ALex here in San Francisco, been collecting comics on and off since 1964. Sell some on ebay, but it all goes back into books, and occasionally have to sell books for kids' college. I collect Planets, Wally Wood, Matt Baker, great horror/sci-fi pre-code, Marvels, Batman, some undergrounds, Barks ducks, etc. This website is a dream come true, one can look at the contents of so many books! As a 5th grade teacher, my time is currently limited, but during the summer, I will be exploring this website a lot! Love to hear from some fellow collectors.
Oh, yeah, from 1995 until about 2007, I took my kids to Comic-Con almost every year, but when it hit 140,000, with hotels sold out in 15 minutes, and even tickets hard to get, I was done. Hopefully, Wonder-Con will be back in SF in 2013!