Completing my Valiants!

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:03 am

xodacia81 wrote:
Elveen wrote:I agree it is much cheaper to hoard more common books. I hoarded SM #8 (still have a grip load) EW #6 and #7 (love the story, love the cover).

My favorite hoard book was X-O #5. I use to have 35 of 36. But I am down to a hand full.

Jonesy, if you find a hard corps #1 in a cheap bin scoop it up, and before you know it...... hoard.

Back when I had a hoard, it was Solar # 5. That cover is just stunning work.

I agree, great cover.

JonesyAZ · Post by **JonesyAZ** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:06 am

Daniel Jackson wrote:
JonesyAZ wrote:WOW, supa-man! You really dig Rai #0, eh?

Y'know, I originally wondered why folks would have "hoard books," but i've been finding myself going back to my H.A.R.D.Corps #1 and looking at it, and I recently bought a #1 Gold from Elveen. I'm thinking I might start hoarding H.A.R.D.Corps #1, cuz I dig Jim Lee, I like the cover, the issue is neat...

You have been assimilated....

Ah-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Escaflown4 · Post by **Escaflown4** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:00 am

xodacia81 wrote:
Elveen wrote:I agree it is much cheaper to hoard more common books. I hoarded SM #8 (still have a grip load) EW #6 and #7 (love the story, love the cover).

My favorite hoard book was X-O #5. I use to have 35 of 36. But I am down to a hand full.

Jonesy, if you find a hard corps #1 in a cheap bin scoop it up, and before you know it...... hoard.

Back when I had a hoard, it was Solar # 5. That cover is just stunning work.

Back in my Valiant hoarding days, I had 50+ copies of X-O Manowar #1, 20+ Rai #1 & Solar #1 and maybe 20+ of Solar 10 first prints. Now I am just down to a handful of each with the exception of X-O Manowar #1s which is slowly creeping back up to my original hoard.

xodacia81 · Post by **xodacia81** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:05 am

Escaflown4 wrote:
xodacia81 wrote:
Elveen wrote:I agree it is much cheaper to hoard more common books. I hoarded SM #8 (still have a grip load) EW #6 and #7 (love the story, love the cover).

My favorite hoard book was X-O #5. I use to have 35 of 36. But I am down to a hand full.

Jonesy, if you find a hard corps #1 in a cheap bin scoop it up, and before you know it...... hoard.

Back when I had a hoard, it was Solar # 5. That cover is just stunning work.
Back in my Valiant hoarding days, I had 50+ copies of X-O Manowar #1, 20+ Rai #1 & Solar #1 and maybe 20+ of Solar 10 first prints. Now I am just down to a handful of each with the exception of X-O Manowar #1s which is slowly creeping back up to my original hoard.

Over 20 Solar 10 firsts? WOW

JonesyAZ · Post by **JonesyAZ** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:08 am

Escaflown4 wrote:
xodacia81 wrote:
Elveen wrote:I agree it is much cheaper to hoard more common books. I hoarded SM #8 (still have a grip load) EW #6 and #7 (love the story, love the cover).

My favorite hoard book was X-O #5. I use to have 35 of 36. But I am down to a hand full.

Jonesy, if you find a hard corps #1 in a cheap bin scoop it up, and before you know it...... hoard.

Back when I had a hoard, it was Solar # 5. That cover is just stunning work.
Back in my Valiant hoarding days, I had 50+ copies of X-O Manowar #1, 20+ Rai #1 & Solar #1 and maybe 20+ of Solar 10 first prints. Now I am just down to a handful of each with the exception of X-O Manowar #1s which is slowly creeping back up to my original hoard.

So, do most of y'all hoard simply for the love of the individual issue? I know Chiclo had said that he hoards for that reason. And it seems to be the case with a bunch of you guys.

Another book that I would probably hoard is Sandman #50, or maybe Spawn #1.

But with my current financial set-backs/responsibilities, etc...I have to focus on getting the initial reading list complete, just 'cuz i'm loving these books so darn much!

You guys are the best...seriously. This has been the best comic book year for me since my childhood...for sheer enjoyment and true excitement...and the love of being a cool nerd!

xodacia81 · Post by **xodacia81** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:15 am

JonesyAZ wrote:
Escaflown4 wrote:
xodacia81 wrote:
Elveen wrote:I agree it is much cheaper to hoard more common books. I hoarded SM #8 (still have a grip load) EW #6 and #7 (love the story, love the cover).

My favorite hoard book was X-O #5. I use to have 35 of 36. But I am down to a hand full.

Jonesy, if you find a hard corps #1 in a cheap bin scoop it up, and before you know it...... hoard.

Back when I had a hoard, it was Solar # 5. That cover is just stunning work.
Back in my Valiant hoarding days, I had 50+ copies of X-O Manowar #1, 20+ Rai #1 & Solar #1 and maybe 20+ of Solar 10 first prints. Now I am just down to a handful of each with the exception of X-O Manowar #1s which is slowly creeping back up to my original hoard.
So, do most of y'all hoard simply for the love of the individual issue? I know Chiclo had said that he hoards for that reason. And it seems to be the case with a bunch of you guys.

