Children. As the series was ending (or so we were told) I paid over $200 for a raw copy of the Jenny Frisson #1. Now a graded 9.8 is well under $150.

[@ivangotyokes]

I bought every issue from #5 up of SIKTC and then some after missing out on #1....ROFL

[@jesselynch1928]

Very entertaining video. I was laughing off my chair. Not laughing at your pain. I think we all can relate but just your commentary had me really laughing. Thank you for that. Well done

[@MintHunterComics]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@chuckhiggins7666]

Trying to collect complete runs of titles like Fantastic Four...etc

[@leeniren3706]

My biggest comic book failure was when I first decided to get books slabed looked online and found a comic book, grading company, Wait for it…… PGX. I sent them my invaders 1. My wolverine 1 my Incredible Hulk 180 and 181 and was thrilled until I get the books back and start realizing that I may have made a mistake. I soon learned that PGX was not a company that people used and resubmit it the books to CGC. When the books came back, I was horrified to see an other than blue label. The invaders, and the two Incredible Hulk books with all missing the value stamp. This is when I learned that not only did I learn that PGX completely screwed up and missed that, but that the person I bought the book from took advantage of a novice comic book collector. By far my biggest mistake with collecting Comics.

[@MintHunterComics]

Than darn marvel value stamp!!!

[@prescottwoolery1749]

I viewed some comments, and like a few, I regret letting go of my collection back in the mid 90's before the comic book grading/slabbing era. If professional grading/slabbing was available back then, I would have appreciated my valuable collection back then. I'll tell you why. When I started collecting, I loved visiting the local comic book shop which was the only one near Homestead Air Force Base in 1985, so the only time I would be able to visit was when my parents decided they wanted to purchase something from Cutler Ridge Mall or the Best Buy (brand new at the time). Usually, my allowance was about $10/month, so on one occasion, the owner recently came across a treasure trove of silver age X-Men that he had not been able to personally grade and price out yet, but were sitting on his counter in piles, just right by his cash register. I was 13 at the time, so I had to make a decision on the option the owner gave to me as to what I wanted to do with the $10. He told me I can take a pick of a pile of the silver age X-Men issues for $1 each (most were I would say Good to Fine condition) OR purchase issue #1 (He said was in rough shape, but still intact) for the whole $10. I figured, I would get more bang for the buck for the later issues at $1 a pop! I was happy with my decision at the time, but regretted it less than 10 years later. The next regrettable choice I made was to sell my collection of mostly Marvel collection of Silver/Bronze and Modern age so I could have extra spending money for a big trip overseas! Ugh! That was my big regret, but as for a new age of comic books, perhaps it can be coined the "Slab Age"! Again, I would have appreciated my collection more if I got them profesionally graded before I let it go!

[@funkified-]

when i got back into comics in early 22', I fomo bought copy 1st Jane Foster Thor in a 9.8. While I didnt pay the top end of that it was still $300. It promptly took a nose dive to $100 within months. Luckily it was only 1 copy, as I almost bought into multiples and the subsequent 2nd, 3rd and 4th prints! Also SHE-HULK #1 Newsstand in a 9.8, paid the top end on that one but saw the writing on the wall after the 1st episode aired and got out of it with a minimal loss. Moral of the story, dont FOMO buy and dont buy into the hype. Now I stick to solid proven keys and RAW's that I clean/press/submit myself.

[@OpenBuildRepeat]

Hmmm ... i regret this for now... I spent alot on comic book press and clean equipment. This was 6 months ago. I have yet to practice on a comic yet. Regret for now because of my laziness but I know it will be worth it.

[@versewonderstrikes5353]

6:52 That’s how I discovered your channel. It wasn’t all bad.

[@CheapComicCollector]

Hmmm. Can't say I really have any regrets over particular purchases but I don't buy to resell or slab. there have been times when I look around my house at all my collectibles and think wow, i wonder how much i spent on all this stuff when I could have put it towards paying off the house. But now I just paid off the house so nope, no more regrets!

