THE WEBSITE
For 20 years, www.kaptainmyke.com has
evolved as the times have changed. This website started
out as a photoshop forum consisting of over 2000 members,
and over 17,000 images with 10,000 subforum topics. The
forum died when social media was on the horizon. For 10
years, the website was transformed into an online t-shirt
shop - with hundreds of original unique designs that expressed
fans love of movies and tv-shows. Some of the very first
t-shirt designs were created by KaptainMyke before anyone
else. Some of the first t-shirt designs ever created from
within fictional products and fictional companies from
movies were: Lao Che, Brady's Pub, Jack Rabbit Slim's,
Big Kahuna Burger, The Old 96er, Callahan Auto Parts,
Wally World, and more! After the recession and crash of
2008, many online websites and t-shirt shops had to react
to this drastic change. Commission rates were slashed
from 30% to as low as 5%. (Thanks, Cafepress.) Soon other
print on demand shops surfaced, providing a saturated
market for online t-shirt shops. Soon, competition was
fierce and other big box stores were able to sell t-shirts
for less than $5. Today, the KaptainMyke website has evolved
yet once again, this time focusing on toys and collectibles.
THE MAN
KaptainMyke is a professional private research consultant
for well over a decade. Requests are on a case by case
basis. Collectibles research is the primary target area
of focus. KaptainMyke has been collecting comic books
and collectibles for over 30 years. He has a passion for
collectibles and the industry. Owner and operator of the
www.kaptainmyke.com
website since creation in 2002. KaptainMyke offers items
on eBay from his vast personal collection of unique collectibles,
comic books, and vintage super rare action figure toys.
THE BOOKS
In 2016, he wrote an online blog detailing how
to press comic books yourself at home. This was the
very first guide of its kind written publicly available
anywhere in the world. Several years later, in 2019, he
wrote and published a detailed comic
book field guide entitled, "Comic Book CPR".
The book is available on Amazon
and local bookstores nationwide. In 2021, Michael Frederik
Sorensen wrote a second book, a 225
page supplemental guide to Comic Book CPR entitled,
"Comic Book Stain Removal and Whitening".
The book is available on Amazon
and local bookstores nationwide.
THE COLLECTION
The personal private collection includes over 800 graded
comic books, 8000 raw comic books, and over 1000 sealed
and mint vintage Ninja Turtle toys. The author is also
an authorized and licensed CGC Dealer. Have peace and
mind the advice given on this website will help you achieve
the absolute highest grades possible with CGC. CGC is
the most trusted authority on third party grading of comic
books since 2000.
"Feel free to contact me and ask any questions
you might have. I will respond to most email messages
within the day received."
"I love pop culture...and you
should, too. "
-KaptainMyke