Popular Post Conacon Posted October 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 29, 2020 I bought a collection just over the Arkansas border of Southeast Oklahoma last May. A ten minute drive down barely-paved backroads brought me to a house where a teenager was living on his own. The very rundown house was his friend's grandfather's old place. The grandfather asked him to sell his old comics. I was hoping for some silver, but it turned out to be predominantly late bronze and copper/modern. Turns out the grandfather had an extensive Silver Age collection, but wherever he lived before burned down. He still had several comics that were charred. Didn't smell smokey, but very noticeably marked with black. Looks like he started over in the 90's. I dug for an hour in large plastic tubs. The kid got bored and came and went. I finally offered what I thought I could make back on the ones that weren't ragged out and he made a call to his friend's mother and then took the money. The comics took up so much room, we had to borrow the in-laws car just so the rest of my family could get back to Texas (we were visiting them in Oklahoma). Out of 3,500 comics all of them are newsstand outside maybe 50 or so that predate direct/newsstand. Here are a few- ADAMANTIUM, FoggyNelson, WolverineX and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Conacon Posted October 29, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 29, 2020 I don't have pics on my phone, but also Batman Beyond #1, Batman #635, Spiderman #316, X-Men #266 and whatever Daredevil Echo debuted in. So far, I've made back what I paid selling four of them. ADAMANTIUM, manetteska, Comics4All and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 No 98 still even in that grade 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, Conacon said: I Waves back to the book. Edited October 29, 2020 by BlowUpTheMoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ares Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Is part of the cover cut off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Ares said: Is part of the cover cut off? In another thread the OP said there was rat chew in the bottom right corner so he cut it off the cover and the damaged pages. Edited October 30, 2020 by BlowUpTheMoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ares Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 19 minutes ago, BlowUpTheMoon said: In another thread the OP said there was rat chew in the bottom right corner so he cut it off the cover and the damaged pages. thanks BlowUpTheMoon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conacon Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 Yeah... now it's hanging over my head like a bad haircut. 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, Conacon said: Yeah... now it's hanging over my head like a bad haircut. 🙄 it's all good, just laugh it off, and pray the ocd next time is bearable. Shame about the book, but I'm sure there are enough copies of those out there. Just next time, if the ocd is too too much, then sell or part with it before giving it the haircut Not the end of the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conacon Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 I own the bonehead on that one, for sure. It didn't cross my mind that someone might want this and hope to get it graded. I assured a green label. I'll never do that again. ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
