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San Diego Comic Con Vlog (POV Comic Hunting)
90+ GB of footage later and here we are. The long anticipated SDCC vlog. I hope y'all enjoy this!
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The Highs & Lows of Comic Collecting | The Comic Room Pod (Issue #10)
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In this episode we talk about the longevity of the collector, how to keep from burning out, and why community is important. Let us know in the comments some of your tips to not burning out and what keeps you engaged in the hobby! . . . Join the new Discord server! A place to build community and talk all things comics (and adjacent). discord.gg/tZJVtm5fvu Join the channel to watch extended podca...
NOT All Golden Age Comics are the Same | Sleeper vs. Head Scratcher
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This week Mr. Longbox is on task to bring a head scratcher and Spro brings a sleeper with no data and a whole lotta heart. . . . Join the Discord server! discord.gg/tZJVtm5fvu . . . Follow us on Instagram! Spro ► spros_comics Mr. Longbox ► mr.longbox . . . 00:00 Intro 01:04 Head Scratcher - Golden Age chaff 15:25 Sleeper - Any Jack Kirby signature 21:13 Check your ...
Is Bend Gate Real? CGC & CBCS case review
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Recent news surrounding CGC's inner wells bending have people concerned. I did some inspecting of my own slabs to find out whether my graded books are victim to these allegations. . . . Join the Discord server! discord.gg/tZJVtm5fvu . . . Follow me on Instagram! Spro ► spros_comics #comiccollecting #cgccomics #cbcscomics
A Conversation About CGC Bend Gate & Our Future with Grading | The Comic Room Pod (Issue #9)
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In this episode we talk about the newest CGC drama "bend gate" wherein the inner wells are causing books to bend. Spro discovers one of his Frank Miller 9.6 signed books is a victim to this, and Mr. Longbox worries about his collection at home. Will we continue to submit with CGC? Let's find out. Enjoy! Editor's note: At about the 1:15:51 mark Mr. Longbox states that CGC does not accept walk-in...
Undervalued & Overvalued Comics of the Week! (Sleeper & Head Scratcher Picks)
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Mr. Longbox and I start a new series where we pick a comic and tell you why we think it's either undervalued or overvalued. We'll call them sleepers & head scratchers. Enjoy! . . . Join the Discord server! discord.gg/tZJVtm5fvu . . . Follow us on Instagram! Spro ► spros_comics Mr. Longbox ► mr.longbox . . . 00:00 Intro 02:20 Head Scratcher - Captain America 100 09:...
Reacting to D23 Daredevil & Fantastic Four leaks | The Comic Room Pod (Issue #8)
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This week we are reacting to the trailer leaks of Daredevil: Born Again & Fantastic Four: First Steps, both happen to be our favorite heroes in the Marvel Universe. No Patreon episode this week... but make sure you have the notification bell turned on for this channel 👀 Check out our Patreon for more, exclusive content! ► www.patreon.com/TheComicRoom . . . Find the audio versions of our podcast...
How Does a Stock Market Crash Affect Collectors? | The Comic Room Pod (Issue #7)
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Check out our Patreon for more, exclusive content! ► www.patreon.com/TheComicRoom To be clear in both written form as well as verbal form, we are not finance professionals, just two comic loving bozos with a mic, this episode is not financial advice and should not be taken as such. Please hire a professional for that. This is just our own opinions and speculation on the existing markets and how...
Reacting to RDJ Doom casting + Our SDCC Experience | The Comic Room (Issue #7)
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Check out our Patreon for more, exclusive content! ► www.patreon.com/TheComicRoom Due to our recording schedule we're a little late on the RDJ/Doom news, but better late than never, right? In this episode we talk about about our experiences at SDCC, give a full reaction to RDJ being cast as Doctor Doom, and settle our Deadpool 3 bet. . . Find the audio versions of our podcast here! Spotify ► op...
Our Deadpool & Wolverine Breakdown | The Comic Room Podcast (Issue #5)
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buying exclusively DC keys @ Torpedo Con (POV vlog)
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How to Speculate Well | The Comic Room Podcast (Issue #4)
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Collecting Comics w/ my Father-in-Law | The Comic Room Podcast (Issue #1)
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Are Virtual Comic Cons the Future? (@Con vlog)
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DON'T ignore low grade comics @ Torpedo Con 2023 (unvaulted vlog)
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BUYING MASSIVE GRAILS @ New York Comic Con
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finding hidden keys @ Shortboxed Live! (comic hunting POV)
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finding hidden keys @ Shortboxed Live! (comic hunting POV)
comic hunting @ LA Valley Comic Con (POV)
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comic hunting @ LA Valley Comic Con (POV)
Not Hot Top 10 Comics of the Week (HIDDEN GEMS)!
