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[manetteska]

7 hours ago, PopKulture said:

It's hit or miss with the older stuff I like. Usually there are a few guys with long boxes full of 90's drek, and then a dealer or two with some higher-priced bronze and beat-up silver (think Marvel Two-In-One or a Bomba 6, with a smattering of 20-cent cover price Superman's). The better deals usually come when a toy guy with a realistic sense of prices drags along a few boxes of miscellaneous gold, silver and bronze, which is where I picked up the few books pictured above. 

When the market is functioning on all cylinders, like the pre-covid days, the really good stuff disappears with the flashlight crowd (guys with season passes or who ride in with a dealer friend).*

The early birds don't always get the worm though; every once in a while, a dealer will put stuff out just before the show opens. Or right after it opens, as they're still unpacking their vehicle. I found some great Atlas war books that way once. At the time they were only worth $5 to 10, but I saw them just as the lady was putting them out, and many of my fellow collectors/rivals had already made their early-bird rounds. Funny, it was all war except a bunch of later issues of Mr. District Attorney.

* Many years ago, I saw a local dealer/picker leaving a show with a railroad cart overflowing with killer paper, just as it was opening, and there were stacks of shudder pulps like Terror Tales mixed in with Harrison mags like Titter and Wink. And this is a guy who never bulks stuff out or passes on his good fortune. I can attest faithfully that such a sight will leave you a bit deflated as you start your day at the flea... 

I know that is the case (pre-show buys) at Wolff's as it's more of a free-for-all, but I thought Kane was more subdued. Even when they have the Toy show I still find pretty good stuff.

I wonder if we've crossed paths before -- friendly, of course. Too old and too many kids to be allowed out at 3am to potentially find a comic I want.

[ADAMANTIUM]

Got it from the $1 bun of the gaming store, but woo Hoo!

[PopKulture]

On 3/9/2021 at 10:05 AM, manetteska said:

I know that is the case (pre-show buys) at Wolff's as it's more of a free-for-all, but I thought Kane was more subdued. Even when they have the Toy show I still find pretty good stuff.

I wonder if we've crossed paths before -- friendly, of course. Too old and too many kids to be allowed out at 3am to potentially find a comic I want.

I got caught up in the Wolff's free-for-all for the better part of one summer, but mostly because a bookseller kept bringing box after box of paperbacks that were worth digging through. I was a "flashlighter" for much of that summer until one morning when I stood rummaging with no less than twenty other flashlighters going through some thoroughly mundane offerings by one of the regular clean-out guys. I pulled out a few lower grade silver age comics like the 15-cent cover price Outlaw Kid reprint books. When the seller quoted me $7 each, I asked myself what the f#%K was I doing competing in this mad frenzy with all these rabid zombies for this underwhelming junk?? Now, there are quite a few people who literally had made life-altering scores there,* but it just got too nuts for me. 

* Not the biggest score there - and I know of almost a half dozen instances approaching $100,000 or more - but a collector friend who had sold a lot of his comics far too early wound up re-creating much of his Fantastic Four run one fateful morning for chump change - we're talking single digit FF's and up mixed in grocery bags with Lassie, Richie Rich and Dr. Kildare. I've seen the books, and they're drool-worthy, with gloss I've seldom seen on early silver Marvels.

The best comic I ever got there? An Avengers 93 for five bucks. I'll just stay in bed with my wife Sunday morning and buy one on the Bay if I need it that bad.  

Edited March 11, 2021 by PopKulture

[Robot Man]

I know what you mean. Decent stuff is few and far between at flea markets and swap meets. And the competition is fierce. I used to score tons of stuff especially pre eBay. I don’t mind being in the flashlight crowd but I really like to make it worth it once in a while.

I buy LOTS of stuff other than just comics. But when I find very little in any of my categories, I wonder why I do it. 

I do it for the “thrill of the hunt”. There is always the possibility. Plus I am friends with many dealers that save stuff for me. Sometimes just getting up and getting some excercise and talking to my junker friends is good. 

I was going to go to an estate sale this morning. Had a few toys that looked interesting. There could be more but I don’t know for sure. But the thought at getting up at 3:00 in the morning and standing around out in the cold until 8:00 just seemed stupid. No guarantee I would even get them even doing this. I passed. 

[AJLewandoski]

2 hours ago, Robot Man said:

I know what you mean. Decent stuff is few and far between at flea markets and swap meets. And the competition is fierce. I used to score tons of stuff especially pre eBay. I don’t mind being in the flashlight crowd but I really like to make it worth it once in a while.

I buy LOTS of stuff other than just comics. But when I find very little in any of my categories, I wonder why I do it. 

