nope, that's valid. So i gather from your post that your weekly $20 is your budgeted comic habit amount, and by going somewhat above it won't hurt your ability to feed, clothe, and take care of you and your family. So how does it change you when a comics shelf price goes up...as i understand it, there are several books that are now at or close to $4 a copy so that means you would only be able to get 5 books without going over...And i remember when comix were $ .65 and heros who died generally stayed dead.
On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 11:04 AM, Erika <[email protected]> wrote: > I suppose it's all relative. If you're Richard Branson, paying a > million bucks for something isn't going to make a crippling dent in > your finances or your lifestyle. There have been many times when I've > spent more than $20 during my weekly comic book shop run, and to many > people, that's a crazy amount to spend on something you can't eat or > sleep in. I've been thinking a lot lately about the issue of > fetishizing comics by collecting them, and the point at which a hobby > goes from being fun and enriching to something that takes up too much > space — both literally and figuratively. > > Serv, I didn't mean to take your economic discussion down the New Age > rabbit hole! > > On Feb 23, 11:14 am, Serv <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://money.cnn.com/2010/02/22/news/companies/superman_comic/index.htm > > > > As an person always fascinated by economics in general and profit > > making specifically, i find this kind of interesting. The article says > > that in 1995 THIS particular issue of Action Comics, (which the CGC > > Universal Grade lists as an 8.0) sold for $150,000.00, so in 15 years > > is sold for $1 million, that is an annual rate of return of 13.5%. A > > VERY impressive return for the initial buyer (Investor). So on the one > > hand i ask, is this object worth $1 Million? I can make an argument on > > both sides. Yes it is worth it because this is a VERY limited quantity > > (economics 101, supply and demand) and they are not making any more > > Action Comics #1 1st runs. On the other side, this is a comic book, > > albeit featuring the first appearance of the most widely known super > > hero ever, but still a comic. Additionally, just like any investment, > > i am not so sure that a 13.5% rate of return can be counted on to > > continue...Objects like this have high value, but it can be argued > > that they have a 'Ceiling' value that no one will pay above. > > > > Just found this interesting. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<theuniquegeek%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