Another book that I would probably hoard is Sandman #50, or maybe Spawn #1.

But with my current financial set-backs/responsibilities, etc...I have to focus on getting the initial reading list complete, just 'cuz i'm loving these books so darn much!

You guys are the best...seriously. This has been the best comic book year for me since my childhood...for sheer enjoyment and true excitement...and the love of being a cool nerd!

When I could, I hoarded for two reasons: # 1, love of the issue, usually because it was a great story or the cover was just AMAZING. # 2...because it was rare and I wanted to have trade fodder. I stopped getting multiples for THAT reason once I was done with my reading set collection. But, now, I collect for the first reason and an overall love of the old Valiant.

Escaflown4 · Post by **Escaflown4** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:30 am

JonesyAZ wrote:
Escaflown4 wrote:
xodacia81 wrote:
Elveen wrote:I agree it is much cheaper to hoard more common books. I hoarded SM #8 (still have a grip load) EW #6 and #7 (love the story, love the cover).

My favorite hoard book was X-O #5. I use to have 35 of 36. But I am down to a hand full.

Jonesy, if you find a hard corps #1 in a cheap bin scoop it up, and before you know it...... hoard.

Back when I had a hoard, it was Solar # 5. That cover is just stunning work.
Back in my Valiant hoarding days, I had 50+ copies of X-O Manowar #1, 20+ Rai #1 & Solar #1 and maybe 20+ of Solar 10 first prints. Now I am just down to a handful of each with the exception of X-O Manowar #1s which is slowly creeping back up to my original hoard.
So, do most of y'all hoard simply for the love of the individual issue? I know Chiclo had said that he hoards for that reason. And it seems to be the case with a bunch of you guys.

Another book that I would probably hoard is Sandman #50, or maybe Spawn #1.

But with my current financial set-backs/responsibilities, etc...I have to focus on getting the initial reading list complete, just 'cuz i'm loving these books so darn much!

You guys are the best...seriously. This has been the best comic book year for me since my childhood...for sheer enjoyment and true excitement...and the love of being a cool nerd!

Well back then I hoarded many books due to the fact that most of them were "unattainable" for me during the Valiant boom years. Now since I could get them and find them at an affordable price, I just couldn't help to pick them up whenever I see them. Also the reason I got a huge pile of X-O Manowar #1s was I came across a dealer with 30 uncirculated warehouse copies. Still I think it all comes down to pure nostalgia at the end.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:33 am

Escaflown4 wrote: Also the reason I got a huge pile of X-O Manowar #1s was I came across a dealer with 30 uncirculated warehouse copies.

Wow, that's quite a haul on those. I keep hoping I'll run across something like that on some of the rarer Valiant/Acclaim books.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:57 am

When I would see a SM #8 in a cheap bin I just could not leave it there.

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 12:54 pm

Elveen wrote:When I would see a SM #8 in a cheap bin I just could not leave it there.

Just a sweet cover and the first appearance of Master Darque, can't beat that even if the print run was huge. I'll try to get a picture of my newly enlarged SM #8 hoard up soon.

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 1:15 pm

about half my colection is 3 others that i bought so i had a hoarde right off the bat, and some issues rai 0 solar 1 ext are just fun to collect

Escaflown4 · Post by **Escaflown4** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 2:23 pm

Have there been any books that anyone got tired of hoarding for any reasons? For me, it's Archer & Armstrong #0. I usually come across this book during every single comic show I have attended. It just got to the point where I'm just ignoring it whenever I flip through the dealer bins.

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 3:06 pm

those are a good hoarde as well

theres a thread around here somewhere with a lot of our horde picks

JonesyAZ · Post by **JonesyAZ** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 3:02 pm

Wow, i'm getting close to finishing my set (w/ the exception of Turok) WOO HOO!!!

Mike J · Post by **Mike J** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 3:12 pm

JonesyAZ wrote:Wow, i'm getting close to finishing my set (w/ the exception of Turok) WOO HOO!!!

Out of curiousity how much did it set you back?

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 3:13 pm

JonesyAZ wrote:Wow, i'm getting close to finishing my set (w/ the exception of Turok) WOO HOO!!!

Very cool for you.

dhudson1 · Post by **dhudson1** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 3:14 pm

JonesyAZ wrote:Wow, i'm getting close to finishing my set (w/ the exception of Turok) WOO HOO!!!

So Jonesy, how long has this quest been?

JonesyAZ · Post by **JonesyAZ** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 3:34 pm

Mike J wrote:
JonesyAZ wrote:Wow, i'm getting close to finishing my set (w/ the exception of Turok) WOO HOO!!!
Out of curiousity how much did it set you back?

Y'know? I'll have to figure that out? The initial box that I bought that started this whole quest was $40, w/ no Unity or Pre-Unity books, and no end-of-run goodness. Also, the smaller titles like Geomancer were not in the box.

JonesyAZ · Post by **JonesyAZ** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 3:49 pm

Well, once I have paid the last few amounts that I owe to people, I will have spent about $315 for all the books i've gotten thus far

I guess that's not too bad, eh?

Mike J · Post by **Mike J** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 4:09 pm

Not bad at all.

