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9 hours ago, grayzr said:

I have 3 eBay accounts and just tested it on a random item.
 

It does not work with 3 identical bids, the 2 guys that tied yes it would work but the winning bidder would have to at least bid 1 cent more or it would of not allowed the exact amount to go threw.

 

You guys missed the scary part..."I have 3 eBay accounts and just tested it on a random item."   Why so many different accounts.  I understand (somewhat) having two, one for selling and one for buying but the third is a bit shilly?  Maybe it is just me.

14 out of 10 pages. Only went 10 pages in and way too many Variant covers in this list.  Plus, I don't collect any Marvel.  DC is really lacking on this list.

Here's my latest experience with HPB online. I don't have a storefront near me.  I order a trade online for around 6 bucks.  It is an OOP trade and I think score as I want to read it but not for $30 + bucks that some ebay sellers have it listed for.  I  arrives in truly poor condition with a huge greasy fingerprint stain on the back page that soaked through a few pages.  Gross, gross, gross!  Now, I have ordered the rest of the series from these third party used book sellers.  Vol 2 and 3 are in great used condition that I got for a few bucks only plus shipping.  This is not a very popular series from DC comics N52 line either.  

Anyway, HPB is very hit or miss when purchasing online and I do try to avoid them when selecting a seller from either Amazon or ebay.  Trust me, these type of sellers become a last resort for me but sometimes I just want to read something that OOP.

Detective Comics 474 - 1st Deadshot

7.5

$35

If available.

6 hours ago, FineCollector said:

Barbie is a very good call, I'm sure a lot of people dont realize there's money there. I wanted to say Sonic the Hedgehog, but I think those are less likely to turn up for a dollar.  How about Star Comics?  Anyone paying big money for Heathcliffs?

My Barbie and Barbie Fashion runs sold a lot quicker a few years ago than Shazam did just this month.  I collect junk

11 hours ago, 1950's war comics said:

buy theses for a $ and flip them for $$$$$ 

very little downside potential...

I used to collect Barbie comics.  That issue is actually not even easy to find.  Of course, I sold most of my barbie run including that comic a couple of years ago.  Though I am really looking forward to see the movie.  Barbie

Those are great!  I personally would not purchase them singularly.  But to see them together as a collection of sorts is kind of neat.  They printing quality seems decent too.  Must have cost him some bucks to print them all. 

8 hours ago, LordRahl said:

That's BS. Shipping is a service and not taxable by WA. Ebay is stealing from you if this is the case.

Ebay charges fees on the seller's shipping cost too.  So they are used to stealing from sellers, why not buyers now. 

I hope his collection is recovered.  That is just awful.

11 hours ago, FineCollector said:

I'm a run collector approaching this from what I'd want to see as a buyer.  I'm more likely to pay full price for run books if there are keys I still need in there, because I have the privilege of clearing out my want list all at once.  Once your bin is down to the leftovers, I'm less likely to pay top dollar: no one wants what's left, so I'm in no hurry to buy them, and I'll still be left hunting the same book that everyone else wants.

My priority is to sell books and make space, but not necessarily to maximize profit.  I really just don't want to get ransacked before the show opens, and have to stand behind sorry looking bins for an afternoon.  If I get to give good deals to nice people, and maybe stick it to a two-faced opportunist of a dealer, I consider that a very good day.

@jsilverjanet I don't think you need to re-evaluate too hard.  You seem to have a healthy attitude about selling.  There is a lot of sour grape replies here.  Sad to see.  Even the OP wants to "stick it" to the dealers.  Just sad.  Price your items at a level you are comfortable and then don't fret the rest.  Once it is sold it is no longer yours so why worry about what the new owner is dong with the items?

To try and get into the mind of buyer and only want to sell to "nice people" is crazy.  I was at the Penn show a very long time ago.  I was going through a dealer's table and pulled out some Batman books.  Nothing was priced and I asked how much?  As the dealer was pricing them, the buyer next to me was loosely stating to anyone that would listen that I was basically cherry picking and that the dealer should price the books higher.  I just gave the guy a dirty look.  What business is it of his what I purchase?  The dealer gave me some prices and I purchased the book which still sit in my collection today. I am sure that the buyer next to me was just pissed that he didn't get there first or perhaps he assumed I was a flipper.  Honestly, it is no ones business about that transaction except for me and the dealer.

6 hours ago, jsilverjanet said:

Which then begs the question, "what would you do if someone declined your money, would you move on or send someone else". I'd move on. Plenty of other booths to spend my money.

