Statistics - Obsesssion - How many books do you have?

George19 · 09-18-2013, 08:48 PM

Hey everyone,

I decided to take the night off from reading for my Ph.D. classes to update my Excel spreadsheet with my inventory. So I thought I would ask if anyone else is as crazy as me to inventory how many books you have and how much money you have spent.

Thus far, I have 2,297 comic books INCLUDING 143 graded CGC books with all books being either 9.8, 9.9, or 10.0

These numbers are not so bad, since I have only been collecting since June 2012.

What about the rest of you?????

Don't be embarrassed to admit your numbers....

Let's try to keep this thread alive and well and input thresholds when we surpass them...

G

DigsUT · 09-18-2013, 09:11 PM

Everything I own will likely fit in a long box

Though, I am more about quality over quantity.

natevegas · 09-18-2013, 09:13 PM

I'm up to 3 short boxes currently but most of one is my pc stuff. Although I just started about a year ago. lol

rko1985 · 09-18-2013, 09:30 PM

Rough estimate of 17,000

IndySportsCards · 09-18-2013, 09:31 PM

Don't know, never counted them.. Too many to count, and I'm trying to get rid of some of them, and they're going cheap!

UnderTowed · 09-18-2013, 09:33 PM

hovering around 2000 books currently.

Raleighwood · 09-19-2013, 08:39 AM

only 5 short boxes.....but I have 4 more ready to assemble!

ratherunique · 09-19-2013, 08:54 AM

about 6 short boxes and 1 long box

seggleston · 09-19-2013, 08:54 AM

I have no idea. :P

I can tell you this: I have 34 long boxes in my office, and probably double that in storage.

The ones in my office are either the valuable ones or the ones I'm currently collecting/reading. The ones in storage are older series books that I've either completed or lost interest in.

Funkdilla3000 · 09-19-2013, 06:19 PM

I got 1 long box and like 10 slabs.

IndySportsCards · 09-19-2013, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Funkdilla3000

I got 1 long box and like 10 slabs.

I bet you say that to all the girls.

Funkdilla3000 · 09-19-2013, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IndySportsCards

I bet you say that to all the girls.

Double thumbs up on that one Indy.

Tivo32 · 09-19-2013, 06:53 PM

I've up to 1 short box plus another 20 or so books and 1 slab. My wife has half a short box. We just started collecting about 2 or so months ago.

The Governor · 09-21-2013, 10:44 AM

My Access database tells me 7012, been reading comics since... jesus... 1986.

Yes, I am OLD

George19 · 12-13-2013, 11:44 AM

Impressive numbers everyone so far! Since the start of this thread about three months ago, I think I have added another like 60 graded books, yikes! Raw books, who knows, as I am behind like crazy!

Let's get this updated...B U M P

G

CxG Voodoo Doll · 12-13-2013, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DigsUT

Everything I own will likely fit in a long box

Though, I am more about quality over quantity.

Same here...

Although I have about 1/2 a short box full, I pride myself on collecting great quality pieces.

Texans81 · 12-13-2013, 11:59 AM

well I've been into comics now for all of a month and a half so I have but a pittance compared to most of you I'm sure, lol. I have about 65 raw comics that I've read and inventoried and probably another 50 or so that are in my stack waiting to be read. Then for graded books I have 7 in hand, 1 sent to CGC for re-holdering, 4 on order from Indy and 3 incoming from ebay

so far everything is 9.8 (except the ones from Indy cuz I dunno what those are gonna be yet), and a handful of them are signed.

Cisco69 · 12-13-2013, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DigsUT

Everything I own will likely fit in a long box

Though, I am more about quality over quantity.

I'm in the same boat. I have about two long boxes worth but have nearly all pretty good issues/runs (in terms of value).

LBSB333 · 12-13-2013, 12:28 PM

Too many

One long box and 5 short boxes. And then maybe around 10+ graded books? Then, there's my awesome 90s collection at my parents house. :special:

I'm thinking I need to organize and take pics of my collection and put them online. Organize by CGC books, sketches, autos, variants, MLP, etc.

longisland · 12-13-2013, 01:28 PM

I have bags of books from the LCS that I have not even had the chance to look at yet. It's starting to be a problem because I'll forget what I have and buy the same books several times.

Texans81 · 12-13-2013, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by longisland

I have bags of books from the LCS that I have not even had the chance to look at yet. It's starting to be a problem because I'll forget what I have and buy the same books several times.

hahaha...I have the first part of that problem but haven't quite got enough of the bags built up yet that I've run into the 2nd part

cmixer · 12-13-2013, 01:33 PM

30-40 long boxes.
Been doing this 25 years.

youmechoose · 12-13-2013, 02:10 PM

130 or so long boxes.

tommyVoltage · 12-13-2013, 02:18 PM

Personal? 1 & 1/4 short boxes. TWD #100 was the first comic book I ever bought in summer 2012. I really only order through Midtown Comics previews, so I never get repeats. And I sell series I can break even in that I didn't like (Polarity #1-4, Pretty Deadly #1, Dexter #1-5).

eBay? 2 & 1/2 short boxes. A box are all the PP #11 I got for free, another box is everything that is listed, and the last half are long term thinking or laziness in listing them.

I only have one graded issue right now I think. TWD #53 CGC 9.8.

I also have 1 print for personal and 7 or 8 prints that I am selling.

I'm not really big on collecting anything. I'm more into money and math.

natevegas · 12-13-2013, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by youmechoose

130 or so long boxes.

