tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880289425398488276.post3168850377767329256..comments2024-03-16T02:28:22.236-05:00Comments on Zombie Cat Bacon: The back issue problemMike Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13697153265366575959noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880289425398488276.post-15341286327556258702014-05-05T12:24:24.021-05:002014-05-05T12:24:24.021-05:00Hi Thom,
Eventually, the collectors mentality fad...Hi Thom,<br /><br />Eventually, the collectors mentality faded in me. Don't know why; maybe it started when I had kids, or when my album collection was destroyed by a flood (story for another time).<br /><br />The important thing is that you enjoy them and you're not into it as an "investment" (Har).<br /><br />Thanks for commenting!Mike Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13697153265366575959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880289425398488276.post-83158438009486873812014-03-23T13:03:00.874-05:002014-03-23T13:03:00.874-05:00Hey Mike -- I'm loving your blog. In answer t...Hey Mike -- I'm loving your blog. In answer to your question, I'm taking advantage of my local comic book retailer's good will and foisting what I don't want on him. Whatever he doesn't want (which is very little) is going to the local charity resale store down the street. He only gives me 5 cents per book, but that's better than nothing, especially if it comes in the form of store credit.<br /><br />I'm still buying single issues of series that I really like, and I'm whittling away at the collection I've got now (8 long boxes, maybe?) until I have the tightest, most amazing comic collection ever. :) I'm going to hold out on buying trades as long as possible -- I just don't like them as much as I do single issues. I have that collector's mentality that you've been talking about, and nothing else quite satisfies it the way comics do.<br /><br />Thanks for asking!<br /><br />p.s. I have no idea how to log into your comments system. My name's Thom H.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01140899716464834219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880289425398488276.post-33141324443182376792014-03-21T10:44:28.432-05:002014-03-21T10:44:28.432-05:00Kids today, uh? I've gone trade only for the p...Kids today, uh? I've gone trade only for the past year. It's strange - my desire to collect anything didn't gradually fade over time. I woke one day and said "why do I have all this stuff?". It just ended, and for some very strange indescribable reason, I feel oddly guilty about it, like I'm not doing my duty to preserve artifacts from a more splendid time or something.<br /><br />My kids read comics but don't care about them like I did. That's fine I guess (you kinda want your kids to share your passions) but I feel a sense of (loss/regret/chagrin?) when I think about it too much.Mike Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13697153265366575959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880289425398488276.post-59235131942953306482014-03-21T10:12:28.585-05:002014-03-21T10:12:28.585-05:00I've got five shortboxes of floppies left that...I've got five shortboxes of floppies left that I have almost zero interest in holding on to at this point, but that "almost" is more interest than any retailer has in taking them. There's probably fewer than 50 individual issues that have any valu remaining in today's back-issue market. Face it, Mike, we are old and no one wants our junk. ADDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14926713718402276984noreply@blogger.com