#5558429 - 03/28/12 02:19 PM
How do you determine a "good deal"?
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Jazzno
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Registered: 03/13/12
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Loc: Texas
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I am new to the hobby and I struggle at times with knowing when I am making a financially sound purchase. I am interested in what means and methods people use in determining, before making a purchase, they are getting a good deal or not? Ebay Completed Purchases, GPA Prices, ComicPriceguide.com, Overstreet or experience and instinct?
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#5558481 - 03/28/12 02:42 PM
Re: How do you determine a "good deal"?
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PsychoJ
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Registered: 02/21/12
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Loc: Worcester, UK
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I mainly use GPA as a newbie. If I really want a book then I'll probley only then go abit higher
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#5558555 - 03/28/12 03:15 PM
Re: How do you determine a "good deal"?
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Whizzer
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I just overpay for everything 
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#5558820 - 03/28/12 05:05 PM
Re: How do you determine a "good deal"?
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oakman29
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As long as I feel good about the book I'm buying,and a little research before I look for a particular book.
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#5598675 - 04/13/12 06:27 PM
Re: How do you determine a "good deal"?
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mintcollector
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Registered: 08/24/08
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This is a great question. I buy CGC books only; therefore, I use GPA. That being said, I also use 'price spreads' between grades to determine if it is worth buying a 9.2 vs. a 9.4 vs. a 9.6, etc. Then I look at the price of the book over a span of several years, not just the one year average. I also take into account the potential provenance of the book (if it is a pedigree) or how much of a 'key' issue it truly is. GPA truly is a great tool.
Kind Regards,
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#5599117 - 04/13/12 09:50 PM
Re: How do you determine a "good deal"?
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roulette44
I was posting here when you were in diapers.
Registered: 01/07/12
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Loc: Atlanta GA
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This (above) is good advise. but I also check comiclink and comicconnect for recent sales/bids. Shame GPA doesn't collect data from everywhere
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#5599119 - 04/13/12 09:50 PM
Re: How do you determine a "good deal"?
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roulette44
I was posting here when you were in diapers.
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And i have seen MAJOR differences. For example hulk 181 cgc 9.6 GPA shows $4k or so, and there were two recent sales for >$6K at CLink.....
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BUYING!! YOUR KEY BOOKS, WHETHER GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE AGE!! My Specific want lists
1)DCs (CGC 5.5-7.0): Tec 226, Sup 233, SSWS 90
2) Marvels (CGC 7.0 only): FF 11, Iron Fist 14, WBN 32, ASM 5,10,13, TOS 43,
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#5599153 - 04/13/12 10:03 PM
Re: How do you determine a "good deal"?
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mintcollector
The Post-man always rings twice. Uhm... ring ring?
Registered: 08/24/08
Posts: 1559
Loc: Pennsylvania
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Unfortunately, Comic Link does not report to GPA, so those prices would not show up in a GPA inquiry. That being said, you are correct, it does also pay to check completed and pending sales at Comic Link in addition to using GPA.
Respectfully,
'mint'
Edited by mintcollector (04/13/12 10:04 PM)
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Question: "I was wondering how you deal with collectors and speculators who truly believe that the items they are buying now are going to be worth a lot of money in the future...?"
ANSWER: "The safest approach is to avoid discussing the topic of future collectability with these individuals: first, they know more than anyone else; second, they are deaf to any opinion that does not agree with their own; third, they are misguided optimists, assuming past practice could not possibly apply in their case."
-Harry Rinker; 'The Myth of the Guaranteed Collectible'
(originally posted on WorthPoint and Harry Rinker's own website)
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