MISTAKES to AVOID when Comic Book Collecting - My Top 5 😬

Ever wonder what mistakes to avoid when comic book collecting? 🤔
I outline the top 5 mistakes I've made so YOU don't have to! 💯
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[@martinponce2031]

Thank you so much for your honesty and sharing. We’ve all made those same mistakes and vids like yours reminds us we are not alone when we are beating ourselves up over it. Keep up the great work!

[@momoonocollects]

You're welcome, thank you for your support! Appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment! I wish I had known some mistakes to look out for before I started collecting, so I thought it might be valuable to post the ones I have made

[@davidallen4026]

As an adult I collect only low-grade - which helps since my mistakes are a lot less costly. But, my absolute biggest mistake was the sin of SELLING TOO SOON. I had bought both Spider-Man #129 and Hulk #181 for $100 bucks each (30 years ago). Turned around and sold them for $300 each and thought I was a genius - now I'm just kicking myself...

[@momoonocollects]

Makes sense, buying low grade is a great strategy imo. And absolutely, great point! Selling too soon, I think that is a big mistake and one that I know I've made ASM 129 and Hulk 181, who knew they'd be so expensive these days? At least you tripled your money at the time, that's always a good thing. But I hear you, look where they are now Thanks for watching and for the comment!

[@SKIP-yj3xp]

If you want to talk about mistakes, in 1976, I bought 2 copies of Amazing Adventures featuring The Beast for $1.00 instead of buying Giant-Size X-men #1 with that dollar.

[@momoonocollects]

Oh man, that's rough, I feel that. The missed opportunities are always the ones that sting

[@iankane1733]

Thanks for the tips, bud! I’m 40 now and only recently started really collecting. The things I could have now had I started collecting in the 90s… UGH

[@momoonocollects]

Yeah, I think the same thing 🤣 You're welcome! Thanks for watching and supporting the channel!

[@friendlyneighbourhoodlinguist]

Cool video. If I had my time again, I'd start going after keys much earlier. For most of my time collecting I bought for enjoyment of the stories, but 30 years later I've got a ton of filler books that I will probably never read again. Another mistake to avoid is the "consolation prize", i.e. missing out on the book you really wanted then buying other books to feel like you at least got something but then not having the money to buy the book you really wanted the next time it comes up.

[@momoonocollects]

Oh, consolation prize, that's a good one, I've definitely done that. And yeah, going after keys is a good idea. I personally tend to value quality over quantity Thanks for watching, you make excellent points!

[@sylversyrfer6894]

Re. starting sooner - woulda coulda shoulda. 😕 Know how you feel but…you have a beautiful collection NOW and 30-40+ more years to collect. Gratitude. 🙏

[@momoonocollects]

Thanks, appreciate it! Yes, very grateful and blessed. Thanks for watching and for the support!

[@ComicCollectorGeek]

Good stuff. You seem to have an amazing collection. I believe we all make these mistakes.

[@momoonocollects]

Appreciate it! Yeah, I try to go after books I want to hold on to. It's crazy though, I know I've made all these mistakes but I had no idea so many people are in the same boat 🤣

[@PasspointComics]

Nice video. Great points. Nobody knew the market would take a dip in pricing like it recently has. With that in mind a lot us have over paid. Also notice your slabs when you show them hardly have no reflection. I do videos also and when I show my slabs I have reflections. Wondering if you have any advice, thanks. Just subscribed

[@momoonocollects]

Thanks for watching and subscribing, appreciate the support! Yeah, I have definitely overpaid on books unfortunately, it's tough to hear other people have too As far as the lighting, I appreciate the kind words! A lot of trial and error went into it. If it helps, I have a light on either side of the camera at about a 45 degree angle pointed at me, so when I show a book, the light isn't right in front of the book, so it tends to reduce the glare. I found having one light though was too dark, so one on either side worked a lot better. I also have a light that is on the ground in front of me, so there's no reflection, but it illuminates the area directly in front of where I present the book with no glare. Hope that helps and best of luck with the lighting!

[@erraticstatic70]

i appreciate your honesty bro! great video, great advice!

[@momoonocollects]

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[@jeff0247598]

Ooooo impulse buys are soo sweet though!

[@momoonocollects]

🤣 you're not wrong!

[@kyleroussel]

You could probably do a whole video on the delicate balance between caving in to an "impulse buy" and when to "pull the trigger".

