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2.25.21

     This interview series with is with an artist I met through the Facebook groups I'm in.  I kept seeing some great distinctive artwork and found it was her that created all these great pieces.  Tiffany Groves has some amazing work and we caught up with her to get an inside perspective as an artist.

2.21.21

     There is often a bad taste in a lot of collector's mouths from mystery boxes.  The appeal of a mystery box is usually a chance at a high value book or a minor/major key with your purchase of a box of random comics curated by the seller. There are several that are popular however this interview is with Jeff Brogan, who hands down in my opinion, has the best mystery boxes out there.  A great seller who truly packs books well and is super nice, he also moderates a few Facebook groups and manages to do hundreds of mystery boxes pretty frequently.

2.18.21

     The age old question among the comic book community is if Media Mail by the USPS is an appropriate means of shipping books.  The short answer is no.  However there are two schools of thought about wether or not this is a good or bad thing.  Let's break down the rules of media mail from the USPS and also look at both sides of the story.

2.15.21

     This Intervew Series is with another comic book product entrepreneur Michael Hinson. I ordered a few pre-sale variants from Frankie's Comics and some came in this shipper I've never seen.  I thought, wow, this is cool and different.  After doing some research I happened to come across the owner on one of the Facebook comic book groups I'm in.  He was happy to oblige me for an interview.  And just recently I've found that they make a shipper for slabs as well!

2.10.21

     This interview series is with the founder of a great new product in the comic book collecting hobby - Gator Guard!  If you ever wanted something a little nicer and stronger than a top loader, this is your answer.  They also have UV protection built into the case as well.  Victor Otero was even nice enough to send me a complimentary guard in advance of the interview too.  He lets us know about how he came up with Gator Guard and also what's planned for the future of the brand.

2.7.21

      As an entrepreneur myself it's always great to meet creative people that are creating products for the comic book hobby.  This interview series is with Justin Kerr of Premium Comics, who came up with these great looking slab holders.  They look like an awesome way to display your graded books in a clean and professional way.

2.3.21

     This interview series is with one of the sellers I bought from when I originally joined the groups on Facebook.  Her fair pricing and unbelievable packing definitely made an impression from all the other sellers.  It was so good that when I started selling myself, I turned to her for a lot of advice and she was always quick to reply with knowledge and helped me trememdously.  Hopefully you can learn from her as well.

1.29.21

     This interview series is with Facebook Seller Aaron Quintana.  He's another good seller I've done business with in one of many Facebook comic book groups out there.  He's fairly new to selling so I thought his point of view and advice would be a great help to all those teetering on the edge of becoming a seller.