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stormraider
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- Posted: August 20, 2015 10:59:59 pm
- Just wondering if collector's still buy the Overstreet Guide anymore? I used to by a copy every 3rd year but now have stretched it to every 5 years. I bought this year's copy and before that I bought the 40th Edition. Anyone notice that the pictures of the Overstreet Advisors haven't changed over the years. Is it really that hard to get an updated photo of these guys ? It makes one think what else isn't update to date in the publication !!!!!!!!
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Tenzil
Wise Beyond the Years
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 1078
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- Posted: August 21, 2015 2:45:14 am
- The last one I bought must be nearly twenty years old now.
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joe_mccarty
Comic Guru
Location: San Antonio, TX
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- Posted: August 21, 2015 9:08:28 am
- I do buy the book but the price data is a joke. The articles, ads, and individual issue information is very useful.
Unfortunately, they almost never update prices if it is not a top 20 book. They also don't list many modern variants. This is making the book not as useful as it has been in the past.
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Rapha1978
Comic Guru
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 938
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Spa-fon
Wise Beyond the Years
lifetime member Location: Tampa Bay Florida
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rpenny88
Comic Guru
lifetime member Location: Vancouver, Canada
Posts: 733
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- Posted: August 21, 2015 4:49:13 pm
- I agree the Internet is where to go for pricing but I still buy the Overstreet and enjoy flipping through it.
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L0ngB0x
Grasshopper
lifetime member Location: NJ
Posts: 131
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- Posted: August 21, 2015 4:55:39 pm
- Just picked up the new one last week , I always bring one when I'm at a show just for a quick reference
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GenesisDay07
Teacher
Location: South Africa, Cape Town
Posts: 307
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- Posted: August 25, 2015 4:06:15 am
- Why don't CBR just buy out Overstreet and bring the whole thing on-line? LOL
I don't think I've ever consulted Overstreet for pricing, but I think that many still see it as the comic book pricing bible. The fact that Overstreet prices are relatively stable is probably what draws a lot of people to using it and obviously the name, "Overstreet" . . . its what many people associate comic book pricing / valuation with.
To each his own, I guess . . .
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Yoshi2001
Collector in Training
Location: Brooks, Alberta
Posts: 87
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- Posted: August 25, 2015 12:51:48 pm
- After going on a 20+ year hiatus from collecting and starting to get back into it a little, I see no real reason to purchase an Overstreet. A friend of mine was dead-set last year on getting one, and not only myself but a mutual friend that owns a comic shop told him it was rather pointless to buy one. I can understand wanting a physical, hard-copy of prices but seriously..you can find everything, more up-to-date online. With that said, I admit that lately I have been wanting to buy one. Not so much for the prices, but for comic book news and notes from the last year.
Not to hijack the thread but, can anyone recommend a couple of websites to read about current and/or past comic book news? Unless Comic Book Realm is the best source? Thanks for reading. Take care guys!!
p.s. Didn't Overstreet use to put out smaller quarterly price guides, that were soft cover and were something like 1/3 of the price?? I faintly remember a black one with the Silver Surfer on it...
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mrhan1
Comic Guru
Location: California
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- Posted: August 29, 2015 9:33:02 pm
- Even before the internet no one ever went by it. Nice to look at, though.
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Norticpool
Grasshopper
Posts: 133
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- Posted: September 3, 2015 9:38:05 am
- I just buy the old ones when I find them, they look cool on the self.
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Canuck
I have no life
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Location: Alberta, Canada
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