tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171457769306554856.post8534272187858891334..comments2024-03-26T14:48:19.345+00:00Comments on Lew Stringer Comics: Latest auction ends tonight (Sunday)Lew Stringerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13260048632152445875noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171457769306554856.post-51286223048495517632022-09-05T21:37:19.039+01:002022-09-05T21:37:19.039+01:00Not being married I've never had a wife to tel...Not being married I've never had a wife to tell me to sell off comics just for a new kitchen etc. It's been worth saving stuff "for a rainy day" and I'd always intended to sell the ones I no longer wanted when I was in my sixties so I'll be seeing what else I can auction. I think that issue of FOOM was probably the most valuable thing though. I've never been one to buy comics for investment. Lew Stringerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260048632152445875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171457769306554856.post-39629555817505221232022-09-05T19:36:49.045+01:002022-09-05T19:36:49.045+01:00Would I prefer the £1,000 comic or the £2.50 repri...Would I prefer the £1,000 comic or the £2.50 reprint? That largely depends whether I'm buying or selling.<br /><br />In theory any comic is only worth the recycle value of it's paper and staples. <br /><br />In practice, if you have a desirable item and at least two, preferably three, committed bidders then the sky's the limit. <br /><br />But how you get all those ducks in a row without sacrificing a large percentage to an auction house has eluded me for years. Something I need to get my head around before the Great Editor in the Sky tells me it's Good News, Chum!<br /><br />There was a recent Cash in the Attic with a guy around my age selling his 1960's Spider-man collection because his wife wanted a new kitchen. I'm sure that excited the civilians and further distorted expectations in the back issue market.Tony Howsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09460178297660341987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171457769306554856.post-10326742413006407652022-09-04T20:38:23.351+01:002022-09-04T20:38:23.351+01:00well, not totatlly bad results on the last two auc...well, not totatlly bad results on the last two auctions. £647 for FOOM and £66 for your art.. personally, still think the art is worth more but there you go.. It's like I was saying to someone the other day.. Would you want the £1000 comic, or would you be perfectly happy with the £2.50 reprint ^_^ though the original has some extra value, I think some stuff is a bit overly valued but that's kinda how the world works. <br /><br />Though of course, you'll never see that issue of FOOM with a price that high ^_^Manic Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02848336835961917079noreply@blogger.com