Robot Man

Lordy! What a stash. Makes you wonder what was in those piles. But, I doubt most of you high grade folks would be interested…

I’ve seen this story. He was selling or trading them to this nice lady for 2-3 cents each in trade for used comics I think she was charging a nickle for.

One of my friends in high school was “born again”. He took his record collection to church for a “record smashing”. But worse of all he chopped up his beautiful Fender Percision Bass with an ax! Was really scarey the power these people had over him…

Dang, I forgot. Was watching baseball. Hopefully, I can catch it later.

I got this one as well as a few more of these back when they were the going price of $10 out in the wild. My, have times changed…

I really like those with comic inserts. I found these today in a box and suspect I have more around here somewhere. I am always happy to find them in nearly any condition I can. The only other pulps that have comic inserts are the two Avon Out of this World issues.

Called “nose riding”. A tricky maneuver. I’ve seen skate boarders do it as well. And no, not on “tippy toes”…

I was wondering if they are also accepting pulps? Was thinking of submitting a few.

Sweet! I love photos like that. Vintage ones with old comics and toys. Such a suprise when you go through a pile or album. They are almost always one of a kind. If you have the patience to look, you can often find interesting ones. Almost always, VERY affordable. Here is one with Billy and Bobby from FL dated and inscribed 1945 in pencil on back. They are holding copies of Jingle Jangle #15. A very recent find.

Billy and Bobby from Jacksonville, FL in 1945 with their spanking new copies of Jingle Jangle #15.

Thanks to an eagle eyed boardie, a new Surfing cover has been added to my old surfing cover collection.

New case E at Target. My favorite of this mix.

Cool book and yes, very tough. In the same “vein”… I picked up this last weekend…

You bet Jim. My pleasure. I like to read these from others myself. Gives one an idea of what other shows are like. Helps to know the current market across the country. When I go to a show I am “working”. I don’t socialize much. I’m busy box diving and picking. When I am done, I drift through, take some pictures of anything of interest and chat with my friends and get a feeling from various dealers as to the “vibe” that day. Really, doesn’t take much to do it and I know you other folks find it fun. Expect another one next weekend as WonderCon is coming up.

Thanks. No, I have never seen anything from the Active Club. Not suprising living in the US, I rarely even see Canadian comics. I enjoy reading these ads. I was always a sucker for these clubs as a kid and sent away for a lot. The emblem sounds like maybe a patch not a badge. But you also got a certificate and a fun decoder for your 15 cents. And the anticipation of waiting for it. I will keep my eye out for it!

Yes, it is not only normal but perfectly acceptable. Dealers pay a lot for their booth space. Everybody knows this and a part of going to shows. The dealer who told you that probably did the same thing. And if not, probably profited from early dealer buys. But, at any show, there are deals that are missed by those not willing to work hard enough…

I thought this was an “old school comic show” not a media extravaganza. The more and the bigger the guest list, the more it costs the promoter and attendees. $50. Admission for a smaller one day show is going to probably turn off a lot potential attendees. And it is a bit steep. Great list of dealers though for those just going to buy vintage comics. Just don’t let a little success get out of hand…

Nice one Ed and yes very tough. As are all the humor EC pre trends. Books like this have very minimal interest these days except to EC completists. And higher grade ones still bring pretty good money. I still hunt them just for fun but I really have no need to complete them unless I bump into them cheap and lower grade. I think pumping a lot of money into them is a losing proposition long term to me.

I completely understand what you are saying. Things have really changed over my lifetime of collecting. Mainly, the values of the books I have enjoyed for all these years. Maybe bad for buyers and good for sellers. They have become “widgets” to many. Maybe to some, it legitimates their hobby. I tend to limit my reading and participation in threads here on auction prices and threads with a big key in the title. Frankly, the money talk really bores me. Any big keys I have aren’t going anywhere and I have long been priced out on most of the rest. Not that I’m not acutely aware of current pricing. But, this is not why I got into this hobby in the first place. None of this has really diminished my enjoyment of the hobby. I have just adjusted my interests and maybe lowered my grading expectations in order to keep my foot in the door. The love of the hobby is still very strong. There is a wonderful group of true lovers of the medium here on the boards. We share information freely and still show off the books we love. At the end of the day, it is the love of the books themselves that keep us all in the game.

All very pretty! Many years ago when I discovered PBs, Avons were my favorites. But it got to the point where I just had two many and the prices started going locally so high I sold off a lot to buy comics instead. I could also at that time still find plenty out in “the wild” to replace them. I saw several copies of “Earthman” and “Ship of Ishtar” in nice grade at the PB show last weekend. I was surprised to see the prices were still quite reasonable and nothing like the rising prices of comics from back when I sold mine. Never seen that Sat Evening Post book though…

Probably the first comics I bought were those “still 10 cents” logo DCs. Then, came that fateful day when they became 12 cents! I don’t think I ever saw or bought the Fly. One day, I saw a new 12 center, The Amazing Spiderman #3 from some company called Marvel. I was hooked hard for life…

I thought you were going to say, the next day you saw it on EBay or saw him selling it to the next guy. In all my years buying and selling comics, I have probably heard every senario or reason why I should sell a book cheap to someone. Like you, it is always very satisfying to get a book into the hands of someone who really wants and treasures it. We now live in a world of money and the quick flip. That’s how it is and I really don’t care what you do with it once it’s paid for. Just don’t think everybody is stupid enough to fall for some age old story. Am I jaded? No, not really just a little smarter than some people give me credit for. I still enjoy this hobby!