A person who fishes rarely reveals a honey hole; as soon as word gets out, everyone will be there dropping their line. I have kept a secret that has given me an…
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Comic Book Back Issue Buying Tips for 2023
The economy and overall status of the comic book market are not doing well. Disposable income is drying up and as a result, comic book prices are falling. People are still buying…
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It is that time of year for new beginnings. The new year is when people make resolutions to improve their lives. Comic book collectors and investors should do the same. No matter…
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As we turn the page on 2022 and look towards 2023, what will 2023 have in store for the comic book investing market? Any experienced stock investor will tell you to never…
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Festivus 2022: Airing of Comic Book Grievances!!!!
I have waited for this holiday season for the whole year. I have been preparing my list and now I am ready for an article that needed to be written. Here it…
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The Green Eyed Foes – The True Colour of Evil
by Luke Smithby Luke SmithHave you ever wondered why so many comic book villains wear the colours green and purple? Whether it be Marvel’s Green Goblin or DC’s Joker or Lex Luthor, there have been countless…
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Different Ways to Sell Comic Books & Collectibles Pt 2: Heritage Auctions
Self-service methods to sell comic books were discussed in Part One of this series. Those comic books can be anywhere from higher-end books to low-end filler copies. The pluses and minuses were…
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In celebration of my 10th Article with GoCollect, I’d like to revisit the subject matter of my first article. Well, sort of. My first article here with GoCollect, titled: Making Sense of…
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Recently, I was in the field listening to retailers at the Motor City Comic Con (“MC3”). The goal was to hear what was moving in sales or generating word-of-mouth interest. The benefit…
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Phygital Collecting – Do You Care About Mint #s?
by Chris Seversby Chris SeversFirst, I want to thank the thousands of people who engaged my first blog about my collecting journey that lead me to phygital collecting. I am truly humbled. Since posting, I’ve received…
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Are you a Future Phygital Collector?
by Chris Seversby Chris Severs37 years of physical comic collecting to digital collecting. Is this for real?
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There’s been a lot of talk of copyrights ending within the next decade and what this means for comic books. Many are putting forth the theory that characters created in the 1930s…
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Newsstand Editions vs. Direct Comics – Exceptions, Condition, & Graded Comics
Welcome back! In Part 1 of this series, we took a look at the history of newsstand comics and the arrival of the direct market. When we got to Part 2, we…
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Silver Age Keys: Are We in a Buyer’s Market?
by Don
by Don
You may hear a lot of comic book investors saying we’re in a “buyer’s market.” Personally, I think most major Silver Age keys still have further to fall.
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Has Amazing Spider-Man #361 Overcorrected?
by Don
by Don
Looking back on 2022, it was a brutal year for comic book investors. For much of 2020 and 2021, we saw a boom in comic book values that we may never see…
A while back, I started an experiment here at GoCollect. The focus was to describe a newbie’s experience submitting books to be graded. In an attempt to provide our readers greater information…
Comic books are considered alternative investments by financial planners. Even if collectors want to classify their interest in the hobby as something else, it does not matter. The IRS does not care…
I want to pick the brains of our GoCollect universe. In order to elicit your input, I want to offer everyone a chance to win a variant comic. One free Superman 78…