Step by Step Advice for INVESTING in CGC Comic Books 2024

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If you are thinking about investing serious money in CGC comic books, I suggest you watch this video first. I cover…
1:35 || The Fundamentals of Pricing
7:45 || What Comics You Can Buy at Different Prices Points
10:45 || Raw vs Slabbed Comic Books
12:32 || General Advice for Buying
19:07 || Buying in Today’s Weird Market
*********Resources*********
Overstreet Price Guide: gemstonepub.com/price-guides/...
Official CGC Guide for Grading Comic Books: www.cgccomics.com/news/articl...
CGC Census: www.cgccomics.com/census/
CGC Label Descriptions: www.cgccomics.com/grading/lab...
Recommended Auction Houses
Heritage: www.ha.com/
ComicConnect: www.comicconnect.com/?tzf=1
Comiclink: www.comiclink.com/
Free Comps (Heritage): comics.ha.com/comic-magazines...
Paid Comps (GPAnalysis): comics.gpanalysis.com/
*********Acknowledgements*********
Images of Comic Books (and the $5,000 bill) are from Heritage Auctions (Ha.com) with the following exceptions.
Action 1, high grade: Comicconnect
Superman 1, 8.0: CGC
Several images come from CGC (most are obvious) and the picture of Matt Nelson
GPAnalysis used for most images/videos of comic book pricing (all are obvious)
Thanks for watching my comic book friends! -Keston

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@306Marvin Жыл бұрын

SUPERB video! I'm going to share this with my non-comic collector friends. That's how good it is!

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Marwan. That comment made my day!

@MetalBum Жыл бұрын

I just watched this video a third time. Thanks Keston. I’m learning more to become a “sophisticated” collextor

@MetalBum Жыл бұрын

@@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 just ordered guide and CGC guide great advice

@DanSchawbel Жыл бұрын

You’re the goat in the hobby

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Love the compliment Dan!!

@MetalBum Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@damianlau6777 Жыл бұрын

Your content is so under-rated. This was a great walk through on investment. I aspire to have more silver and golden age books in my PC. This is the best way to achieve thet goal. Thank you.

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Thanks CerealkilaZ. God luck on your grail journey!!

@horvathsogranfume658 Жыл бұрын

agree, very meaty content in every video

@MetalBum Жыл бұрын

Agreed 👍

@MetalBum Жыл бұрын

Fantastic channel and production. Share this guys.

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Metal Bum. You've been a fantastic fan and promoter :-)

@MetalBum Жыл бұрын

@@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 I try to get word out on quality video creators man

@Sammmmmmmm617 Жыл бұрын

Currently saving up to get myself a key. Now all I need to know is how to haggle 😆

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Hi Sam. Best of luck to you. I hope you get the book you want.

@MetalBum Жыл бұрын

Third time I’m watching this and still learning golden nuggets. Thanks Keston. 😊

@KozysGhost Жыл бұрын

Nice work Keston. Glad to see your channel back in action! really good content in a market that isn’t talked about much (Gold & Silver). Keep them coming!

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Kozy! Thanks my friend. Yeah, this video took a while longer than I thought. Glad to be back.

@davidtorres2048 Жыл бұрын

Keston, you’re awesome man. Thank you for all your amazing content!

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Thanks David! Much appreciated my friend.

@coydogf23 Жыл бұрын

That was such an a amazing video! Been collecting since just prior to the bubble and this was very insightful. Thank you!

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Flex. Yeah, it's been a weird couple years. I hope the market can stabilize in the next year or two.

@MoneyballComics Жыл бұрын

Very informative! While you say this video is for beginners, you offer great tips and advice for collectors of all skill levels and experiences. Thank you!

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

You're welcome brother. Yeah...I smuggled in a few more advanced tips for folks like you!

@pauld_77 Жыл бұрын

Great video, many thanks for taking the time to put this together Keston 👍

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

You're welcome Paul. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

@luisvillanueva35 Жыл бұрын

Wow!!! Congrats! What an awesome video! Nice work.

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Hi Luis! Thanks for the kind words, my friend.

@williamedwards5704 Жыл бұрын

Great post

@willmartins168 Жыл бұрын

Yeah I wish I would have seen this I thought I was getting my collection back together like a pro and I got one I'm very proud of but the kind of money I spent I could have major major grill or a few big ones rather than five short

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Hi Will. Thanks for sharing my friend. Yeah, man...that's common. I definitely started with a wider net too.