[@momoonocollects]

🤣🤣🤣So true!

[@nowherebound2908]

Entertaining video! Great examples of your collecting history! Great job, man!

[@momoonocollects]

Thanks, really appreciate the kind words and support!

[@darrenmorin3084]

Great content and points... Very entertaining indeed! Nice to see we have the same grade Asm 3... I bought mine raw back in 2018 along with issues 2,4,5 and 9

[@momoonocollects]

Thanks for watching and the support! That's amazing, you have quite the Spiderman collection! Is he your favorite character?

[@darrenmorin3084]

@@momoonocollects oh yes.. Spidey is my favorite... Then the Hulk. I completed my hard fought mission in early 2022 when I purchased my Asm 1. I now have Asm 1-102 plus all the keys after including Annual 1

[@momoonocollects]

@@darrenmorin3084 Spiderman is awesome, and that sounds like an amazing collection! I bet it was a ton of fun to put together, I know I would. ASM Annual 1 is a great book! I almost picked one of those up recently. Very underrated imo

[@jarredsmith9187]

Great video and I noticed you got my grail book TMNT#1 which I will get this year and after that I am calling it quits for awhile.

[@momoonocollects]

That's awesome! Love TMMT, they got me into collecting. What grade/print are you going after?

[@captainofcomics]

Great content - I am guilty of all these mistakes!

[@momoonocollects]

Thanks, appreciate you watching!

[@EricMoore790]

I'm still trying to decide to start collecting or not.

[@momoonocollects]

I get that. If it matters, I've been glad I did, really enjoy it

[@splurg519]

I'm literally guilty of every single thing you listed. Does Donald Duck even have a true first appearance in comic books? I could never find a definitive answer There's Four Color #4 which is his first appearance in an American Standard Comic Book, but that's a cover and the book are reprinted comic strips, and I think Four Color #9 was the first original story devoted to him. Then there are the appearances before that. The Oversized Comic you showed, that Yellow Linen Cover Book, Mickey Mouse Weekly which was his first original story, and finally there are even hard cover books before that.

[@momoonocollects]

Yeah, it's hard to say. Four Color 4 is generally considered his first true appearance, but he's in so many books before that it's hard for me to agree with that A case can be made that his first appearance is in Adventures of Mickey Mouse 1 from 1931. It's got a duck named Donald in it, but he looks quite a bit different, kind of like a Donald prototype I don't think it's ever going to be definitive unfortunately

[@phantom8214]

Good housekeeping june 1934 first donald duck in his salior suit single page but its not a comic format. Before that was the mickey mouse book mentioned. There is three variations of that book to collect.

[@momoonocollects]

@@phantom8214 I didn't know about that Good housekeeping issue, thanks for the info, I'll have to look it up! Yeah, Adventures of Mickey Mouse, it's kind of his first appearance I guess 😆

[@comicbookninja5268]

Experience is the best teacher.

[@momoonocollects]

100%

[@PIZZATHYME]

I feel your pain back in sixth grade I traded a first edition poliwrath base for a scratched up Gyarados unlimited base I had two poliwraths 1st editions but still haunts me to this day that was 25 years ago lol

[@momoonocollects]

I bet it does! 🤣 Mine was about 25 years ago too. Crazy what those cards are worth now! And I didn't mention that when I stopped playing I literally gave all my cards away 😬 I just hope he got some value out of them because I sure didn't 😆 Thanks for sharing your story, I feel your pain as well!

[@Whalewraith]

As a kid in the 70's i had all the big Marvel books from a 20 year period. Hulk #181, Giant size X-men, Werewolf #32, 10 years of Spiderman etcetera As life happened and i moved around i lost more and more my collection. I'd grown out of comics. Then with Covid i rediscovered my love of funny books. Despite still having a decent amount of comics i had annoyingly ended up with a major key free collection. Somehow I'd held onto a complete run of Dazzler though (yay!)

[@momoonocollects]

Glad to hear you got back into the hobby! And you're going to want to hold onto dazzler aka Taylor Swift 😆 Are you going to go after the books you used to have?

[@Whalewraith]

@@momoonocollects I've got some of the cheaper ones like the Byrne Claremont X-men. Probably the best book i have now is X-men#129 or Edge of the Spiderverse #2 (Spider Gwen)Need to build up a war chest in case the stuff I really want back surfaces at the right price.

