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[FlyingDonut]

Nice timing. $1 this morning at 2nd and Charles.

Edited February 27, 2021 by FlyingDonut

[mrwoogieman]

Not bad for a buck each from the junk store today

[jcjames]

My first deep dive into used book and antique stores this weekend (the IM and IH were both MJ inserts):

 

[Robot Man]

Antique store find yesterday. $5. It was in a case full of military stuff. Only comic there. 

[F For Fake]

Weather was nice yesterday, so I thought I'd run around to my usual haunts and see if I could scare up some of the most recent "hot" books that popped in the last week or so. Completely struck out on what I was looking for (GI Joe 1st Lady Jaye, Earth 2 Superman, Infinite Crisis, and a few others I thought I might still run across in dollar bins) but I brought home some consolation prizes.

A handful of junk from HPB, complete strike out at two comics shops and two Peddlers Malls. Finally found a few goodies at the antique toy mall. One of the regular dealers suddenly has a chunk of silver Marvels for sale! My eyes nearly popped out of my head when I saw a JIM 83 for $250...of course, it was the GRR, so I left it behind. If it had been 1/2 that, I probably would have picked it up, just because it still LOOKS cool, and is probably as close as I'll get to the real thing anytime soon.

Settled on the Cap 100 and Sub-Mariner 1. Both are around GD/GD+, or GD+/VG- if you're being generous, but I couldn't leave them behind. I'll buy nearly any Cap 100 I find at a not-ridiculous price, regardless of condition. I just love that cover. This one is beat, but the colors are still nice and dark.

Oh, and I don't really collect Heavy Metal very much, but I've always loved that Jusko cover. This one was pretty nice, so it came home as well.

Happy hunting!

Oh, and anecdotally, I will tell you, even beyond the Lady Jaye thing, GI Joe is apparently selling like crazy. Over the last few days I hit a ton of shops, which in the past had plenty of copies, and suddenly I can't find anything earlier than the huge-print run years, issues 50-75, around that area. The first 20-30 issues just aren't around. It's odd, because I never had trouble finding them in years past. I guess collectors have finally caught up with them.

[ADAMANTIUM]

Lol why not? For $1. 1st terminator well1st preview anyway  

Edited March 6, 2021 by ADAMANTIUM

[srezvan]

My first "collection" purchase in quite some time. 128 comics for one low price. This is what was posted:

 

I don't buy too many modern, especially Spider-Man, but it was worth a chance. Got some runs of Spider-Man stuff. A few notable finds:

  

 

[Namtak]

Went to flea market today some good find for me i know ......for a reason im drawn to video games at flea market dont know why

[ADAMANTIUM]

Another at cover price 

Woot woot 🥰

[PopKulture]

First flea market for me in over a year. This is one of the Chicago suburb’s longer-running shows. It’s sad to see all the engraved rocks, gutter guard and bath-fitter booths where there used to be antiques, but I did manage to find a handful of cool comics sensibly priced. I was a little dismayed that my bulk candy guy wasn’t there, however. Next time, hopefully. 

 

[Namtak]

5 minutes ago, PopKulture said:

First flea market for me in over a year. This is one of the Chicago suburb’s longer-running shows. It’s sad to see all the engraved rocks, gutter guard and bath-fitter booths where there used to be antiques, but I did manage to find a handful of cool comics sensibly priced. I was a little dismayed that my bulk candy guy wasn’t there, however. Next time, hopefully. 

 

I love that tale to astonish ,great find 

[manetteska]

13 minutes ago, PopKulture said:

First flea market for me in over a year. This is one of the Chicago suburb’s longer-running shows. It’s sad to see all the engraved rocks, gutter guard and bath-fitter booths where there used to be antiques, but I did manage to find a handful of cool comics sensibly priced. I was a little dismayed that my bulk candy guy wasn’t there, however. Next time, hopefully. 

Kane?

[Robot Man]

12 minutes ago, PopKulture said:

First flea market for me in over a year. This is one of the Chicago suburb’s longer-running shows. It’s sad to see all the engraved rocks, gutter guard and bath-fitter booths where there used to be antiques, but I did manage to find a handful of cool comics sensibly priced. I was a little dismayed that my bulk candy guy wasn’t there, however. Next time, hopefully. 

 

Flea market comic finds, how I’ve missed them...

Most of our’s are either back or coming next month. My favorite one opens in May. 

Hoping all my favorite dealers come back and have been putting away some good stuff. 

[PopKulture]

9 hours ago, manetteska said:

Kane?

Sshhh...

You wouldn't want everyone to find out where to buy dog rawhides and 3 for $10 sunglasses, now would you??  

[PopKulture]

9 hours ago, Robot Man said:

Flea market comic finds, how I’ve missed them...

Most of our’s are either back or coming next month. My favorite one opens in May. 

Hoping all my favorite dealers come back and have been putting away some good stuff. 

Many of the regular dealers were absent. Most of the regulars were the retail guys, with critically-priced man-cave items. Just like your trade stimulator guy, you're not going to make a score with them. The pickers I have success with most often were missing, but it's early in the season.  

A few of the bigger cleanout guys were there with their big gaylord pallet boxes that they basically dump on the ground. It sure draws a crowd, but the good stuff never makes it to the pavement, as you well know, and I have a pretty generous definition when it comes to the "good stuff."

I figured it would be slim pickings, but it was an unseasonably nice day and I just wanted to be out and about. 

I mean, after I figure in the admission and my gas, nevermind my time, I could've bought a few Dell giants and the Howdy from MyComicShop and probably have broken even, but what's the fun in that??

Edited March 9, 2021 by PopKulture

[manetteska]

47 minutes ago, PopKulture said:

Sshhh...

You wouldn't want everyone to find out where to buy dog rawhides and 3 for $10 sunglasses, now would you??  

I too enjoy the candy guy; usually has a good price on trail mix and such.

I was wondering when Kane would open back up. Do you have regular comic guys you hit up? I remember only a couple. 

[littledoom]

Went to an outdoor sale at storage facility at an industrial complex in the Valley. An hour from my house. Dozens of buyers showed up. Many pickers/dealers/resellers.. collectors of course. There were several pallets full of longboxes stacked on longboxes stacked on longboxes. Practically a dollar sale but I was able to buy two longboxes full for $100. The JLA 75 was $60. The dealer friend running the sale also had some key issues.. another dealer friend bought some good ones. He and another dealer friend were my main completion. I bought many full series and runs. Here’s some highlights. I posted some modern and Image newsstands in those separate threads. @STORMSHADOW_80 was there. So much sorting to do...

 

 

 

 

Edited March 9, 2021 by littledoom

[Red84]

This is still my favorite thread. Always nice to see great finds!

[PopKulture]

6 hours ago, manetteska said:

I too enjoy the candy guy; usually has a good price on trail mix and such.

I was wondering when Kane would open back up. Do you have regular comic guys you hit up? I remember only a couple. 

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... 

Edited March 9, 2021 by PopKulture

[Namtak]

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!!

Edited March 9, 2021 by Namtak