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There is NO WAY a book can bend inside a case enough to cause any problem. Stop being wussies.
A couple years ago, CGC marked an entire submission of mine as 9.0 (25 books). I called and talked to several CS agents and the standard line was: that can't happen. Not only did they refuse to admit blame, ***they apparently had no process for investigating my claim***. If they think I'm lying, why not take the slabs in, crack them, and investigate? What kind of company isn't interested in finding out flaws in their process?? I cracked and re-submitted those same books (no pressing in-between or anything) and most of them came back 9.8. There are even a few unique books (number on the cover) that only have 2 census entries: a 9.0 and a 9.8, both of which denote the unique number. So with this latest drama, I would be surprised if they do anything to compensate. There's something about the culture there which lends toward them not accepting responsibility. And this bending issue is much worse than losing $600 on a submission: at least they didn't damage my books back then.
CGC soft released a statement yesterday. Thankfully we saw it about 5 mins before we started recording this coming Monday's episode. We will be reacting and giving our opinions on their statement! CGC doesn't seem to be in the business of certified guarantees.. oop.
I was unable to buy the books I really wanted when I was in my 20’s and in the Army, but now in my 50’s I can purchase the books I’ve always wanted. Family is always first, but now I have more fun money for myself. 😂 Great show!! Salute!
@@the4deadlyvenoms go get em! thank you for your service 🫡
Hey fellas, I’ve been an audio listener since your beginnings as I loved Josh’s content from the jump. So I have an FF22 with a Stan Lee sig inside the book. My wife is a photographer so I plan on letting her take some high res pics of the signature so I can hang it displayed next to the book which I do plan on getting slabbed. I want to slab it to verify it is in fact, Stan Lee’s signature so that when I do leave my books to my kids they might be able to see an easier return with legitimacy attached to it. With that said, I plan on sending it to CBCS as per your last episode I can no longer give CGC my money until they improve their faults. If the only purpose is to verify the signature and I don’t plan on selling then it’s time to give CBCS their time to shine. Also FF52 is criminally undervalued and I think it will pop when we have him back in the MCU proper. I was in a live sale the other night and Mr. Longbox was in there and tried saying hi but I think my comments were getting filtered. Anywho, fantastic show as always. Keep up the great work and thanks for letting those without this relationship in the middle of nowhere, enjoy yours.
Great book!!!! Thanks for the encouraging words!
Totally agree with your perspective on collecting. For me, as a man of faith, I too believe blessings come in many ways, including little hobbies like comics. Also, two things: 1. FF 52 is so criminally undervalued. It’s monumentally culturally significant. 2. RDJ as Black Panther!?? Freaking hilarious 😂
FF 52 will return to its former glory.
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thank you!
Please don’t cut up the book just buy a modern book Magnetic Case and display it in that $12-$13 they’re UV protected That way you can keep the book un encapsulated to show and tell the story and protect the book
Good plan!!
@@MrLongbox I buy the collect save protect brand they are $12.50 at my LCS price may vary with other brands and places but they’re well worth it It might be a $1 bin book but definitely good for protecting the book
“How old is Hugh Jackman?” “He’s in his 50’s.” “I’m in my 50’s!” “…. Hah.” 😂
I’m cautious of what I buy, because what I’ve learned about myself is once I have that second comic from the series, that second figure that collection, that second card from that generation, I feel compelled to seek out everything else from that certain group, which can be a considerable financial investment. That being said, as far as comics go, there’s two series I will always keep my eye out for, and that is Marvel’s What If and The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition as I love how all the covers connect to create one massive image
ahh you have the completionist curse. that is thankfully a curse that i do not have.
Oh its real... its really real. My last order of 50 was all bent and most damaged. Now im starting to look through comics from earlier this year and im finding a bunch. Sucks!