[@DemzWon1]

Was going to send out cbcs to crossover to cgc but not now 😂

[@eblanco7605]

My biggest regret was not buying older major keys when i was younger. I always thought, ill get them later when i have some extra cash. Get keys first, then fill out the rest of the run. I did make out well during the housing market crash in 2008. Similar to whats happening now, people were dumping books. I scored several NM copies asm 300 for $20 a pop from one seller.

[@MintHunterComics]

I think we all feel that!

[@Fgarcia-tz3eg]

Lol glad to see I'm not the only funko dummy😅 great episode 🤣

[@brianking8080]

As a new comic collector I bought any books with characters I found cool. I liked the John JSA, so I picked up bronze, silver, and gold TBPs and floppies with the JSA and solo series. Turns out I just like modern comics and all those old school books were a waste of my money. Cant even get through then without falling asleep. (Some of the covers are cool tho, so it's not all bad).

[@pedrojuarez2483]

How about a vid now on ur top 10 accomplishments or successes in comic book collecting? That would be rad. Thx4 the vids James! 😎

[@Inktransfercomics]

I definitely overspent on a couple of slabs when I got back into comics in 2021. Also did my first CGC submission that year and didn’t necessarily choose the best candidates. I chalked that up as a learning experience, though, and I’m a much better grader now.

[@spoolen787]

Great vid, I have a few things as well. Number 1 two copies of each Batman white knight, and every white knight presents title. Not sure what my plan one, maybe slab I set or maybe be able to sell a full set? No clue but I have two long box’s of just these books.

[@sefu37]

I sold my avengers 1 1.8 My asm 129 8.0 My daredevil 1 3.0 For $3k riiiiight before covid. Ugh. Could've made 4x that. Ugh.

[@jeffstanley6013]

Biggest regret/mistake was not something I bought, but something I didn't buy. I've been collecting comics for decades, but I stopped buying new books back in the '90's. At the time, I was big into the Batman titles but was spending too much money on my weekly pull list. So I made the conscious decision not to buy the new Batman issue that week when I saw it. Yeah, it was Batman Adventures 12. 😫😫

[@maartenbouw]

I bought a drum kit some years back and I’ve learnt only one riff.

[@TheDynamicCelia]

I laughed so hard at the Suicide Squad joke 😂 I went through a phase of buying clothing last year and wound up with a bunch of shit I've never worn and now I've honed in on how I want to dress, so I need to get rid of a lot of stuff. I am pretty good at flipping stuff like that online, but I just have bins full of it and I still feel like such an idiot.

[@mrobitoman5863]

I can't lie, the first one made me chuckle

[@CharlesThomas-vs8ir]

My failure is that new Eternal's run that came out before the movie. I just started collecting comics and everyone was talking about the Eternal's and I feel deep into the spec trap.I had all the 1 and 50's and 1 and 25's hidden gems exc. Sent them all to CGC and got 9.6's and now I can't give them away. Smmfh

[@afrocut]

I think losing over 1k hurts so much more than a movie that had some ok qualities. But hey, that's just me. Thanks for sharing regardless, it's refreshing to see people be so honest

[@MintHunterComics]

I stand by suicide squad being the number 1 spot on this list hahaha

[@carymoshman1180]

Purchased a jukebox once. Worst purchase ever. All those things know how to do is break. Wound up giving it away.

[@CranesComics]

Hope this helps but I just spent 250 bucks on a collection that I thought had a first app of vision and when I got home I realized it was the reprint 😢

[@iamtoddwolfe]

I regret buying too many inexpensive or dollar books early on when I returned to comics without considering condition. I was just so excited to get a book or finish a run that my FOMO goggles blurred out every spin tick and corner bend.

[@stephenbarone4053]

Yeah, but at least you didn’t fork over a lot of money.

[@Erik-gs7ef]

This is my favorite episode. Honestly always makes good content.

