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I like your info. Good tips. I do believe that there are some excellent vendors out there, so once ppl are comfortable with these tips they can expand their vendor choices.

To help with the demand You must add in the 1964 Comicon of New York that created a national market. Plus during the 50s you had comicbooks burning!

CGC is a scam unless you're positive it's a 9.0 or above because of their grading system. Their .5 and .2 grading system makes everything under 9 much less valuable than they should be. I sent in a ASM #252, there are no ticks and a tiny cover blemish, it was sent back to me as an 8.5. I've brought it to dealers and asked them if they think it should be an 8.5 an all said no it was higher, some saying it should be a 9. The .5 system makes comics like this much less valuable, whereas if it were graded with the .2 system it would be an 8.8 and I could get a more reasonable price. I won't send comics to them again until they stop the two-tiered grading system and with the scandals surrounding them, maybe never again.

Yes, but you can’t turn the Hulk 181 into cash right away as you would flood the market with 17,000 copies and prices would drop on the book, whereas with Hulk 1 that wouldn’t be a concern.

Some sellers (like these) just put up absurdly high prices hoping they'll fool someone who has little knowledge about comics.

Thanks Keston! Always bringing good info and strategies to keep in mind

Just curious why you recommend not buying a yellow label cgc signature book?

Great video and helpful for newer collectors. Good job and keep bringing more videos out like this!

I've been slowly re buying comics from my childhood that were lost or stolen. Holding some of these books in my hand gives me such a hit of nostalgia. I get a dopamine high every time I remember a book I used to have and can actually track a copy down. This is my forever collection.

Always brings it well produced and concise

Love these. Love when I see it in my timeline!! Keep it coming Keston.

Great video and content. As always very informative.

Another great video. Really got to do your research to get what you want.

Really enjoy your videos. Thanks for posting!

Nice concise information. Remember folks collect what you like even if a book is deemed worthless. Half of my collection is old 80's stuff that never really took off but is stuff that I loved as a kid.

Great video Keston. Super random request... We need an updated Keston's Top 25 comics. I'd love to see more of your PC.

Hey Keston ! Great info & a neat way to present it. But I must say, I relish the Danger Zone, Purple is my favorite color & I'm not good at listening ! Ha ! Oh yeah, I dont own a single comic book, I watch just to hang out with my buddy K. Talk to ya later

Your videos are getting better and better! Very clear, informative, and interesting. Thanks Keston!

Tip for beginner: only buy what you enjoy reading, do your research, don’t get into spec books, only buy from reputable online stores with return (on line purchases), stay very far from Heritage/ Comic link auctions!, be prepared to lose money initially, don’t get caught up in hype from TH-camrs.

Step #9 Don't buy silver age comics with less than off-white to white page quality :)

A footnote to Tip 1 - the My Comic Shop website includes details for many of the thousands upon thousands of comics they offer, such as cover price, page count, story titles, art and writing credits, and (when appropriate) whether a particular issue represents the first or last issue of a particular title. Plus, you can search by year and/or publisher, AND the website includes many comic-art products besides floppies. It’s one of the best free-of-charge online information sources on comics, and I can’t recommend it highly enough.

Great video!

You should move step 8 up to 1. ☺

Good stuff! This will help a lot of people 😊

Yeah good info….but I’m not that type of collector. I buy what I like…..not worth or speculation.

Always happy to see a new Keston video. Excellent tips for beginners. I'd add having a friend who also wants to collect and then seeking out ways to buy in person can really help new collectors. There's nothing like taking a short road trip with a pal to hunt for comics even if you don't end up buying anything.

Happy 4th of July

In regards to total numbers: don‘t forget the many many raw copies out there somewhere unbeknownst to us, and also there are not only CGC but PGX and CBCS graded comics, and yes graded ghost comics (resubmissions without old labels) are certainly a factor as well

This is a strange fact Fantastic. Four 1 was reissued and Fantastic Four.2 was hard to find limited amount. And during the 50s had.a book burning. Coverless comics were sold for 5 cents.

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Just watched again. I love the history here

Rarity In Age. Rarity In Condition. Rarity In Numbers. Rarity In Existence. Rarity In Availability. Rarity In Value And Purchase Price. Seldom Seen But Hardly Ever Found And Actually Unique!😅*

Hi Keston, you and Matt did a great job on the interview ! Especially liked Matt’s explanation of returning labels when regrading.

Great interview and great to hear interpretations of the topic. Some have tried to pin a certain number while others seem to pick whether the book is even relative as a key issue or not. It also doesn’t quite address a newer fact of forced rarity in issues. I have a couple of precode horror books that are rare even by the count on CGC( under 30 or so) but may not be highly desirable like a key issue might be. Rarity does not sometimes equate to the value of a book but understanding how many issue of a certain book actually existing might really help in the end. Wish all these guys that slab books would share there info even more….it would tremendously help the community.

Why is no one asking Matt Nelson about the warped inner wells that are damaging the books?

Hey buddy. Thanks for reminding me that my comics are all commons. Hahahha 😊😊😊😂😂😂😢

Loved the conversation on returned labels possibly influencing the grading. I've often wondered about this. I hope Matt moves forward with some type of monetary incentive. I think that would have a real impact on reducing ghost numbers.

CBCS and PGX have numerous books graded as well. I know they are nor respected like CGC price wise but they do have high numbers in highly sought after books. I like the point he made on attrition. Golden Age books are more rare and some books do command good price due to that rarity. Demand has a lot to do with it.

Ok-rarity is relative to the number of collectors- in other words supply and demand. So, if every single person on the planet, (around 9 billion) aggressively collected comic books, then every single existing comic book today would be extremely rare.

That background music is so subtle. This was an entertaining and insightful interview. Well crafted questions btw 👍

Rarity is supply. By itself, untethered from demand, ain't much. We focus too much on rarity because it's easier to count how many things there are, as opposed to "how many could be sold"

If we ascribed value according to print run, underground comics would have the greatest value.

Supply is only half the equation. Maybe not even.

Good interview he answered a lot of questions. I had speculated that as a comic becomes more valuable the more likely you will see it getting graded regardless of the grade. I looked into the rate at which the books were getting graded.

Howdy K ! What a Great Show ! How nice you can get the Head Honcho on your Show. Real professional as always. C ya !

Excellent interview! I always thought absolute rarity is 200 copies or fewer but at the same time if there were only 200 copies of new mutants 98, it would feel much rarer than Superman 1 due to higher demand.

National Comic.with Uncle Sam.fight The Japanese at Pearl Hobor three months before December 7 attacks.

Rember the Golden Age had paper drives and comic books.were.being sent overseas. Also rember the three quatert covers sold.for five cents. And Yes I.was at the 1964 Comicon with Bernie Bubnis and Ron Fradkin and DC.and.Marvel gave us Artwork given out free.

Rember there.was.Massive Comic Book Burning on the 1950s.

There are def ghost copies. I cracked 2 and was too scared to send them back to CGC after what I received. I learned an expensive lesson.