Was on last nights top 10 list so I that could be an added push.
Indeed it is. It also shows how Nick likes to network his business.
With that apps influence, is it not reasonable to think that people with ulterior motives, to you making money from comic books, could possibly be paying Nick to promote their agendas? The app gets eyeballs, no doubt. People pay money to ‘advertise’ on platforms that get eyeballs. 
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Well, that is a brilliant strawman argument…my argument is not directed at ‘The Recount’. My argument, clearly, is that that app isn’t in business for your benefit. I’m not sorry, but you have failed to present any logical argument against that. But, keep making illogical rebuttals all you want, smh.
Ahh yes mile high the place I love to go to for insanely over priced back issues
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No. It’s not reasonable to suspect that. An app like Key Collector lives or dies off its credibility.
My comment was about The Recount. You replied to a comment about The Recount. It was specifically in reference to someone calling it a pump and dump, insinuating that Key Collector heard nothing from anyone about that property and made it up to sell some copies of The Recount.
No one here said Key Collector is in business for our benefit and not their pockets. But it does benefit MANY MANY people in this hobby, whether you like it or not.
Of course, they are trying to make money. Posting a FAKE ALERT about The Recount is not how they’re doing it.
Imagine thinking I have to present a logical argument for a case I’m not making… that’s a new one.
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What are the benefits of Key Collector?
I don’t have to google every comic property every day to see if there is any news.
I don’t have to search every comic I own on eBay everyday to see if something is getting hot.
I don’t have to be personally knowledgeable about which issues are a cameo, first full appearance or first cover.
I don’t have to sift through the 200,000+ different books that have been released over the last 50 years to become familiar with which ones are important.
I can go on and on.
The comic hobby had a major problem. Potential collectors hesitated to dip their feet in because the sheer knowledge they lacked about what was important/not important was overwhelming.
Key Collector has made the comic hobby digestible to anyone and has a lot to do with the growth we’ve been witnessing.
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Dont know why people have to chime in to defend Key Collector. You didnt create it.
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they pay for it and feel the need to justify their purchase
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The market is going to be flooded in the coming years with so many of their “Keys”. We don’t expect all of these new collectors, which are more than likely new speculators, to stick around when there is no money to made or to be spent.
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Not defending really. Just pointing out the value it provides that jcLu says it lacks.
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Has anyone ever used www.comicspriceguide.com ? I got an account years ago and recently started using it again. You can keep track of your collection- free accounts can only hold up to 50 comics though. I find they undervalue some of the hot keys or recent books that are taking off, it takes them awhile to catch up in their prices. I use it to see the section on the front page with the books that are taking off and hearing up. Again, just like key collector and CHU (although CHU is the superior site, lol) it’s another tool is the arsenal for what’s going on.
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I’m not saying it’s bad, but I’ve enjoyed every step my comic education has taken the slow way.
It’s kind of like in law school. Yeah, we had the students who took other students’ topic outlines and studied the bullet points. Those kids got a C+ or B sure. They passed. They probably passed the Bar too.
But the guys who were simply an absolute pleasure to listen to and debate in class? Those guys read. Those guys read the extra credit. Those guys read deeper just because it interested them. Those guys got A, A+, top score of the class. Top 10% of the whole class. It was because they had not only memorized the material, but learned it. They internalized it. They flipped it around. Argued the points to their breaking point. In this way they were able to add a level of depth to their essays that somebody who memorized an outline would be stabbing in the dark to do.
So, when I want to sell a My Little Pony hot issue, sure I’ll check Key Collector. For stuff you’re actually interested in? It’s worth taking the scenic route. Hell, you may even enjoy it.
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I’m 100% with you. The deeper you delve the better position you’ll be in.
Key Collector helps people figure out where to start.
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Yep. I’ve always had the opinion that intelligent people don’t know all the answers, they know the questions to ask.
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And who to ask the questions to. I found CHU because I wanted to know more about independent comics at the time things like Walking Dead, Saga, Invincible all started going for $100+. I found Anthony and Poyo who are the most knowledgeable people I’ve found when it comes to independents, books I would never even look at. Also back then Mel V use to write his incentive variant articles here and that taught me about that whole aspect of comics that I wasn’t as educated on. Now with the collection of different experts here at CHU I don’t need to look anywhere else for info. I got a Star Wars question I know who to ask, I have a transformers gi joe question I know who to ask, I have a pre code horror question I know who to ask, etc…… and that’s valuable beyond belief.
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I agree. I know very little about comics, but I’m able to pick great ones because of the resources here. I am also able to identify opportunities to reorder before by seeing the Modern comics heating up…there is no way for one person to keep an eye on this whole industry, but you all have found a way to collectively come together to beat the system. I have to remind myself that the normal person is not looking at all of this information, because as a public forum I just think to myself “why doesn’t everyone know this?”…but they don’t!
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I catch myself thinking this all the time when I show up to my LCS and he has stacks of the latest “hot” book still sitting on the shelf. This week it was Black Knight Curse of the Ebony Blade #1 Cabal Variant. He had a stack of 15 or so on the shelf.
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There are a lot of good resources on here and its all free. Im a reader but seeing what the speculators are targeting gives me a good idea of what comics I should be trying out.
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My official stance on Key Collector is this: it’s a tool like any other tool. I use it. I use it for what I need it for. I also use other tools, Comicbookrealm which is a free collection tracker, Covrprice, and others. I also know people dislike some of the tools and like some of them, I just don’t find the need to argue about which ones I like and don’t like. There are things I like and don’t like about each, but will use a wrench when I need a wrench. I dunno, I think it’s pretty simple.
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