[@momoonocollects]

​@@Whalewraith Makes sense. Both of those are great books! I actually just grabbed an X-Men 129 for myself 😆

[@johnmoran6418]

Nice video, have a sub from UK The thing with Instagram I find is they are overpriced and it's the fever pitch of competition makes you want to claim, watched many bought nothing yet.

[@momoonocollects]

Appreciate the sub! Yeah, I definitely do see overpriced books on Instagram and it can definitely feel like a feeding frenzy I know for me, sticking with it has paid off massively because I have gotten killer deals on books, just have to be patient and watch a lot of sales to find opportunities Thanks for sharing and watching!

[@illuzion30]

My biggest regrets are all books I didn't buy. The big one is passing on a CS 22 in CGC 7.5 because I wanted an 8.0 😔

[@momoonocollects]

I feel that. Books I didn't buy are big regrets too. Appreciate you watching and sharing your experience!

[@Kirok2005]

I noticed something really interesting on your ASM #3. What are those little plastic squares inside the slab, presumably between the front of the case and the inner well? I've never seen those before, and I think they're needed for ALL slabs, if they do what I suspect they do. And here's why. I still have yet to stop submitting my raw books to CGC, books I bought new, off the newsstand or at my old comic store, about 40 years ago. I recently got some books back, and the inner well in 3 of my 16 new slabs is NOTICEABLY warped. And not just the top/bottom edge...the worst of all edges to have warping, the LEFT edge. And this entirely distracting and noticeable "bowing" of the inner well appears to have induced spine tics on at least two of these books. These are "only" $100 books (graded value, both 9.8s), and they DID receive 9.8 grades, but there's no way I can ever sell these two books in good conscience as 9.8s. They're damaged, and they're NOT 9.8s by anyone except a blind man's standards. So...anyway...if those little squares were in there, they'd be able to keep that inner well from being able to bow considerably inside the case as there's quite a bit of play between the outer shell and the inner well. I dunno...I'm frustrated. I've yet to call them, because overall, my last submission of 16 books came back higher grades than predicted. But I've lost a LOT of confidence that the actual comics inside ARE INDEED 9.8s. Two of them aren't for sure. They're buckled right in the middle of the spine. Who knows, maybe after the books were graded, they moved to the next room where the slabbing assembly line is set up, and they dropped them. I see another few slabs with the inner well warping, and the spines are valiantly struggling in there to maintain their integrity (for now).

[@momoonocollects]

Sorry to hear that, that's got to be incredibly frustrating. Even though your last submission was better than suspected, I'd still call them. The worst case scenario is they do nothing, best case is they reslab them for you or compensate you in some way. Up to you obviously, but it doesn't hurt to try That's crazy you picked up on those, you're the first one who's mentioned them! They're actually small adhesives because I put a UV protector over all my slabs, and those squares hold it in place. Hope that answers your question As far as solutions I know of about your issues, I do not. I've had that happen to one of my books, but that's it, so I haven't really looked into it myself. Maybe I should. If I find anything, I'll let you know. Have you found or explored any options in the marketplace?

[@Kirok2005]

@@momoonocollects Aha! So they're on the outside. That's super smart, I was wondering about those slabs closest to the neon sign :-) Yeah, my wife told me to call them and appeal to their conscience, if they still have one. I was reading the CGC forums, and others have said customer service will sometimes offer to press out the new dimple (which fortunately doesn't appear to break color) and regrade free of charge (best case).

[@momoonocollects]

@@Kirok2005 Thanks! I think it's worth it to have them protected. And yeah, I'd give it a try and see what happens

[@redskorpion75]

The crown jewel of my collection is probably the cheapest; my complete Pitt run. I even have his first appearance in Malibu Sun.

[@momoonocollects]

That's awesome! Is he your favorite character?

[@redskorpion75]

@momoonocollects From Image, yeah. I've always enjoyed alot of DC titles too. Justice League, Batman and the Outsiders, Infinity Inc. And I've got a healthy collection of most of the DC/Marvel crossover stuff.

[@momoonocollects]

@@redskorpion75 that's awesome! Gotta collect what you love. I'm big into DC myself

[@ImLegend1022]

Thank you for sharing your own experience. My question to you is, would you wait and try to buy a book you want (silver/bronze age DC grail) or would try scoop on a future grail aka UF4 or Edge of Spider Verse 2 on a good deal? You figure you can move those books for a profit but may end up like your Transformer #1. Market is down so lot of older book aren't necessary out due to a down market.

