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I have approximately 900 comics all from the Modern Age. Early 90's stuff. Marvel, DC, Independent. The collection has been kept in proper bags with proper backboards and in proper comic storage boxes for 20 years. I occasionally look through them and read the odd series, but overall each comic is very fine to near mint and more than likely even some mint.
Before I put them on eBay I thought I would ask if anyone here is interested in trading. If there are specific issues you are looking for just ask in this thread and I'll take a quick look and give you a yes or a no answer. I'm not looking to get rich so this is your chance to get some decent deals on back issues you might be missing.
I also have some comic cards. I think there are two complete sets. Here are some quick pics;
(http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae50/tbeland/8b5139a0.jpg?t=1345178116)
(http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae50/tbeland/da8160ac.jpg)
(http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae50/tbeland/62b346ca.jpg)
(http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae50/tbeland/8f7efe5b.jpg)
Thanks for looking!
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Nice early McFarlane and Liefeld work you have there.
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I'd adore that Spider-Man #300 and anything Valiant you might have . . .
Oh, and Marvel Conan magazines I adore. I'd love to see what you have in that respect. Well Hell, now that I look I also see Frank Miller's Hard Boiled and that What If issue with Wolverine VS Conan. I may not be able to trade, but I could give cash for them that you can spend on Hu Cards! 8-[
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Nice early McFarlane and Liefeld work you have there.
McFarlane was pretty popular back then what with Spawn and all. I was always a fan of Larsen. I just liked his style more.
I'd adore that Spider-Man #300 and anything Valiant you might have . . .
Oh, and Marvel Conan magazines I adore. I'd love to see what you have in that respect. Well Hell, now that I look I also see Frank Miller's Hard Boiled and that What If issue with Wolverine VS Conan. I may not be able to trade, but I could give cash for them that you can spend on Hu Cards! 8-[
Valiant... Valiant... I know I have a few loosey's for Valiant. The one I remember is Solar Man Of The Atom #10. The reason I remember it is because it was an all black cover. I can try and dig it up. I don't think I have much Valiant though.
Hard Boiled is a completely f*cked up story. I think there are 4 books in that series (I think I have them all). The artwork is insane. By insane, I just mean the pages are filled - FILLED - with detail. Just thinking about it blows my mind. The What If... pictured is how I crossed over from Conan to Marvel/DC. Originally I use to just read/collect Conan. I'll lay out what I have for Conan and put up some more photos for you.
My absolute favourite is the Psycho series. It's a series of 4 graphic novels. The artwork is an unusual style that I really just loved. The story was excellent as well. I always thought it'd be a cool video game.
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Heh, I remember that stuff. Insanely high print runs at the time combined with some of the lowest level of current day interest possible results in...comics that are worth less than a penny. :)
I will give you a loose very beat up copy of Shada for the entire lot.
Wait, I take that back, I'd rather have Shada. At least it doesn't take up so much space.
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I'm not sure why I'm taking your comment personal Zeta, especially when what you're saying is 100% true. I guess it's because I've had these comics since I was 16 and they are now a part of me. Heck, 20 years carting them around and glancing through the titles. My marriage has even lasted 20 years yet.
Print runs were huge around this time. Many new series and characters were created. Comics were in their glory, and conventions happened every week much like baseball cards a generation earlier.
I do have a couple Golden Age in there somewhere, and most of the key issues in many series that turned out to be somewhat important issues in the stories at that time. When you have 900 comics, odds are you have at least one that retained or increased in value beyond 2 cents.
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I wouldn't say what he is saying is 100 percent true, but yeah prices declined sharply after the later half of the 90's on many comic series. Most issus of any given series now are maybe worth cover price or slightly over, if you are lucky. Too many gimmick issues and high print runs and low quality storylines dragged many series investment value into the ground, especially on Valiant, Marvel, and Images side of things. Some stuff did retain some of the higher value over cover price, like Mirage TMNT, GI Joe, some indi stuff, etc. The thing is with comics though, if you want to look at them as being a investment, then you need to look further ahead then 10-20 years. Much of the stuff from the late 80's on up isn't going to get any kind of decent value again unless something important happens to a certain series, or they just inch up in value over time till you hit about 40 years down the road and they become worth enough to sell. About the time you're a pep pep on life support or are dead and your kids find the stuff in the attic is when it is going to matter.
