1Cool Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 On 5/12/2019 at 11:33 AM, ThothAmon said: Was looking at eBay SOLD listings to see if a long box that contained binders full of comic related cards and pogs had any value when this thread popped into my head. (I got the card binders as an incidental when I purchased a 30 long box collection of mostly bronze and copper books about 5 years ago. ). Made me wonder how bad a collection has to be to no longer be “worth it”? Everyone must have a limit. I've passed on 200 long boxes of 80/90s books and so has everyone else that has seen it. The "collection" is all unbagged and out of order and has been picked over pretty clean. The guy wants $6,000 for the 200 long boxes but the books are simply too much time and effort to be worth $30 a long box. There are very few reasonable limits when the books are unpicked but once all the good books are gone then that threshold of what makes since to buy is very real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F For Fake Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 3 hours ago, 1Cool said: I've passed on 200 long boxes of 80/90s books and so has everyone else that has seen it. The "collection" is all unbagged and out of order and has been picked over pretty clean. The guy wants $6,000 for the 200 long boxes but the books are simply too much time and effort to be worth $30 a long box. There are very few reasonable limits when the books are unpicked but once all the good books are gone then that threshold of what makes since to buy is very real. Sounds like a reasonable limit to me. Personally, the largest collection I ever picked up was about 40 longs (may have been 37 or 38), and that is pretty close to my threshold. I enjoyed working the collection but it took up a lot of space and several months to get rid of everything. Had fun making money, but yeah, I'm thinking 40-50 is near the top of where I want to be, and I tend to prefer collections in the 10 boxes or less range. 200 boxes of picked over stuff, even dirt cheap, I'd likely have to pass unless I had someone who was going to help me schlep it around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 (edited) On 5/2/2019 at 1:32 PM, Dormian said: The time commitment is something I am worried about. From the list he sent me it looks pretty organized. I currently have around 8000 comics so this will almost double what I currently have. I have mostly Marvel so there wont be much overlap. I am currently parring down the personal collection and getting books ready to setup at shows. 60 longs will more than double you. 225 or so bagged and boarded books per box? What do you plan on doing with the 56-58 boxes of books that are not solo ebayeable? Edited May 21, 2019 by the blob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 (edited) It probably gets to be worth it if you can shave him down some from 10 cents and you plan to do some shows. You have ready made dollar box inventory. Bring shorties and tell people that can fill then for $50-75. Of course I am a guy who passed on 6-8 longs of free stuff when a local shop closed. My back started hurting thinking about it. Edited May 21, 2019 by the blob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dormian Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 So here is my plan to buy the rest of the long boxes. Let me start by saying I am not a DC collector. Some of my favorite series and stories are DC, Elseworlds, and Vertigo but I know very little about the majority of the DC titles. For the 11 long boxes I bought I have been using comics.gocollect.com to determine what might have some value. I do a quick run through of the titles and if it has around 10 sales I pull it aside. I assume if it is worth grading and has recorded sales it is probably worth more than a dollar. I will probably miss something nice using this method. I have pulled about 200 books from the 11 longs using this method. I have joined some Facebook comics sales sites and picked out a few that look like a good fit for this collection. A couple of the sites look good for selling lots and sets. I also get 50 free eBay posting a month. An unfortunate side effect of buying it all