@jacobbornowsky4013 Жыл бұрын

Great video Keston appreciate the time and knowledge you put into this 👊🏼

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother.

@johnmoran6418 6 ай бұрын

Great video, just back collecting after a long break, this helps

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 6 ай бұрын

Thanks, John! I'm glad you found the info helpful. Good luck with getting back into collecting!

@marcloev2072 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Appreciate your candor and insights. New sub!

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Marc. Glad to have you as a subscriber.

@dansxmencomics Жыл бұрын

Great knowledge, and concise advice! ❤

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful, my friend.

@andrewt1801 Жыл бұрын

Hey Keston. Excellent tips. Great video!

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Drew! Thanks brother.

@PrazerComFormatinho Жыл бұрын

Recently I discover your channel and is great. Very informative and fun to learn all those details about grading and old comics. I feel a little two sides about slabbing, because is kinda of sad a comic you can´t open. But at same time all your videos give me more perspective about the collection of slabbed comics.

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Prazer. Appreciate the kind words. I like raw books too. That said, for high value books, I feel safer when they are slabbed.

@comicbooksgalore8582 Жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation, Keston!

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it CBG.

@ThatGuyReviews 10 ай бұрын

great video!!!

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 10 ай бұрын

Appreciate it, TGR!

@richardzaric2524 Жыл бұрын

Great video! All collectors should view this.

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard. I hope the algorithm promotes it!

@dbulls33 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for all this important information, as Novice collector I have a better sense of direction of what to research! Thanks again!

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

My pleasure. I hope it serves you well, my friend.

@hazeldan1216 Жыл бұрын

Great video and insights for all levels of collectors and investors

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much HazelDan. I originally set out to provide buying tips for both silver age and golden age and realized that it was too much for one video. Trying to come up with FMV for golden age is tough.

@half_a_kman977 Жыл бұрын

Great video, Keston!

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Great to hear from you again Half_a_KMan.

@dhartist Жыл бұрын

Some serious investment opportunities! Thanks for sharing!

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

You bet!

@davidkennedy6612 Жыл бұрын

fantastic video, so much sense

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it David.

@tec31kid Жыл бұрын

Great analysis and video as usual Keston 😊 Marvel Comics 1 - the greatest comic book ever published ❣️

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ben. Agree re Marvel 1. Maybe one day we can both get copies. BTW: Our collabo videos continue to get views.

@davidbooks.and.comics Жыл бұрын

Always an education

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Haha. Yeah, I have a little bit of the teacher gene in me :-)

@michaeladkins8750 9 ай бұрын

This was a great video! I started collecting 15 years ago and wish I saw this then!

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 9 ай бұрын

Hi Michael. Appreciate the kind words, my friend.

@leeniren3706 Жыл бұрын

Very informative great job

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Lee. Glad it was helpful to you.

@LandMisfitComics Жыл бұрын

Even though i am not an investor. I gotta say BRAVO A+ on the video and the explanations down to the T.

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Land of Misfit Comics!

@RedRockShane Жыл бұрын

Are you the best comic book youtuber? Yes

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Hi Shane! My absence from posting was due to putting together this video (it took a while). Thanks for the kind words.

@andrehanderson Жыл бұрын

Excellent video. I'll subscribe

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Glad to have you as a subscriber Andreh!

@rocketfighter8 Жыл бұрын

Very good and educational video, Keston. I was scammed one time on eBay by an unscrupulous seller for a Hulk #1 but fortunately got a refund. Since then whenever I win anything more than $100 I've always used PayPal Credit. That way I will get the item before I even make a first installment. If the item never arrives at least I'll still have my money. I make sure to pay it off within 6 months to avoid paying interest. This adds a lot of peace of mind and also spreads out the payments over time especially for big ticket items.

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Rocketfighter! Great to hear from you my friend. That's a great idea for added safety. I buy through eBay and use PayPal. If I buy anything big off again off e-Bay, I'll likely use your PayPal Credit option.

@latenite.comics Жыл бұрын

Saved; this will be referenced multiple times until I can hone down the concepts.

