I have recently encountered an unpleasant experience with dealing with a sellers unrealistic expectations regarding their asking price for a comic book. While I am enjoying my piece of humble pie....I want to be constructive and encourage everyone within our comic group to never pay thousands on any and all modern age comic books from no one. Please...I beg everyone to do your homework and attain all market knowledge of books or any collectables that you desire to pursue. Do not ever allow yourselves to be bullied or pressured by nothing to spend more than the market value. I plainly have a serious disdain for any and all attempts that sellers use to pursuede buyers to spend more than we should. There are absolutely no stories, excuses, or justifications for wanting to rob someone within a purchase agreement. I hope that everyone accepts my message with humility. Thank you for listening.
I guess what I am saying is even something which seems fair in today's market, you need to look at history to see the reality. Even recent history (less than 2 years). This does not mean by nothing, but make sure the reasonable price you are paying is historically reasonable. They do still exist. You just need to look beyond Ebay, which admittedly can be hard given where you live.
Be safe and happy purchasing. Most of all, love what you buy regardless of price!
- Craig Coffman