2007 MARKET REPORT -- YEAR IN REVIEW

Twelve years ago the 26^th edition of the Overstreet Price Guide hit the stores.  This was the 1^st Guide in which I would be listed as an Overstreet Price Guide Advisor and I was excited to say the least.  I had already been in the business for about 9 years and had been collecting practically my whole life (even before I could read- as a wee lad I was literally drooling over copies of Ghost Rider and Marvel Team-up much to the dismay of my older brothers who tried to keep their comics in Mint condition).  I remember conversations with Bob Overstreet, who was very kind and spent time talking to me about comics and treated me like I was a senior advisor.  I collected sales data as best I could for Bob to utilize in his annual assessment of the market.  I didn’t even have a computer let alone a database at the time so I faxed pages upon pages of sales to his office.  My “lightning bolt” ad for my old company Vincent’s Collectibles graced the 2nd page of the Guide and my picture was right there with the rest of the advisors on page A-65.  Life was good.  I was starting to move up the ranks, get my name out there and carry out my goals in the comic book biz.