[@momoonocollects]

You're welcome, thanks for watching and for the great question! I assume you would want the book in both scenarios? If so, if it's just me, I'd go with waiting to buy a silver or bronze age grail over a possible future grail because of scarcity. I think it will hold better value and is less of a risk because when another market downturn happens, the rare book will have less supply. And even though in that scenario there may well be less demand and the price may go down, it has lower downside risk as opposed to a book with a lot of supply and a decreasing demand. I hope that makes sense Also, depending on the silver or bronze age book you're wanting, I think you can snag a good deal on those books too, especially the bronze age. Is there a book you have in mind to go for?

[@ImLegend1022]

@@momoonocollects I thought you be asleep by now. I was looking to pick up a high grade of Flash 139 CGC 8 or better while UF4 is dropping (3-> 1.5K->1.1K). Maybe a good deal while I wait for key pop up…

[@momoonocollects]

@@ImLegend1022 Flash 139 is a great book, it's on my radar as well. I know UF4 is a really popular book and is obviously a big key. It's not been on my radar because to me it seems like it has more room to drop because there are so many copies and I see them listed all the time. But I'd be happy to add it to my collection at a cheap price

[@ImLegend1022]

@@momoonocollects Do you feel that UF4 should really be greater than 1k? I’m still thinking it should be less given the print run and the introduction of 9.9 lol

[@momoonocollects]

@@ImLegend1022 I personally don't think it's worth that much, there are too many copies and to your point, we have no clue how many 9.9s or 10s are actually out there. I wouldn't pay $1,000 or more for it, I wouldn't be surprised if the book went down another 50% from here, but that's just me

[@danielrhodes7594]

Love your custom lego videos. By chance do you know of any official lego minifigures that have white arms with blue short sleeves? I have been researching, but have not found any yet.

[@momoonocollects]

I appreciate the comment, but I think you're mistaking me for someone else as this is a comic and card collecting channel

[@danielrhodes7594]

@@momoonocollects Yep, sorry.

[@momoonocollects]

@@danielrhodes7594 no worries, thanks!

[@pulsarstargrave256]

One painful mistake I've made in the past was making assumptions about "worthless" books! I assumed my SPIDER-MAN #1 BRONZE background wouldn't increase much in "value" because it was a later edition-- need I say more? How was I to know other collectors like myself wanted it because it was the prettiest cover? I bought it for READING and didn't take care of it! Who knows where it is now!?

[@momoonocollects]

I think we've all been there, hopefully someday you'll get it back 😆 Thanks for watching and sharing!

[@larryjackson5120]

Hey man I know the feeling I didn't loose as much money as you did when it come to that Donald Duck but I bought a TMNT Savage dragon for $30 and that's a dollar book I found it at Ollie's in a $5 pack of books and at a toy show needless to say I never bought from that seller ever again

[@momoonocollects]

Oh man, that's rough. And I don't blame you, I'm the same way. I got scammed on an X-Men 101. I bought it online and when it arrived, it wasn't close to the same condition as stated, so basically I overpaid by quite a bit Anyway, I never bought from them again either. Sorry that happened to you, appreciate you sharing and watching the video!

[@DavidClark-vu3dw]

Woulda shoulda coulda, but I digress. I have several missteps in my collecting history and of course they're all related to big missed value to our collections! 1. I could have bought Hulk 181 in high grade for $25 in 1984. 😅 2. I could have bought TMNT #1 two months after it came out for $40! 😅 3. And this is the big one and actually a big opportunity my parents didn't see. We lived near Salt Lake City in '85 and went into town during a holiday to shop and see the sights. My parents and my younger bro and sis went in one direction and I went into a comic shop. Short story but the owner finally showed me that he had Action Comics #1-5, all in mid grade! I literally almost fainted but asked how much he was selling them for. $5000 he said and I left to regroup with my parents and told them about what I saw and what a great deal it was. Well, they said they would think about it and maybe they would lend me the money or give it as a high school graduation present. They never did. I have brought it up every year to them since the year 2000 how expensive those books are and they kinda look to the side in a stare almost as to, "our son was a genius but we never knew". 😅

[@momoonocollects]

That's CRAZY!!! 🤯 I can't believe you had those opportunities! Any one of those would be a massive score, like when I passed on Bitcoin when it was $1 😆 I appreciate you sharing, it's cool to hear about people seeing those kinds of books out in the wild. What's the biggest score you've made?