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Thanks latenite. I hope you find it useful. BTW: That's how I got started. I just kept watching auctions -- sorted by highest priced first -- to get a sense of what's valuable. If I didn't know a book, I'd investigate. Eventually, I got a sense of what's valuable and also a sense of my personal taste. It's fun!

@DrVonChilla Жыл бұрын

"No One Should Be Investing In Comic Books Right Now Except For The Uber-Wealthy".....THERE.....I corrected your video title for you. You're welcome. 😄

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Haha. Hi doc. Definitely tougher to get nice books these days!

@brandonmetro7115 3 ай бұрын

Just clicked like. I am number 812.

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, Brandon! Inching toward 1,000!

@ComicCollectorGeek Жыл бұрын

Excellent guide for comic collectors.

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Thanks CCG. Glad you liked it!

@ComicCollectorGeek Жыл бұрын

@@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 You covered a lot of ground in one video. We should do another collaboration again.

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

@@ComicCollectorGeek Sounds good CCG. I'm on the road for the rest of March but have availability in April. Let's think about something that would be fun.

@ComicCollectorGeek Жыл бұрын

@@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Would you like to do a part 2 interview on my channel and you can interview on your channel.

@dcpsyficomics3119 Жыл бұрын

Overstreet,Gerber and Sir Keston 🏆🏆🏆

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Heh, heh. I'd love to be a benchwarmer on a team with those pioneers. Thank you my friend.

@Doc_Dooom Жыл бұрын

Great video! Are you certain the very low grade range vs price has historically been linear untill the recent boom? I thought it was always the inverse of the high grade range with only the mid grades apearing linear. As prices have come down this past year i dont yet see a return to a linear relationship between grade and pricing in the very low grades. Yes a 3.0 is half the price of a 6.0 but a 1.5 is still more than half the price of a 3.0.

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Hi Jon G. Appreciate the kind words. Good question. The relationship between price and grade has changed over time. For example, in the first Overstreet (1970) a "mint" copy was only worth 50% more than a "good" copy. That seems crazy today. In the early 2010s I recall big time dealers and collectors talking about the linear relationship from 0.5 to 6.5 then double from a 6.5 to 8 and double again from 8 to 9. That seemed to hold up pretty well for most of the 2010s when I was collecting. I looked back at AF15 in 2007, and it seemed to have this patter too. Agree that the current market is still favoring the low grades over the linear relationship. I'm speculating that the low grades will "get back on the line" but haven't seen evidence of it yet. Just a guess :-)

@ProBlueCheese 7 ай бұрын

Just purchased Issue #1 death of the venomverse cgc 9.8 for 94$ after shipping first graded comic book I ever purchased, mainly because I like the cover art; just wondering if that wasn't a dumb purchase, will probably get issues 2-5 in a slab aswell.

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 7 ай бұрын

Hi Jered. Great to hear from you. Congratulations on the purchase. If you like the book then it's nice to have it in your collection. Regarding price -- if you got a good deal -- the easiest approach is look up past ebay sales in the grade. Make sure to look at past sales as opposed to current listing prices. That may help you with determining a reasonable buying price for issues 2-5 that you seek. The best way to learn about serious comic collecting is by being in the game. Much better to make mistakes or slightly overpay at the $100 level than the $1,000 plus level. I learned the most and the most quickly from my first 20 or so purchases. And, then I went after bigger books.

@horvathsogranfume658 Жыл бұрын

ive been liking green & purp for golden age stuff, i get the presenting covers i want at much cheaper

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

I'm with you there. A nice presenting purple or green is a reasonable way to go with mega-expensive (whatever that means to the buyer) golden age books. I put out a video a few weeks ago, if you are interested: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l855mtp5sNHHm2w.html

@horvathsogranfume658 Жыл бұрын

@@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 i will check it out!

@horvathsogranfume658 Жыл бұрын

Keston what are thoughts on low print modern books like bone, evil ernie, tmnt, crow, invincible, etc?

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Hi Horvath. I generally don't collect anything beyond 1970 but if I did it would be books like the ones you are talking about. Low print runs, come by honestly. I'm not a fan of manufactured scarcity (e.g. 1 in 25 variants).

@horvathsogranfume658 Жыл бұрын

@@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 ty for the reply!

