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Hey, what’s up you do know a little more than one year ago. Amazing Spider-Man 129 9.8 sold for $30,000 that was it the fair market value. There are some comic books still setting records, like the case of the first appearance of the green goblin.. amazing Spider-Man 14 8.0 sold for $9900 record price on eBay about two months ago.. 9.6 sold for $50,000 on Comic Link recently and the fair market value Go Collect is $35,000. Well, it doesn’t seem like you can go wrong with pre-code Horror especially EC and EC they are arguably the best books ever published because they had the best artists and writers, especially Wally Wood and AL Williamson
@RobertMatteis-pe7vh Thanks for the comments. I saw that ASM 14 8.0 ebay sale for 9900. Definitely a head scratcher because another 8.0 sold four days later for 5200. Regardless, ASM 14 is still a great key issue. It's actually my favorite ASM book. And yes, PCH is still extremely hot. Wonder if it will ever cool off. Thanks for watching.
Nobody other than dealers and flippers want to see the prices of comic books go up. This shouldn’t be a rich man’s hobby. It annoys me when people say “mostly everyone wants to see prices go up.” No, just you and the other flippers. Hope prices keep crashing until a kid with his weekly allowance money can afford the book.
@CollectingLlama You want comics to go to zero??? When I was kid with a weekly allowance, I was buying books off the newsstand, not huge keys from decades ago. Your scenario isn't logical. There are many older collectors that aren't flippers or dealers and will eventually want to sell their collections. Obviously we all would like people who've been collecting their entire lives to get the most money possible for retirement. Don't you want that for them?
Never compare prices from the comic bubble during the pandemic (using the term “boom” not bubble shows a lack of market, statistics & economics) to anything. Those prices will never again be realized for any book.
@davidsamuelson2089 The comparison is important to realize how ridiculous the prices were during the comic boom. Showing the prices prior, during, and after the boom gives good perspective...especially for people that may be newer to the hobby. Thanks for watching.
Having taken statistics and probability in college I personally ignore the comic book prices realized during the pandemic hysteria. It was a statistical anomaly due to the influence of several abnormal events and circumstances.
All of these are soooooo played out and boring. Same books. Same books. Same books. Marvel Bronze Age was printed to the moon and back. These are entry level books, meaning they can be found and bought at any minute, any day. Expect further drops in these common books.
@@rhmidwestcomics the video itself isn’t boring, it has some solid insights and I appreciate the research. My qualm is with the focus on these same books from multiple channels. Some content creators have even gone so far as to try and create an “index” using these books. Ha!! I get it, they are heavily traded and sold, so I understand the logic but a fresh crop of books or a focus on overlooked/rare books is highly needed to diversify people’s interest and potentially turn them on to something new, thus driving collectors to new pockets of collecting and generating excitement.
Bingo!!!! All I see is the same 💩 over and over and over. Everything is a investment and then when prices are down people panic and sell sell sell.. All sheep
It's not getting ugly, everything has just fluctuated down for a while because the economy has shifted, the movie franchises have had little impact and overall excitement seems to be down. It will go back up eventually.
Hulk 181, gsx 1, and asm 129 have close to 20k each in census which is very high. Books like HoS 92 and MS 5 (ghost rider) are actually quite rare in anything above a 6.5. with only 5-6k each in census total. So naturally I think over time the market will reflect supply and demand fluctuations accordingly. Hulk 181 will always be a popular book with high demand. However its value may also be beholden to its high cgc census numbers. The people collecting these books aren’t effected by economic trends as much as the average consumer but the global economy still has an overall impact. Younger generations have shifted their collecting more towards Pokémon cards. These social shifts also influence the value of bronze keys especially. As those younger generations aren’t coming in droves to scoop up hulk 181.
Yeah and about 1000x more people interested in Wolverine x men and even punisher Supply is important but Demand is also just as important in economics.
Appreciate the insight. Agree that we may lose the younger generation. I don't see many kids at the comic booths when I go to shows. Going to be interesting.
