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Michael Vlachakis

Michael Vlachakis

I am fairly new to the world of collecting graded comics (I focus on CGC First Appearance books, mostly Marvel), but love the hunt of finding rare books and the joy of speculating on investment value. I enjoy reviewing data and tracking real-time sales to help make decisions. Always happy to lend advice to a fellow collector.

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    Cable TV is Dead, but Cable Comics are Coming Alive

    by Michael Vlachakis February 14, 2020
    written by Michael Vlachakis

    Comics can have a strange up and down trajectory, just like any other investment.  Today’s big thing could turn into a dud tomorrow.  If you have the next big character before others…

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    Dawn of the Darkhawk or Darkhawk á L’Orange?

    by Michael Vlachakis February 13, 2020
    by Michael Vlachakis February 13, 2020

    I made my declaration at the beginning of the year that I would stay away from modern comics.  So, I would like to take this time to write a blog about a…

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    Insert Inserts Here – Marky Mark Jewelers and the Funky Bunch

    by Michael Vlachakis February 12, 2020
    by Michael Vlachakis February 12, 2020

    Comics are printed in mass and over time there is a long and arduous process that takes a comic from on the shelf, to in a collection, to graded and finally for…

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    Hyperion – The Hero We Need

    by Michael Vlachakis February 10, 2020
    by Michael Vlachakis February 10, 2020

    Where does the line fall between hero and villain?  We have seen Marvel and DC play with this concept when the ramifications and collateral damage come around to make a hero question…

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    Growing Pains: From Marvel Boy to Quasar

    by Michael Vlachakis February 9, 2020
    by Michael Vlachakis February 9, 2020

    I am expecting the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) to become more cosmic as time elapses.  There are only so many stories that you can tell on Earth with earthlings.  There are cosmic…

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    Westward Ho and On Our Way!

    by Michael Vlachakis February 9, 2020
    by Michael Vlachakis February 9, 2020

    Remember when George Costanza was told that the answer to his big project was in the song “Downtown” by Petula Clark?  I am beginning to feel that way about the Marvel content. …

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    Michael Versus Morbius: The Neverending Struggle

    by Michael Vlachakis February 6, 2020
    by Michael Vlachakis February 6, 2020

    If you have followed my blogging, you are probably aware that I have a bias against Jared Leto.  It is not personal, it is just that I hate the fact that he…

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    GoCollect Reader Mail #C for Chimichangas

    by Michael Vlachakis February 6, 2020
    by Michael Vlachakis February 6, 2020

    We know that you missed it!  The imaginary mail is rolling in…like in those giant bags overstuffed with envelopes.  We can hardly keep up!  Our non-existent staff of letter openers and readers…

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    Dreadknight, Take Me Away!

    by Michael Vlachakis February 3, 2020
    by Michael Vlachakis February 3, 2020

    Marvel should be built on characters.  I can buy an action figure of the most obscure Star Wars or GI Joe character at any point, but Marvel likes to pick and choose…

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    Do You Come From A Land Down Under: Callisto and the Morlocks

    by Michael Vlachakis February 2, 2020
    by Michael Vlachakis February 2, 2020

    I am all about the X-Men speculation at this moment.  Why?  Simple investing strategy: buy when comics are undervalued.  Fox slowly and savagely destroyed their X-Men franchise.  Luckily for us, Disney and…

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    B-B-B-Brood is the Word!

    by Michael Vlachakis January 29, 2020
    by Michael Vlachakis January 29, 2020

    Speculation season is upon us.  Now is the time to make the best moves before everyone else figures out what is going to happen.  Where are the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)…

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    I’m a Demon in a Bottle, You Gotta Rub Me the Right Way

    by Michael Vlachakis January 28, 2020
    by Michael Vlachakis January 28, 2020

    Let’s raise a glass and have a toast to the New Year!  Ok.  How about another? Maybe a double?  ALRIGHT!  Quick cocktail with a floater.  Now we are ready to blog because…

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    H.E.R.B.I.E. – The Next Baby Yoda

    by Michael Vlachakis January 21, 2020
    by Michael Vlachakis January 21, 2020

    Merchandise!  Disney loves to market their characters.  If you can make a worthless Porg something people want, you can do it with just about any character.  Baby Yoda is all the rave…

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    Looking for a Winner? Go for a Longshot!

    by Michael Vlachakis January 18, 2020
    by Michael Vlachakis January 18, 2020

    The search is on for the next big speculation star!  We have been graced by the likes of Captain America and Iron Man.  They have proven themselves to be worthy heroes.  So…

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    The Mandalorian is So Amazing, Do I Start Investing in Marvel’s Disney+ Characters?

    by Michael Vlachakis January 16, 2020
    by Michael Vlachakis January 16, 2020

    Have you seen the Mandalorian on Disney+ yet?  I would say any episode is better than any Star Wars movie released since the 1980s.  It is engaging, fun, witty, and everything we…

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    Buy Low, Sell High. Be a Market Daredevil!

    by Michael Vlachakis January 9, 2020
    by Michael Vlachakis January 9, 2020

    Marvel has a ton of characters to choose from when it is trying to develop content for its fans.  As the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) expanded from the movies to a more…

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    The Eternals as Described by a Dummy

    by Michael Vlachakis January 8, 2020
    by Michael Vlachakis January 8, 2020

    It’s 2020!  The new year is upon us and we can begin a new cycle of comic book speculation!  I don’t think there is anything that can tame the excitement.  We are…

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    The Comic Cloud on a Cold Winter’s Day

    by Michael Vlachakis January 3, 2020
    by Michael Vlachakis January 3, 2020

    You had a long and exciting year of comic collecting!  Congratulations and I hope that you had some success.  Did you scoop up a copy of that comic you have been wanting? …

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