I do it for the “thrill of the hunt”. There is always the possibility. Plus I am friends with many dealers that save stuff for me. Sometimes just getting up and getting some excercise and talking to my junker friends is good. 

I was going to go to an estate sale this morning. Had a few toys that looked interesting. There could be more but I don’t know for sure. But the thought at getting up at 3:00 in the morning and standing around out in the cold until 8:00 just seemed stupid. No guarantee I would even get them even doing this. I passed. 

I'm in the same boat Bob making the rounds to all the thrift stores, fleas, and whatever junk shops I can find. It's getting harder and harder to justify those 3 am, start the line, pass out the numbers, wait for 6 hours, days to look for one or two things at an estate sale. I waited 10 hours to get into one not too long ago, and it was just out sheer spite that I stayed. The days you do find a deal though? Priceless 

[comicginger1789]

On 3/9/2021 at 11:02 AM, Namtak said:

Im quite new  to the boards,so when i found this item i was not on this chatboard.touhht it was worth mentioning.it was before his sad demise but by a few month only.the world lost a titan the day he passed..well on a more cheery note i found this item signed by bernie wrighston for 1$!still a favorite in my collection.godbless flea markets!!

Damn I want this 

[Namtak]

41 minutes ago, comicginger1789 said:

Damn I want this 

The funny thing there were 2 and bought both but the second didnt have the autograph,gave it to my father,he was super exited,he had the book and then i gave him the lost pages that he didnt even know existed,if you can find it sig or no sig its a must read good day man

[jayhawker]

I pick this up today at an antique mall.

Edited March 12, 2021 by jayhawker

[jayhawker]

I pick this one up last week at a different Antique Mall. It’s got its problems but it was super cheap.

Edited March 12, 2021 by jayhawker

[unclezebo]

I like the above comics but for personal beliefs I am unable hit the like button. 

[jsilverjanet]

On 3/9/2021 at 10:05 AM, manetteska said:

Too old and too many kids to be allowed out at 3am

don't worry, I'm out here for the both of us

[Namtak]

2 hours ago, jsilverjanet said:

don't worry, I'm out here for the both of us

Theres a curfiew in Québec,near montreal ,its everybody home before 8 pm...im not that old ......

[Namtak]

5 hours ago, Namtak said:

Theres a curfiew in Québec,near montreal ,its everybody home before 8 pm...im not that old ......

No kidding @porcupine48 the fine is minimum 1500$.

[porcupine48]

26 minutes ago, Namtak said:

No kidding @porcupine48 the fine is minimum 1500$.

Yah,I have a lot of Montreal friends that are trying to wait this out here in the Ottawa Valley.

I imagine it's hard.We have a dog so we'd at least be able to get out after curfew.I hear dogs for walking are a hot commodity in the hochelega  

[Beige]

So, there's this guy.

Really nice guy as well.

Been working on this deal for a couple of months.

Comics exchanged for cash.

Job done.

Random order, fair few pics.

Starting out slow...

 

And a mega-key to finish with.

Under five figures total.

Couple of shorts of other moderns.

Hip-Hip-Hoo-flaming-ray

Edited March 13, 2021 by Beige

[onlyweaknesskryptonite]

11 minutes ago, Beige said:

So, there's this guy.

Really nice guy as well.

Been working on this deal for a couple of months.

Comics exchanged for cash.

Job done.

Random order, fair few pics.

Starting out slow...

 

And a mega-key to finish with.

Under five figures total.

Couple of shorts of other moderns.

Hip-Hip-Hoo-flaming-ray

Awesome Score! Congratulations!

[STORMSHADOW_80]

Great seeing @littledoom and other comic buds. I had a blast digging. Had to run to a pop up toy show but here is what I was able to put in a shortbox. Mostly newsstand copies. 

[STORMSHADOW_80]

Some other books I picked up this last week locally. And a sweet X-Men binder for my cards.

[Robot Man]

15 hours ago, Beige said:

So, there's this guy.

Really nice guy as well.

Been working on this deal for a couple of months.

Comics exchanged for cash.

Job done.

Random order, fair few pics.

Starting out slow...

 

And a mega-key to finish with.

Under five figures total.

Couple of shorts of other moderns.

Hip-Hip-Hoo-flaming-ray

Nice Score! I just love finding “that guy”. They are few and far between. I sure love that one book that doesn’t quite fit in...

[Beige]

27 minutes ago, Robot Man said:

Nice Score! I just love finding “that guy”. They are few and far between. I sure love that one book that doesn’t quite fit in...

TWD #108 - I know right!

 

Nah I was surprised with the voldy horror too