Fantasy Investing is back from a short break, and I am riding Knull's coattails to a profitable two months. Did your picks keep up with mine?

After skipping July, Fantasy Investing has returned for the fifth round. For the first time since I started this game, every single pick from round four showed a profit. If you need a refresher, go to the round four picks here.

Fantasy InvestingThe biggest winner, not surprisingly, was my 9.8 Venom #3 third print. I saw the writing on the wall and invested $300 fantasy dollars into the near-mint+ grade, and it paid off. As of August 7, it was sporting an $825 fair market value.

My other picks did well, too, but not nearly as much as that Venom third print. Still, having all my investments earn a $25-$50 return in a two-month span is very good, and it gave me a total budget of $3,000 to work with this month. The problem it created is I did not want to part with any of them, but the rules state that at least one has to go.

OUT WITH THE OLD

I decided to part ways with the 9.2 Amazing Spider-Man #300 and Sweet Tooth #1. Both of these are going to continue showing gains going forward, but my logic here is that I think they're going to have slower gains than the others on my list.

With $725 fantasy dollars to spend, I decided to mostly invest in modern comics because that is where the biggest FMV increases come from. I added 9.8s for Thor #2, Something is Killing the Children #1, and Venom #9. With the leftover funds, I dropped those on a low-grade Silver Surfer #4. That comic has been setting records this year, so I am banking on that trend continuing.

THE NEW PICKS

Incredible Hulk #180 (8.5)

Current FMV: $975

Venom #3 Third Print (9.8)

Current FMV: $825

Amazing Spider-Man #361 (9.8)

Current FMV: $425

Silver Surfer #4 (3.5)

Current FMV: $270

Thor #2 (9.8)

Current FMV: $120

Something is Killing the Children #1 Standard Cover (9.8)

Current FMV: $190

Venom #9 (9.8)

Current FMV: $140

AUGUST RESULTS

The leader board has changed. I went from first to third, and I blame it on not investing in Ultimate Fallout #4, which Ilya and ComicBookCollect both did, and it helped put them ahead of me.

  1. ComicBookCollect ($3,655)
  2. Ilya ($3,165)
  3. Matt ($3,000)
  4. Jason82 ($2,180)

Fantasy InvestingTHE FANTASY INVESTING CHALLENGE

Think you can do better than me? All you need to do is add your picks to the comments section. I’ll spotlight a handful of entries in the next installment and give you a shout out.

THE RULES

With a starting budget of $2,000, how much profit can you make from comic investments? Here are the rules:

  1. This is only for graded comics and their averages based on current values calculated by GoCollect.
  2. You can only buy one grade per comic, so no buying $2k’s worth of one hot book.
  3. Once you post your pics, they are locked for a month.
  4. You can have as many or as few comics as you like, as long as you don’t exceed the $2k budget.
  5. Only comics with a current GoCollect Fair Market Value can be used.
  6. Universal grades only.
  7. At the end of each month, the winner is determined by the biggest profit margin over the initial $2k budget.
  8. You have to sell at least one of your comics each month.
  9. Spend it or lose it. If you still have money left in your budget, it doesn’t carry over to the next round.


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