Comic Price Review Feedback Continues
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Overstreet’s Comic Price Review, a newsletter devoted to high-grade
comics and other comic character collectibles. In the time since, Publisher Bob
Overstreet and Managing Editor Tom Gordon have continued to receive a flood of
comments about the upcoming publication. Collectors, retailers and others in the
industry have been among those phoning or e-mailing in their thoughts on the new
project.
“We’re really excited by the level of enthusiasm of the
responses,” Overstreet said.
“This is something that the
marketplace has needed. I am looking forward to this!” said Richard Evans,
owner of Bedrock City Comics.
“There has been a void of information
for dealers and collectors to interpret in the marketplace. Overstreet’s
Comic Price Review will be an excellent source of data. This is an extremely
positive addition to the hobby and will help us all,” said Mark Haspel, Senior
Grader with CGC.
“The newsletter is an exceptional idea that is
long over due. I like it as a collector/investor,” said collector Brian
Block. “The data and news will be valuable to everyone.”
John
Chruscinski of Tropic Comics said, “[It’s] a great idea that has been long
awaited in the hobby.”
“I think this publication is an
incredible idea,” said collector Chris Hanlon. “Anyone who is
serious about comics and character memorabilia will want this
newsletter.”
“It’s really indicative that we’re getting
comments from all segments of the industry,” Gordon said. “And we’d
like to keep hearing from people. We want to know what they’re looking for, and
of course we’re looking for all the data we can get.”
Both
Overstreet and Gordon said they’re looking forward to announcing some new
additions to the list of Overstreet Advisors in the coming weeks.
if you rip it apart into individual pages, and sell the <i>Flash Gordon
</i>pages to a <i>Flash Gordon</i> collector, the <i>Polly and Her Pals</i>
pages to a <i>Polly</i> collector, the paper dolls in <i>Tillie the Toiler</i>
and <i>Toots and Casper </i>to someone who collects paper dolls, the <i>Thimble
Theatre</i> pages to a Popeye collector and so on. . .you can get at least
double that price!<br><br>It’s a little bit like buying a vintage <i>Action</i>
comic book and tearing it apart into individual pages of Superman, Zatara, and
so on...but you’d lose money on that deal!<br><br>Original Sunday comic sections
from the ’20s thru the ’50s are the only collectibles I can think of that are
worth more by NOT being in their original intact state. For at least forty years
now, enterprising sellers of comic material have been methodically ripping up
sections into lots of individual pages. After all, how often do you find
complete Sunday sections in nice condition for sale? And in the future, don’t
you know that complete, intact, Sunday sections are going to be worth a lot more
than they are today?<br><br>Of course, let us not forget the ad premiums that
were part of the Sunday comic pages. They, too can be worth more when torn into
pieces. Especially ads for character giveaways, like the ones shown. <br><br>
<br>So, it is strange but true. Tear ’em up and they’re worth more!<br><b