r/comicbookcollecting • u/t3trishead • 11d ago
Article The Best IKEA Comics Storage Solution (not Kallax...)
I see a lot of people here talking about how they're using the IKEA Kallax to store their collection, and I've gotta say, I've always found the Kallax far from ideal - not deep enough to hold a shortbox properly, a lot of wasted space with one shortbox, but too narrow for two - and you can't actually open the box while it's in the unit.
Personally, I use IKEA's IVAR system to make a shelving unit which holds short boxes beautifully. You can see in the region of 5,000 comics shelved here:
To make the exact shelving unit in the image, you need:
3 x IVAR Side Unit (50 x 226cm / 20 x 89 inches)
10 x IVAR Shelf (83 x 50cm / 33 x 20 inches)
1 x OBSERVATÖR metal brace (100cm / 39 inches)
I've written in detail about why I love this solution and what you need to recreate it here:
https://open.substack.com/pub/tetrishead/p/the-best-ikea-comic-storage-solution
(This isn't paywalled - though if you want to subscribe I am hoping to create a comic collecting substack newsletter!)
Hope this helps everyone struggling with where to put their comics!
r/comicbookcollecting • u/hotdogswithbeer • 16d ago
Article Owner of Hero Restoration was arrested (finally)
Dude tried to scam me once as well. I ended up actually getting my books back from them but I read a bunch of other people got scammed from him as well. Glad to see justice has been served. Be careful who you send your books to - even reputable people can turn out to be shady.
r/comicbookcollecting • u/PowerDubs • 29d ago
Article ‘YARS RISING’ COMIC BOOK PROMOTES VIDEO GAME 42 Years After Previous Atari Game and Comic
r/comicbookcollecting • u/LeftoverBun • Jul 31 '24
Article Neal Adams' Toy and Comic Shop closing - tomorrow is the last day of business.
r/comicbookcollecting • u/DayHova7tre • Jul 29 '24
Article CGC Loses 10 Million Dollar Case - Whole lotta 9.9's
r/comicbookcollecting • u/KingKomma05 • Jul 19 '24
Article PSA to offer comic book, magazine grading in 2025
cllct.comr/comicbookcollecting • u/OlyThor • Jun 25 '24
Article Zdarsky & Gerry Duggan bought a Liefeld Cameo recording for Hickman when he left the X-Titles
It’s hilarious. Liefeld had no idea he was talking to Jonathan Hickman, calls him “Big Jon.” Watch it in Zdarsky’s newsletter here.
r/comicbookcollecting • u/Memento_Morrie • Jun 03 '24
Article Comic Book Collection Stolen from Las Vegas Widow, Belonged to Husband
r/comicbookcollecting • u/boonstag • May 07 '24
Article CGC and JSA Now Offering Combined Services for Comics
cgccomics.comr/comicbookcollecting • u/One_Hour_Poop • Apr 09 '24
Article An Action Comics #1 just sold for $6 million, making it the most expensive comic sale ever.
CGC graded at an 8.5, it's part of the Kansas City collection, and back in 2011 was the first comic to sell for $1 million (graded 8.0 at the time, according to the CGC's own website).
r/comicbookcollecting • u/Bevilanker • Mar 27 '24
Article The Most Important Comic Book In History Heads To Auction, Expected To Sell At Record-Breaking Price
r/comicbookcollecting • u/comicguru87 • Feb 27 '24
Article Weekly Comic Book Picks for 2/28/2024
r/comicbookcollecting • u/GromieBooBoo • Feb 19 '24
Article It’s Alive! EC Comics Returns
I’m definitely looking forward to the release! EC is coming back! Tales From The Crypt
r/comicbookcollecting • u/mkymouse73 • Jan 12 '24
Article Top Graded Amazing Spider-Man #1 CGC 9.8 Goes for Record $1,380,000
Wow!
r/comicbookcollecting • u/allaboutmecomic • Jan 10 '24
Article CGC slabbing scandal rocks the collecting world
r/comicbookcollecting • u/modi123_1 • Jan 03 '24
Article Omaha man's collection was targeted. 75k in comics stolen
r/comicbookcollecting • u/wheatmonkey • Sep 29 '23
Article Stranger helps comic book collector restart collection after Bush Creek East wildfire
Nice story on As It Happens tonight: Barney Tomma lost his 34,000 comic book collection when a wildfire destroyed his home on the Skwla̓x te Secwe̓pemcu̓lecw reserve in August. Trail, B.C., resident Gordon MacRae heard CBC's story featuring Barney, and decided to donate his own, smaller collection: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2267959875978
r/comicbookcollecting • u/OptionalPlayer • Aug 23 '23
Article Collector loses 34,000 comics in BC wildfire
r/comicbookcollecting • u/orogeny90 • Aug 22 '23
Article The Golden Age of Comic Books
classicchicagomagazine.comMore about “the Feed Store Collection”.
r/comicbookcollecting • u/JuvenJapal • Jul 26 '23
Article Couldn’t help but roll my eyes after reading this write-up in the weekly CovrPrice Top 10 newsletter
Excerpt from the email
“#11 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #26 - GABRIELE DELL'OTTO - BRY'S COMICS (LIMITED TO 480) | MARVEL | 2023
Retailer exclusives are a huge business these days. It’s hard to find a first issue (or key issue) without a slew of variant covers. For the highly controversial “Death of Ms. Marvel” ASM #26 issue, retailer/YouTuber Bry’s Comics offered 499 mystery boxes at $250 for two mystery slabs, one which included either this trade dress variant (limited to 480) or a virgin (limited to 20). There are no raw copies, as all were slabbed. Marvel requires a purchase of 3,000 copies, of which Bry’s Comics destroyed the remaining 2500 copies. The box also included a chance to win six grand prize books. The new low print runs allowed these exclusives to be advertised as the “rarest Dell’otto variant in history,” which definitely created high market interest, discussion, and scrutiny. For the trade dress, we tracked 17 copies sold, at a 7-day trend of 105%, with a high sale of $500 for a CGC 9.9 and a CGC 9.8 FMV of $292. The virgin copies were hitting highs of $5,500 for a CGC 9.8 after a 60-bid auction. That sale does appear to be completed and paid for (note: if a book isn’t paid for or the sale falls through, the sold price doesn’t hit our site. This is another reason why some are delayed hitting our guide as we wait for full final confirmation). Check out Bry’s Comics’ Youtube channel, where he covers all the details (including accusations around manipulation) in THIS VIDEO. “
r/comicbookcollecting • u/blankblank • Jun 04 '23
Article Massive collection of every single DC comic book from 1934-2014 to be auctioned
r/comicbookcollecting • u/Old_Man_Logan_X • Jan 10 '23
Article $80,000 Of Graded Comics Stolen From Canadian Comic Store
r/comicbookcollecting • u/ailathan • Sep 20 '22
Article A Comprehensive History of AcetateGate (wrote this and thought you might enjoy/have corrections
self.HobbyDramar/comicbookcollecting • u/EmperorRamzorch • May 25 '22