Quite a bit of people are wondering will Modern comics ever be valuable one day and if they should consider investing in them? The answer is pretty complex, but I'll try my best as to what I think about the question from my own personal experience.
As most readers of my blog know, I'm not a big fan of Modern comics as investment choices. Sure, there are some valuable ones out there, but not a lot. A lot of the problem is because there's too many of them floating around at very high grades.
It's exactly the opposite of Silver Age comics where there aren't many copies of comics from that age floating around 9.4 Near Mint. Modern age comics have a lot of copies floating around at grades even higher than a 9.4.
However, the question is will comics from the modern age ever be valuable. For the majority, the answer is a big fat whopping no! Unless you're talking about a few very limited variant covers, most modern age books wont be very valuable and here's why:
1. Unlike the old days, too many people are conscious of taking care of their comic books. That means a lot of people are bagging and boarding them, hoping one day they'll be valuable.
2. Even if there are low print modern age cover variants, I doubt those comics will be as in demand as a Silver Age X-Men #1 or the first appearance of Iron Man.
3. Unless a huge natural disaster happens there will be way too many copies and high grade copies floating around in the market, which strengthens my point in number one.
So which modern comics will be valuable someday. The high grade key issues of a popular character or event. Characters like the first appearance of Gambit or Carnage are pretty valuable already. However, if you want to invest in these comics, you'll want the highest grade you can afford. A Near Mint 9.4 wont cut it.
You'll want a 9.6 to 9.8, and not just any regular issue. Key issues. Just like Silver Age and Bronze Age comics, the most valuable will always be the important key issues. If you're aiming for modern age comics, buy ones that are CGC graded.
Thirty years from now will modern age comics be valuable? Maybe. Maybe not. Will Silver Age comics be valuable thirty years from now? Yep and even more so.
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Rabu, 03 Agustus 2011
Buying Art: Practical Tips to Turn an Indulgence Into an Investment
Buying Artwork is often considered to be the exclusive privilege of the rich and there is plenty of evidence to prove this with record sales making headlines the world over. Van Gogh's sunflowers famously selling for $39.7million back in 1987 is just one example. With the current economic crisis casting a long shadow of financial insecurity for the foreseeable future, more people are looking for tangible alternatives in which to invest their hard-earned money. Buying art is one such alternative, but can it really be a safe investment? Is there a science to making it profitable or is it all just an indulgent matter of the heart? Here are four simple points to consider when buying art, whether for £50 or £50,000.
Chose a discipline
Art doesn't have to be just fine art: i.e. paint on a canvas. No one can doubt the craftsmanship and art that is required to cut a diamond or carve a fine dining chair from a piece of wood so why not consider buying furniture (such as Chippendale) or sculpture, or more personal items such as antique glass, silver and jewellery? These items may have a broader range of price too enabling investors to start small and grow their collection over time. One collector bought for his daughter, on the occasion of her birthday each year, an antique silver spoon. In time, she learnt to love the subject too and began to compliment the gifts with her own purchases and built up an impressive, and highly valuable, collection.
Research your subject matter
Knowing your subject matter is vital and there is a wealth of information available ranging from the local library for the more academic research to the internet for information on recent sales. An auction house will produce a catalogue for each sale and these are useful points of reference as they will record each piece's provenance (history). A quirky history, such as a famous owner in the past, will add value to a piece, regardless of what it is.
Study the market
Knowing the current market for your particular discipline is as important as knowing the provenance of a piece itself. The internet, again, is key and regular attendance at auction sales will help you to gauge who shares your interest in a particular style or genre as well as give you a guide to what pieces are selling for. Don't forget that an auction price is not necessarily indicative of a piece's value: demand may have pushed the price up.
Seek expert advice
Auction Houses are where most people think to buy art and antiques but antique dealers are just as knowledgeable and are part of a useful network. If the piece you coveted sold to someone else at an auction, why not go to a dealer and ask them to source something similar: by the same artist or craftsman, or simply in the same style. A reputable dealer will be a member of a professional trade association, such as BADA (British Antique Dealers' Association) who will offer an independent arbitration service if you are not completely happy with your purchase.
Like any investment, the value of a piece of art or an antique can go down as well as up. But with careful research coupled with the advice of a professional, there is no reason why anyone should not be able to buy something with a potential return. If you are able to buy multiple pieces, think about how they can complement each other and if you would sell them on as a group rather than individual pieces. Think too on what links the pieces of a collection: are they all examples of one particular style, or differing styles executed by the same artist or craftsman. When you have carefully considered, weighed up and evaluated all this information, you may decide to go with the other piece of advice many art market professionals expound: go with your heart: if you can afford it and you love it, you should buy it, as you can never put a value on the enjoyment you will have from it. So why not do both? Use your heart and your mind: you will get something that you will treasure and it may even turn out to be a treasure.
Chose a discipline
Art doesn't have to be just fine art: i.e. paint on a canvas. No one can doubt the craftsmanship and art that is required to cut a diamond or carve a fine dining chair from a piece of wood so why not consider buying furniture (such as Chippendale) or sculpture, or more personal items such as antique glass, silver and jewellery? These items may have a broader range of price too enabling investors to start small and grow their collection over time. One collector bought for his daughter, on the occasion of her birthday each year, an antique silver spoon. In time, she learnt to love the subject too and began to compliment the gifts with her own purchases and built up an impressive, and highly valuable, collection.