[@soldierboy2350]

I had 50 copies all in mint condition at one time of UF4 when it first came out. got them in a bulk deal with a bunch of other issues. I despised the fact that i thought they were basically trying to replace my man Peter Parker and i thought everyone else would feel the same way as i did and the character would flop hard and be gone in a year. Sold every copy for about $10 just to get rid of them and well.... Guess the joke was on me cause we all know how that went 🤦

[@Mat_268]

Mine was the opposite. I bought the Spider-Man 2099 #1 issues and it is still not worth much.

[@fnulnu8243]

Hilarious well made video! All joking aside, thank you for posting lessons learned, for those of us who collect but not at your level, these videos are greatly appreciated!

[@hockeymike15035]

Yeah I’ve definitely made a handful of terrible purchases when it comes to spec books and just other collectibles I really just didn’t need 🤣🤦🏼‍♂️

[@scottsimpson4786]

This is one of the funniest videos ever !!!😂😂

[@RudeMekanicals]

Maybe 5 or 6 times FOMO unfotunately hit on runs I was trying to complete and I ended up paying over FMV just so I could read a full story. Fortunately, I never spent more than 75$ on an overpriced comic. Sometimes you eat the bear, sometimes the bear eats you...

[@otiselectric4040]

All the KZbinrs have these walls full of their prize books. I have what I call my wall of shame. Any book I bought that had a major flaw I didn’t know about because I didn’t ask to see it out of the bag (cut out coupon ext…) goes up on my wall. It’s a humbling reminder to me while all the great books stay in their boxes where they belong.

[@snizzlepop4641]

Great video!!! I can empathize with more than a few of these. I am 50/50 on Spec picks over the years. Probably in the RED to be honest. 2021-2022 I sent too many damn modern spec books to CGC. I have bins actually labeled FOMO: DO NOT OPEN

[@CarlRaines-rs9gt]

My problem is when I would get a key book I would try to fill in the whole run at some point . I Never complete them, and that is why I have an incomplete run of Omega men, X factor and New mutants. Unless I find the missing ones in a dollar bin it will cost too much to complete runs with fillers.

[@papasplaceofultimatecoolness]

The thing I regret buying most of all is a BMW. The thing was a total money pit. Never again.

[@SuperNmolnar]

My Top Failure was Selling my ASM 300 for a $100.00 back in 2008. Grrr!

[@colesonlamb]

My worst purchase is either a mid grade ASM 316 that I bought at the height of the 2021 hype for $250 or paying to see Thor Love and Thunder twice.

[@pabloaiger5875]

It is difficult to select one. I think I can say that my worst decision as a collector is to be a completionist... today I just want to complete arcs and first appearances of some group of heroes. that leaves me with tons of comics that take up space and make my girlfriend mad. Some time ago I bought Day of Vengeance 1 online, because it was the first appearance of shadowpack, then I realized that I bought the infinite crisis special... crap

[@spinnerrackstudios]

About 20 years ago I bought several high-end, wood carved chess sets for display (and play). My comic book room took over the area and the expensive chess sets have been sitting in my closet for about 15 years. They are worth only half of what I paid, plus I haven't played a game of chess for about the same amount of time. I could have bought some pretty nice key comic books with that money 20 years ago.

[@bestcore1214]

Would it satisfy ur ocd to do top arm villains, and the other half sleeve something else? Or blank?

[@MintHunterComics]

I honestly don't know!

[@joshuabeckner930]

Biggest regret is trying to collect to many things, action figures, pops, comics, art, etc...

[@funnybookfamily]

My biggest failures were actually blue chip keys I bought at the start of last year: Strange Tales #110 and Fantastic Four #48. I bought these both already CGC graded, with a credit card, right before they dropped in value. I then needed the cash, sold them for way less than I paid to buy them, and still have a credit card to pay off. Really, really dumb.

[@buraddorun3043]

So my local shop sold out of that 1st Virus book except for 1 cover: the "Wednesday is New Comics Day" text cover that was Marvel's response to DC going to Lunar. And yeah, I paid over cover price for it. Bad buy for sure.

[@1-18JayJoes]

Keeping my 70s & 80s comic collection in a ground floor storage unit. Real convenient until it flooded. Total loss.

[@mart767comics]

Appreciate your honesty. Keep up the great work!