09-18-2013, 09:33 PM	#6
UnderTowed Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Canadistan Posts: 200	hovering around 2000 books currently. __________________ UnderTowed ''How do I Shot Web?!''

09-19-2013, 06:53 PM	#13
Tivo32 Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Reading, MA Posts: 687	I've up to 1 short box plus another 20 or so books and 1 slab. My wife has half a short box. We just started collecting about 2 or so months ago. __________________ Twitter: @thehockeycouple Blog: http://thehockeycouple.com Who I collect: Cam Fowler, Milan Lucic, Tim Thomas, D-men, Bruins

12-13-2013, 11:59 AM	#17
Texans81 Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,934 collectors.syndicate	well I've been into comics now for all of a month and a half so I have but a pittance compared to most of you I'm sure, lol. I have about 65 raw comics that I've read and inventoried and probably another 50 or so that are in my stack waiting to be read. Then for graded books I have 7 in hand, 1 sent to CGC for re-holdering, 4 on order from Indy and 3 incoming from ebay so far everything is 9.8 (except the ones from Indy cuz I dunno what those are gonna be yet), and a handful of them are signed. __________________ Collecting Astros & Texans cards, random CGC comics, Magic the Gathering sealed product & reserved list cards, Vintage Baseball...little bit of everything

12-13-2013, 12:28 PM	#19
LBSB333 Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 3,595 lbsb333	Too many One long box and 5 short boxes. And then maybe around 10+ graded books? Then, there's my awesome 90s collection at my parents house. :special: I'm thinking I need to organize and take pics of my collection and put them online. Organize by CGC books, sketches, autos, variants, MLP, etc. __________________ Rent?

12-13-2013, 01:28 PM	#20
longisland Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 3,192	I have bags of books from the LCS that I have not even had the chance to look at yet. It's starting to be a problem because I'll forget what I have and buy the same books several times. __________________ 2013-14 Panini Select Black Friday John Tavares 7/35 20%

09-18-2013, 08:48 PM	#1
George19 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,814	Statistics - Obsesssion - How many books do you have? Hey everyone, I decided to take the night off from reading for my Ph.D. classes to update my Excel spreadsheet with my inventory. So I thought I would ask if anyone else is as crazy as me to inventory how many books you have and how much money you have spent. Thus far, I have 2,297 comic books INCLUDING 143 graded CGC books with all books being either 9.8, 9.9, or 10.0 These numbers are not so bad, since I have only been collecting since June 2012. What about the rest of you????? Don't be embarrassed to admit your numbers.... Let's try to keep this thread alive and well and input thresholds when we surpass them... G

09-18-2013, 09:11 PM	#2
DigsUT Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Pflugerville, TX Posts: 4,552 djdigsut	Everything I own will likely fit in a long box Though, I am more about quality over quantity.

09-18-2013, 09:13 PM	#3
natevegas Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,530	I'm up to 3 short boxes currently but most of one is my pc stuff. Although I just started about a year ago. lol

09-18-2013, 09:30 PM	#4
rko1985 Banned Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Virginia Posts: 161	Rough estimate of 17,000

09-18-2013, 09:31 PM	#5
IndySportsCards Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: EO 13848 Posts: 42,013 braco0 IndySportsCards	Don't know, never counted them.. Too many to count, and I'm trying to get rid of some of them, and they're going cheap! __________________ Most people would rather be in the majority, than be right.

09-19-2013, 08:39 AM	#7
Raleighwood Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Raleigh NC Posts: 19	only 5 short boxes.....but I have 4 more ready to assemble!

09-19-2013, 08:54 AM	#8
ratherunique Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 1,262 enycep	about 6 short boxes and 1 long box

09-19-2013, 08:54 AM	#9
seggleston Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Upper Peninsula, Michigan Posts: 353 kim_and_samuel	I have no idea. :P I can tell you this: I have 34 long boxes in my office, and probably double that in storage. The ones in my office are either the valuable ones or the ones I'm currently collecting/reading. The ones in storage are older series books that I've either completed or lost interest in.

09-19-2013, 06:19 PM	#10
Funkdilla3000 Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Ky Posts: 98	I got 1 long box and like 10 slabs.

09-21-2013, 10:44 AM	#14
The Governor Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: UK Posts: 132	My Access database tells me 7012, been reading comics since... jesus... 1986. Yes, I am OLD

12-13-2013, 11:44 AM	#15
George19 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,814	Impressive numbers everyone so far! Since the start of this thread about three months ago, I think I have added another like 60 graded books, yikes! Raw books, who knows, as I am behind like crazy! Let's get this updated...B U M P G

12-13-2013, 01:33 PM	#22
cmixer Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 2,127	30-40 long boxes. Been doing this 25 years.

12-13-2013, 02:10 PM	#23
youmechoose Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 167	130 or so long boxes.

12-13-2013, 02:18 PM	#24
tommyVoltage Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 879	Personal? 1 & 1/4 short boxes. TWD #100 was the first comic book I ever bought in summer 2012. I really only order through Midtown Comics previews, so I never get repeats. And I sell series I can break even in that I didn't like (Polarity #1-4, Pretty Deadly #1, Dexter #1-5). eBay? 2 & 1/2 short boxes. A box are all the PP #11 I got for free, another box is everything that is listed, and the last half are long term thinking or laziness in listing them. I only have one graded issue right now I think. TWD #53 CGC 9.8. I also have 1 print for personal and 7 or 8 prints that I am selling. I'm not really big on collecting anything. I'm more into money and math. Last edited by tommyVoltage; 12-13-2013 at 02:21 PM.