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Post by beccabear67 on Jul 31, 2018 20:06:29 GMT -5
Nice haul! I remember those E.C. reprints, they were really nice. I especially like the Henry Kuttner Ace paperback though! I miss the Half Price Books that used to be in Seattle.
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Post by junkmonkey on Aug 2, 2018 6:38:47 GMT -5
My God! I thought I was the only person left in the world who read Perry Rhodan books!
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 3, 2018 9:27:02 GMT -5
I have lived in NY all my life and I just discovered that in Brooklyn they have a warehouse that says it has 1 million comics and 200k dollar books. I plan to go this afternoon and see if it's the real thing.
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Post by MDG on Aug 3, 2018 9:42:13 GMT -5
I have lived in NY all my life and I just discovered that in Brooklyn they have a warehouse that says it has 1 million comics and 200k dollar books. I plan to go this afternoon and see if it's the real thing. Is this the Koch Brothers? (Not those Koch brothers) They've been around forever. I've mail ordered from them and possibly seen them at NYC shows.
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 3, 2018 9:43:24 GMT -5
Yes. I can't believe I never heard of them. I've lived in NY for 57 years.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Aug 3, 2018 10:18:02 GMT -5
Just googled it. Is is the Joseph Koch Comics Warehouse? Holy crap that place sounds like heaven. So now there's another place I liked to spend an entire vacation (the other place is Doug Sulipa's warehouse in Manitoba, Canada).
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 3, 2018 10:22:27 GMT -5
The Captain mentioned a place in PA that does the same thing a couple times a year.
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Post by The Captain on Aug 3, 2018 11:41:15 GMT -5
The Captain mentioned a place in PA that does the same thing a couple times a year. New Dimension Comics, at their Ellwood City location (about 30-40 minutes north of Pittsburgh) has a similar warehouse. They open up just the basement twice annually, once in January and again in September, making almost 500K books available for $1 each or fill a long box for $250 (used to be $200, then $225, back when I was buying quantity to complete runs). All of the basement stock is sorted, so you can easily find what you're searching for. In addition, once per year, they open up ALL of their warehouse space in this town, as they have books in about 3 or 4 locations within a few block radius. I've never done this one, because I believe the majority of it is unsorted, and with my want list at this time being very small and specific, it would be like hunting for a needle in a needle stack, as in tedious, painful, and probably quite fruitless. Look them up online. The owner is a good guy, he hires good people for the stores (no high school kids, but lots of knowledgeable older guys and girls), and I have been to all of their locations except the one in Ohio and always have a good time visiting.
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Post by beccabear67 on Aug 3, 2018 13:44:56 GMT -5
Gosh, I've ordered from one or another Koch a lot over the years, I wonder what their stock would be like to see in person. Maybe they'd let you take some photos?
Doug Sulipa too, and there was someone in Arizona who I also got old pulps and digests from for years and years. (edit: remembered it was/is Ed Kalb)
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 3, 2018 15:24:31 GMT -5
I just returned from the Koch Warehouse. It was situated in a warehouse area in Brooklyn called industry city. After finding street parking, I entered the building that had several floors and factories. I saw people sewing and other types of businesses that had the look of sweat shops. Anyway, it was a claustrophobic, cluttered hot place that appeared to have maybe 6 or 7 sections or rooms to it. I asked a guy with glasses who was pretty friendly to point me to the one dollar section and he directed me to a place with shelves after shelves of short and long boxes. I started to dig in and found it to be an adventure sorting through box after box of all types of comics. I'd forgotten all of the different comic companies that existed through the years. I was a bit uncomfortable because of the extreme heat ( it felt like 100 degrees) and worrying about where I parked my car, so I cut it short and left after spending about 30 minutes there. I picked up 12 books and these are the highlights - mind you, many of the books that I'm looking for are to fill gaps so these might appear obscure to you. After I paid, they gave me a free book with a message I might return when the weather gets cooler.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2018 15:36:02 GMT -5
I have lived in NY all my life and I just discovered that in Brooklyn they have a warehouse that says it has 1 million comics and 200k dollar books. I plan to go this afternoon and see if it's the real thing. I'm glad that you've found it and I even visited it in 2009 and picked up some Image, DC Comics, and others as well -- you can get overwhelmed of the sheer volumes that they have and I would spend a day or two looking for gems. Glad that you've found it and that name rings a bell to me and I've been there once in 2009.
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 3, 2018 15:37:46 GMT -5
Maybe I'm a spoiled brat but I prefer a more clean organized experience. Or maybe it's the heat talking...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2018 23:04:08 GMT -5
Gosh, I've ordered from one or another Koch a lot over the years, I wonder what their stock would be like to see in person. Maybe they'd let you take some photos? Doug Sulipa too, and there was someone in Arizona who I also got old pulps and digests from for years and years. (edit: remembered it was/is Ed Kalb) One of the Youtube shows I watch (Comic Trips) did an episode where they visited the Koch warehouse and filmed the visit. You can see it in this episode... they also did one at Mile High where you can see what their warehouse is like. -M
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 4, 2018 7:38:10 GMT -5
Yep. That was the place.
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 4, 2018 7:42:22 GMT -5
It's funny but I rebought Youngblood # 3 because it was the first appearance of Supreme. I am putting together my Supreme collection that I sold a few years back. I thought about it later that if someone decides to make a Supreme movie or show , it might skyrocket in price. Think about how many runs you want to put together that become pricey because of obscure first appearances thrown into the run.
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