WernerVonDoom

That's really cool of you. I wish all mail order places had done that.

Notice how I didn't include a phone number in the ad. I didn't want those 4:00 am calls, but probably not the best for business.

Thanks. It was a lot of work, but mostly I remember how fun it was.

No idea.

I'm remembering more now. I think the only thing people really bought were Spider-Man and X-Men. I must have sold 7-8 copies of ASM 300. I had to scour shops for that one also (I only had 2 or 3). I'd buy them for $30 and sell them for $38.

Yeah I used to do the same with Motor City Comics' ad. I'd call within minutes of getting it in the mail and 75% was already gone.

It's funny. You could have - just this week I sold those same exact FF 52s on the boards here. Not a shabby grader for back then either. The VF or VF- graded as CGC 7.5 or 7.0. The VG was either CGC 5.5 or 5.0 (R).

Yep, that was lucky. Can't believe it's been 30 years since I placed this. Ugh.

Back in 1991, I bought a full page ad in the Overstreet Price Update to test to see if I could make some extra money selling my duplicate comics: First off, the chances of making back the $400 cost of the was a major stretch. Second, I didn't/don't have the temperament for sales. Not that I can't sell, but I just give away to much stuff. I was so happy that people placed orders, I would include a free comic with their order. And what I was giving away was nice copies of Amazing Adventures #1. And if someone ordered a second time, they'd get issue #2, and so on. One guy got up to Amazing Adventures #6. The most popular purchase was Amazing Spider-Man #238. I had a couple, but ran out. So I spent my time driving to every Bay Area comic shop cleaning them out of NM copies. Sorry if you live here and tried to find a copy, it was my fault. Luckily, no one bought the FF 52s, Marvel Premiere #1s, Marvel Spotlight #2, Tomb of Dracula #10, of Marvel Super Heroes books. Overall, I remember having a lot of fun, but selling through the mail back then was difficult and nowhere near profitable enough to continue (at least for me)..

Nice copies!

Bump

#314, 315, 316

Woah.

Just sold both of these on the boards.

Sold per PM.

Sold per PM.

Sold per PM.

It's yours - Thanks!

It's yours -Thank you!

It's yours, thanks! Nice to sell to you rather than the other way around.

Tales of Suspense #52 CGC 6.0 OW-W $1550

Tales of Suspense #52 CGC 4.5 OW-W $900

Fantastic Four #52 CGC 7.5 OW-W (Copy B) $2800 $2700

Fantastic Four #52 CGC 7.5 OW-W (Copy A) $2800

Fantastic Four #52 CGC 7.0 OW-W $1900