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generalbetrayus

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2. The son may be richer than Orange Julius Caesar.

Reply to ZonkerHarris (Original post)

Tue Jun 17, 2025, 02:24 PM

Jun 17

As a teenager, from 1965 to 1971, I bought around $60 worth of DC comic books off the rack (mostly 12 cents per issue) and kept them in decent, but not as good a condition as I would have had I realized how valuable they would be 50 years later. I sold the collection a couple of years ago to a dealer for almost $3400 (50 percent of the resale value). Best investment I ever (unintentionally) made.

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The son may be richer than Orange Julius Caesar. generalbetrayus Jun 17 #2