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Back in 1992 a comic shop owner told me to bag every issue I buy
Old Mr. Henderson who ran Comic Kingdom in Des Moines said if I didn't bag my comics right away the covers would yellow and the staples would rust. I thought he was just trying to sell me more bags and boards. Fast forward to last month when I dug up my old Uncanny X-Men #266 and found the cover has turned orange around the edges. He was absolutely right and I wish I had listened to him 30 years ago. Anyone else have a piece of advice from a shop owner that they ignored?
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shane_fisher371d ago
Dude just call it "vintage yellowing" and double the price.
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shane_fisher371d ago
Why does everything have to sound so fake these days just to sell something? You hit the nail on the head honestly. I saw an old lamp at an antique shop last week that was literally dusty and cracked, and they had it tagged as "mid-century patina" for like 200 bucks. It's wild how we just slap a fancy label on stuff that's actually worn out or damaged and suddenly it's worth a fortune. People buy into it too, which is the sad part. I'm right there with you on this one.
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