is I will have to rent a monthly storage unit to go through the boxes. My plan is to keep the storage unit for two months. Anything that doesn't have value, hasn't sold or been pulled aside for dollar boxes will get dropped off at Goodwill or the Library. I might list it on Craigslist take it all for a nickle a piece. If I do this plan I will start this weekend. I am off work Monday so it gives me an extra day to process the longs. Moving and setup will probably take a day. What am I keeping for myself? I have already pulled a good stack of Elseworld titles and smaller Vertigo runs. I might read Transmetropolitan to see what all of the fuss is about. I might keep DC Comics Presents 26. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dormian Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 I purchased the rest of this collection. While the list numbered 60 boxes he kept 13 boxes so i ended up with 47 boxes. The final price included the two steel shelves he was storing the books on. The books have been moved to my storage unit and I have started organizing. About 8 boxes of recent stuff were not sorted. How do some of you pros handle a collection like this? Do you submit the better books to CGC or just cash out as raws? I am setting up at two small shows this summer. Due to vehicle space I am limited to 12 long boxes. F For Fake and divad 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingDonut Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 12 hours ago, Dormian said: I purchased the rest of this collection. While the list numbered 60 boxes he kept 13 boxes so i ended up with 47 boxes. The final price included the two steel shelves he was storing the books on. The books have been moved to my storage unit and I have started organizing. About 8 boxes of recent stuff were not sorted. How do some of you pros handle a collection like this? Do you submit the better books to CGC or just cash out as raws? I am setting up at two small shows this summer. Due to vehicle space I am limited to 12 long boxes. What was in it? The answer to your bolded question is - to me - totally dependent on your cash flow and your storage situation. divad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 sell some raws and use that money to slab the books worth slabbing. Maybe recoup your initial investment first even. divad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divad Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Bird said: sell some raws and use that money to slab the books worth slabbing. Maybe recoup your initial investment first even. If you need to, otherwise start selling the high demand books, but retain the real value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divad Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 On 5/21/2019 at 5:34 AM, Dormian said: So here is my plan to buy the rest of the long boxes. Let me start by saying I am not a DC collector. Now you are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dormian Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share Posted May 30, 2019 Here is the full list of stuff. I will list some of the items I have put aside later on. I have a Batman Adventures 12 in 6.5 in the PGM. 99.9% of the books were bags and boarded none of the BAs were. Not everything is as good as it looks on paper. The Preachers were trades up to issue 50 and the Transmetropolitan #1 is a trade also. Box: 2 1 Sword of the Atom Power of the Atom Atom One Shots Anarky Animal Man ( regular & Vertigo) Azrael (mini & series) Box: 3 2 Batman / Detective to NML Box: 4 3 Batman / Detective after NML Batman Regular Series (except NML) Box: 5 4 Batman Regular Series (except NML) Shadow of the Bat Box: 6 5 Legends of the Dark Knight to #176 (except NML) NML Box: 7 6 Batman Chronicles Mini series, One Shots & Collections Gotham Nights 1 & 2 Dark Victory & Tarzan Joker Time Joker & The Mask Outlaws & Toyman Hollywood Knights Turning Points Orpheus Rising Vs. Predator: 1,2, 3 Untold Legends Shadow of the Batman Saga of Ra's Al Ghul Cult Gordon of Gotham GCPD Doom that came to Gotham Haunted Gotham League of Batmen Book of Dead Dark Knight of the Round Table Bane of Demon Jazz Ankh & Demon & Lobo & Hellboy, Starman & Daredevil & Spawn & Punisher & Scarface & The Darkness & Grendel The Hill Thrillkiller Dreamland Of Arkham Dark Knight Dynasty Scar of the Bat & Houndini Gotham Noir Reign of Terror Castle of the Bat Holy Terror Two Faces Robin 3000 Dark Claw Book of Shadows The Blue, the Grey & the Bat Knight Gallery DOA Bullock's Law Ego Gauntlet I, the Joker Scottish Connection Death of Innocents Joker's Apprentice Poison Tomorrows Full Circle Bloodborne Room Full of Strangers Mitefall Faces Penguin Triumphant Bane Mr. Freeze 2 Face Strikes Twice (golden age collection) Featuring 2 Face & Riddler (collection) Annual 1 (reproduction) The Golden Streets of Gotham & Aliens 2 & Deathblow Batman Family (02 mini) Tenses Nevermore & Planetary: Night on Earth & Joker: Switch Arkham Asylum (03 mini) Box: 8 7 Batman Family Gotham Kinights Batgirl Batgirl Special & 03 mini Birds of Prey Box: 9 8 Black Canary Black Condor Blue Beetle Booster Gold Captain Atom Catwoman: 1st & 2nd series Box: 10 9 Chase Checkmate! Chronos DC Comics Presents ... DC One Million DC Challenge Eclipso Box: 11 10 Demon: All series & minis Doctor Fate: All series & minis Firestorm Guy Gardner Box: 12 11 Flash: 3rd series Gotham Central HERO Millennium Editions Box: 14 12 Green Arrow: 1983 mini series & 1st series & 2nd series Box: 15 13 GL Quarterly Mosaic Emerald Dawn 1 & 2 & other mini Green Lantern: 2nd series Box 16: 14 Green Lantern: 2nd series (continued) Impulse Box 18: 15 Hourman Huntress: series & mini Hawkman: 2nd series Hawkworld Hawkman: 3rd series Hawkman: 4 th series Box 24: 16 LEGION/REBELS Nightwing Mister Miracle Orion Power Company: series & mini Resurrection Man The Ray: series & mini Box 25: 17 Martian Manhunter: series & mini Robin: series & mini Spectre: 2, 3 + 4 series Secret Origins: 2nd series & specials Showcase: 2nd series Power of Shazam Starman: 1st & 2nd series Box 27: 18 Supergirl: 3rd series Superboy: 1st, 2nd, 3rd & the Ravers Steel Box 29: 19 Suicide Squad 1st & 2nd series Warlord Young Justice Box 31: 20 Wonder Woman: 2nd series Box 32: 21 Young Allies Blue Devil Who's Who & updates Action Comics to #660 (diamond starts) Superman / Adventures of .. Superman prior to # 424 Adventures of .. 424-473 (diamond starts) Box 35: 22 Man of Steel: mini series New Superman: # 1-50 (diamond starts) Year 1991 Year 1992 Year 1993 Year 1994 Box 36: 23 Year 1995 Year 1996 Year 1997 Year 1998 Year 1999 Year 2000 Box 37: 24 Year 200 (continued) Year 2001 New Superman: #176-226 (ends) Man of Steel" 120-134 (ends) Metropolis: mini Gernerations: 1, 2, 3: mini Supermen of America: mini Superman: Secret Years: mini World of Krypton: 1928 mini Phantom Zone World of Krypton: 1988 World of Smallville:1988 World of Metropolis: 1988 Metropolis SCU: 1994 Star Corps; 1988 Superman: Secret Indenity Superman: Birthright Superman: Strength Box 38: 25 Adventures of ... / Superman # 598 - (diamond ends / returns to Superman on #650) Action # 785 (diamond ends) Various Superman Minis & One Shots Guardian of Metropolis: 1994 A Bizzarro Vs. Terminator & Bugs Bunny & Gen 13 & Savage Dragon & Savage Dragon: Chicago Superman Monster War of the Worlds A Nation Divided Doomsday Doomsday: Wars Superman Inc. Last God of Krypton The Odyssey Under a Yellow Sun Superman's Metropolis Distant Fires Vs. Predator Last Son of Earth Mann & Superman At Earth's End Where Is Thy Sting Shogun of Streel & Madman: Hullabaloo World's Finest: 1986 World's Finest: 1999 WF3 World's Funnest Elseworld's Finest Superboy's Legion & Darkness & Thundercats Kansas Sightings Dat of Doom Last Stand on Krypton & Aliens 2 & Trazan Blood of My Ancestors & Shazam: First Thunder Superman Returns: Prequel Young Heroes in Love Batman Adventures: 2003 Batman Strikes Box 40: 26 Legacies – Mini 2008 Last Family Krypton Mini Red Circle - Crusaders Red Circle – Web Red Circle – Shield The Mighty – Mini 2009 Booster Gold – 2008 Brave/Bold – 2008 DC Legends – 2007 Wonder Woman – 3rd Series Zatanna Box 41: 27 Arak, Son of Thunder Plastic Man: 89 mini series New series (05-06) Breach Bloodhound Monolith Zodiac Box 42: 28 Solo Superamn/Batman Outsiders 2003: 2nd Series Outsiders: 3rd series Outsiders 2007: 4th series Checkmate 2006 Jonah Hex 2006 Box 43: 29 