Bearcatcoach

Aw Yeah does a Facebook Live show every Mon, Thur and Fri that starts at 7:00 pm and lasts 1:30 to 2 hours. Always something new! Haven't seen what they will be selling tonight but I am sure it will be worthwhile. Check them out for some great deals!!

With the lack of comic conventions for the near future my LCS is doing Facebook live sales 3 days a week and tomorrow is a "Magazine Monday" sale. For those who do Facebook might be worthwhile to check out! I posted this in the magazine section but thought it would be good to post it under events as well.... Here are some examples of stuff supposed to be for sale.....

Back at comic hunting this weekend!! Yesterday went to a small show and found a nice little stack of early Knights of the Dinner Table for 50 cents each. Cult following on the title and some of the early issues bring decent $$.... But even better stopped at a comic store on the way back home and got a bunch of 10 cent cover price comics (mostly DC war) very reasonable. Low to low-mid grade copies but still cool stuff and the price was right! Another great day comicbooking!! Here are the pics!

Not eBay but our lcs is doing Facebook live sales and tomorrow is a "Magazine Monday" sale. For those who do Facebook might be worthwhile to check out! Here are some examples of stuff supposed to be for sale.....

Our next show is the Knight's Hall Comic & Toy Show Indianapolis August 16.....they have a Facebook webpage for more info....hope to see you there!

Show was run well. Jeff Harper puts on great shows! Masks were required by all. Temp check on dealers at the beginning....not sure on the public. People social distanced ok. Room was set up differently so there was more space to move about. Didn't hear any complaints about having to wear masks. Attendance seemed down quite a bit but those who attended were spending. Seemed to run smooth. Felt as safe as one could in a pandemic I guess!

Auction today....these were my favorite purchases.... The Scoobies will be off for a press and grade....definitely some of the nicer raw early numbers I've seen.... Another good day of scrounging for comics and things!

Father was a barber....so collected barber oriented covers....sorta cool way to honor his father....

I was able to spend several hours evaluating the collection so I had a good idea on most of the better items which was reflected in my offer. And yeah....it was buy it all. Happy my Ford Transit is heavy duty and can haul a ton of stuff....

Here are a few other cool items from the new collection! Took 1 1/2 days to sort and separate everything....but at least that chore is done....now on to processing!

Covid-19 has taken care of most shows unfortunately....but as of right now the Buckeye Con in Columbus on July 19th is still a go. I will probably process some of the best stuff from this collection for it....but I already have more than enough ready for a great Buckeye show. I just hope everyone in attendance uses their best judgment to be as safe as possible in these crazy times!

Fun but tiring....today worked 12+ hours on just separating...bulk, $2-5 comics, better comics, undergrounds, trades, hardbacks, toys, non-sports cards, magazines and original art. Sooooo much stuff. Still have around 80 short boxes to sort tomorrow. Lots of cool stuff but lots of bulk too. I don't think buying a collection like this would be for everyone. Here are a couple pics of the really cool stuff.... unfortunately most of the collection is not reflected in these pics. The majority of items will be much lower value.....

Drove 11 hours one way for this estate collection purchased today....pay no attention to the old fart in the picture... Ford Transit filled to the top with a little bit of everthing....gonna start processing tomorrow!

Nice haul! Stay safe out there!!!

Stopped by a tiny card/toy/comic show for a few minutes today after looking at a collection....picked these up at an average of 60 cents each.....

Buckeye Comic Con coming to Columbus OH Sunday July 19th 2020! Location: is the Marriott Courtyard Columbus West Hours: 10 am - 4 pm Admission: $5 Long running show with a nice amount of comics.... Keep watch on the website for any changes. Ohio's guidelines now permit an event of this caliber but we are now in an ever changing world so late cancellations could occur. Obviously if you do get out it is recommended to follow safe procedures...wear a mask, don't touch face, wash hands, and use hand sanitizer. Probably hard to social distance at any event like this but if you go do your best to not crowd others! Here is a Link to the website... http://m.harpercomics.com/

Networking probably number 1....gotta a friend bringing me a couple boxes to look at tomorrow....but auctions, flea markets, and conventions (not so much at the moment) are the main ways I pick up stuff. Craigslist is not really a source for me...one small buy in all the years looking at drek on there... Since I don't have a brick and mortar for stuff to come to me I have to continually be on the lookout for it....putting in the time and effort produces success more often than not....

Lol... I have what I think is a partial list and it's not over exciting but you never know until you go and look! It may be a long drive for nothing or it could have high reward....you just never know until you do it! For example....the auction I went to today did not appear to have an overabundance of stuff I was interested in but I went anyway and came home with these..... They are going to make an awesome addition to my collection....

Originally from LaPorte but have been a school teacher and coach at Muncie Central for the past 33 years... I go all over to buy stuff though...early July I'm planning on driving 11 hours to Iowa to purchase a collection...

After a couple months of laying low I am back at the hunt (going to another auction today...). Those Maxx 1/2 golds must be pretty tough....looks like the last eBay sale was $125! Now we just need to (safely) get back to some comic shows!

A few few more... The MOKF in the front is a 35 cent variant....those are so tough to find....

10 box buy today.....4 of the boxes bulk drek but the rest some decent stuff.....a few highlights....

On Thurs before the parking lot purchase went to an auction in the morning (it's been a busy few days!) and here is a small sampling of purchases (no comics but cool stuff)....

If a box had 8 comics and they sell choice then high bidder can pick as many as they want times their bid. So if the winning bid is 1k more likely than not the guy picks 1 book and then they do choice out of the remaining 7. The Auctioneer then sells choice and let's say $100 is now the winning bid. Buyer wants 2 for that price so they pay $200. Now they auction off the remaining 5 by choice again....and so on until the box is done and then do the same for the next box. Time consuming but choice selling usually earns the auction house more money than selling big lots....

I know...crazy! There were several boxes/flats of comics and the auctioneer would bring them out 1 at a time and do choice comic. The best box had the Tec 122, Bat 62, WW 25, 31, Zoots, Sheena and others. All sold for more than I wanted to pay. In between every choice purchase they would auction off 10 other things before they would come back to comics so it was taking a while to just get through a flat. They auctioned stuff from a few other boxes that wasn't going for much. Again taking a lot of time. Most of the guys bidding took off. The next best box had the Marvel GGA humor/romance books and the horror. So by the time they brought out that box they just brought out the last 3 flats together and instead of choice comic....they did choice flat! Needless to say...happy how that turned out....