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Bearcatcoach

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  1. It's been almost a year since I posted new acquisitions in this thread....time flys!! I have made many a purchase in the last year but here are a few new oldies from an auction I attended yesterday....
  2. I was Habib on the Comic Corral...fun place in the day with lots of great people...met several in person at comic shows through the years...
  3. Thanks Tony! Great seeing you as always...wish Don could have made it as well!
  4. Thanks Tony! Great seeing you as always...wish Don could have made it as well!
  5. Robert runs a great show and any comic fan within a few hours of Evansville will be happy that they attended!
  6. Robert runs a great show and any comic fan within a few hours of Evansville will be happy that they attended!
  7. Before I purchased the aforementioned collection I wanted to get a better look at the comics with a higher value (when spending serious $$$ who wouldn't) so what better issue to start with than an Avengers #1! The bag was VERY tight, an old mylite from days of yore...anyway, got it out with a little effort...back cover look decent so pretty happy. However, when attempting to put the comic back I just didn't feel comfortable so I told the gentleman that if he had an extra bigger bag he may want to put it in that...he said that it was no problem to put it back in and proceeded to jam it in and.....well, the result is in the pic. Needless to say when I looked at other issues of value I put the comic back in the bag from that point out.....
  8. So....was at a show on Sunday. Guy comes up and asks if I am I interested in Avengers 1-300+....um Yes please! Next day went to his house and came home with around 30 long boxes of comics & a dozen boxes of miscellaneous stuff but a whole lot less $$$...lol Some highlights...
  9. So much good advice posted on this thread! It looks like the main theme is that hard work and perseverance eventually pays off...to which I wholeheartedly agree! Unless you have a brick & mortar store where the books come to you....you will need to go out and find them! I have posted a small percentage of my purchases on this thread through the years...always fun to share cool things that have been acquired in a variety of ways. I am more of a convention, auction, flea market, word of mouth guy....estate/yard/garage sales have been few and far between for good pick-ups in my experience...cudos to those who have success finding deals this way!!
  10. Found in the wild for $50 today....a rare occurrence in this day and age....
  11. Flea Market early Sat....nothing....then went to an auction about 30 mins from me and came away with a few low grade goodies...but the best thing that happened because I got to talking to a guy at the auction about comics and it turns out he lives very close to me....so today met up with him and bought a GK Scooby-Doo #1! Pics...
  12. Didn't know it was a double cover when I bought it....a happy surprise!
  13. Busy weekend...Saturday stopped at a guy's house that has an old "comics/records for sale" sign in his yard....all I can say is wow...a path to walk from room to room otherwise records/comics and everything thing else taking up every inch of space...too overwhelming. Looked through at least 50 boxes of stuff...nothing great but the first couple pics were some 50 cent books I picked out.. Sunday went to a nice small comic show...next 4 pics were from $1 boxes and the last picture has various priced books I bought... Happy with the weekends pick-ups...
  14. That is what Half Price Books offered the guy...I paid him WAY more....in fact he was so happy that he called me back today to tell me that he had found 1 more small box (around a short box full) that was buried and asked if I was interested (like duh!) So this time we met halfway between our homes and I came home with some more comics...it's been a busy 4 days! Here are a few of the better ones in the last (at least I think last unless I get another call) box from him...the black book is the Watchman slipcase edition and the Swamp Thing 37 is super sweet
  15. Close...not retired yet but am on my fall break....now come the end of May 35 years of teaching does come to a close...
  16. A whole lot less....which is why he did the smart thing and walked away....
  17. The 92 is around a 4.0...maybe with a press and clean up to a 5.0. I will be sending it in to CGC so it will be a while before it makes it back home....
  18. Small collection was purchased today...about 10 short boxes and a small box of toys... Story behind the purchase: This gentleman was at a Half Price Books and they offered him a ridiculous low amount for the 2 big books (pic of the offer included). He didn't accept of course. A guy I know was at the store and overhead the conversation....after they started talking eventually my name came as someone who would pay a fair price...he called me...we got together and he quickly accepted my offer... Here are a few pics of some of the better books....the 2 big books were half the value of all 10 boxes (pretty easy to pick out...lol)
  19. Saturday: went to an auction 3:30 hours away...bought around 500 vintage pbs & digests (some are way too risqué for a pic but very cool), a batman lot, Star Wars 1977 movie poster, Vampirella mag lot and a board game lot. On the way home stopped at an antique store and picked up the Frazetta books...a nice day! Sunday: drove 4:00 hours to a comic show....came home with 10 boxes of bulk carded figures (star wars, star trek, super heroes etc) and a long box & 2 short boxes of comics. Lots of Dell Giants on the cheap, some modern variants and a sweet Swamp Thing 37 (no pics on these yet) Monday: going to drive 1:30 hours to look at a small collection...supposed to have a couple nice keys in it...will post pics if I end up with them... A busy start to my fall break...
  20. In the wild at a garage sale Saturday....only had a handful of 35 cent variants through the years....
  21. It's been quite a while since I've checked in on the boards...so much good stuff that has been posted since my last visit...congrats to all you comic hunters out there! My weekend started with a garage sale and ended with a comic show...a lot more purchased than in the pics but here are some highlights....
  22. No posts in thread for 4 days?! Unacceptable!! My purchases from a Show, a lcs and an estate sale during the last week.... Bought 2 short boxes at the lcs, another short box at the show and and a van full at the estate! It was a busy few days.... Just few highlights so far...
  23. Small show today....made some meager purchases....happy with what I purchased though! The Swamp Thing 37 was originally $20 but 50% off put it at $10...same guy had a sweet Star Wars 68 for $75 that I missed out on...
  24. I do ok...if wasn't a "good" deal then I'm most likely not going to make the purchase. For example: The Savage Tales #1 I paid $300...I already have a CGC 8.0 which fmv is $1000+...the one I just bought is definitely better so I consider that to be good purchase. And of course the low grade Strange Tales 169 and Swamp Thing 1 that I pulled out of a guy's dollar box that day I consider to be a pretty good deal too!