Good for you being transparent and honest on what you've spent. You're down to earth, 'real person' style is what I love

$7,500 a year for a major hobby that funds itself isn't bad. That combined with the fact the books mostly go up if you need to sell them is a win all around. Much respect Gem.

$30k in books just chillin in the background of every video? Now that’s a flex and a half

Gem: I challenge you, add up your online orders! Me: How about no.

"retirement plan" Im gonna have to use that line from now on

It's cool the see how your collection has changed over the years. From CGC slabs to statues to omnibus. I don't think many people realize how long you've been collecting, and how you've built a hobby that funds itself now.

I look forward to your videos more than any other on YT. I have no doubt your channel will keep growing steadily. Thanks for all you do Gem. 💎💎💎

Great video man. I’ve been subscribed for about a week now and have been straight up binging your content. I like how you’re honest but really nice about it. Keep it up. 🙌🏻

I really appreciate gem being so honest about how much it spends it just makes him seem even more in touch with his community 🔥💎

I don’t even want to look at my spending total 😭

great vid and respect to u for being transparent and completely honest with ur subscribers, not many content creators do that. keep up the awesome work and cool vids

Another great video!Like so many of your viewing fans I love your down to earth style. It feels like im just kicking back talking to a friend

Cheapgraphicnovels really doesnt like people mentioning IST looool

You can either have AF 15 at a 4.5 or an entire omnibus collection with enough material to read for decades. I think you made the right choice by going this route from a personal enjoyment perspective.

Daaaaang! I remember following your posts in groups and watching you build that collection. Crazy (and amazing)!

Always fun learning about your collection. Keep up the great content.

Nope! Not looking at my cost! hahaha. One thing I can say is that I never had an order with more than 3 omnis; GL by Geoff Johns was my biggest online order. Great video, Gem!

Hot damn. That’s incredible! Insane! You do have the best collection of omnibus around!

Really awesome vid, thanks for being so transparent

Wow! $30K, that's pretty sweet man! I'm a Gen-Xer and just getting started in collecting. Growing up, I didn't have the financial means to buy comics, but I'm truly thankful that I can start collecting my favorites in omnibus formats! :-)

I watched this with my wife and now she is eyeballing my collection.

So funny Gem gives IST 30 grand but gets sponsored by CGN

You're awesome man, love the videos thanks for dropping that knowledge!!!

I really like that you do this, its important to know what you have so it can keep being special, great video!

Dread to think how much I have spent on omnibus as well as absolutes etc but I have sold items (X-Men 1 omnibus being one of them annoyingly) over the years (and regretted that) but I have also I have dumped (charity shops etc) loads of comics that are now key issues, not much you can do about that one - back in the 60s and 70s they weren't key issues. UK prices for omnibuses are fairly but mainly £50 each but as soon as they go out of print, £300+ etc on various sites but I just avoid those, not that obsessive to get them all as I know they may come out again in new (and better) format. Seen so many versions of these books since the 60s, definitely think the omnibus is the best format (far superior to the original comics as far as I am concerned). The worst ones for me are the brilliant IDW Artist editions (have about five of those and they are a lot in the UK so prefer when they come out in artisan format)

30 000 Doll Hairs... WHAT

I recently just started collecting omnibus and love your vdeos! Your videos help me out a lot, keep up the good work!

Love your channel!! Keep up the amazing work.

$3,860.32 just from IST since August 2019! Damn man why u make me look at the total. 😆 I still need to add up eBay, CGN, and Facebook! Fml! But just a guesstimate close to 5 g's In a year! I'm def gonna slow down. 😆

Yeah, I can just imagine how much I've spent...but if you're using CGN or IST, the total amount spent could be much higher so it's worth the cost

Love how straight up you are with us! Keep up the great work!

Love your videos man keep it up honestly makes my day to watch your videos

You're lucky you have such a supportive wife like phie! She's a keeper, although I don't need to tell you that. Love your Chanel btw. 💪💎

i just started in april and i've already spent $5,000

Always great videos, very informative.

That’s Awesome Gem! Thanks for always keepin it real!

This was a brave move to look up this number... I’m honestly afraid to calculate mine, even though like you said it’s purchasing appreciating assets.

honestly, omni's aren't that bad when you think about resale because you can ship them media mail, doesn't really matter how much they weight

Love your content. Started checking out some tpbs because of you and now I’m hooked ! Much love

Love your videos. They taught me a lot as I'm getting back into comics.

Yea Barnes & noble is trippin lol, gotta order online

Great video man really cool. At the start of quarantine I went crazy buying omni’s on sale on amazon to start my collection but now I’ve slowed down to collect single issues. Hope to have a collection like this one day

Love it! I have learned so much from you, just starting to get into this hobbie and im pumped.

Thank you for this, puts it into perspective.

always dope content, keep it up!