Locally here there's a flipper who refuses to look through my boxes because he thinks he knows what I paid and that I got the deal instead of him. That seems silly to me. I try my best not to let personal feelings affect my business decisions. And that's what I find odd here. It sounds more like a personal decision than a business decision. The HOS and probation list are business decisions. My ebay blocked list is a business decision. 

The OP is of course able to decide to do business however he sees fit. I just find it odd that many of you seem to agree with him.

I'm going to reflect on this and take a look at what I maybe doing wrong.

 

I would not have removed them indoors.  That could be toxic.  You can smell mold or mildew.  Sorry about you collection.  I usually check up on my comics every so often. 

I am sorry for posting in this old thread but I still use it as a resource.  I am in the process of rebagging part of my collection.  I have junky books that I love.  Mylite2 are just too expensive for the comics that I own.  Plus they take up alot of room in the box.  So I decided to go with Mylite+ as I am tired of throwing money away on those other bag and boards you get from the comic shops.  I order them at a very expensive price and they arrived.  I start to board the mylites+ and to my dismay the boards are TOO tall for the bags.  Now I will have a big air gap which really cannot be good of the comic.

I am just posting this for reference purposes.  I ordered Mylites+ Standard  and Half Back 700.  The picture Mylite+ on the left and Mylite2 on the right.  You can see that there is a lot of board sticking up.

Addition:  So half way thorough the pack, the boards lined up properly with the bags.  Must be a quality control issue.  I opened up the second pack already and no issue. 

22 hours ago, Brian48 said:

I've got to get me a copy of the Demon one, but this past year I picked up a copy of the complete Kirby Fourth World to go along with my copy of Jimmy #134.  Awesome collection.

 

This is my newest edition I picked up last year;

And this one from the Boards

21 hours ago, gaz973 said:

...and feeling older with every passing second. 

 

Anyway, you're no spring chicken yourself. 

Nooooooo.   I look younger and am currently in the courts to change my legal age. 

10 hours ago, wormboy said:

Nice! Do you keep all your books in bags? I wrap all my justjackets in Brodart as soon as I open them. Protects the jackets well, but I still have to dust them.

I bag all of my trades.  The bigger omni becomes tricky to find bags for unless you want to purchase a full pack of 50.  MCS used to sell treasury and magazine sized bags by the 10 pack so I could get a bunch of different sizes. 

Why?  I adopted the behavior from my LCS mainly for these two reasons: When I used to read manga, the paper was so cheap that it would tan very quickly.  It sometimes distracted from my reading pleasure.  I am insane.    Secondly, when I go to read the books, they retain that fresh paper smell that is just so good.  It is what keeps me from going digital.

Here's my second book case but the bottom shelf is a mess.  Those are all the oversized books that I never can find bags to fit right.  This pic as well as the one I posted are from last year and few years ago.  I now have finished my New Teen Titan trade run and added Nightwing Deluxe HC books to the book case.  When I get the 3rd Deluxe volume, I will take more updated pics.  For the most part, I don't think the books look bad bagged on the shelf and I really do enjoy have them super fresh. 

I am enjoying reading the replies!

2 hours ago, gaz973 said:

I really can't remember, it was 12 years ago now. 

Old fart. 

@wormboy  Your shelves look fantastic!

Happy New Year!

I guess I should say, last year, I started scanning in some of my comics.  It was a great way of reorganizing and enjoying my comics again. Today I finally hit up a box that had Batman Family in it.  Those first 4 issues in the run were my first purchase on this board.  I got them from BigMike now goes by Mike Bray.  That was just over 10 years ago and  I still have them (and the PM) .  In fact most of the great comics I have in my collection are from these boards.  So I wanted to take a moment out and give a shout out to all the members here.  I learned a lot during my time posting here.   I rarely do come around these days but that is because I am not really collecting as much.  I still read and purchase comics in collected editions.  My book shelves are over flowing.  It is so much fun being an obsessive collector .

They were alot of fun!  Does Speedy-D post anymore?

Rest in peace.

Any interest in some DC animated comics?  I pulled my runs out this week to start selling them.  I would list them here first if any interest.  I don't want to scan them if no one is interested as I would sell the runs in lots by series.  Any interest just post here or PM me and I will host a sales thread starting probably Sunday. 

Batman Adventures - 1, 2, 8, 10, 11, 13 - 22, 24 - 27, 29 - 36

Batman and Robin Adventures - 1 - 20, 22, 23, 25

Batman Beyond first few issues from the rebooted series.

Little Gotham 1-3

A couple of Superman Adventures

The tail end of Young Justice 22-25 I believe.

I have Shazam 1 - 17, 21-24  average is F a few VG and one reader.  #1 is 6.0.  These I scanned this weekend - https://postimg.cc/gallery/dyz2u9nq/