Post your Garage Sale/Flea Market/Antique Mall Finds Here 60 60

[the blob]

5 hours ago, Bird said:

hook me up bro!

Weehawken. You should see it if you are on fb marketable. You in Jersey or further south? I forget.

[ADAMANTIUM]

Thanks! @Aweandlorder on the tip for the Eagle #6, no where near a 9.6 though

Is it truly Adam Hughes 1st published work?

All for under $5 due to 25% off for the holidays  used bookstore  

Edited November 8, 2019 by ADAMANTIUM

[cd4ever]

2 hours ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

Thanks! @Aweandlorder on the tip for the Eagle #6, no where near a 9.6 though

Is it truly Adam Hughes 1st published work?

All for under $5 due to 25% off for the holidays  used bookstore  

It is his first published work.  Just that pinup page.  Doesn't really sell for a lot though.  I loved that Eagle series when it first came out. 

[ADAMANTIUM]

15 minutes ago, cd4ever said:

It is his first published work.  Just that pinup page.  Doesn't really sell for a lot though.  I loved that Eagle series when it first came out. 

Thanks for the Heads Up! When I saw the book posted on the boards, I knew that I had found Todd Mcfarlane's 1st published in Coyote #?? I forget what issue # at the used bookstore, but I figured they may have this "Eagle #6"as well! Kind of looked like a book they would still have as well! Sure enough, and at 25% off today,  might as well. They price their comics kind of funky! Like the Eagle by itself would've only cost $1 with cover price being $1.75, the SM-H at $5 with cover price being 12 cents.

I mean I get the older they book the higher they're going to charge, but still strikes me as funky!  

Edited November 8, 2019 by ADAMANTIUM

[ADAMANTIUM]

refresh if you need too, I edited, my writing style is a crossword jumble today  

[ADAMANTIUM]

Some Newsstands that are priced Different than their Direct versions for under $3 at Half Price Books!  

@F For Fake did you get anything with HPB coupons?  I know you get them  

[Beige]

56 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

Some Newsstands that are priced Different than their Direct versions for under $3 at Half Price Books!  

@F For Fake did you get anything with HPB coupons?  I know you get them  

When did Wolvie join 'Manpower'?

https://www.manpower.net.au/

[rsouxlja7]

Picked this collection up today. One of these things is not like the others...

 

[Beige]

13 minutes ago, rsouxlja7 said:

Picked this collection up today. One of these things is not like the others...

 

 

Couple of very nice smaller books too.......but Boom! Dr Doom!

Edited November 8, 2019 by Beige

[Aweandlorder]

4 hours ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

Thanks! @Aweandlorder on the tip for the Eagle #6, no where near a 9.6 though

Is it truly Adam Hughes 1st published work?

All for under $5 due to 25% off for the holidays  used bookstore  

Yup! Good find for a fiver! Id say if its in NM it still can generate a $100 if signed. Definitely not a common book

[Robot Man]

2 hours ago, rsouxlja7 said:

Picked this collection up today. One of these things is not like the others...

 

Damn, look at that Rin Tin Tin!

[srezvan]

After getting months of spam from Half Price Books, I used the in store coupon for the Titans Omnibus. The Son of Origins and Bloodshot were cheap too.

 

[comicdonna]

1 hour ago, Robot Man said:

Damn, look at that Rin Tin Tin!

That's the one that caught my eye first.  

[ADAMANTIUM]

15 minutes ago, srezvan said:

After getting months of spam from Half Price Books, I used the in store coupon for the Titans Omnibus. The Son of Origins and Bloodshot were cheap too.

 

 i didn't think to look at omnibus and tpb! Well tomorrow is 40% off too, and dare i say Sunday is 50% off!

nice grab!

[Buzzetta]

On 11/6/2019 at 7:52 PM, the blob said:

I guess I could spend Saturday mornings driving around and inspecting collections. OTOH I have about 30,000 comics already and would like to sell about 27,000 of them.

 

On 11/7/2019 at 4:13 PM, FlyingDonut said:

I'm with you.

 

On 11/7/2019 at 1:15 PM, the blob said:

I saw something that looked good on FB marketplace, but would involve a drive to NJ, and I KNOW the reasonable # being quoted for the pile of decent comics would change by the time I got there. Even with the distance shots the pile definitely looks worth the amount demanded (plus the drive). But if they suddenly want $500, I am out gas and tolls and 6 hours of my life.