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LOVE EARLY fRANK mILLER SHIT!! love the late 80's early 90's shit....classic.
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Too many gimmick issues and high print runs and low quality storylines dragged many series investment value into the ground, especially on Valiant, Marvel, and Images side of things.
I definitely agree. Nothing like a company putting "#1 COLLECTORS EDITION" onto the cover to try to sell more copies. Normally this is a dead giveaway that enough copies were printed to give two to every man, woman, and child on the planet.
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I wouldn't say what he is saying is 100 percent true, but yeah prices declined sharply after the later half of the 90's on many comic series. Most issus of any given series now are maybe worth cover price or slightly over, if you are lucky. Too many gimmick issues and high print runs and low quality storylines dragged many series investment value into the ground, especially on Valiant, Marvel, and Images side of things. Some stuff did retain some of the higher value over cover price, like Mirage TMNT, GI Joe, some indi stuff, etc. The thing is with comics though, if you want to look at them as being a investment, then you need to look further ahead then 10-20 years. Much of the stuff from the late 80's on up isn't going to get any kind of decent value again unless something important happens to a certain series, or they just inch up in value over time till you hit about 40 years down the road and they become worth enough to sell. About the time you're a pep pep on life support or are dead and your kids find the stuff in the attic is when it is going to matter.
I agree with MOST of this as well. However, for all fairness on the Valiant comments. The print runs were just fine and the stories were amazing until Acclaim bought the company. Which is towards the end of the original runs of the comics. Vol. 2 of those series were all bad and way overprinted, especially Turok. When the company was still Voyager owned, it was amazing, especially when it was helmed by Jim Shooter. and Guys like Barry Windsor Smith, Bob Hall, and Joe Quesada were working there. Hell, Archer & Armstrong was just voted as #2 for most important "Duo/Friendship" comic of all time and Harbinger is still considered to be the most influential comic series of the last 20 years. The new run and return of the company is awesome, for those that have missed it. XO Manowar is just fabulous. Oh, and Quid, I'd take those Conan Mags as long as I don't have them and I would love that Solar issue if you can find it. I have it, but it's the second printing. :(
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I think I have over 50 issues of Conan Savage Sword and Saga. I think I have a couple loosey XO Manowar. No Harbinger though.
If this throat cold doesn't kill me I'll post some of the photos I owe you.
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I'm not sure why I'm taking your comment personal Zeta,
Don't take it personal. The reason I know that stuff is garbage is because I have all the same stuff!
I don't have nostalgia for this period though. This was when guys in suits with MBAs would come into my local shop and buy five copies of everything because they thought they would be able to sell each book for hundreds in the future. The same a$$holes that got burned on CDOs in 2009. They turned what I like into...basically what eBay has done for the TG16.
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I'm not sure why I'm taking your comment personal Zeta,
Don't take it personal. The reason I know that stuff is garbage is because I have all the same stuff!
I don't have nostalgia for this period though. This was when guys in suits with MBAs would come into my local shop and buy five copies of everything because they thought they would be able to sell each book for hundreds in the future. The same a$$holes that got burned on CDOs in 2009. They turned what I like into...basically what eBay has done for the TG16.
thats with almost anything good, it always goes to the dogs.
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I'm not sure why I'm taking your comment personal Zeta,
Don't take it personal. The reason I know that stuff is garbage is because I have all the same stuff!
I don't have nostalgia for this period though. This was when guys in suits with MBAs would come into my local shop and buy five copies of everything because they thought they would be able to sell each book for hundreds in the future. The same a$$holes that got burned on CDOs in 2009. They turned what I like into...basically what eBay has done for the TG16.
Yep, i remembered those days...when the hot #1s would be out that week, there were always the "keeners" who picked up an extra 2 or 3 or 4 copies of said issue. This was maybe 3-5 years AFTER i got into collecting so knew what these guys were thinking...but man, so glad i didn't have the budget to pull that crap!