@strangeapprentice 6 ай бұрын

This is great info. Is it good to buy NEW comics of 2023? I'm thinking on getting into this but I don't have that amount of money yet so I'm thinking getting new comics and the budget is around $300 - $500

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 6 ай бұрын

Hi Strange. Thanks so much for the kind words. Regarding new comic books, I can't speak to them, but you may look to a KZfaqr like ComicTom who speaks more to these books. For me -- I'm a silver and gold guy -- at that price point I would buy something like a low grade FF48, FF52, Iron Man 1, or Silver Surfer 1. These are late silver age iconic books that I think would fit your price range at this level. Good luck!

@strangeapprentice 6 ай бұрын

@@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Ok thanks! Looking into ComicTom. I was thinking of buying it now in hope that they will get higher priced when I pass them on to my kids? I wonder if it worth getting into or just save the money and get into the SilverAge comics...

@demonslayer8085 Ай бұрын

DON’T waste your money on modern/current books! Most of them have VERY high print runs and since they are modern, there will be LOTS of high grades on the census. Meaning 9/10 of them will DROP in price in the future as more and more 9.8s populate the census!

@strangeapprentice Ай бұрын

@@demonslayer8085 Ohhh thank you for this info! Glad I never get into it as of yet.

@thousandaireradio3199 11 ай бұрын

I’m like #465! COME ON YALL!!

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Thousand! Almost halfway there.

@demonslayer8085 Ай бұрын

Great vid! I just subscribed. Are there any copper or bronze age keys that you think are worth investing in? I ask because I honestly don’t like the art style of MOST silver age books!

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Ай бұрын

Hi, Demonslayer. Thanks for the comment, and the sub! If I were buying in copper and bronze, I'd go with Hulk 181, ASM 129, and TMNT 1. Even though none of these is rare (TMNT 1, I would consider scarce), the staying power of these characters is undeniable. Just be patient and buy at a price point you think is good.

@demonslayer8085 Ай бұрын

@@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Thanks for the reply! Hulk 181 is definitely on my list of books to buy as Wolverine is my favorite Marvel character. For TMNT, I know the book had multiple printings. Should I just get low grade 1st print or a higher grade 2,3rd print?

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Ай бұрын

@@demonslayer8085 Hi Walter. You're welcome. Personally, I'd go with a lower grade 1st print 🙂

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Ай бұрын

@@demonslayer8085 Low grade 1st print is my opinion 🙂

@demonslayer8085 Ай бұрын

@@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 I know this book had a low initial 1st print but do you know how many copies were sold for 2nd, 3rd print etc?!? If those are low as well, I think I would prefer to get a higher grade 2nd/3rd print, as that would present well.

@masonpavis 2 ай бұрын

I’m saving up fro my favourite characters in hardcovers comic books for 100$ each 😆 deadpool and Rick and morty

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 2 ай бұрын

Haha. Thanks for sharing. I got a good chuckle out of that one.

@comicbooknarcissist Жыл бұрын

Are or did you work for the post office? Just curious :)

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Hi Comic Book Narcissist. Indeed. Worked a couple summers as a remote entry operator during the mid 1990's. At the time, the post office's address scanning technology was primitive. It couldn't read hand written addresses or printed addresses that were lightly inked. So, our gang would key in these addresses manually, so that a barcode could be assigned to the offending envelope :-)

@christiantolliver4042 Жыл бұрын

Golden age books aren’t as many that are relevant at least among non keys today so silver bronze and copper for me

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Жыл бұрын

Hi Christian. Nothing wrong with silver, bronze, and copper -- for sure. For me, classic covers of the golden age are the next layer outside superhero first appearances. Thanks for stopping by my friend.

@LeftHandEats Ай бұрын

How is the market today? Has it changed much over the last year to a more stable situation?

@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 Ай бұрын

Hi LeftHand. Thanks for the comment. Here's my opinion. I think the big correction took place in 2022 through 2023. The market has been creeping slowly down since. It's hard (impossible?) to tell when the bottom will hit but I don't think we'll see another major, quick drop in the near future. Personally, I stopped buying silver-age grails in 2018 because in my opinion they were getting too hot. However, I bought a couple in the last 9 months as they are much more reasonable.

@LeftHandEats Ай бұрын

@@kestonsoldschoolcomicbooks6842 I really appreciate the reply! Thank you for the info