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Submitted by scaredyclassic on August 17, 2019 - 5:01pm

My little brother and I were comic book nuts in nyc in the 70s. I recall going to early scrubby comic book conventions before that was a thing, with just weirdos and dealers and kids, in questionable now defunct nyc hotels. My dad would drop us off and leave us, I was probably 13. Now recalling the scene, youd assume all the dealers were pedophiles. But they were prolly just oddballs

Sometimes I think if I'd just finished hs, lived at home, worked, and sank everything into comic books, I'd be a fabulously wealthy person today. Not that that could've happened tho. Weird. Stupidly, I outgrew it.

I had a friend at the time, nerdy comic collector buddies, absolutely OCD, mint copies of big titles. Had money.

His collection if he still has it, prob. 10 million. I recall hanging out at his house thinking it strange he never touched or read anything.

Smart kid. Little quirky and introverted back then but smart.

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Wow. $10 million comic book
Submitted by FlyerInHi on August 17, 2019 - 5:34pm.

Wow. $10 million comic book collection.
I know a guy with a million dollar gun collection. Some niche things are worth a lot.

My young cousin once removed has a very valuable vinyl record collection maybe $1/2 million. To me, it’s worthless because I’m not into music.

I had a beer can collection
Submitted by zk on August 17, 2019 - 11:19pm.

I had a beer can collection that was probably worth $85 back in the '70s. If I still had it today, it would probably be worth about $50.

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