Oh and Quid, u forgot to complete the set of Issue #1 overruns with the Jim Lee X-Men#1s....now this one i did get suckered into buying all 5 covers...the art was just amazing!
And don't feel bad at all, we all have nice big collections like this sitting somewhere in our house...and sadly i feel i can't part with them either ](*,)
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Big collections? I have 15 Long Boxes and comics loose stacked on top of them! It's too much, but I just can't let them go! [-(
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Big collections? I have 15 Long Boxes and comics loose stacked on top of them! It's too much, but I just can't let them go! [-(
We are creatures of nostalgia, OF COURSE we can't let'em go T2k! hahaha. "Props" on the collection...i only got half of your's i think. Mind you, i still buy a few here and there when i attend conventions for fun.
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The covers always got me. It's one of the reasons I have that #10 Man Of The Atom. The all black embossed cover just looked friggin' cool. Many comics I bought solely for the cover and then discovered I enjoyed the story. Not all, but most.
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Oh and Quid, u forgot to complete the set of Issue #1 overruns with the Jim Lee X-Men#1s....now this one i did get suckered into buying all 5 covers...the art was just amazing!
Yeah the art was amazing on X-Men #1 multi cover, but for some odd reason it along with X-Force issue 1 seemed to have a staple problem. Half the copies I would come across would have these sunken in staples and the spots on the cover where the staples are would be weakening, ready to tear after a few reads. On the larger issues they should have just binded them together with glue like a graphic novel or used a harder cover. I remember one of the hardest issues to get back in the day was a first printing of New Mutants 87. Now you can just jump on ebay and there are plenty to go around on any given day. I think that's the other thing too that hurt comic collecting as a investment. Back when it was mom and pop shops and everyone had to rely on local stores to get their rare fix, they could get away with higher prices and price guides actually served some purpose because that kept all these mom and pop shops across America connected and in agreement on going prices and stuff was harder to come by, relying on local sources.
Suddenly ebay comes along and now every comic under the sun is listed for sale, more copies of said issues then there are actual collectors because all the dick faces that only got into it for money buying up everything in sight finally decided to try to cash in. They never heard of supply and demand though sadly. Now when people buy comics they mostly do it to actually read them, like how it should have been in the first place, like how it was before comic artist started being treated like f*cking rock stars. So LOL @ the investors.
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It's like I have always said about the early 90's comic bubble; It didn't matter what was between the covers. Sad, but true. There are some really good 90's comics that died because of the other crap going on. I actually LOVED the Ultraverse books. The art was good and the stories were outstanding. Then Marvel bought it out and ran it into the ground. Really sad when they bought Malibu. I think the only company that was mainstream that held it together was DC. Not to say they didn't venture into the gimmick issue, but they seemed to do it much less than the other companies.
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Oh and Quid, u forgot to complete the set of Issue #1 overruns with the Jim Lee X-Men#1s....now this one i did get suckered into buying all 5 covers...the art was just amazing!
Yeah the art was amazing on X-Men #1 multi cover, but for some odd reason it along with X-Force issue 1 seemed to have a staple problem.
Suddenly ebay comes along and now every comic under the sun is listed for sale, more copies of said issues then there are actual collectors because all the dick faces that only got into it for money buying up everything in sight finally decided to try to cash in.
Of course if we all waited a week or 2 later...didn't they release version E of the X-men #1 which just had a foldout cover with ALL the covers connected together? hahah. Except it had green background instead of dark red....well guess what? Let's juice it ONE MORE TIME with a 20th Anniversary edition!!! :dance:
(http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/10/100698/2070501-x_men_vol_2_no1_20th_anni_super.png)
Oh and Proffessor, you are dead on about the effect Ebay had on comics as a "collectible". What we thought was rare, ain't so much anymore....i think it had an even worse effect on sporting cards! What u thought was a rare rookie card, some seller would be selling it in a friggin 4pak lot on Ebay!?
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Ah... That issue of X-MEN. I didn't clue into what you guys were all talking about. I don't have that version, but I'm sure I have at least 3 or 4 alternate covers for that issue. Same goes for X-Force #1. I admit it, I bought nearly 10 copies of that piece of shit. Various "collectable" cards in sealed bags. Ah well, if I wasn't buying comics with my money I would have just wasted it chasing
ass girls. I'm sure we've all wasted enough money that way.
