greggy Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 I've been lucky in that I've been able to get a majority of the books at once. The DCs one tend to originate from the basement of a store that started with inventory from old stock from an convenience store that never returned their unsold comics since the 60s. That formed the core of my DC collection. The Marvels pretty well were the same when a local store decided to dump all their old unsold treasuries for cover after bringing them all from the back room. I'm pretty sure I bought all of them at once. I've been getting some of the rarer ones here and there but really haven't been that active for around 15 years. There's probably a few that I'll like to upgrade and if I can pack them properly, I may try getting some at shows again. batmiesta, astrometric, wormboy and 2 others 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HighVoltage Posted November 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2020 Found my Treasury stash! I had posted earlier that I remember John Hauser selling a huge batch of high grade DC Treasuries awhile back. I am happy to note that the batch also had Marvel Treasuries in them as well, because I bought several of them! I don't have a complete run of the Marvels, but it's closer than I remembered. I'll try to get some individual shots and post more! Spider-Variant, ADAMANTIUM, wormboy and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HighVoltage Posted December 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 1, 2020 Super sweet copy I got from good ol' Bobcat Enterprises on eBay back in the day (2002)! I forgot how nice this one is. One of the best copies I've ever seen. Love this book. WernerVonDoom, OtherEric, wormboy and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmiesta Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Lovely copy, I seem to remember winning some Treasuries from Bobcat too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggy Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 19 minutes ago, batmiesta said: Lovely copy, I seem to remember winning some Treasuries from Bobcat too. I didn't really bother to bid on them cuz I knew I had so many at that time. I should have in retrospect, as that was during the time when he was selling out his final stuff before retiring for good from eBay. He was my favourite eBay dealer of all time, due to the fact that he sold mostly DCs that I collected. batmiesta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighVoltage Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, greggy said: I didn't really bother to bid on them cuz I knew I had so many at that time. I should have in retrospect, as that was during the time when he was selling out his final stuff before retiring for good from eBay. He was my favourite eBay dealer of all time, due to the fact that he sold mostly DCs that I collected. You're right - it was toward the end of his stuff. I got some fun odds 'n' ends from him at this period. He had some great, great books. One of those guys that was such an amazing find early on & then it became a bidding fistfight later on. Pedigree quality stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggy Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, HighVoltage said: You're right - it was toward the end of his stuff. I got some fun odds 'n' ends from him at this period. He had some great, great books. One of those guys that was such an amazing find early on & then it became a bidding fistfight later on. Pedigree quality stuff. I remember that he was selling a lot of pedestrian type books for around a year so I asked him what was up and he told me that he wanted to retired for good. I knew that he retired from the USPS prior to selling on eBay. He had one final push of really good books before he was gone for good. HighVoltage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HighVoltage Posted December 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 1, 2020 Signed copy. I don't have a scan or pic of the ads where you could get this. I think it was $5 at the time? This copy has some bends & wear, but still presents very well with excellent gloss & color. I haven't found this copy to be quite as available as the Superman / Spidey signed book from D.C./Marvel. batmiesta, WernerVonDoom, wormboy and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HighVoltage Posted December 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 1, 2020 I always wanted this Treasury when I was a kid, but nobody ever had one... and I'm talking about just the regular copy, let alone this signed one. I found this one in a cool shop in Minneapolis in the early 2000s. Had the original mailer too. This one has a couple of scratches on Spidey's left leg, but other than that, it's a nice copy. #372/2000 greggy, OtherEric, namisgr and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighVoltage Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) Another signed copy. (#561) An ebay purchase. This one is a little nicer than the other one I have. This mailer was sent to Ohio. The seller I got it from was in Michigan. The prior copy was sent to Iowa. So neither copy travelled too far from its original mailing point. This one had the letter explaining the lack of Infantino's signature, plus it had a D.C. T-shirt flyer. I don't recall seeing the t-shirt flyer show up often. Edited December 1, 2020 by HighVoltage Added the # greggy, wormboy, batmiesta and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HighVoltage Posted December 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 1, 2020 Regular edition. Very nice copy. Great gloss & color & white pages. WernerVonDoom, OtherEric, namisgr and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HighVoltage Posted December 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 1, 2020 Hauser copy. He listed it as NM, and it is. namisgr, Jasonmorris1000000, greggy and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HighVoltage Posted December 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 1, 2020 Very bright & clean copy. Has a little bump & dirt on cover from lower staple. wormboy, batmiesta, namisgr and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HighVoltage Posted December 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 1, 2020 Hauser D.C. book. Listed as VF/NM & it's in that range. Couple of little spine bumps. Great color, rich blacks & gloss. batmiesta, Jasonmorris1000000, OtherEric and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HighVoltage Posted December 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 1, 2020 Last one for tonight... Another one I always wanted when I was a whippersnapper collector. No one ever had Treasuries when I was a young collector! I found *one* copy - The Spidey #1 - and it was pretty beat up. I read it until the cover fell off & I put it back in with masking tape. Still have it! Two of my favorite characters! Sweet Hauser copy listed as NM- It's at least that grade. Love this one. WernerVonDoom, Jasonmorris1000000, greggy and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 13 minutes ago, HighVoltage said: Last one for tonight... Another one I always wanted when I was a whippersnapper collector. No one ever had Treasuries when I was a young collector! I found *one* copy - The Spidey #1 - and it was pretty beat up. I read it until the cover fell off & I put it back in with masking tape. Still have it! Two of my favorite characters! Sweet Hauser copy listed as NM- It's at least that grade. Love this one. Jose Luis Garcia Lopez is SO underrated... not so much that people who know him underrate him as so many people just don't know his work. HighVoltage and batmiesta 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighVoltage Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Totally agree on Garcia Lopez. He & Perez were two of my favorites at D.C. in the late 70s / early 80s. OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmiesta Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 8 hours ago, HighVoltage said: Hauser copy. He listed it as NM, and it is. One of the hardest ones to find in true NM condition IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighVoltage Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 11 hours ago, greggy said: I remember that he was selling a lot of pedestrian type books for around a year so I asked him what was up and he told me that he wanted to retired for good. I knew that he retired from the USPS prior to selling on eBay. He had one final push of really good books before he was gone for good. G, When I think about BobCat - it's like he was Fight Club on ebay. At least the first rule. You do NOT talk about BobCat. You find him on your own, and you keep your trap shut, so that you don't contribute to the frenzy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggy Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 5 minutes ago, HighVoltage said: G, When I think about BobCat - it's like he was Fight Club on ebay. At least the first rule. You do NOT talk about BobCat. You find him on your own, and you keep your trap shut, so that you don't contribute to the frenzy. I found him by winning a CGC 9.8 100 pager off of him early on and then it was history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
