Some advice I should have listened to, and a sentiment I can empathize with:
”After all, the sale of one’s things merely postpones—& does nothing to avert—a crisis.About the last things I’d ever part with are books & other familiar possessions which have always formed part of my natural environment.”-H.P.Lovecraft
”After all, the sale of one’s things merely postpones—& does nothing to avert—a crisis.About the last things I’d ever part with are books & other familiar possessions which have always formed part of my natural environment.”-H.P.Lovecraft
I’ve sold a lot of books and comic books and own a lesser fraction of those items than I’ve owned compared to what I possess now. There are times I lament the sale of my many volumes of comic books. Once I told a seller I wanted 90% cash and 10% trade (saying that I wanted 90 and 10), but being misunderstood as wanting 90 *dollars*, I was made a poor offer and regretfully accepted, as I was anxious to sell. I had a lot of stuff, collected over several years, and this wasn’t even everything I’ve ever sold.
When I was moving, I sold vast portions of my existing comic book collection, holding on to maybe half of them. Large runs of Transformers, Avengers, Iron Man, Hulk, and Thor sold for pennies a copy. I wanted to make space, but I likely could have accommodated them in my new place.
Still more I sold of those I held onto, selling my X-Men comics at a show to a dealer. I carried 2 large boxes to a show and traded 10 years of collected stories for a mere 200 bucks, not even of cash, but in other comic books.
The past is past and past tense now, but I still regret selling some of those items. Other items I’ve sold and regretted, too, although I’m glad I’ve not become a hoarder either.
When I was moving, I sold vast portions of my existing comic book collection, holding on to maybe half of them. Large runs of Transformers, Avengers, Iron Man, Hulk, and Thor sold for pennies a copy. I wanted to make space, but I likely could have accommodated them in my new place.
Still more I sold of those I held onto, selling my X-Men comics at a show to a dealer. I carried 2 large boxes to a show and traded 10 years of collected stories for a mere 200 bucks, not even of cash, but in other comic books.
The past is past and past tense now, but I still regret selling some of those items. Other items I’ve sold and regretted, too, although I’m glad I’ve not become a hoarder either.
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