[@MintHunterComics]

My pleasure!

[@NoCoastComics]

"My ex-girlfriend... bless her black heart..." 🤣

[@chrisojeda7377]

Could you do a video reading the TOP 10 regrets? The most repeated ones. It would be great. Thanks

[@gordonmilne4323]

My failures involve brilliant purchases, but terrible resales. I was going through some bad depression at the time and in about 2011 I sold Tales of Suspense 39 for £400. I paid that for it about 5 years prior, but my mind wasn't in a good place. Same happened with Fantastic Four 48, I bought one of the earliest CGC 8.0 of it for £330 and sold it for £250 in 2011. The other incident was I bought a Gem Mint CGC 10.0 of Marvel Knights Spider-Man #1 for £100. In 2011 I sold it on eBay for £100!!! Safe to say the guy I sold it to left me very positive feedback. If I could go back in time, I'd definitely change that. Been there on the speculation path too with Incredible Hulk 34 return of the monster. I paid Wizard guide price for that, only to then find it in bargain bins.

[@mathewkamioka465]

My pokemon cards. Back in college around 2001 I bought really expensive charizard cards in bullet proof glass and some mew cards that came out when the pokemon movie came out. I also had a complete set of first edition pokemon cards that were all nicely put away in a binder. After my first gf cheated and left me she took all my pokemon cards too and would not let me get them back. I try not to think of all that money I lost. Because of that experience to this day I do not like pokemon.

[@Jay-qv8hq]

I spent a few years doing Gundam and maschinen Krieger models .. spent tons of money on the tools and models ... now they collect dust and from time to time one falls and breaks . Love building them but then what

[@jesselaidlaw395]

not comic book related, but i sold my game stop stock just weeks before the BOOM!

[@roywatson7916]

I want certain grails but get caught up buying 1st appearances. I enjoy the books but at the same time know that it is keeping me from getting my grail.

[@nelsonrodriguez5451]

My greatest regret are the books I didn't buy. Amazing Fantasy 15 CGC 3.0 for $3K and passed. This was 2004 but it hurts today.

[@jasonradtke5273]

I keep debating on what to do with most of my statues as well. Not sure if I'll just keep them or try getting credit at a local shop.

[@daandekeyser6379]

I live in Europe and the availability and market demand is a lot less than compared to America. Even though it will take years to eventually find a copy, somehow it pops up somewhere. So when I miss out on an issue or series, I remind myself of this fact and it has saved me a ton of money!

[@MintHunterComics]

I feel bad for my European friends - it seems so much harder to get suff...

[@j9680]

Back in the mid eighties I bought a Daredevil #1 for $20. I sold it to buy a set of The 'Nam, which was so hot then. But, I ended up buying a big collection of Playboys instead, so I guess that wasn't so bad. Still wish I kept it. I also sold a The Thing #15 before I fully knew what it was. Oh, well.

[@bootheroy42]

I think any collector can agree they spent too much on variant covers. Some that now they don't like and can't sell for 1/2 of what they paid for them. Now any variant I buy has to be special and I always think twice before buying it.

[@ShogunZIlla]

Great topic! I was able to resist Funko pops but I did got hooked on Funko Mystery minis. That line has been mostly phased out now though which makes me want to move on but I’ll probably take a big loss when I sell them. Btw ever read Marie Kondo’s graphic novel? I like her philosophy of being more positive when moving on from possessions we have outgrown. In terms of movies I actually flew to Korea to see Godzilla 2014 because it was delayed here and let’s just say I was less than impressed.

[@MintHunterComics]

I heard people have a REALLY hard time getting rid of funkos - it's the new beanie baby!

[@ShogunZIlla]

@@MintHunterComics oh man. I’ll give you an update in a few weeks 😆

[@fstgeorge]

😂 Bro you are dead on about Suicide Squad. It was painful to sit through it was so bad. I’m sure you’re sleeve will be sick! My biggest comic/collecting related fails have to be the fomo hype and not sticking to purchasing solely what I enjoy. Awesome vid as always bro