Love your content, helped me pick my first omnibus....keep up the great work!

Just started my Omni trek. One of the first videos I remember watching of yours was “how to afford this hobby” or such. And you mentioned it being a self funding hobby, and that’s what I’ve been doing. Selling old books and getting the ones I want

Congrats for when you make it Gem, you deserve it! You've helped me so much w/ learning how to become a better collector, love your content so much man! Keep it up dude!!

Informative video. Thanks for sharing!

Another great vid! Love the channel!

Dopest collector and reader on social media!!! Love your energy and humility and you got me into the omni game. Much love to you and your wife!

Good luck getting the subs! And im with you. Been buying way to many comics since i started collecting earlier this year.

I have been waiting on this info for the longest..can find this omnibus anywhere. Thanks love the collection

Congrats on all your success Gem. I dont know why but your vids always feel like listening to business insider. Kind of like getting tips from an OG

Videos and honesty like this is why I subbed gem and phie

Love the vids, keep up the good work.

Wish I had a library like that! I've been buying more books lately, but still probably around the $1,000 mark. Love you Gem, stay real

I love your channel so much, its amazing!

Much respect Gem! Love your videos!

Thanks for the info on making a switch on the omnibus. Great info like always. Stay minty fresh!!!!

Another great video keep up the great work

Saw your channel grow. Really well done! Nice to see you reach 100K

What a great video. Loving the content dude keep up the hard work!

Love your motto of how your hobby should pay itself, and that's inspiring me to start something of my own

Thank you for this. Now I'm in the midst of updating my spreadsheet for my book purchase lol

Awesome video Gem, thx for answering my question on the live stream, with this video 😊

Dayum! Love watching ur videos always refreshing to look into the window of how collecting is in this arena. Thats one hell of a retirement plan u got going there. Props to u Gem

Love the videos man !

Bro enjoy your vids! Keep it up man

The boys is great and as always, awesome collection!

After all these years of watching collecting meeting and admiring comic book collectors I'm glad to find that there are still people left who can openly admits what they do what they spend and what they have read. Gem Mint, your really are a cool dude and an awesome collector

Congrats again gem we all love ya in the community!

Crazy man ! I’m slowly but surely working my way up on my collection !

Somethings we don't discuss when the wife is present.......LOL!

Awesome content thanks for your honesty

Beautiful collection! It’s easy to see you really love those books. Really inspiring for a fellow collector!

I love your content, man. keep it up

This was surprising at first...but the more you think about it, it’s understandable. This is a hobby that will fund itself! I definitely think most of these will continue to appreciate!!!!

Keep up the great content. Like finding ways to save on books I want to read that sometime makes it hard to complete the comic sets I have.

Great video as always!

Awesome collection Gem. It’s a really good background for your videos and it’ll definitely keep you busy during your retirement!! Really dig your videos so stay strong in the collecting game and I cannot wait to see more statues.

I definitely still amazes me that you got every omnis that's been put out. That background just never gets old. In this day and age digital is king. When it comes to music, movies, and reading material. But, with people us, we still want a physical media and hold it in hand. Even though I've spent a lot of money on Blu-rays/4K movies over the years. I'm sure it's nowhere near as much as $30K

Dope ass vid Gem! I'm slowly building up my omni collection too, you've inspired me 😂

I love that you tell it how it is transparency is key there is no bs

Gem, those are rookie numbers! You gotta pump those numbers up!! GG on the sub count man. Keep up the great work!

Awesome content as always! Very looking forward to this Boys omnibus set 😮. Started collecting in June, my Omnibus collection must be worth something like 2500$

Thanks for the honesty Gem! I recently got heavy into CGC and today realized I gotta curb that real quick 😒😒 The Boys shoots in my city! The scene where the female fights her brother in ep3 is right down my street ! Looove the show

Great video. Found this really interesting

Wow, havent seen anyone who is so honest in things like this🔥

Very interesting to see. Makes me want to go through and track my stuff...which I should have been doing all along. Easy to just let things accumulate without keeping track.

Man this vid was really entertaining thx

That is crazy looking back to see how much you spend, I'm to scared to check how much i spent on comics. Dope videos bro!

Since getting back into collecting. I’ve spent around $4400 so far. Lol. But I love all tips and info I get from this channel.

Interesting video. Working on my library/ retirement plan as well

I love your collection gem keep up the awesome work

As always; love everything you do! Thanks for this Stephen!! Oops, I mean Gem😂

Gem, your passion is infectious!

Thanks as always for the info ! Awesome giveaway too! I gotta send stuff to you one of these days!

To be honest your collection is far more cosmetically pleasing that some numbers on a piece of paper and is infinitely more entertaining.

Now I gotta look at my spendings😅. Awesome vid,man🤘🏻