I not even 50 yet, but I think about what my family is going to have to deal with when I die with all my junk. Comics, records, guitars... it's all going to be a problem for them. I've also come to the conclusion that the phrase "the things you own end up owning you" is right. Good for this guy for cashing out and enjoying his life.

Great video, but I will always collect. I love collecting! I have collected since 1969 and the passion has never dimmed. Married for 36 years and my wife is 100% supportive. I can never run out of things to collect. I still get that joy when finishing a set of books, posters, etc. I don't want to come across as being contrary to what everyone is saying, but it just doesn't ring a bell for me. Our children do not collect, but have more knowledge about comics then most collectors I've met. Yes, I wanted them to have been bitten by "The bug" but they had , other interest. I love the story of how each book was aqquired too, people's individual history on collecting. The ups and the downs.

Wow! He definitely contributed to the preservation of comics and comic book history for the future.

This is funny. I'll be 52 next week, and I'm at the point where I've identified the very limited books that I want, and never owned, and am now clearing out the rest so I can afford just a handful of books. After years of hunting, I've decided to pare down my collection to what really makes me happy, and the rest can go to someone else that is made happy by them.

I've had decent size comic collections three times in my life. Each time I got to a point where I was spending too much money on comics and had to stop. The only way I could make myself stop was to sell them all. I started to do it a fourth time, but stopped after the first purchase (Incredible Hulk #4) and resold it after realizing I was going right back into obsession mode. I love comics, but I can't collect or it takes my life over.

I have been collecting since the very late 70's. I don't have an "end game". This is a hobby I have enjoyed for decades and still do. Why do I need an end game? If I get tired of it or need the money in retirement, I guess I will start selling, but the collection is not part of my retirement fund. I have never looked at it as an investment and have never bought comic books to the detriment of making my 401K contributions, paying off the mortgage, etc. Perhaps I will die with the collection intact. I don't have any children so I am not concerned about passing it down. What happens to it after I pass on is not really a concern to me because, well, I will be dead!

I have sold my comic collections in the past, most recently last year. I immediately had sellers remorse. I started collecting again. I am 69, I have 465 comics in my collection so far. I have read every one. I will continue to collect till the day I die. I have tried reading online. Can’t do it. Like you said, it’s not the same. I am also not a fan of collected editions. They look cool on the shelf, but they don’t have that comic book smell that speaks to the 8 year old inside me. I just love reading them. My end game? No clue. Right now I’m having a good time loving my comics. I don’t concern myself with grade, newsstand vs direct. I just like to read them. But that’s just my 2 cents.

You nailed it at the end… the stories.. the characters… the art…what made comics great at one time. Unfortunately it’s all about cover variants with garbage interior art and story. I remember when Dark Phoenix storyline first came out…everyone was talking about the story and the art made it even better. Can you name any recent storyline that has captivated the comic buying audience in the last 10 years???

Yeah about that. I'm likely never going to have kids or get married, and someone asked me once "why do you buy everything cash you can have so much more paying mouth to mouth". An the thing is even though I can't pass it on. It's still peace at mind. So yeah even if you can't pass something on to someone there can still be a good reason

I remember being really amazed at the original video you made and this is a really interesting follow up. Food for thought.

I have an external hard drive with EVERY Marvel comic in digital from silver age to the present day. Plenty of Golden Age and Independents as well. DC not so much. If I go travelling I'll load up 50 comics to a tablet to keep me entertained. It works for me. Physical paper comics... I have every ASM and all Spider titles. That's where my physical reading enjoyment is. I can easily see me selling my AF15 in the future if needs be. I'm only the custodian of these comics while I'm alive. When you get to my age, you realize that collecting for collecting sakes is futile. There's more to life than buying paper at exorbitant prices. It's only paper.

I can't stand reading Digital also Huge difference

‘’Time is the one irreplaceable element of life! “ is a quote by the MCU early Captain Marvel comic books. If you’re spending ALL your time collecting, reading, cosplaying, etc. you are not technically experiencing LIFE!