I run into this problem a lot I want some golden age books but people ask too much for reader copies not key just 1.0 stuff like I’m trying to get a Blonde Phantom book Timley girl crime fighter character from Marvels golden age I see really nobody talk about the character at all so I thought lower grade stuff would be under the radar but nope someone tried to tie Sydney Sweeney and Taylor Swift to a casting rumor for this character and asking prices jumped up I did buy a Fight Comics 55 this month I was wanting something Jungle and Rulah is a little pricey but I got Tiger Girl it looks to be a 6.5-7.0 I have a go collect question so sometimes I look at it to determine a fair price range I don’t pay for it so I can’t see everything but is there a better way to determine fair pricing if the last high grade sold 10 years ago for $500 or under? Cause like if the $500 copy was a 9.0 but someone wanted $1,200 for the 7.0 if there’s no last sale of the 9.0 how do we know if that’s a fair asking range? I do sometimes use eBay last sold but sometimes each sale is $200 lower or higher than the last someone sees $450 and buys but the next one could go for $600
Yeah I hear you on all of that. It's frustrating not to be able to find non-key GA reader copies cheap. Patience helps, but with some of this stuff you have to wonder when you will see it for sale again -- not because it's extremely rare, but because it isn't in high demand to sellers don't bring them to cons, etc. I hope you find what you're looking for at a price you're happy with. Sometimes the hunt pays off, though! GoCollect is helpful but not so much with GA stuff that rarely sells. Then it really is buyer beware...
Dang I was really starting to enjoy this channel, then Spro says indie books suck? C’mon you merry marching Marvel schill, broaden your horizons! 😅
Haha! I just love giving Dell a hard time. Some of those prices for those books are 😵💫 and I’ll never understand it. Currently loving Image’s “Falling in Love on the Path to Hell” highly recommend reading it if you aren’t already!
Lol TELL him, Sean!!! 🤣
Lots of stuff mentioned in this episode I had no idea about, gonna go check my comics for Kirby signatures now. Anyways, here’s a comment for engagement
Hope you find a hidden gem in there!
This might be the nail in the coffin for CGC. Not that they will go out of business, but this will open the window to real competition. Everyone thought that CBCS was done once CGC started verifying signatures but CBCS has just been chugging along, they have better quality slabs even before this, and no scandals that we know of. Now if the market could change and starts to see the value in CBCS that could change things. If you find a Spider-man #252 9.8 that has been slabbed recently, one from CGC and one from CBCS which one are you going to buy trusting that the comic is a 9.8 not just on the label?
If my sole goal is to protect a book, I started using the magnetic comic cases. At least for the time being. They’re crystal clear, similar dimensions of a slab, and UV protected so I can display them with piece of mind.
@@paytonardoin688 not sure how that specific product works, but a lot of the raw cases I have tried have too much room and let the book bounce around on the inside leading to potential damages around the edges & corners. After trying a couple of them out I just decided it wasn’t worth my time, but I hope you’ve found one that works for you & protects your books well!!
@@SprosComics Oh for sure so many products have way too much wiggle room. The ones from cardarchiver aren’t too bad. For right now tho I’d rather have solid protection for a fraction of the cost and not have bent books lol. Until there’s a legit resolution to the banana problem, I’ll hold off on grading. Btw the pod is 🔥
Oh I DEFINITELY want to see Wanda back
bro is down horrendous
The more people talk about this issue the better. I really hope CGC address and respond positively as soon as possible. It was my live stream with the 9.9 newsstand you were referring to, thank you for watching it. Smooth podcast btw 👍
thank you for listening! ya i popped in but had kinda jumped in halfway through the convo so i had no clue what was going on haha. got the run down the following morning just a couple hours before we recorded this. thank you for bringing this to light! 🤙🏼
Maybe CGC needs to restructure. The leadership is a failure.
I don’t care what anybody says; I’m referring to this as “Banana Gate.”
PSA will be an option in 2025. I am moving my business to PSA or CBCS.
Ohh that shaking around can’t be good for the book Reapertate728 did a video and his Vault of Horror was shaking around in the case like that I had heard this was an issue back in May some people did say that it was happening sooner than that and it seems to be an issue still currently I’m a bit concerned this isn’t a more public statement from CGC MakeRoomCollectibles did a video 2 months back talking about how CGC gave him a hard time and telling him it was normal or within reason He unboxed his retuned books only for those books to be bent still he’s a very good example of CGC knowing the books were retuned for the bending and they let his submission leave with more bending
i've heard people say theyve contacted support to CGC about the inner well shake and the response was exactly as you explained. if it's normal why don't competing slabs also shake?
@@SprosComics MakeRoomCollectibles got a response that the bend was normal or within reason The other guy he did his video and was concerned the shaking around could lead to future damage But I agree if it’s slabbed it should be secured in place no shaking loosely around
Send in your books to CBCS, at least when they slab they aren’t damaging your books. If it stays in your collection who cares if you get a slightly higher resell value out of a CGC banana slab. 😂
CGC won't be worth anything in the future
that first dealer always if priced high, maybe they get enough suckers
Just a quick peek but thought I saw a spine tick on your Detective Comic 575. Looked to be in lower area. Similar to where I have one on 2 of my Venom books. For mine I took a flash light to the front and can see those ticks way better.
just double checked, no spine ticks on the 575. clean book, mightve just been a lighting thing!