Research your subject matter
Knowing your subject matter is vital and there is a wealth of information available ranging from the local library for the more academic research to the internet for information on recent sales. An auction house will produce a catalogue for each sale and these are useful points of reference as they will record each piece's provenance (history). A quirky history, such as a famous owner in the past, will add value to a piece, regardless of what it is.
Study the market
Knowing the current market for your particular discipline is as important as knowing the provenance of a piece itself. The internet, again, is key and regular attendance at auction sales will help you to gauge who shares your interest in a particular style or genre as well as give you a guide to what pieces are selling for. Don't forget that an auction price is not necessarily indicative of a piece's value: demand may have pushed the price up.
Seek expert advice
Auction Houses are where most people think to buy art and antiques but antique dealers are just as knowledgeable and are part of a useful network. If the piece you coveted sold to someone else at an auction, why not go to a dealer and ask them to source something similar: by the same artist or craftsman, or simply in the same style. A reputable dealer will be a member of a professional trade association, such as BADA (British Antique Dealers' Association) who will offer an independent arbitration service if you are not completely happy with your purchase.
Like any investment, the value of a piece of art or an antique can go down as well as up. But with careful research coupled with the advice of a professional, there is no reason why anyone should not be able to buy something with a potential return. If you are able to buy multiple pieces, think about how they can complement each other and if you would sell them on as a group rather than individual pieces. Think too on what links the pieces of a collection: are they all examples of one particular style, or differing styles executed by the same artist or craftsman. When you have carefully considered, weighed up and evaluated all this information, you may decide to go with the other piece of advice many art market professionals expound: go with your heart: if you can afford it and you love it, you should buy it, as you can never put a value on the enjoyment you will have from it. So why not do both? Use your heart and your mind: you will get something that you will treasure and it may even turn out to be a treasure.
Top List Comic Books For Your Investment
What are the best books for investment novices in the world of Marvel comic about the collection and investment. And what are the best comic books to invest?
First, before plunging into the field of investment in comic books, you have to set a budget of how much you're willing to throw in cash. Making investment decisions in the comic world is difficult, but the basics are pretty easy to follow.
Unlike the stock market, comics are part of its rarity value. Rarity may have different factors on the comics, but mostly based off of number of copies a particular comic book is in existence and floating around.
Certain grades of a comic book to add to the rarity as well. For example, a Silver Age Amazing Spider-Man # 1 is a fairly rare comics. However, Amazing Spider-Man # 1 in a near mint note is extremely rare.
Demand is the most important factor, and without it, a comic is completely useless. Rarity is nothing without demand. A comic about-it's worth it depends on the demand for this book.
So to answer the first question of what are the best books for investment: The answer is more rare.
To answer the second question of what are best to invest in comic books: The answer is rarely the key issues.
I personally favor the comics of the era of the Silver Age, for many reasons. The superhero genre really flourished during the era of the silver age and many popular characters that we know today as Thor and Spiderman, among others, made their first appearances in that age.
Another factor is that no matter what these comics will continue to become rarer and rarer, and if you go after the key problems in the Silver Age, which covers demand. Many key issue of Silver Age comics will always be in demand.
I personally I have silver age comics that are primarily first appearances. What grades depends on my budget. The greater the degree rare, and that means the most expensive.
How weird key issue of Silver Age comics are best if you buy and CGC'd or professionally qualified. This way you know you're not overpaying for your investments comic. If you are shopping on eBay be sure to make a unique offer in the classifieds CGC. eBay sellers are notorious for over-rated comics.
First, before plunging into the field of investment in comic books, you have to set a budget of how much you're willing to throw in cash. Making investment decisions in the comic world is difficult, but the basics are pretty easy to follow.
Unlike the stock market, comics are part of its rarity value. Rarity may have different factors on the comics, but mostly based off of number of copies a particular comic book is in existence and floating around.
Certain grades of a comic book to add to the rarity as well. For example, a Silver Age Amazing Spider-Man # 1 is a fairly rare comics. However, Amazing Spider-Man # 1 in a near mint note is extremely rare.
Demand is the most important factor, and without it, a comic is completely useless. Rarity is nothing without demand. A comic about-it's worth it depends on the demand for this book.
So to answer the first question of what are the best books for investment: The answer is more rare.
To answer the second question of what are best to invest in comic books: The answer is rarely the key issues.
I personally favor the comics of the era of the Silver Age, for many reasons. The superhero genre really flourished during the era of the silver age and many popular characters that we know today as Thor and Spiderman, among others, made their first appearances in that age.
Another factor is that no matter what these comics will continue to become rarer and rarer, and if you go after the key problems in the Silver Age, which covers demand. Many key issue of Silver Age comics will always be in demand.
I personally I have silver age comics that are primarily first appearances. What grades depends on my budget. The greater the degree rare, and that means the most expensive.
How weird key issue of Silver Age comics are best if you buy and CGC'd or professionally qualified. This way you know you're not overpaying for your investments comic. If you are shopping on eBay be sure to make a unique offer in the classifieds CGC. eBay sellers are notorious for over-rated comics.
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