Nice video and perspective! I can relate to feeling overwhelmed by seeing an unbelievable collection. I made a friend recently who has been investing and collecting for 30+ years without stopping. He has multiples of the biggest golden age keys you can imagine. I have to reset after seeing a fraction of his collection, it’s mind blowing really. I have to keep perspective and realize that there are hundreds of thousands of collectors, and that even my collection would seem amazing to someone who has less. I guess it’s about gratitude for what I’ve achieved and appreciation for the achievements of others.

Dude I appreciate your video so much One you're humble too. You don't take yourself too seriously and three you like tool. Keep making great videos. I love your perspective. Have a great day

This topic is really thought-provoking. I'm sort of at a loss for words, other than to say that I've also had this internal conversation in my mind for several years now. What's my end game? I'm not sure. I read Amazing Spider-Man #248, and it still makes me tear up, and reminds me why I fell in love with comics. I also love the late 70's Marvel licensed titles like Micronauts, Shogun Warriers, Godzilla, ROM, etc. ROM was so noble.

That's why I decided to go into selling comics. I can read and resell them rather easily. Probably my favorite way to read comics is through the Omnibus, Collected Edition style.

Man. I am reaching the point. Most of it because of space. I live in the country of Panamá and recently wiped great part of my comics from 90s, and 2000s, and gave them away. At an in-and-out library in the public train station, and some to friends that have never had a comic of their favorite character, or wanted to start reading and others sold in pop up markets. After the Panama Canal revertion from USA to us, bookstore slowly dropped floppys, and slowly the collected edition market in spanish arrived, so comics looked better on the shelves that way. Now I continue to periodically cleanse my collection, updating to collected eds only the floppys i know I'll re-read, getting my one time reads on digital, and still keeping some key issues just for nostalgia.

That's the video where I first came across your channel.

I haven't seen the video you're referencing, but based on the content and production value all alone is enough for me to sub. Thank you.

People today, have no idea how challenging it was during the sixties to purchase comics! There were no comic shops! You had to go to a corner store and hope they had the latest issue! Those were the days that collectors never think about!

The end of this video is really touching and I'm glad to hear sticky gooses heartfelt testimonial concerning his love for this hobby. It is about the stories ultimately. Not only the stories within the pages but also the stories of the hunt and appreciation for these works of art called comic books. There is definitely something about it. Once it gets in your blood it's hard to shake. I tell myself all the time I've reached my endgame and I'm done but the very next day I'm stopping in to my local LCS because raw copies of X Factor #5 and #6 just went up on the wall and I need those. I want them. First cameo appearance of Apocalypse and the first full appearance. I can't just leave them there. I can't. I won't. I didn't. And so it continues. . Maybe there is no end game? True love never dies.

I've made arrangements to donate a part of my collection to a university's history/special collections group. If that goes as planned, that may be where other segments of the collection go eventually. I'm with you -- the stories, the art, the ability to read (and smell!) a comic brings me the most joy. Thinking about the money stuff just stresses me out. I'll hang on to a few original art pieces and a handful of books till my dying day but the rest will eventually be sold or donated.

To: StickyGoose, In my view, when you entered both the private home and the office museum: You were in the presence…of true comic book Collecting masters. Simply…amazing!! (Ps) I read Omnis & TP’s, because I still love this art form. But, I’ve an endgame. I’m currently looking into possible buyers for a collection of sealed Omnis, Original Comic Book Penciled Artwork, Silver / Bronze Age comic books, and some slabs, with 1-2 Golden age comics sprinkled in for good measure. Currently I’m trying to sort and create a list in my spare time. We’ll see when I catch this exit ramp. Stay tuned, folks. - Thank you.

I'm at the point where I'm really going to focus on getting my collection down to a manageable size, maybe 2000 books. So now I gotta just force my ass to start selling about 20,000 books on Instagram or something. 😵😂

Yes!!! He did the right thing! I just read the Big Game story line by issue 3. I was like where is this gone by 5 I was like WTF then 6 come out! An loved it! I buy a lot of books but I work 10 to 11 hours Monday through Friday! So on my way home I KZfaq some comic book site that go through issues of the week. So I can free up time.