Legends The Weird Invasion! Millennium Armageddon Blood Bath Zero Hour Underworld Unleashed Final Night Genesis The Kingdom Day of Judgement Sins of Youth The Sliver Age Haven DC 1 Million Real Worlds The Law New Year's Evil Tangent Comics World @ War Last Laugh Girl Frenzy J Schwartz Tribute: DCCP Hero Hotline OMAC: Bryne Flash & GL: Brave & Bold Box 44: 30 7 Soldiers: Morrison Identity Crisis Infinite Crisis Day of Vengence OMAC Project Rann-Thanagar War Villians United Battle for Bludhaven The Spectre Return of Donna Troy New Frontier Trinity Vigilnate: 06 mini Lex Luthor: 05 mini Space Ghost Jack Cross Rose & Thorn Son of Vulcan The Question: 06 mini Sgt Rock: The Prophecy Return of Adam Strange Dead Shot: 06 mimi Challengers of the Unknown: Chaykin Enginehead Human Defense Corps Forever Maelstrom Gotham Girls Light Brigade Lab Rats Just Imagine: Stan Lee Dc 1st: 02 mini Guns of the Dragon Enemy Ace: War in Heaven Adam Strange: 1990 mini Red Tornado: 86 mini Relative Heroes Box 45: 31 Preacher Beware the Creeper: vertigo mini The Filth American Century Weird Western Tales Weird War Tales War Story: various Kid Eternity Angel & Ape Rifle Brigade Rifle Brigade: Operation Bollocks Engima Extermists Outlaw Nation Transmetropolitan Sea Guy We Other Side Zatanna: Box 46: 32 52 52:Crime Bible 52: 4 Horsemen Countdown Countdown: Lord Havok " : Areana " : Mystery " : Search for Ray Palmer " : Specials Aquaman: 4th series Firestorm: 2nd series Trails of Shazam Shadowpact Box 47: 3 Warlord: 06 series The Next Shazam: Monster Society of Evil Secret Six: 1st series Suicide Squad: 08 mini Conor Hawke: Dragon's Blood Rush City Metamorpho: Year 1 Black Adam Doom Patrol: 4th series Blood of the Demon: 05 series Death of the New Gods Wonder Girl : 08 mini Batlash Metal Men: 08 mini Creeper: 06 mini Amazons Attack Mystery in Space: 06 mini Tales of the Unexpected: 06 mini Omega Men: 07 mini Omac: 06 mini Uncle Sam & the Freedom Fighters: 06 mini " : 07 mini Martin Manhunter: 06 mimi Helmet of Fate: 07 mini Box 48: 34 Trinity Superman Confidential Capt Carrot: Final Ark Retro: 2011 mini Power Girl JSA: 2nd series JSA vs Kobra JSA Allstars THUNDER Agents Box 49: 35 Wildstorm various Stormwatch Legend Thunder Agents Tom Strong Power Girl Flash: rebirth Flash 5th series Box: 51 36 Boys & Minis Northlanders Joe the Barbarian Army @ Love Army @ Love: Art of War Haunted Tank: 08 Astro City Box: 52 37 Authority – All Lobo: Series & minis Deathstroke Box: 53 38 Fables Cinderalla Fairest Box:54 39 Batman 66 Harley Quinn + Power Girl Jimmy Olsen + Bizzaro Batmite GL rebirth Rebels 1 + 2 8 add’l boxes of unsorted ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCarter27 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 19 minutes ago, Dormian said: Here is the full list of stuff. Don't sell them. Too much work. Just grab a box out of storage and start reading. Some good stuff in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 @Dormian Catwoman, Hughes? Zatanna, Hughes? Power girl All Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dormian Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share Posted May 30, 2019 Most is not all of the Hughes are there. Some Artgerm. 2, 3, 4 of Death in the Family Batman 386, 423 Batman Harley Quinn 9.6 Detective Comics 850 9.8 Detective Comics 880 9.8 DC Comics Presents 26 9.4 Wonder Woman 184 9.8 Catwoman 51 9.6 Catwoman 74 9.8 Flash 1, 80, 84, 92, 108, 138, 141,197, 198, 199, 207, 208, 209, 210 Batman Adventures 12 6.5 F For Fake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingDonut Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Dormian said: Most is not all of the Hughes are there. Some Artgerm. 