You all aren’t even collecting comics anymore, you’re collecting CGC slabs and grades. What about all that art sealed away just waiting to be cracked and resubmitted. 😂 🐑
Crazy that by getting a comic graded, you could end up damaging it at the same time
They’re all the same. Grade collectors are in trouble…
You guys are fucking ridiculous with this anti CGC crusade. This is a bunch of bullshit and you anti CGC trolls are just on a constant hunt to ruin them. Just fucking pathetic! As this point it’s simply popular to crap on CGC, so just baking up new issues that don’t exist.
This whole thing has me reconsidering CBCS. I've had 5/7 books damaged to some degree with my first ever submission.
There is also incorrect batman Legacy numbering since #140 that still exist if look at any issue since then there all incorrect
If this didn't occur to older slabs (unless I'm reading the situation wrong), I wonder if CGC didn't 'cheap out' on the 'raw materials' used to make the slabs? Obviously speculating to a large degree it just seems odd problem to occur now (unless it's a design flaw if the slabbing method has changed).
At this point it just feels like “how long till the next CGC faulty product speculation?”
Hard to tell. Either CGC has a bad batch of inner wells that they decided to keep using or they changed their methods for sealing the wells because they're trying to increase security of the slabs. Thing is we'll never know for sure because CGC has no transparency...😔
I don't grade my books much but I might have to start picking up more cbcs books to crack, speaking with your dollar n all.
CGC is practically begging PSA to come in and gobble up a huge market share. I'll buy already graded CGC books but I'll be damned if I ever send CGC one of my valuable raw books.
i held the PSA slabs in hand at SDCC and they are waaaaay too heavy. genuinely too heavy to the point that i would not want a short box full of them. they also were bigger in size so i think they wouldnt fit into any standard graded short box, for standard comic size it was almost magazine size. hope they do some reconfiguring before it drops!
Man that Elizabeth Olsen autograph 🔥🤌 I almost got to meet her during infinity war she was a guest at a local show her autograph asking price was very cheap $75 but she canceled cause filming schedule so the show refunded my autograph and photo pre purchase I want one of her autograph cards but I don’t want to spend $300+ One of my regrets I bought a FF-48 for $150 back around 2011 I saw another book I wanted sold it and now you can’t touch FF48 for that price..had I waited I probably could’ve put that FF-48 towards a Daredevil 1 I have a question I also believe that Green Lantern issue starts the Bronze Age but Batman 234 is listed as the 1st Silver Age appearance of Two-Face CBCS calls it 1st appearance since the Golden Age which maybe seems more accurate if you’re a year into the Bronze Age at Batman 234 Any reason why it’s a silver Age appearance? Also how did they get away with the 25¢ cover prices because in later issues Batman is a regular 20¢ book after switching from sometimes 15¢ sometimes 25¢
oh man an Elizabeth Olsen sig at $75 would've had me bringing in a stack of books. FF48 is criminally overpriced, FF49 is the better book and i will die on that hill. genuinely no clue cut off dates on the eras. i will let mr. longbox know about this question and he might have some better insight.
Also I agree with you Age of Ultron very underrated I love Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch and if she wants to come back i hope we see her in X-men and possibly Avengers
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This happened to a Golden Age book as well on the CGC boards the poster sent their Diary Secrets 21 Matt Baker cover The person sent the book back because Newton Rings and when it returned they had a curved book in the case
wow that is horrible. if this hits mainstream comic news the response will be interesting to say the least.
@@SprosComics I know I don’t understand it…I don’t understand where the quality control is for CGC in this situation If you can look at your Daredevil and see it I don’t understand how they can’t I want to use CBCS more I used them last November they were fantastic I like their art label option for sketches on covers It’s very much a thing that people are afraid the premium price won’t be there if it’s not in a CGC slab But will CGC keep a premium value anymore if cases are bending books 🤷🏻♂️
CBCS is criminally underappreciated. The slab is top notch, and since last October when the changed labels, the overall product is outstanding. I use both, but pulling for CBCS recently. The community must get over this stupid (sorry) bias. Competition is great and necessary.
totally agreed! got a video coming out tomorrow comparing some of my modern CGC and CBCS slabs, i always forget how good CBCS slabs feel. just like Mr. Longbox said in the pod, CBCS hasn't done anything to be kept out of the #1 spot and forced as the #2! will be submitting my next batch of moderns to CBCS.
