HotKey Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 There seems to be different opinions on grab bags (shocker!) so I wanted to see just how good or bad they have treated everyone over the years. What's your best pull from a grab bag or raffle and what did it cost you? They are essentially the same thing, one just gives you some guaranteed product and one just gives you a ticket. Or if you've blanked consistently that's valid info to post as well. My best was a 15 dollar grab bag that I pulled a XMen 132 newsstand out of. Not a huge win but a nice win. WolverineX and greggy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 ughh.... I had something to show... but I cannot find it... uh oh. Calamerica and greggy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post drotto Posted January 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) $100 x 2 Got a Amazing Fantasy 15 purple label 0.5. I later sold it and turned it into my X-Men 1 4.5 with money to spare. Edited January 3, 2021 by drotto HotKey, Larryw7, WolverineX and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 20 minutes ago, drotto said: $100 x 2 Got a Amazing Fantasy 15 purple label 0.5. I later sold it and turned it into my X-Men 1 4.5 for money to spare. YOU GOT AN AF15 IN AN EBAY GRAB BAG??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Calamerica and littledoom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drotto Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) 1 minute ago, kav said: YOU GOT AN AF15 IN AN EBAY GRAB BAG??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Not eBay, Facebook. Edited January 3, 2021 by drotto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 7 minutes ago, drotto said: Not eBay, Facebook. thats still amazing AF (see wut I did there?) gino2paulus2 and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatterEaterLad Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 8 minutes ago, drotto said: Not eBay, Facebook. How long ago was that? littledoom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drotto Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, MatterEaterLad said: How long ago was that? 5 or 6 years ago. It talked about it extensively on the boards at the time. I admit, I should not have purchased the ticket. The raffle was a borderline scam, where they purchased a cheap copy of AF 15 for like $2000 and Spider-Man 1 for about $1000. I found the initial purchases on eBay. Then they used that carrot as a way to unload 1000's of worthless books by creating a contest. Someone else got a Spider-Man 1 from the same raffle. The other books I "won" are worth a total of maybe $20. Edited January 3, 2021 by drotto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post WolverineX Posted January 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 hour ago, drotto said: $100 x 2 Got a Amazing Fantasy 15 purple label 0.5. I later sold it and turned it into my X-Men 1 4.5 with money to spare. Hands down you won MatterEaterLad, Comics4All, Buzzetta and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted January 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 4, 2021 I have never gambled on one of those. I also don't buy lottery tickets. A guy I work with did though. He is a young guy and just started collecting. He bought one to get a Stan Lee sig book. Instead, he got a slabbed 7.5 copy of this book. He was disappointed until I explained how many Stan Lee sig books he could get for it. Some guys have all the luck... SkOw, Larryw7, badback83 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Waaaay back in 2005 or so, my brother and I convinced my Dad to each buy us a "grab" bag comics on eBay. They were $9.99 plus like $4 shipping. I got my ASM #252 that I currently still have as part of my ASM run and my brother got ASM #381. Somehow, I convinced my brother that the #252 was mine. My brother also never really got into comics and eventually the #381 also made its way into my PC Only time I ever bought one and doubt I ever will again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggy Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 9 hours ago, Buzzetta said: ughh.... I had something to show... but I cannot find it... uh oh. Is it your Jordan rookie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggy Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 4 hours ago, kav said: YOU GOT AN AF15 IN AN EBAY GRAB BAG??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? That's what she said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FineCollector Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 I'm not fool enough to throw my coins down that well. It's a scam to sell overpriced or unwanted books that takes advantage of the suckers who fall for get-rich-quick schemes. Sales forum rules: 16. Raffles are not allowed. 17. Mystery boxes are not allowed. You must list everything you are selling exactly as the buyer will receive it. There are no happy stories where comic raffles are concerned, except for the shady seller. porcupine48, NP_Gresham and kav 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 2 hours ago, greggy said: Is it your Jordan rookie? No, an autographed card. But two fun ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 I've never found the need or desire to buy a Mystery box of comics. The Oakman pedigree doesnt take carp books.😎 ADAMANTIUM, Kevin.J, NP_Gresham and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclezebo Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 14 minutes ago, oakman29 said: I've never found the need or desire to buy a Mystery box of comics. The Oakman pedigree doesnt take carp books.😎 Even this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclezebo Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 FYI it's hard finding a comic cover with a fish that kinda looks like a carp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 19 minutes ago, unclezebo said: FYI it's hard finding a comic cover with a fish that kinda looks like a carp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 2 hours ago, oakman29 said: I've never found the need or desire to buy a Mystery box of comics. The Oakman pedigree doesnt take carp books.😎 All mystery boxes are not created equal. Comics4All 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
