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Help...! Opinion

eric.tangps — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 11:19:46 +0800

I am being quoted as follows for my PC:-

Intel Core i7 4790
Asus H81M-D
8GD DDR3 1600 Ram
Kingston 120GB SSD (should I change to Samsung 850 Evo? Or 840? Any difference?)
Xingmatek Casing
Cooler Master 550W PSU
Asus GTx750 2GB GDDR5
Acer 22" LED
Logitech MK200

pricing : RM3,369

Usage : not really into heavy games, Internet usage and plan for some graphic works.

The All New All Different Ultimate Comics Thread

eric.tangps — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 18:37:51 +0800

This thread is about collecting Americans or English comics. I'm sorry no Manga involved but you can list your Manga books here :-

http://forum.lowyat.net/AnimeShrine

(Any attempt to list down Manga in this thread will be reported) I'm sorry.

Some will say that Manga has taken over comics but quite a few of us still have collections of Americans comics and buying it. Nonetheless, the purpose of this thread is to list out your comics and wish list and I will provide a good online site to do that.

You can read about comics collecting here. Its doesn't matter if you're a newbie, season or retired comics fan. We need your contributions to make this thread great again !!!

http://comicbooks.about.com/

Those articles will evaluate your collections and maybe put pride in it instead of gathering dust in your basement or wherever it is you keeping them now.

Below are samples of the articles taken from the site title:-

Which Kind Of Collector Are You?

» Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «

You should obviously take this list with a grain of salt. You probably have something in common with many of these types of collectors. The point is, if you are more like The Reader than The Investor, then you might not want to use comics as an investment.

Articles taken from http://comicbooks.about.com/od/collectingc...estcomics_2.htm

Another article taken from the site title:-

How To Grade Your Comic Book

Finally, I'm sure most of you have hundreds or maybe thousand of comics and getting fed up to track the prices for every single one of them.

While getting a Comics database is not free from the internet, I giving you a website which is free to register and list out your comics. It even has online price check. I cannot guarantee it's the best for you but it is free.

Below is the article that list out those links:-

Protecting, Tracking, and Managing Your Collection.

There are a few free online Comic databases on that list to try. You're encourage to try those other free website and do let me know the result. Personally, I'm using this web to list out my collection in excel format. I have list out about 200 comics and it is still free.

http://www.stashmycomics.com/

In my next update, I will put up my collection and wish list here in excel format. It's not that many. I'm a retired comics fan and a Type 2 collector. I'm just looking bits and pieces here and there to complete my collection.

Please post your list of Americans or English comics in excel format here. Please do not mix your list with Manga titles. The Admins, Mods of Lowyat.net and I will appreciate if all sales and purchases to be post in the garage sale thread.

Let's make this a good, clean and organized thread for everyone to see. Thank you for your participation in posting your list.

_______________________________________ Thanks again for your time to read _______________________________________

Taken from original The Ultimate Comics Thread by shyghost

Skyscaper Curse - Dubai explained?

eric.tangps — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:37:06 +0800

Seems like the rumours has been on-going about this some time back, just to share.

The "skyscraper curse" has struck again...

Every time a country builds the world's tallest building, it seems their stock market crashes soon afterward.

It happened in America before the Great Depression. Architects unveiled two awesome new skyscrapers – the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building – just as the worst bear market in America's history was getting started.

There was another bear market in the 1970s. The stock market lost 75% of its purchasing power in a decade. The completion of the Sears Tower in 1973 marked a two-year, 45% decline in the Dow.

In 1997, Malaysia's Petronas Towers took the title of the world's tallest building from the Sears Tower. The same year, the Malaysian stock market fell 50%.

Most recently, the curse struck Dubai. The Burj Dubai became the world's largest building last year. Now Dubai is close to bankruptcy, and its stock market has crashed.

Famous speculator Victor Niederhoffer says mankind has a tendency to build high before a fall. He devotes a chapter to this tendency in his second book, Practical Speculation.

One example Niederhoffer cites is the Nasdaq's MarketSite tower, which featured the world's largest video display on its facade. The building was completed in December 1999, three months before the Nasdaq composite crashed 70%.

Enron is another example he uses. Enron was halfway into construction on a $200 million, 40-story skyscraper, with an eight-story trading floor when the company collapsed into bankruptcy in 2002.

The book's advice is, don't just look at "tallest in the world" when trying to guess where the skyscraper curse could strike next. You should also pay attention whenever you see the tallest in the nation, the state, or the city. These buildings could attract the curse.

Also, skyscrapers make a lot more sense in Hong Kong than they do in Omaha. So watch out for "conspicuously tall buildings" where population density or land values don't justify them.

So where will the curse strike next?

Dubai is still in play. The Burj Dubai isn't yet complete. The official completion day is sometime in 2010. So there could be more trouble to come for Dubai...

There's a gargantuan skyscraper going up in Shanghai right now. The Shanghai Tower will be the world's second-largest building when it's complete in 2014.

South Korea's stock market could be in danger. The Koreans are building the world's tallest twin skyscrapers, the Incheon Towers, scheduled for completion in 2012. And the country will also get a building that's going to be taller than the Shanghai Tower. It's scheduled for 2015.

But my favorite candidate for an attack of the Skyscraper Curse is Saudi Arabia...

The Saudis are building a complex called the Abraj Al-Bait Towers in Mecca. It'll be the largest building in the world in terms of floor space and the tallest building in Saudi Arabia. The complex will include a prayer room with capacity for 10,000 people and a seven-star hotel.

The project is scheduled for completion in 2010. If the curse strikes, you should expect a stock market collapse in Saudi Arabia to follow shortly thereafter.

Source : http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewa...ticleid/3714329

[WTS] Comics 4 Sale $ Revised (Updated 18-09-16)

eric.tangps — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:13:36 +0800

Item(s): Comics

Location: Penang / Post

Price : Negotiable

Contact method/details: PM / eric.tangps@gmail.com or 0134026836

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Comics

Astonishing X-Men Xenogenesis # 1 - 5 (set) @ RM60-00
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Danger Girl : Dangerous Collection Vol 1 & 2 (set) @ RM40-00 *SOLD*
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=101...&size=960%2C682

He-Man : Eternity War # 1 - 12 (set) @ RM60-00
( RM5-00 each )
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=101...&size=960%2C604

He-Man & Masters of the Universe # 1-5, 7-19 (set) @ RM90-00
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=101...&size=760%2C960

A Plus X # 1 - 18 (set) RM200-00
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=101...&size=832%2C960

JSC Time Capsule HC @ RM200-00
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=101...&size=696%2C960

Uncanny Inhumans # 0 - 6 (set) @ RM50-00
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=101...&size=960%2C800

Lady Death (Chaos) Judgment War # 1 - 3 (set) RM20-00
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=101...&size=960%2C562

Lady Death (Boundless) # 0-23, Annual 1 @ RM150-00 (RM6-00 each)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=101...&size=782%2C960

Lady Death / Vampirella Vol 1 & 2 RM25-00
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=101...&size=960%2C730

Vampirella/Shi # 1 - 3 (set) @ RM30-00
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=101...&size=960%2C584

Mighty Avengers # 1 - 36 (set) @ RM300-00
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=101...&size=814%2C960

Generation Hope # 1 - 7 @ RM40-00
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=101...&size=960%2C846

Cyberforce/Hunter Killer # 1-5 (set) @ RM65-00
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Shanna : Survival of the Fittest (2007) # 1 - 4 (set)
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Avengers Arena # 1 - 6, 8 (set) @ RM50-00

Avenging Spider-Man # 1 - 7 (set) @ RM70-00