[@DavidClark-vu3dw]

@@momoonocollects I'll get back to you on that. It's way past my bedtime. Nite!

[@DavidClark-vu3dw]

@@momoonocollects If you're asking what was the biggest book I've bought slab wise was Hulk #2 cgc 8.0 for $9200+tax and shipping in an old label where the cert # wasn't quite visible. Once I received it I knew right off there was no bumping this book up to a better grade and returned it.

[@momoonocollects]

@@DavidClark-vu3dw appreciate you sharing, that's a big book! Unfortunate it couldn't be bumped

[@toymoviemaker6177]

It's funny but everything you listed is all in our heads. As collectors we all go through those feelings and there just that feelings. What we pay for something and when really doesn't matter in the long run as long as the collector has the joy of owning it. The amount of Comics, Cards, Coins, Action Figures, Toys, that I have had come and go all had the accompany joy of the initial purchase. Then it fades and replaced by another. Eventually I might sell the collection or sometimes give it away, but it's always replaced by another. So it's all in our heads. Keep collecting and when we die the stuff just recycles into the market to give another collector that joy of buying a new piece.

[@momoonocollects]

Well said! I agree, the thrill is in the hunt, the new buy, and that's what really matters. The joy. You sound like you have a sizeable collection, do you have any plans on what you're going to do with it in the long run? I'm planning on leaving mine to my family, not sure if that's what most people do. Thanks so much for watching and contributing to the discussion, really appreciate it!

[@toymoviemaker6177]

@@momoonocollects I downsized on my comics and cards a couple of years ago, I only have about 75 slabs now, mainly doing Marvel Legends Action figures now. I have an ASM collection I share with my sister were down to just needing 23 books. So she gets that part and the rest handing down to my son. The biggest my comics collection got was about 2200, then sold it, got into cards had about 150k with 800 PSA, sold 90% of that in 2020. I'm 50 so when you look back it's pretty cool, I wish I could have kept everything but like you said it's more about the hunt. Budget is part of the hunt so it makes it more challenging and more fun. If I won the lottery I could finish my Spiderman collection tomorrow and then it would be over, no fun in that lol. Great channel man, you get some big books.

[@momoonocollects]

@@toymoviemaker6177 Wow, you had quite the collection! And sounds like it's still a decent size. I haven't gotten into action figures, how's it been for you? I agree, there are things I wish I would've held on to, but the money you get lets you go out and find something new, so it all works out Thanks, I appreciate it, I'm sure you've had big books as well! Just trying to share my love of the hobby and hopefully inspire others. Thanks for watching and for the support!

[@toymoviemaker6177]

@@momoonocollects the fact that you have a big budget, action figures might not be fun bc you can almost find everything you want in one day. There's no chase, only budget. Now it you want to try a collection that requires real rarity, budget and luck, then look into graded pre-war baseball cards. PSA only. Then you put your collection on the PSA registry and you get a ranking and compete. At one time I had 15 graded 1919 Cracker Jack cards. Each card was about $150 they were low grade. The 1930s has some awesome sets. Also if baseball is not your thing then the Non-sports cards. The 40s Superman set is famous. Comics tend to focus on Keys but Cards are about sets. Especially everything before 1942. With your budget you could complete full comic runs in one month but then it requires space and you just can't display it all. But trying to collect something that is reasonable priced but only comes along once in a while, then you have something special. I have a Napoleon Bonaparte card collection. it's 350 different cards from 1894 to present, Anytime they put him in a modern set I collect his 1/1s and stuff. Oh Disney has a card set from the 30s they are pretty rare also. Its 1930s Walt Disney Comics (but there cards) R161, 32 card set. There's only 2 complete sets on the registry. It was great talking to you will continue to watch your videos.

[@toymoviemaker6177]

Oh and my budget I try to keep it below 300 a month but sometimes go as high as 500.

[@larryjackson5120]

You hurt me about that transformers book😢😢😢

[@momoonocollects]

😆 sorry, I do love transformers though! If I got into collecting them I'd buy the toys though, they would mean more to me than the comics Thanks for watching!

[@ajguez]

Nice video..

