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Collection in today. Maybe not the best time to buy high end books but I don’t come across books like this too often. 
 

Collection in today. Maybe not the best time to buy high end books but I don’t come across books like this too often. 
 

Here's a fun little call I received.  Retired lady called and her mother is moving out of her house, downsizing.  They came across her fathers comics and toys from the 40s and 50s.  She knows little about them and the house is well out of town, so not in front of her.  Her mother is going to go their Nov 15 and she is going there the 19th.  She asked if her grandmother should take pictures of the books to text or email me.  In a perfect world I would love that but no.  Do not have your 80 year old mother manhandle 1940s original owner raw books.  I also stated, that when she get there, the less handling the better.  I don't really need pictures just let me know the titles and issue numbers.  
She said there are two stacks about 40-50 in total.  She thinks there was an Archie.  So it really may not be much at all.  Even with Archie,if ti's mostly Disney and other Kiddie books in VG - maybe $1000 total.  She said that they aren't in the best shape, pages yellowing stuff like that.  I always love when an original owner critiques their own books.  It's often a sign that the books are in stellar condition.   
The toys are probably cap guns and train sets.  Sucks to have to wait a few weeks which introduces about 8 different ways I can lose a deal.  But these are great calls to get.
Ed

Collection in today. Maybe not the best time to buy high end books but I don’t come across books like this too often. 
 

Collection in today. Maybe not the best time to buy high end books but I don’t come across books like this too often. 
 

Collection in today. Maybe not the best time to buy high end books but I don’t come across books like this too often. 
 

Collection in today. Maybe not the best time to buy high end books but I don’t come across books like this too often. 
 

Collection in today. Maybe not the best time to buy high end books but I don’t come across books like this too often. 
 

Collection in today. Maybe not the best time to buy high end books but I don’t come across books like this too often. 
 

Collection in today. Maybe not the best time to buy high end books but I don’t come across books like this too often. 
 

Collection in today. Maybe not the best time to buy high end books but I don’t come across books like this too often. 
 

Collection in today. Maybe not the best time to buy high end books but I don’t come across books like this too often. 
 

Collection in today. Maybe not the best time to buy high end books but I don’t come across books like this too often. 
 

Collection in today. Maybe not the best time to buy high end books but I don’t come across books like this too often. 
 

General update.
I've definitely slowed down of late.  At lease as far as number of trips to buy collections and sales threads.  I think the sales threads on the boards are slower too but so is ebay for anything other than key books.  
Got a new job with better pay and a little worse hours, so time spent to make comic income is not as important.  Plus other than some of the very best runs, I really don't read modern books and the longer that goes on, the less excited I get about the goings on in comicbook land.  Still, a good read like SAGA and others are a ton of fun.  I'll admit to being a little jaded about the comic book movies.  At least Marvel and DC.  Decent entertainment but only about an inch deep for my tastes.  Deadpool and the original Ironman being the exceptions.  TV on the otherhand: (Umbrella Academy, The Boys) is pretty awesome.  
And I still have a large collection to organize and have sales threads - about 20 short boxes..  But I am getting to where I'm happy to sell in bulk even on $3-$10 books 
Ed

Well there goes 14 pages of Journal entries.  But follow the link if that works for anyone. 

The link works and will likely work for as long as the boards are around.  Kind of loses some of the umph if it's in two places.  I may spend the time to post the pages here so there's continuity.  It's not too much work just a pain.  
May need to save on my personal computer too. Thank you for the props MNL.

Well there goes 14 pages of Journal entries.  But follow the link if that works for anyone. 

Well there goes 14 pages of Journal entries.  But follow the link if that works for anyone.