2, 3, 4 of Death in the Family Batman 386, 423 Batman Harley Quinn 9.6 Detective Comics 850 9.8 Detective Comics 880 9.8 DC Comics Presents 26 9.4 Wonder Woman 184 9.8 Catwoman 51 9.6 Catwoman 74 9.8 Flash 1, 80, 84, 92, 108, 138, 141,197, 198, 199, 207, 208, 209, 210 Batman Adventures 12 6.5 Also pull: Batman 570 Detective 737 Batman 404 Batman Chronicles Annual 1 Batman Adventures 28 DC Comics Presents 27 DC Comics Presents 43 DC Comics Presents 87 all Hughes Zatanna and Wonder Woman (was just in a shop in Minnesota where the guy said they were his best sellers and couldn't keep them in stock). Aweandlorder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divad Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Pull all the 9.6 and 9.8 candidates and put them in Mylar. Take the rest as you see fit to your shows. I would separate all of the Bats and Tecs and keep them - they are only going to go up in price. Most of all - enjoy the whole experience! Aweandlorder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divad Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Dormian said: Here's what I like from your list: Box: 2 1 Animal Man ( regular & Vertigo) Azrael (mini & series) Box: 3 2 Batman / Detective to NML (WTF is NML???) Box: 4 3 Batman / Detective after NML Batman Regular Series (except NML) Box: 5 4 Batman Regular Series (except NML) Joker Time Vs. Predator: 1,2, 3 & Demon & Lobo & Hellboy, Starman & Daredevil & Spawn & Punisher & Scarface & The Darkness Thrillkiller I, the Joker Bane Box: 8 7 Batman Family Batgirl Batgirl Special & 03 mini Birds of Prey Box: 9 8 Black Canary Blue Beetle Booster Gold Catwoman: 1st & 2nd series Box: 10 9 DC Comics Presents ... Box: 11 10 Demon: All series & minis Firestorm Box: 12 11 Flash: 3rd series Box: 14 12 Green Arrow: 1983 mini series & 1st series Box: 15 13 Green Lantern: 2nd series Box 16: 14 Green Lantern: 2nd series (continued) Impulse Box 18: 15 Huntress: series & mini Hawkman: 2nd series Box 24: 16 Nightwing Mister Miracle Box 25: 17 Robin: series & mini Spectre: 2, 3 + 4 series Secret Origins: 2nd series & specials Showcase: 2nd series Starman: 1st & 2nd series Box 27: 18 Supergirl: 3rd series Superboy: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Box 29: 19 Suicide Squad 1st & 2nd series Box 31: 20 Wonder Woman: 2nd series Box 32: 21 Blue Devil Who's Who & updates Action Comics to #660 (diamond starts) Superman / Adventures of .. Superman prior to # 424 Adventures of .. 424-473 (diamond starts) Box 35: 22 New Superman: # 1-50 (diamond starts) Year 1991 Year 1992 Year 1993 Year 1994 Box 36: 23 Year 1995 Year 1996 Year 1997 Year 1998 Year 1999 Year 2000 Box 37: 24 Year 2000 (continued) Year 2001 New Superman: #176-226 (ends) Man of Steel" 120-134 (ends) Superman: Birthright Box 38: 25 Adventures of ... / Superman # 598 - (diamond ends / returns to Superman on #650) Action # 785 (diamond ends) Vs. Terminator & Bugs Bunny & Gen 13 & Savage Dragon & Savage Dragon: Chicago Superman Monster War of the Worlds A Nation Divided Doomsday Doomsday: Wars Superman Inc. Vs. Predator Last Son of Earth & Aliens 2 Batman Adventures: 2003 Box 40: 26 Wonder Woman – 3rd Series Zatanna Box 42: 28 Superman/Batman Jonah Hex 2006 Box 44: 30 The Spectre Return of Donna Troy Vigilnate: 06 mini Rose & Thorn Gotham Girls Box 45: 31 Preacher Weird Western Tales Weird War Tales Kid Eternity Angel & Ape Transmetropolitan Zatanna: Box 46: 32 52 Firestorm: 2nd series Box 47: 3 Doom Patrol: 4th series Box 48: 34 Power Girl JSA: 2nd series Box 49: 35 Wildstorm various Stormwatch Power Girl Flash: rebirth Box: 51 36 Box: 52 37 Authority – All Lobo: Series & minis Deathstroke Box: 53 38 Fables Cinderalla Fairest Box:54 39 Batman 66 Harley Quinn + Power Girl GL rebirth 8 add’l boxes of unsorted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archivist Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 @Dormian: Do you know which books were in the 13 boxes he kept ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dormian Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share Posted May 30, 2019 2 hours ago, archivist said: @Dormian: Do you know which books were in the 13 boxes he kept ? I never saw the missing boxes but I know he kept all of the Justice League which is probably boxes 19-23. Some vertigo titles are missing like Sandman and Hellblazer. No swamp thing. He also kept all of the Silver and Gold. He says he has 19 boxes left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dormian Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share Posted May 30, 2019 6 hours ago, divad said: Batman / Detective to NML (WTF is NML???) No Man's Land. All separated into its own box. divad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