I predicted a drop in comic prices about 15 months ago, based on forecasts from leading stock market analysts and economists who were warning of an impending recession. It was logical to expect that the comic hobby would follow suit. With the current high inflation and economic uncertainty, people have less disposable income to spend on comics. As you mentioned, it's great news for those who do have extra funds, as they can now acquire key comics for much less than a few years ago. Unfortunately, this downward trend in comic prices is likely to continue for another 12 months.
Well, the pandemic bubble ended over two years ago and the prices quickly began to drop then, so I don't think you were in a minority with your prediction (except for dealers with their vested interests). I do agree with you about the continuing drop, and I think it will last longer than 12 months.
@@thecomickeeper5127 That's an interesting point. There will be others that claim inflation doesn't matter since the stock market has continued to grow while comics have continued to decline. I may take a shot at trying to do that. Thanks for the comment.
I always keep an eye on the High Grades, Prices at Heritage, as a comic collector since I was 8 years old, (71 now). still collect too, I find it amazing about comic art, that never seen much in my early collecting days. We just knew collecting was going to change when the CGC started up, hated it. Mainly because I couldn't get nicer books for the old prices! I enjoyed your analyzing of the Prices on the books... no doubt this will be a Big Auction for Heritage. will check back to see how you see that.
@WHOMEWHOYOU Appreciate all the comments. CGC has definitely changed collecting. I see good and bad with it but I definitely understand your points. Books are extremely expensive now and many cannot get the books they desire. We'll see how things in the next year as prices will probably continue to fall.
Monster Lair Comics definitely had the best Comic Books Display Racks in my own personal opinon,I had to actually rewind and pause the actual video just to actually make sure Wasnt actually imagining things visually as many of those types of actual Comics definitely Sell Themselves Visually consistantly from my own personal expriences in actually choosing and Collecting Comics myself for so Many decades now-"That Was Definitely A Top Tier Display Of A Various COMICBOOKS (AAA+!!!) Its actually wonderful to actually see so many people gathering together as well,always well worth the actual watch and eventually returning to actually see much More later onwards-"Thanks, this made me fell extremely good nastagically."
Your preference for Friday and Sunday always made perfect sense for me. On Friday, things aren’t picked over yet and everything is fresh and not trampled, but getting there for Friday can be challenging. Saturday is the nightmare scenario. Sunday being the best deals and not nearly as chaotic.
Agree with everything you said. The best books and highest grades are there on Fridays, but you might have to pay a little more. Sundays are more relaxing. No pressure. The deals tend to find you.
Glad you had a good time! My thoughts are that Motor City has their fair share of high-end comic dealers as well. BTW C2E2 features the same dealers and sometimes other dealers with incredible inventories come as well.
@DanSchawbel It's been a strong key for many years now, and August numbers going even higher, but I doubt that will last. Although, when the first preview of RDJ as Doom hits, it might go crazy again.
@rocketfighter8 I think FF1 and Hulk 1 were two of the earliest published silver age keys for Marvel in late 1961 and early 1962 and had lower print runs, but I don't have numbers. Also, I don't think Marvel was expecting Hulk to do well, which it didn't, and therefore only lasted 6 issues initially. Appreciate you watching.
Enjoyed the video. Those graded wax packs from 1966 were a trip! Assuming you’ve been to C2E2 (supposedly the biggest comic con in the Midwest), could you please compare the dealer turnout at Fan Expo Chicago next weekend to C2E2? I’m thinking of making C2E2 my major comic con trip for next year. Coming from Seattle; have already been to SDCC, NYCC, Heroes & Baltimore.
@gumption76 I've actually never been to C2E2 but when I'm at Fan Expo, I'll be with people who've been to both, so I can still give a comparison. I've heard C2E2 has become less and less of a comic book show, like most of the major cons. Will be interesting to see if Fan Expo is the same. Thanks for watching.
Love the video. It's great seeing kids getting into the trading card hobby. It's really unfortunate the comic book industry hasn't tried prioritizing promoting the hobby to younger generations.
@danielfredericks6468 So many overpriced dealers. No different than what I see at big comic conventions. Don't know how they make money. Luckily there were a handful of reasonable dealers too. Thanks for watching.
Question RH I noticed that you were at a booth that had the superman gum cards and set 1/72 for 22k so you remember what booth that was. Thanks so much
