rsouxlja7 1,212 posts Posted February 26, 2018 31 minutes ago, Ovrclck said: A pair of flea market finds today. Stuff like this makes me want to go to the flea market, but every time I go its people selling stuff that belongs in a dump or cell phone accessories Great find! 3 Inhuman Fiend, nepatkm and Silver_Couch_Surfer reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver_Couch_Surfer 538 posts Posted February 26, 2018 (edited) 22 minutes ago, BlowUpTheMoon said: Is a DC "Checking Copy" the same as a Marvel "Pay Copy"? Not sure but I found this post explaining what a "Checking Copy" is. Pretty cool! Edited February 26, 2018 by Ovrclck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver_Couch_Surfer 538 posts Posted February 26, 2018 21 minutes ago, rsouxlja7 said: Stuff like this makes me want to go to the flea market, but every time I go its people selling stuff that belongs in a dump or cell phone accessories Great find! haha thank you sir! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlowUpTheMoon 37,250 posts Posted February 26, 2018 7 minutes ago, Ovrclck said: 29 minutes ago, BlowUpTheMoon said: Is a DC "Checking Copy" the same as a Marvel "Pay Copy"? Not sure but I found this post explaining what a "Checking Copy" is. Pretty cool! Good info. Thanks. 1 Silver_Couch_Surfer reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nepatkm 3,033 posts Posted February 26, 2018 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Ovrclck said: Not sure but I found this post explaining what a "Checking Copy" is. Pretty cool! Just made me more curious as to what a "checking copy" is, Worth?? Edited February 26, 2018 by nepatkm 1 1950's war comics reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aweandlorder 8,915 posts Posted February 28, 2018 On 1/30/2018 at 7:37 PM, Aweandlorder said: Aw yea. That find 2 1 1950's war comics, Hekla and nepatkm reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ADAMANTIUM 10,785 posts Posted March 3, 2018 Used book store less than a $1 a piece but the wonder woman made it worth it... Turok 1 didn't own one and thought everyone should Mostly reading material, except the WW, first pence book with the midnight tales #8 but it also has 25 cents on it too so not pure @Marwood & I 6 DocHoppus182, Silver_Couch_Surfer, F For Fake and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ADAMANTIUM 10,785 posts Posted March 3, 2018 wow some blurry pics 1 1950's war comics reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porcupine48 41,207 posts Posted March 3, 2018 12 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said: wow some blurry pics I think all of the Midnight Tales 8 &10 have the UK price on them. But,i've been wrong before! 1 ADAMANTIUM reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
followtheleader 8,444 posts Posted March 3, 2018 Love the orange on the Rachel Rising 1. Patrick 1 1 BCarter27 and ADAMANTIUM reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
srezvan 738 posts Posted March 3, 2018 LCS clearance box. 1 ADAMANTIUM reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ADAMANTIUM 10,785 posts Posted March 3, 2018 15 minutes ago, followtheleader said: Love the orange on the Rachel Rising 1. Patrick I agree I like it better than green. I originally thought it was the 3rd print, until I got home and noticed the "Halloween Fest" adorning the bottom. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rsouxlja7 1,212 posts Posted March 3, 2018 (edited) Learned two very important lessons today: don't place values on books individually and don't deal with families who jointly own an inherited collection. A woman contacts me and tells me she has over 50 boxes she inherited from her brother who was 40 when he died in 2000. The books were passed down to her and her two siblings. The sister I spoke to said they'd had them ever since and were ready to sell. I rented a van and drove 2 hours to meet them today and it was a cluster **** from the get go. I arrive and its two sisters and one husband. They show me the shed the books are stored in and mention they have a "special box" that they think has their best stuff. It was put aside by the original owner. I want to look at that first of course and one of the sisters balked. They let me view it anyway. On top is a Hulk 181, around a 4.0. I tell them its value, showed them eBay sold listings, and offered them 80% of that because I was willing to pay more to establish a trust. This was mistake #1. The 181 was immediately snatched up by one sister and they kept hemming and hawing about how they can't sell it without the third sibling's input who isn't there and all this other BS. I viewed around 25 boxes and most of the books were damaged from not being bagged/boarded and being stored improperly. This took around 2 hours and the whole time they are debating selling the 181 to me. I fill a longbox with good stuff and they debate on how they are going to sell it and one sister wants to go one by one on eBay. I explain that I don't have time for that, especially if I am going to continue buying books. One of the sisters gets mad and leaves. Her husband is on my side and wants to sell the books, including the 181, to me. Everyone around me is arguing. Eventually I got fed up, they accepted my offer for the longbox, and I left. Still ended up with these: Edited March 3, 2018 by rsouxlja7 5 1 Fan Boy, 1950's war comics, snitzer and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ADAMANTIUM 10,785 posts Posted March 4, 2018 11 minutes ago, rsouxlja7 said: That's Still a nice haul! At 80%? That xmen 4(?)that Is a big deal and I'd take daredevil 1 all day long. Sorry it was a hassle. 1 1950's war comics reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rsouxlja7 1,212 posts Posted March 4, 2018 Not quite 80% on the rest I was not quite as forthcoming on any values after the 181 incident. 3 october, DocHoppus182 and F For Fake reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ADAMANTIUM 10,785 posts Posted March 4, 2018 1 minute ago, rsouxlja7 said: Not quite 80% on the rest I was not quite as forthcoming on any values after the 181 incident. I don't blame you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rsouxlja7 1,212 posts Posted March 4, 2018 Nice surprise on the 5 Wolverine 1-4 sets I bought... 2 F For Fake and blue808 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ADAMANTIUM 10,785 posts Posted March 4, 2018 3 minutes ago, rsouxlja7 said: Nice surprise on the 5 Wolverine 1-4 sets I bought... Frank Miller and Claremont? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rsouxlja7 1,212 posts Posted March 4, 2018 Yup, i also have a ton of Claremont's run signed on the inside front cover. I think the GSX1 is signed by Dave Cockrum. 1 ADAMANTIUM reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
comics4all 1,565 posts Posted March 4, 2018 4 hours ago, rsouxlja7 said: Learned two very important lessons today: don't place values on books individually and don't deal with families who jointly own an inherited collection. A woman contacts me and tells me she has over 50 boxes she inherited from her brother who was 40 when he died in 2000. The books were passed down to her and her two siblings. The sister I spoke to said they'd had them ever since and were ready to sell. I rented a van and drove 2 hours to meet them today and it was a cluster **** from the get go. I arrive and its two sisters and one husband. They show me the shed the books are stored in and mention they have a "special box" that they think has their best stuff. It was put aside by the original owner. I want to look at that first of course and one of the sisters balked. They let me view it anyway. On top is a Hulk 181, around a 4.0. I tell them its value, showed them eBay sold listings, and offered them 80% of that because I was willing to pay more to establish a trust. This was mistake #1. The 181 was immediately snatched up by one sister and they kept hemming and hawing about how they can't sell it without the third sibling's input who isn't there and all this other BS. I viewed around 25 boxes and most of the books were damaged from not being bagged/boarded and being stored improperly. This took around 2 hours and the whole time they are debating selling the 181 to me. I fill a longbox with good stuff and they debate on how they are going to sell it and one sister wants to go one by one on eBay. I explain that I don't have time for that, especially if I am going to continue buying books. One of the sisters gets mad and leaves. Her husband is on my side and wants to sell the books, including the 181, to me. Everyone around me is arguing. Eventually I got fed up, they accepted my offer for the longbox, and I left. Still ended up with these: you got great stuff!! sorry they were annoying! i have been there before but i have never gotten anything good: just 90s stuff & a headache! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
