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On 2/9/2022 at 10:51 AM, shadroch said:

The best way to get rid of garbage books is not to buy them in the first place.  When possible, I find it better to offer more for less. If a person is asking a quarter a book, I'd rather give him $1 a book for twenty percent of his stuff and leave the rest.

One shot kinda deal, one payment deal. Take it all or nada

On 2/9/2022 at 9:20 AM, THE_BEYONDER said:

It all comes down to whether or not the collection has been picked at all.  Are there multiples?

Yes for instance multiples Tec 871s and even 2nd printings. And we’re talking high grades. It’s a pretty complete collection.. can’t say it has a Hulk 377 3rd print .. but it could .. bagged and boarded yes

On 2/9/2022 at 8:43 AM, The Meta said:

 Can't say the seller isn't wrong to be stubborn 

I know I wouldn't sell any of my long boxes for 50 bucks

Well.. you’d have to know what’s in them 

On 2/8/2022 at 11:35 AM, pkveronese said:

I know they include shipping and eBay fees, but what about sales tax collected?

Yes, I called them and it does. It includes everything except returns/refunded transactions

On 2/9/2022 at 7:54 AM, 1Cool said:

200 long boxes is what - 50,000 books?  Unless they have been picked over like crazy why didn't you buy them at that price?  Plenty of 80s books where you could get the $50K back in a hurry if most keys are there.

Yes 50-60k comics. I did offer to buy but my offer was declined. The seller is pretty firm on the $50k. In fact he’s hopeful for more. It’s a headache that involves so much. It takes the right buyer for this collection and I know some who are willing. The seller is kind of stubborn. Whoever’s paying 50k has to make more than double on it… anywho his price is essentially $250 a longbox which is retail which no dealer pays for. At that quantity $50 per box is more reasonable but like I said that was turned down 

Someone incorrectly purchased this KB Toys reprint as the non-newsstand 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ultimate-Spiderman-1-Marvel-Comic-Book-Newsstand-Variant-/254650838659?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m2548.l6249&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0

and it’s not even high grade with many cheap copies available on eBay 

On 2/8/2022 at 5:12 PM, Domo Arigato said:

What several people are trying to say.......is that if you already introduced the buyer and seller to each other before you discussed a finders fee with either of them.......then it's too late to go back and try to get one.

 

Luckily I’m a smart fellow and I ask questions ahead of time 

On 2/8/2022 at 3:51 PM, Turnando said:

This implies that the buyer and the seller are already connected:

So it is too late to ask either of them for money.  You don't ask for a fee for something that might reasonably be expected to be free. 

Some deals involve finders fees.  Most do not.  The deals in which a finders fee was not previously discussed do not change into finder's fee deals after the fact.  That would be like setting a trap.  It's unethical... And annoying.

Huh? It’s like setting two friends up for a date. I know em both. How could they possibly know each other already? 

On 2/8/2022 at 2:37 PM, THE_BEYONDER said:

Saw the book in the $3 bin at my local shop when I picked up a bunch of random Batmans.  Saw your post the next day.  When I stopped by again, it had been plucked .

Buy it or wish you had… but your loss is no big deal.. not an expensive comic. It’s a common 80s DC book that’s only been relevant for a short while. I actually bought a VF/NM copy last December for $3 at a flea market. Sold for $40 in January 

Has a 90s MMPR vibe to it but the armor is so fking sick 

On 2/8/2022 at 1:56 PM, Bird said:

I disagree, I would say that is has to be less. It is easier than ever to find someone to buy your books, why pay 20% to the middleman?

Hmm… I can see that.. rates have been going down across the board 

On 2/8/2022 at 11:33 AM, pkveronese said:

I keep wanting to buy into this Punisher new logo hype with the Timeless #1 2nd print cover, but I can't make myself do it.

So you want to buy it but don’t want to actually do it… in that case you’re better off not buying it.. why spend time doing stuff you don’t want ta

Thanks for some comments.. there’s an archived thread from 2010 (wow) about the topic and the general consensus is 10-20% with some citing a percentage over 10% being robbery. I would have to imagine 12 years later and in this trading climate the rate’s gotta be closer to that 20% margin

I know both the seller and buyer of a massive 200 longboxes 80s collection of $50k asking. What is a reasonable finders fee? Should I ask for a finders fee from both parties? Thank ya!

some local show $1 finds 

On 1/31/2022 at 4:56 PM, Spawnfreak said:

How about these two. Hold?

I’m holding onto two compete sets of Longshot 1-6… it’s insanely way too early to be selling anything X-Men. I’m holding onto everything mutant

2050

Sounds like someone or two reported you 

A grade should be easy. You shouldn’t really have to debate or mull about it. You either like someone or not, if you’re thinking about it you probably don’t 

On 2/3/2022 at 2:26 PM, divad said:

Yeah I posted about this a while back…