10:45pm Thank you so much for this video. I try to watch your videos as often as i can. I have been collecting since the 70's and the bronze age is my favorite. What's my end game. I'm not sure. I have a mortgage and still live with my youngest child. He's in his late 20's but is into video games. I'm married and i am 57 years old. So i guess my end game is to pass off my collection to my son. But i have cut down in titles fro 9 per week to now 4 or 5 a week. I have also suffered from collecting titles or story arcs, and then i store them away and don't read them. I finally came to my senses of just collecting the titles i enjoy and keep it at about 5 titles. That's it. This is an expensive hobby, i'm still making monthly payments for avengers #1 which is a CGC 2.0 -marcel

As a baby boomer, I hate to think how much money I have spent on comics, records, cds, vhs and dvds! Gen Z people are always telling me to stream! They just don’t understand what is to touch-feel! What is the end game? I sold off my silver age comics years ago! Re-purchased in silver age omnibus! Can’t teach an old dog new tricks!

From the footage the man had an amazing collection. Definitely the best I've ever seen. I would be curious how much he got for his collection.

This is a great video, and I think that the endgame question is one of the most important ones that a collector can ask himself. But, you did leave us hanging on one thing. What was the gentleman doing at the comic con? Is he beginning a collection from scratch? Is he done with collecting but trying to maintain his connections with the community?

I've been thinking of selling, then I see that book and say I'll sell next year. I still enjoy the reading and hunting

The only reason i checked in was to find out what he got for it. Way to go bud.

Started selling all my big keys and runs of books that I knew I would never finish. Went from 10k to under 1k of books. Just to focus on my x-men run. But I am at the point now were I can only buy a few books a year because of the grade I want them in, they are expensive or dont come up that often. I am down to less then 20 to have a full run with all variants, reprints,convention variants. And known errors. Now Started getting newstands and price variants. Because nothing to really to buy anymore, for cheap. But I have recently thought of buying lower grade books just to finish so I can sell it. Because I know when I finish it in the grades i want I will probably sent them all to a auction house anyways. I think the guy did the right thing by selling it all at once because I away thought it like ripping off a bandage the quicker the better. Did it with my MTG collection found a store to buy it all at once. Then used that big chunk of money to buy a house.

So true. When I wanted to sell some EC and Disney #1, comic store dude have price which was ok, but then said he needed time to collect cash, wanting me to leave the books so he could sell. He has false smile and though I needed money I walked out. I hope this isn’t common as I have no experience doing this…. I love reading my books so slabs suck!

Show me the money! Thank you for your content. Good data.

i found you from ur getting kicked out of shops video😂

just curious if you asked him sticky, did he keep any of the comics and which one(s) was it. If I had that giant collection I know there are favorite books that I would keep if I sold everything.

I felt my collection was getting out of hand so sold off alot and really focus on quality instead of quantity like im a big tmnt fan so i stopped trying to complete runs and just keep the big 1st appearances

I am sure it had to be over a million from what i saw no less i was shocked at what he had.

Who bought it? I have a crazy obscure esoteric GA and SA high-grade collection I want to sell. I'm done collecting. Passion gone. Love to sell all at once. Too many to do it individually.

With such a significant collection I would have at least 3-5 potential buyers look at it, wait for their bid and go for the highest bid. Heritage auctions might have been a possible option...... I'm 50 single without children and have been thinking about my endgame. Now that prices are normalizing considerably, it has become more attractive for me as a European to significantly upgrade my mainly X-men (1963), ASM, other X-titles, early Image and Warp Graphics collection. For the next 5-7 years I plan to only buy keys. My preference at the moment is more towards silver and bronze age comics. Even maybe golden age DC. The best 400-500 books i want to get certified, the exact number will depend on the available budget. In 10-12 years I want to sell the entire collection via mystery boxes just like Bry's comics. I would rather spend 2 months intensively working on a project than spend every day shipping, placing advertisements and hoping that everything will be sold. To get the most out of the collection, I am considering starting with dry-deep wet cleaning and pressing for grade bumps......

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I wonder if he really read all them comics?

I lost my marriage because of my obsession.

I couldn't watch the whole video to find out what he sold it for. Its very hard to listen to you talk, youre all over the place and not a good story teller. So what did he sell it for?