Umm, I bought a low grade pile and look what I found

[CatskillMike]

A guy had a pile of about 100 low grade silver that I offered $2 a piece for.

 

:gossip:He told me he had old Showcase with Flash on the cover. Could it be #4? NO!

 

In the pile I found an ASM 122 with a loose cf , but more importantly I found this:

 

Yes, I got this for $2 #8

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Thegoldenage]

Nice find. Reminds me of the time I found a Captain America Comics 2 in a pile. So close to number 1...

[Secret Son]

Nice find.

 

I miss the days when you could buy a bunch of comics at a garage sale for 5 bucks and come out with a gem or two.

[Point Five]

A guy had a pile of about 100 low grade silver that I offered $2 a piece for.

 

:gossip:He told me he had old Showcase with Flash on the cover. Could it be #4? NO!

 

In the pile I found an ASM 122 with a loose cf , but more importantly I found this:

 

Yes, I got this for $2 #8

[Count]

A guy had a pile of about 100 low grade silver that I offered $2 a piece for.

 

:gossip:He told me he had old Showcase with Flash on the cover. Could it be #4? NO!

 

In the pile I found an ASM 122 with a loose cf , but more importantly I found this:

 

Yes, I got this for $2 #8

 

Nice find

 

I must begin going to garage sales

[PEP]

Hit and miss with garage sales. Nowadays it seems its just all 90s garbage.

[Comicopolis]

Bargain - well done!

[Designer Toast]

There is nothing cooler than finding a killer book in a pile of junk

[DCman]

A guy had a pile of about 100 low grade silver that I offered $2 a piece for.

 

:gossip:He told me he had old Showcase with Flash on the cover. Could it be #4? NO!

 

In the pile I found an ASM 122 with a loose cf , but more importantly I found this:

 

Yes, I got this for $2 #8

 

 

 

 

 

 

How much is a book like that worth in low grade?

[KingOfRulers]

It's worth about $300 or so.

 

Nice find!

[markseifert]

Hit and miss with garage sales. Nowadays it seems its just all 90s garbage.

 

Yeah, that's always been the way it is -- although it's all relative of course. When I was a kid and starting to actively collect older stuff in the mid-70's, my mom was a serious garage sale and flea market goer, and so I was able to scour my area for old comics pretty thoroughly that way.

 

A few things stick out in my mind about it -- you almost NEVER found 12 cent marvels that way, at that time. They always got picked over and scooped up fast. That's what I wanted at the time, and I'd almost reluctantly "settle" for 12 cent Superman and Batman -- which seemed to be everywhere at the time.

 

I'd happily pick up almost anything with a 10 cent cover also, aside from funny animal or humor books. A ten cent DC or pre-hero Marvel was a rare prize, but STILL more easily obtained than early Silver Marvel superhero.

 

also worth noting -- in all those years, I don't think I saw a single golden age superhero book at a garage sale or flea market. mid-50's at earliest.

[mackenzie999]

Hit and miss with garage sales. Nowadays it seems its just all 90s garbage.

 

Yeah, that's always been the way it is -- although it's all relative of course. When I was a kid and starting to actively collect older stuff in the mid-70's, my mom was a serious garage sale and flea market goer, and so I was able to scour my area for old comics pretty thoroughly that way.

 

A few things stick out in my mind about it -- you almost NEVER found 12 cent marvels that way, at that time. -- in all those years, I don't think I saw a single golden age superhero book at a garage sale or flea market. mid-50's at earliest.

 

This was exactly my experience: mid-70's, grandma was an avid flea market/yard saler, same kinds of finds. My best ever scores were a box of about 500 mid-1950s Topps cards for $2, and a nice Beatles butcher cover.

[CatskillMike]

It's funny that someone mentioned 12centers, and how you never see them in flea markets, etc, even yeras ago. It's funny because this small lot I obtained was mostly 12 cent marvels.

 

Scouring differnt venues for buying "old" books, 99% of what I see is 90's .

 

Going to throw this book in the grading forum, if anyone wants to chime in.

[Seadevils]

$2 bucks well spent!! There was a guy here in Arkansas a few years back that went into an estate sale and they had a pile of comics at $4 each. He pulled out a VG+ Showcase 22. There were some other key books as well..about 5 or 6 he got for $4 each. But the Showcase 22 is the one I recall. All were in the VG range though.

 

Bargains are still to be had...but who's gonna be the lotto winner?

 

Thanks for posting your find. It gives us hope.

[Radj4ck]

Too bad that here in Portugal we don't have garage sales-_-

 

I doubt I could find any american comic even if we had...

 

Europe sucks:P

[Ringfinger]

SCORE!!! Congrats!

[Flash105]

In 1984 I bought a box of comics from my brother's 5th grade teacher. They were all good - vg and we came away with 70 books for 35.00.

 

B*B 28

Superman 100

and a few other keys. All DC Silverage superhero.

[alphatrion1]

nice book (showcase #8) ill give you $4.00 (thumbs u you will double your money.

[Comicopolis]

Too bad that here in Portugal we don't have garage sales-_-

 

I doubt I could find any american comic even if we had...

 

Europe sucks:P

 

Well, we have things called car boot sales in the UK but you never ever see comics at them.

[Aces]

Killer pick-up.