I believe cbcs is the most consistent grading company. However, it doesn’t matter if the community doesn’t get behind it. Cbcs needs to bring the same money as cgc when selling, otherwise it is stuck at number 2.
@@tonyrice3667 buyers and sellers set the price on what CBCS is worth though, no? either why i think we will see a shift in this mindset soon.
CBCS is decent, but they've had their issues as well. And regardless, the resale isn't there, and will never be there.
@@SprosComics isnt that what i said? Are buyers and sellers not part of the comic community?
I don't and will never send a Comic Book to be graded. I've been collecting since 74, many Gem's, some not in the greatest condition. We actually read our books. Many of my friends sold and traded, not me. I wanted complete runs. When the bags and boards came out I was all down for it. The boxes were the next step. I don't like the look of a slab, and I sure wouldn't trust CGC. They have found ways to manipulate the market, twice! First with the 9.9, then the 10.
fully understand that perspective. tbh i dont read vintage books when i buy them, i subscribe to Marvel Unlimited & DC Infinite to read anything that isn't current in order to preserve the condition my books. i do read new comics as they come out, but as soon as im done they are immediately bagged and boarded then stored away. unfortunately the creation of graded collectibles has caused the market for ungraded collectibles to go down in value so that now the graded items hold the premium. this alone is enough reason for me to grade if i think there's money to be made between my book being raw and what it could be graded. but all this CGC drama recently makes me less inclined to keep up with this trend.
That 3 piece signed daredevil comic is amazing, what a buy!
fr. can’t believe I own it honestly.
There are a number of fans who hate Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards because he is hispanic. What is your opinion on race swapping a character? Are you for it or against it?
@@DanQR5im Hispanic myself, so im def not mad at the race swap here. One of the Reed fan casts I was actually on board with was Oscar Isaac (before he got cast as Moon Knight), but he might’ve been too short for Reed honestly lol. I don’t think “race swapping” is a “for it” or “against it” type answer, I think it’s more so a situational thing. I can’t say I’m for it & then be okay with casting a white guy as Black Panther. If race is integral to the character then leave it as is (i.e Black Panther, Echo & Magneto). Characters like Captain America, Spider-Man & Iron Man are more or less mantles that can be represented by anybody that represents the values of that mantle well. Sometimes it’s as simple as passing on the torch, or creating an adjacent hero that’s original in some ways & a copy in others. Also, acting ability is important. If Disney thinks Pedro is the right man for the job then in someways I have to trust that until I see the performance for myself. In all honesty I’ve just got a bit of Pedro burnout, seeing him play Joel & not portray that character was the tipping point for me.
100% agree on both. Great books either way. But man, those sleepers are LEGIT sleepers. I got a Strange Tales Annual 2 in a 3.0 a while back that I’m hopeful to CPR to a 5.0/5.5. That and FF Annual 1 are criminally undervalued.
Best duo 🤙🏻
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40 minutes video? hell yeah
hour long podcast too long for you, senor mod?
@@SprosComics yeah my attention span is too low
Can’t wait to see what they do with the show, hoping it’s a turn around for the marvel tv shows on Disney plus
Also, Joseph Quinn was INCREDIBLE in Stranger Things. And Vanessa Kirby is great in The Crown and Mission Impossible
@@paytonardoin688 I’ll take your word on JQ! It’s purely a looks thing for me. I’ll have to ask my wife about VK in The Crown. She’s seen it, I haven’t yet, but I’d like to.
Great discussions as always! This podcast is by far the best new comic content on UA-cam. And man, I’m so jealous of y’all. Literally nobody in my family cares about comics, and y’all get to nerd out together?? Amazing.
@@paytonardoin688 thank you for the encouragement, comments like this is what keep us going! And yes we are thankful to share this hobby together, we don’t take it for granted!
Yeah, I definitely owe my daughter for this!! She picked a GOOD one!!!
What If was Amazing, but leave it to Feigi and Disney to lose there way.
@@o.g.comicsreview4555 What If season 1 was GREAT. When we got S2 & I saw the episode title “What If Happy Hogan saved Christmas” I was like GGs man Disney saw something great and decided on a full takeover. However, I really enjoyed Kahhori, I thought her character was awesome.
truly love this channel
this means a lot, thank you for the kind words.
No Patreon episode this week... but make sure you have the notification bell turned on 👀
Great episode guys
thank you!
Thanks, man!
I had no idea that they even made a breaking bad comic, but it’s even cooler that you were able to get it signed and you came up with that quote just in the moment
i believed it was an SDCC exclusive published by AMC, only 500 made!