|
|
Post by Deleted on May 11, 2015 20:44:25 GMT -5
So my wife brought home a surprise for me today...2 bank file boxes full of Silver/Bronze comics and magazines for me to appraise/grade for one of her clients. I've helped my wife's aunt before who runs an estate sale business get comics ready for a sale giving her broad strokes on condition and how to grade the books, and I've helped out a few friends who have run LCS do the same in the past, but apparently this client knew my wife's aunt and had asked my wife if I would be willing to go through some boxes of comics for him as he runs an auction business and had acquired a collection from somewhere and didn't know where to begin on going about getting it ready for an auction. He had tried going to a couple of lcs in the area who didn't want to look at it or gave him lowball offers to buy it outright, so asked my wife if I would be willing to take a look at them.
I just spent an hour flipping through the collection-the first thing I saw was a Marvel Treasury of Conan laying on top, but I'd say 95% is G-VG range, so mostly reading copies, but there are some interesting books and other items in there as well (a lot of rock memorabilia-posters of Cream, Santana, etc. photos of the Beatles, some 45s like Iron Man/Paranoid by Sabbath, etc.) and comics ranging from Classics Illustrated to the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and just about everything in between. The only real key I noticed on first glance was a Marvel Spotlight 5-first Ghost Rider. There are a lot of 80 page Giant DC books, a few Silver Amazing Spideys and other classic Marvel titles, a lot of horror anthology books (DC, Marvel, Charlton and Gold Key), a bunch of Marvel Collector's Item Classics, a chunk of National Lampoon, Eerie, Creepy, Cracked, Drag Cartoons, etc.
It's going to take me a while to go through all of it, but I love just riffing through old comics and such, so it should be enjoyable. Some of the things might be a challenge tracking down info on though.
-M
|
|
|
|
Post by Icctrombone on May 11, 2015 20:47:02 GMT -5
Dude! Send some pix.
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on May 11, 2015 20:48:12 GMT -5
I will when I get a chance, probably not until the weekend, but I will. -M |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on May 11, 2015 20:52:38 GMT -5
I would like to see them too.
|
|
|
|
Post by Phil Maurice on May 11, 2015 21:09:03 GMT -5
. . .but there are some interesting books and other items in there as well (a lot of rock memorabilia-posters of Cream, Santana, etc. photos of the Beatles, some 45s like Iron Man/Paranoid by Sabbath, etc.) and comics ranging from Classics Illustrated to the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and just about everything in between. The only real key I noticed on first glance was a Marvel Spotlight 5-first Ghost Rider. . .but I love just riffing through old comics and such, so it should be enjoyable. Some of the things might be a challenge tracking down info on though. 
Wow! What a find! So envious. Also looking forward to pix!
|
|
shaxper
CCF Site Custodian
Posts: 22,871
|
Post by shaxper on May 11, 2015 21:17:02 GMT -5
A few years back, I was in the same situation when my wife brought home an oversized canvas tote bag filled to the brim with unbagged Bronze Age comics. A colleague of hers wanted my expert opinion on their worth. I quoted a price range and also gave advice on how to unload them. It all ended up sounding like too much work to the colleague, so he just told my wife I could have them. Awesome as that was, the thrill of first going through them was somehow even better.
|
|
|
|
Post by pinkfloydsound17 on May 11, 2015 21:36:14 GMT -5
Yes, pictures please!
I recently assisted someone in selling off a collection. He was baffled that all I wanted was a handful of comics as payment. I was just elated to play around with comics, even if it meant taking some time to grade and list online. The end was worth it and the comics I got were not necessarily super rare but definitely scored a lot that I really wanted in my collection. I wish I lived in an area where I could meet more potential sellers and help them out. Or at least look at piles of comics.
|
|
|
|
Post by hondobrode on May 11, 2015 23:23:46 GMT -5
Weird we're talking about this cause I'm in the process of doing the same thing for a friend of ours.
It's mostly 90's crap, but there's an Amazing Spider-Man # 300, a New Gods # 1, a fair Fantastic Four # 49 and one or two others that escape me at the moment.
If anyone's interested, message me.
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on May 11, 2015 23:51:17 GMT -5
I wish I could stumble upon a large collection of mags. I've found a few here and there though.
|
|
|
|
Post by Icctrombone on May 12, 2015 6:32:00 GMT -5
About 2 years ago, a co worker handed me a big plastic shopping bag of magazines. I guess he knew I collected comic books. Inside were Epic Illustrated, Heavy Metal and other Marvel magazines. Years ago, I sold my Epic collection and I was surprised to see that among the books, was the first appearance of Dreadstar.
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on May 13, 2015 0:14:19 GMT -5
Damn, that's the kind of score I'm waiting for. I am talking to someone on Craigslist right now who seems to have acquired a large collection but doesn't know a thing about comics. I had to give him magazine measurements because he didn't know what I meant when I said "Magazine sized comics."
I also asked if he had black and white comics (Because there was no way I was going to be able to explain self published comics to him without getting a whole lot of Pitt and Spawn) and anything outside the superhero genre. I'll see what he says
|
|
|
|
Post by Icctrombone on May 13, 2015 4:56:40 GMT -5
Damn, that's the kind of score I'm waiting for. I am talking to someone on Craigslist right now who seems to have acquired a large collection but doesn't know a thing about comics. I had to give him magazine measurements because he didn't know what I meant when I said "Magazine sized comics." I also asked if he had black and white comics (Because there was no way I was going to be able to explain self published comics to him without getting a whole lot of Pitt and Spawn) and anything outside the superhero genre. I'll see what he says dupont, I can send you some magazines your way if you want. Message me. |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on May 17, 2015 15:50:19 GMT -5
First batch of photos, this is roughly half the first box worth of comics....     Some interesting things, a lot of Classics Illustrated and horror books in this batch, but other tidbits as well... camera-phone needed to charge, so I may get some more done later tonight, if not later this week. -M |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on May 17, 2015 19:17:19 GMT -5
The last bit of the first box...   There's a second box, but will be a day or two at least before I get to photos of it-it's got a lot of Warren mags and National Lampoons in it, plus all the rock memorabilia. -M |
|
|
|
Post by Trevor on May 17, 2015 20:47:47 GMT -5
I have dreams where I stumble upon scores like that, but I've never come close.
But then, my reality as an unorganized packrat is that I'm constantly finding cool stuff that I've forgotten I own.
|
|