[@momoonocollects]

Thanks! Appreciate you watching and for the support 👍

[@ajguez]

@@momoonocollects I love flex videos from content creators but I also like it when they show their human side

[@momoonocollects]

@@ajguez I appreciate you letting me know that, wasn't sure how people would receive it. Good to know it came off the right way!

[@jarredsmith9187]

What pisses me off is I could have got Hulk#181 CGC 8.0 for $1,000 a few years ago but my gf at the time talked me out of it and now me and her have split up and I got screwed over in the end.

[@momoonocollects]

Sucks man, that's gone up so much since and is such a great book. Did you ever manage to get one?

[@redskorpion75]

Don't approach this hobby as a business, unless you are trying to run a business. Collect what you like to read.

[@momoonocollects]

Agree, it's either a hobby or a business, not both Great advice to buy what you like to read, I'm doing that more and more all the time Thanks for watching and for the comment!

[@jamesz4872]

Paying more for a CGC, then CBCS or PGX. Both PGX & CBCS are far superior graders, but CGC is more popular causing them to cost more.

[@momoonocollects]

That's good to know you've had positive experiences with PGX and CBCS, I've never used them before I'll have to take a hard look at both. What makes them different as far as grading goes? Thanks!

[@Future-Classic-Comics]

Nothing wrong with putting all the money you can afford! Into the biggest most expensive key you can obtain (in terms of an forever investment) as biggie said never get off your own supply. I have an Spidey #4 1st sandman and nm98 raw, everything else I buy is £5-£10 books purely for fun.

[@momoonocollects]

That's a great way to go also! ASM 4 and nm 98 are big books, bet you love owning those. Have you read the nm 98? I'd want to if I had a copy

[@Future-Classic-Comics]

@@momoonocollects Yes I had a really high grade roughly 15 years ago, a pence issue (asm 4) I stupidly sold! Super super high grade, I was put off it was I am British I prefer (I prefer cents issues ha) and I've had tons of nm98's over the years and recently I just thought screw it I'll just stick both in my wardrobe & keep em this time and go back to my roots of picking up cheap copper keys for fun cba to invest after this. Both my high grade grails (respectively the limit of my budget) obviously everyone is different! Loving your GA Wonder Woman & your books/content mate. Yes both are great great reads, definitely worth reading if can get a true bilevers of each, if viable option for you, do you think nm98 will be a future ih181? I feel like it being 17 years newer has alot of scope to become one.

[@momoonocollects]

@@Future-Classic-Comics That's awesome! Thanks, just trying to do my best. And I definitely think NM 98 has potential. People love those movies and Ryan Reynolds which definitely helps. Hopefully the 3rd one will be good, too

[@Future-Classic-Comics]

@@momoonocollects Great energy from your channel, always looking to learn new information :) from others:)

[@momoonocollects]

@@Future-Classic-Comics Thanks, appreciate the support!

[@jarredsmith9187]

Can you show off your top 10 comics? What printing is your TMNT#1? I am getting my grail book TMNT#1 if it kills me this year cause then I can start saving up for X-Men#1 1963 and Batman#1 1940 then I am done collecting comics.

[@momoonocollects]

For sure, I'm planning on doing collection videos to show what I have. Mine's a 3rd print, but I've been looking to upgrade to 1st. I just haven't been able to personally justify picking one up yet because I keep seeing the prices on them slide Those are great books to go after and both are on my list, too! 😆 X-Men 1 seems to possibly be heating up a bit, I've been watching that one for a while

[@jarredsmith9187]

I am going to try and get TMNT#1, X-Men#1 1963 and Batman#1 1940 then I am done collecting unless I find keys in the wild cheap. I have also thought about just keeping two short boxes of my favorite books and sell everything else and just keep the books I really care about.

