thanks for the help so far guys. im still trying to inventory this collection, its been quite the ongoing project. he has a good chunk of golden age comics, also im convinced almost every comic made from the late 60s up to when he stopped collecting in 2000. there are thousands. other then the really old stuff im sure he was wheeling and dealing, he bought new. every comic he has is in new condition. high 9s id say all day. his 2nd crown jewel was he was a big spiderman fan. he has the entire first series, every book so far i can tell. and any book i think past #40ish? is brand new. my end game is to eventually sell the collection, and maybe start a small collection for myself but pass most of them onto the people who can enjoy them for what they are.