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Oh and Quid, u forgot to complete the set of Issue #1 overruns with the Jim Lee X-Men#1s....now this one i did get suckered into buying all 5 covers...the art was just amazing!
Yeah the art was amazing on X-Men #1 multi cover, but for some odd reason it along with X-Force issue 1 seemed to have a staple problem.
Suddenly ebay comes along and now every comic under the sun is listed for sale, more copies of said issues then there are actual collectors because all the dick faces that only got into it for money buying up everything in sight finally decided to try to cash in.
Of course if we all waited a week or 2 later...didn't they release version E of the X-men #1 which just had a foldout cover with ALL the covers connected together? hahah. Except it had green background instead of dark red....well guess what? Let's juice it ONE MORE TIME with a 20th Anniversary edition!!! :dance:
(http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/10/100698/2070501-x_men_vol_2_no1_20th_anni_super.png)
Oh and Proffessor, you are dead on about the effect Ebay had on comics as a "collectible". What we thought was rare, ain't so much anymore....i think it had an even worse effect on sporting cards! What u thought was a rare rookie card, some seller would be selling it in a friggin 4pak lot on Ebay!?
This 20th anniversary thing was funny to me. For some reason, I can actually see Marvel having a ton of them left over from 20 years ago even and them just slapping a new cover so it looks more modern to get rid of the last of them and to free up some warehouse space.
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Damn, I'd take you up if we were in the same country. I don't have a tonne of comics, but I have a nice little collection I may re-read some time soon. Maybe about 200-300? I just wish I knew where my Caravan Kidd comics were. I loved that story, and I was only missing a few.
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Damn, I'd take you up if we were in the same country. I don't have a tonne of comics, but I have a nice little collection I may re-read some time soon. Maybe about 200-300? I just wish I knew where my Caravan Kidd comics were. I loved that story, and I was only missing a few.
Where are you soop? Shipping to the USA is just as cheap as shipping to Europe. Or are you in that southern hemisphere New Zealand?
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Damn, I'd take you up if we were in the same country. I don't have a tonne of comics, but I have a nice little collection I may re-read some time soon. Maybe about 200-300? I just wish I knew where my Caravan Kidd comics were. I loved that story, and I was only missing a few.
Where are you soop? Shipping to the USA is just as cheap as shipping to Europe. Or are you in that southern hemisphere New Zealand?
Uhm, I'm still; waiting to see those Conan's man! I love the old Marvel Black & White mags man. Seriously.
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Will do. One more day.
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Okay, it took me a while, but here are some more images. The first is my CONAN SAGA's. Pretty much issues 1-45 with a handful missing in the middle. Issues 20-23 I think? :-k
(http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/9601/dscn7274k.jpg)
The second is a photo of my Savage Sword Of Conan's. Issue #174 is the first one I ever bought and it's still my favourite. Issue #186 I actually had a letter published in. I have some older ones, but not many.
(http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/127/dscn7275m.jpg)
Here's everyone's favourite issue(s) of X-MEN. As you can see I bought 'em all. ](*,) Yep, I was one of those people buying multiple issues of #1 issues with various covers. To tell you the truth, if it wasn't for all these cover variations I would probably still be collecting comics. One day I walked into the comic shop and bought a stack of weekly issues and it was over $50. I stared and looked at the register in awe. I pretty much decided on the spot that I would stop collecting right there. I just couldn't afford it.
(http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/7535/dscn7276.jpg)
Here are some of my "older" Amazing Spiderman's. When I started collecting, I collected issues in the middle of stories so I bought back-issues to figure out what the hell was going on.
(http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/3176/dscn7278e.jpg)
Some of my favourite covers. The cover with Storm still gets me aroused. My favourite character has always been Gambit so I had to get his initial issue. Not a great story, but I love the character.
(http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5431/dscn7277be.jpg)
Here are some of my "One Ups". Comics I bought one or two issues of simply because the covers wow'd me. The Solar Man Of The Atom cover still amazes me, and the same goes with the X-O Manowar. I also included all 3 issues of Hard Boiled. Check out issue #3. Awesome cover! When do you ever see something like that?
