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Super Hero windfall in Whitchurch!

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EwanUK

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A Whitchurch family has had a surprise windfall after a collection of comics found in a suitcase on top of a wardrobe has sold for £3,600 at Trevanion and Dean’s auction in Whitchurch last Saturday (21st January). The collection of 1960‘s comics which included a first edition of DC Comics Green Lantern along with other iconic names including Superman, Wonder Woman and Commando, attracted massive amounts of interest before the auction on Saturday.

 

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Auctioneer Christina Trevanion explained ‘We were so delighted for the vendor, he was clearing his father’s house and found the collection on top of a wardrobe – it just goes to show, you never know what you’ve got hiding in the cupboards!’.

 

Sold in two separate lots, the comics attracted interest from America, the UK and Europe with bidders battling it out in the room, on the telephone and online before finally selling to two successful UK bidders.

 

:cloud9::blush:

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Sqeggs

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A Whitchurch family has had a surprise windfall after a collection of comics found in a suitcase on top of a wardrobe has sold for £3,600 at Trevanion and Dean’s auction in Whitchurch last Saturday (21st January). The collection of 1960‘s comics which included a first edition of DC Comics Green Lantern along with other iconic names including Superman, Wonder Woman and Commando, attracted massive amounts of interest before the auction on Saturday.

 

comics-250x167.jpg

 

Auctioneer Christina Trevanion explained ‘We were so delighted for the vendor, he was clearing his father’s house and found the collection on top of a wardrobe – it just goes to show, you never know what you’ve got hiding in the cupboards!’.

 

Sold in two separate lots, the comics attracted interest from America, the UK and Europe with bidders battling it out in the room, on the telephone and online before finally selling to two successful UK bidders.

 

:cloud9::blush:

 

Did you win them?

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EwanUK

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Who cares about the books..that auctioneer is something else!

 

 

exactly, a very handsome women and vintage comics :cloud9:

 

It was from an email I got, that was the story basically

There were about 200+ original owner mid-grade Silver-age - the GL no.1 being far the biggest key

It was a non-comic autioneer

 

When they first listed it though, the GL no.1 was not highlighted and was just 3/4 under another book - I thought aha there we go!

 

However, someone must of told them as suddenly it was centre-stage and individually photo'd !

 

so yes, very good price for the comics and the oo

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Ken Aldred

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Who cares about the books..that auctioneer is something else!

 

 

Yup. But, she's handling the comics poorly, especially as they don't look to have backing boards.

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B2D327

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£3,600 is not a huge windfall.

decent but not huge

 

If the rest of the estate was ratty clothes, old shoes, and an elevated potty chair, I'd call that a windfall.

 

don't forget the fees paid to the auction house

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Mio

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It's 3600 more than they were expecting.

 

Outside of London that is two months' salary for the average worker. I consider it a big windfall. Good news for the seller and the collector!

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