Continued luck with your quest . . . .

comicsyte95 · Post by **comicsyte95** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 5:38 pm

JonesyAZ wrote:Well, once I have paid the last few amounts that I owe to people, I will have spent about $315 for all the books i've gotten thus far I guess that's not too bad, eh?

Wait til you get the bug i spend 2-3 times that per month with no end in sight..

Escaflown4 · Post by **Escaflown4** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 7:12 pm

comicsyte95 wrote:
JonesyAZ wrote:Well, once I have paid the last few amounts that I owe to people, I will have spent about $315 for all the books i've gotten thus far I guess that's not too bad, eh?
Wait til you get the bug i spend 2-3 times that per month with no end in sight..

Sighs speaking of the bug, I remember when I decided to get back into comics back in '05, I said to myself that I will stop once I get all the pre-Unity books. After I have obtained that, I went for the rest of the Valiant titles. After that, the bug bit me hard and I decided to go for a full run of Uncanny X-Men since that had been my favorite title since I first collected comics in the early 90's. Once I completed that quest, I moved on to collecting major Bronze Age key issues. I figure I would just settle down with what I have, but the bug bit hard yet again and I took on the quest to get a full run of Amazing Spider-Man which I am only about 50 issues away from completing. Now I find myself also going after major Silver Age key issues. I really need to get rid of this bug.

dhudson1 · Post by **dhudson1** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 7:16 pm

Escaflown4 wrote:
comicsyte95 wrote:
JonesyAZ wrote:Well, once I have paid the last few amounts that I owe to people, I will have spent about $315 for all the books i've gotten thus far I guess that's not too bad, eh?
Wait til you get the bug i spend 2-3 times that per month with no end in sight..
Sighs speaking of the bug, I remember when I decided to get back into comics back in '05, I said to myself that I will stop once I get all the pre-Unity books. After I have obtained that, I went for the rest of the Valiant titles. After that, the bug bit me hard and I decided to go for a full run of Uncanny X-Men since that had been my favorite title since I first collected comics in the early 90's. Once I completed that quest, I moved on to collecting major Bronze Age key issues. I figure I would just settle down with what I have, but the bug bit hard yet again and I took on the quest to get a full run of Amazing Spider-Man which I am only about 50 issues away from completing. Now I find myself also going after major Silver Age key issues. I really need to get rid of this bug.

Believe me, I understand, still tring to complete my Fantastic Four, just picked up 3 and 5, had to lie to my wife about how much they cost.

Don't tell her.

Escaflown4 · Post by **Escaflown4** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 8:58 pm

dhudson1 wrote:
Escaflown4 wrote:
comicsyte95 wrote:
JonesyAZ wrote:Well, once I have paid the last few amounts that I owe to people, I will have spent about $315 for all the books i've gotten thus far I guess that's not too bad, eh?
Wait til you get the bug i spend 2-3 times that per month with no end in sight..
Sighs speaking of the bug, I remember when I decided to get back into comics back in '05, I said to myself that I will stop once I get all the pre-Unity books. After I have obtained that, I went for the rest of the Valiant titles. After that, the bug bit me hard and I decided to go for a full run of Uncanny X-Men since that had been my favorite title since I first collected comics in the early 90's. Once I completed that quest, I moved on to collecting major Bronze Age key issues. I figure I would just settle down with what I have, but the bug bit hard yet again and I took on the quest to get a full run of Amazing Spider-Man which I am only about 50 issues away from completing. Now I find myself also going after major Silver Age key issues. I really need to get rid of this bug.
Believe me, I understand, still tring to complete my Fantastic Four, just picked up 3 and 5, had to lie to my wife about how much they cost.

Don't tell her.

Did you pick them up as raw copies or CGC'ed?

I totally understand about the wife situation as I also fall under the same category....

dhudson1 · Post by **dhudson1** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 9:10 pm

Escaflown4 wrote:
dhudson1 wrote:
Escaflown4 wrote:
comicsyte95 wrote:
JonesyAZ wrote:Well, once I have paid the last few amounts that I owe to people, I will have spent about $315 for all the books i've gotten thus far I guess that's not too bad, eh?
Wait til you get the bug i spend 2-3 times that per month with no end in sight..
Sighs speaking of the bug, I remember when I decided to get back into comics back in '05, I said to myself that I will stop once I get all the pre-Unity books. After I have obtained that, I went for the rest of the Valiant titles. After that, the bug bit me hard and I decided to go for a full run of Uncanny X-Men since that had been my favorite title since I first collected comics in the early 90's. Once I completed that quest, I moved on to collecting major Bronze Age key issues. I figure I would just settle down with what I have, but the bug bit hard yet again and I took on the quest to get a full run of Amazing Spider-Man which I am only about 50 issues away from completing. Now I find myself also going after major Silver Age key issues. I really need to get rid of this bug.
Believe me, I understand, still tring to complete my Fantastic Four, just picked up 3 and 5, had to lie to my wife about how much they cost.

Don't tell her.
Did you pick them up as raw copies or CGC'ed?

I totally understand about the wife situation as I also fall under the same category....

CGC, the 3 was 5.5 and the 5 was 3.5