(http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/9509/dscn7279w.jpg)
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Wow dude, those are cool. I guess if you arer serious about trades, I would be interested in those Conan's as well as the Solar and XO issues. I need those to get my runs complete. I have Solar #1-26, but my issue #10 is the 2nd printing. I have been trying to get a full run of XO Manowar for ages. I have most of the later issues and several of the early ones, but I am missing this particular issue. I do have the one where they redid the cover with the woman who inhabited the XO Armor for five or six issues though. Conan has always just been one of my favorite characters and I loved the Conan Saga stuff because it has earlier Barry Windsor-Smith artwork and I love his style. I would asume you want to hold onto the SSo0C mags due to being published, which is cool as well man. What exactly are you looking for?
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I have X-O Manowar #5 and Solar Man Of The Atom #10 (1st Print) and that's it for Valiant. Both were read once and then slide into a proper bag with a proper backing. I can guarantee they are both near mint to mint. Want me to VGA grade them for you? :wink:
The Conan Saga's I am willing to trade along with the SSoC except for maybe the two issues I mentioned, but I'm sure my arm could be easily twisted. Hell everything is up for trade.
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Some of my favourite covers. The cover with Storm still gets me aroused. My favourite character has always been Gambit so I had to get his initial issue. Not a great story, but I love the character.
(http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5431/dscn7277be.jpg)
Hahaha FiftyQ, if you get "aroused" by that cover, i'm sure my signed copy will wet your pants!!! :twisted: Was at a convention recently and met Wilce Portacio, also bought a Spidey print since i don't ever remember him drawing him.
Yah, collecting these days, is a much pricier hobby then it used to be back in the 80s-90s...
(http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg506/Colossus1574/0dc3d20a.jpg)
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I have X-O Manowar #5 and Solar Man Of The Atom #10 (1st Print) and that's it for Valiant. Both were read once and then slide into a proper bag with a proper backing. I can guarantee they are both near mint to mint. Want me to VGA grade them for you? :wink:
The Conan Saga's I am willing to trade along with the SSoC except for maybe the two issues I mentioned, but I'm sure my arm could be easily twisted. Hell everything is up for trade.
No, please no grading and slabbing. I actually like to read my comics. Like I said, what all are you looking for? I am interested.
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Reading through this thread brings back a lot of memories, I still have a lot of those issues. Amazing Spider-Man 298-300 (the Venom cameos and first full appearence). Uncanny X-men #266, all those variations of X-men #1. New Mutants #87 and #98. Ahh memories.
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No, please no grading and slabbing. I actually like to read my comics. Like I said, what all are you looking for? I am interested.
Well I'm really looking to trade for hu cards right now, but my list of 'wants' is getting pretty expensive. Here's what I'm missing;
Manuals
Samurai Ghost
Cadash
Chase H.Q.
Jackie Chan Action Kung Fu
Soldier Blade
Games ~ w/manual please!
Bomberman
Darkwing Duck
Dead Moon
Dragon's Curse
Legend of Hero Tonma
Magical Chase
Moto Roader
Neutopia II
Somer Assault
Super System Card 3.0
Tiger Road
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No, please no grading and slabbing. I actually like to read my comics. Like I said, what all are you looking for? I am interested.
Well I'm really looking to trade for hu cards right now, but my list of 'wants' is getting pretty expensive. Here's what I'm missing;
Manuals
Samurai Ghost
Cadash
Chase H.Q.
Jackie Chan Action Kung Fu
Soldier Blade
Games ~ w/manual please!
Bomberman
Darkwing Duck
Dead Moon
Dragon's Curse
Legend of Hero Tonma
Magical Chase
Moto Roader
Neutopia II
Somer Assault
Super System Card 3.0
Tiger Road
Uhm, the only thing I have on that list is Tiger Road. It's complete, minus the outer box. I have a complete Bomberman '93?
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Uhm, the only thing I have on that list is Tiger Road. It's complete, minus the outer box. I have a complete Bomberman '93?
Tiger Road is good enough. Shoot me a PM.