I love this thread but I definitely agree with you guys.  I have to basically fall into a find while I am doing something else to find something these days.  I am up right now because I went t get a glass of water but I am going back to bed soon.  With the demands of work during the week, the last thing I have time for is floating around Long Island on the weekend hoping to find things.  I actually cancelled a Craigslist deal where I am selling some GI Joe figures because the buyer wants to meet up in the evening during the week rather than on a Saturday afternoon. Just can't do it with other demands in life.

Either way... carry on y'all... I actually love this thread.  I am going back to sleep. 

[WolverineX]

15 hours ago, cd4ever said:

It is his first published work.  Just that pinup page.  Doesn't really sell for a lot though.  I loved that Eagle series when it first came out. 

[Aweandlorder]

A couple of months ago I sold a Sonor drum kit that I had in our studio. I knew that originally we spent over 2 grands on it. But I also knew I had to clear it out of the space it was currently in. I listed it on marketplace and had a few calls. A few people showed interest. But the first guy that came in offered me a price that I was fine with - 450$

i knew he was getting a steal, just the accessories it came with alone were worth more than that. That dude was so happy he actually told me “You have a good heart selling it to me for so cheap” (not true hehe). 
The reason why I’m telling you this story is because we all come across amazing deals and each seller has a task which was assigned to him/her when selling their books. 
a few years ago when I had more time (and less money) in my hands I would’ve broke that drum kit apart and list it part for part on eBay/craigslist/fb and have fun with it. Not today

somewhere, in a drum community board, that same buyer is probably sparking controversy by telling boardies this story and they’re probably sayin the same thing many people say here “wait, you mean a music studio owner sold you that drum kit for how much??! How is that even possible??”

[Hamlet]

11 minutes ago, Aweandlorder said:

A couple of months ago I sold a Sonor drum kit that I had in our studio. I knew that originally we spent over 2 grands on it. But I also knew I had to clear it out of the space it was currently in. I listed it on marketplace and had a few calls. A few people showed interest. But the first guy that came in offered me a price that I was fine with - 450$

i knew he was getting a steal, just the accessories it came with alone were worth more than that. That dude was so happy he actually told me “You have a good heart selling it to me for so cheap” (not true hehe). 
The reason why I’m telling you this story is because we all come across amazing deals and each seller has a task which was assigned to him/her when selling their books. 
a few years ago when I had more time (and less money) in my hands I would’ve broke that drum kit apart and list it part for part on eBay/craigslist/fb and have fun with it. Not today

somewhere, in a drum community board, that same buyer is probably sparking controversy by telling boardies this story and they’re probably sayin the same thing many people say here “wait, you mean a music studio owner sold you that drum kit for how much??! How is that even possible??”

Yup.  I gave away a group of aquariums on Craigslist for free on the condition that they take everything.  Someone taking the time to list them individually would have had an easy $300 or so, but they would have had to do some work, deal with a bunch of people, etc.  I needed the stuff out of my house quickly, so I listed it for free and got it dealt with quickly.  

In retrospect, I should have listed it for like $50 so that I got a fish guy to take it instead of a random crazy that wanted to talk to me about the Illuminati, but it worked out okay. 🙂

[the blob]

Most of us have other jobs. Most of us are middle aged. Many of us have family and big time demands there. We only have so much energy and so much patience for hassle. With that said I enjoy burying myself in cheap boxes. Wandering around Craigslist or FB and trying to find a collection with easy profit in it and some maybe lunatic on the other end, not as much. But kudos to all the hunter gatherers!

Edited November 9, 2019 by the blob

[BlowUpTheMoon]

Saw an Estate sale/liquidation sale/garage sale listed on Craigslist about 25 minutes away.  Had some time to kill on Saturday morning so I took the trip out there.

https://buffalo.craigslist.org/gms/d/akron-estate-sale-liquidation-sale/7013972404.html

Went in and immediately saw about 200 comics.  80 of them were the Spider-man Collectible Series Newspaper inserts in mid-grade condition. 

Seller said a buck each, I passed and went searching through the building.  Bought this for $25.

Put that in my car and went back in to the building to look around some more.  Dude at the cash register was ecstatic because he found an ASM #14 CGC 6.0 for sale on eBay for $2000 or something and was immediately thinking retirement.  Explained to him the newspaper inserts and how they differed from the version he was looking at on eBay, immediately deflating his balloon.  He then said, "Oh!, I also have some coverless books."

Saw this fun cover:

And bought these two for $5 each (Here's Howie #1 coverless):