[@momoonocollects]

@@jarredsmith9187 I hear that. Been thinking about thinning my collection out too to just the stuff I really care about

[@TheDjk300ComicGuy]

Decades ago traded a asm 300 for the 3d venom vs spiderman trading card. 🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

[@momoonocollects]

Bummer! Love trading cards, but yeah, that's a rough trade in hindsight. You're not alone there though, we've all made some pretty bad trades, like my Charizard 😆

[@ZeeboTheJetFan]

Honestly I’ve done a lot of things wrong but my biggest regret isn’t any of the bigger books. It’s keeping modern books on my pull list long after I was happy to read them, so they’re just worthless clutter now

[@momoonocollects]

I feel that. I was the same way, just buying to read whether I enjoyed them or not. Eventually I had to downsize to focus on the stuff I really wanted. Thanks for watching and appreciate you sharing! I think we've all made our fair share of mistakes, it's just about learning from them is key for me

[@ZeeboTheJetFan]

@@momoonocollects exactly - have to make sure what you get is worth the money AND the space in a long box. Unless you don’t mind having a ton of longboxes

[@momoonocollects]

@@ZeeboTheJetFan 100%, and at this point in my life, I mind having all the long boxes 😆

[@T.R.R.Jolkien]

Comics aren’t nearly as rare as you think. Excellent condition is another story… pun intended

[@momoonocollects]

Nice 😆 I agree, comics in general aren't as rare as we think. I also think people fall into the trap of thinking that the CGC census count is the total amount of books out there (or at least the ballpark) And I agree, that condition, and in my opinion golden age, make books more rare, so I've tended to go after those more heavily over time

[@T.R.R.Jolkien]

@@momoonocollects you have the gift of gab for KZbin videos. Keep up the good work

[@momoonocollects]

@@T.R.R.Jolkien thanks, I appreciate it!

[@Future-Classic-Comics]

Depends on context I put all my money that I can afford into one book spidey #4 if you're talking about purely investment books no point buying lot's of lesser key books buy one big best one for best roi. Any other books I buy is cheap copper Age spec for fun, that I'm pretty confident will go up in values in 20 when I retire.

[@momoonocollects]

Makes sense. I agree that it's usually better to pool your money into major keys rather than a bunch of smaller/minor ones. What copper have you been going after?

[@Future-Classic-Comics]

@@momoonocollects Thanks for both swift replies mate, so I think web of spidey #29, alpha flight #13/17, detective #504 are dirt cheap and have unfounded key covers, also howard the duck #19, detective 576 all as raw comics books for fun to pick up, ih #300 pre dates secret wars #8 why no one has picked up on that is crazy!

[@momoonocollects]

@@Future-Classic-Comics You're welcome, thanks for the comments! Yeah, there's not a lot of risk in those books but definitely have potential. Makes sense to go after them

[@EJisArete]

I just read the things.

[@momoonocollects]

Nice 👍

[@josephdonahue-nw7ck]

Do you have a eBay store?

[@momoonocollects]

I don't have an eBay store as I don't sell enough volume to justify it I'm a collector more than a dealer or reseller. That said, I do list things on my eBay account from time to time. It can be found here: www.ebay.com/usr/momoonocollects

[@thetoyboxthetoybox8305]

Never buy "big" books impulsively. If something hits my radar, I'll wait months, even a year before pulling the trigger. If it continues to be on my mind, and I find myself checking prices often, I'll consider it something I actually want. Even then, I wait until a convention, and try to find it in the wild so that I can negotiate it. The other aspect is that I don't technically "collect". I read comics, and the end result of buying them to read is a collection. Comics sealed in hard plastic cases do nothing for me. Those are just overpriced posters.

[@momoonocollects]

That's a great strategy for sure, and something I'm learning more and more to do: be patient. Have you had luck getting good deals at conventions? Because I sure haven't. Thanks for watching and supporting the channel!

[@thetoyboxthetoybox8305]

@@momoonocollects Yes. Many dealers will quickly change their mind if you walk away. Some will stop you as you try to go. Others, you need to come back to later in the day to see if they still have the book. The best day for deals is the last day, right before closing. Most dealers don't look forward to packing up what they haven't sold.

[@momoonocollects]

@@thetoyboxthetoybox8305 Makes sense. My problem is finding the books I'm looking for and when I do find them, the pricing has been ridiculously high, so it's not worth haggling for. But that's just been my experience, glad to hear that's not everyones

[@Future-Classic-Comics]

Depends on context I put all my money that I can afford into one book spidey #4 if you're talking about purely investment books no point buying lot's of key books buy one big best one for best roi. Any other books I buy is cheap copper Age spec for fun, that I'm pretty confident will go up in values in 20 when I retire.

[@thetoyboxthetoybox8305]

@@Future-Classic-Comics I don't think people in twenty years will be buying comic books. People our age will be retiring. The younger crowd, who are already so incredibly handicapped by inflation, seem to live as minimalists.