#5720602 - 05/27/12 08:54 PM
Re: Doug Schmell cashing in his vaulted massive collecion. Poll: Is this the top?
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#5720611 - 05/27/12 08:56 PM
Re: Doug Schmell cashing in his vaulted massive collecion. Poll: Is this the top?
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There's some quality attribution!
Heck, go read Halperin's own words in an article somewhere.
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#5720634 - 05/27/12 09:04 PM
Re: Doug Schmell cashing in his vaulted massive collecion. Poll: Is this the top?
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#5720683 - 05/27/12 09:22 PM
Re: Doug Schmell cashing in his vaulted massive collecion. Poll: Is this the top?
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For me, a true collector by necessity has to be both a true lover of comic art and wear an investment hat to avoid major losses in event he or she is forced to sell the collection due to an emergancy. You are not there just to make money, like a dealer who does not collect.
Some collectors can wear both hats and others cannot. Surely a 'true collector' is somebody who collects for the love of the comics and doesn't see them as investments.
I totally agree. I think its arrogant to even define the term. It's all relative.
A guy with potloads of cash who can buy anything he wishes because he loves comic books is a true collector, but so is a 13 year old kid who does a paper route so he can buy a few books a month.
If there has to be a definition then perhaps it may mean anyone who pumps money into the hobby on a fairly regular basis because they love comic books.
Doesn't matter if its nickels and dimes or dead presidents.
There again a hobo who lives in a cardboard box, and has no money, but who asks people to donate comic books to him instead of cash, is also a true collector.
To say anyone is a true collector because of monetary muscle is vulgar, obnoxious and most of all, WRONG.
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#5720701 - 05/27/12 09:31 PM
Re: Doug Schmell cashing in his vaulted massive collecion. Poll: Is this the top?
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namisgr
I never rated a custom title
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This escrow thing is done frequently, the only thing is that other people have to have the right to outbid them. You can't say that bidding stoppped at $110,000 so I'm giving you the book at $120,000. What you do is announce that you now have a bid of $120,000 and give everyone a chance to top it.
Since HA opened a shop in Midtown, buyers from New York state now pay almost 9% more in sales tax, btw. Same here in CA...with them opening a coin shop in Beverly Hills...   As a Delaware resident, I'd be happy to serve in the future as your purchasing agent, Tom. My fees are modest.  Be careful, avoidance of state sales tax is one of the things that got Dennis Kozlowski sent to prison! 
Couldn't see the tongue in cheek? My state has no sales tax. As for the people living in other states, obviously it's up to them to deal with it.
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#5720740 - 05/27/12 09:53 PM
Re: Doug Schmell cashing in his vaulted massive collecion. Poll: Is this the top?
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This escrow thing is done frequently, the only thing is that other people have to have the right to outbid them. You can't say that bidding stoppped at $110,000 so I'm giving you the book at $120,000. What you do is announce that you now have a bid of $120,000 and give everyone a chance to top it.
Since HA opened a shop in Midtown, buyers from New York state now pay almost 9% more in sales tax, btw. Same here in CA...with them opening a coin shop in Beverly Hills... As a Delaware resident, I'd be happy to serve in the future as your purchasing agent, Tom. My fees are modest. Be careful, avoidance of state sales tax is one of the things that got Dennis Kozlowski sent to prison! Couldn't see the tongue in cheek? My state has no sales tax. As for the people living in other states, obviously it's up to them to deal with it.
I know you're joking, but folks should remember that intentionally structuring purchases so that they are deemed to be made from states where sales tax wouldn't be charged, rather than from one's home jurisdiction where sales tax would be chargeable, is a criminal offense.
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#5720749 - 05/27/12 09:59 PM
Re: Doug Schmell cashing in his vaulted massive collecion. Poll: Is this the top?
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Mmehdy
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For me, a true collector by necessity has to be both a true lover of comic art and wear an investment hat to avoid major losses in event he or she is forced to sell the collection due to an emergancy. You are not there just to make money, like a dealer who does not collect.
Some collectors can wear both hats and others cannot. Surely a 'true collector' is somebody who collects for the love of the comics and doesn't see them as investments. I totally agree. I think its arrogant to even define the term. It's all relative. A guy with potloads of cash who can buy anything he wishes because he loves comic books is a true collector, but so is a 13 year old kid who does a paper route so he can buy a few books a month. If there has to be a definition then perhaps it may mean anyone who pumps money into the hobby on a fairly regular basis because they love comic books. Doesn't matter if its nickels and dimes or dead presidents. There again a hobo who lives in a cardboard box, and has no money, but who asks people to donate comic books to him instead of cash, is also a true collector. To say anyone is a true collector because of monetary muscle is vulgar, obnoxious and most of all, WRONG.
In a perfect world where comic books were back in the early 70's and affordable I agree, when action #1 broke $12500 when bruce hamiliton sold it in 1982, things began to change. Today, you have to consider the price aspect because you now have worldwide competition and auction houses. You can be both and do both and it is the reality, right, wrong, or no comment it is what is. In my opinion it is not wrong but logical and safe given the price of Ga/SA in current market conditions.
Edited by Mmehdy (05/27/12 10:02 PM)
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