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I love searching ebay for 'box of comics'

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He11blazer

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Keyphrases like 'collection', 'large lot', 'old cardboard box full of funny books'. You get the idea. Lots of junk, but sometimes a listing like this is a hidden bargain.

 

Case in point, I just took delivery of blinding good deal. It helps that the auction description - "HELLBALZER THE LAST MAN AND MICRONAUGHTS OVER 200 MINT" - manages to misspell every title, and the auction description - "IN VERY GOOD CONDITION VERY HEAVY BUT WILL POST IF YOU WANT A PRICE.GOOD LUCK" - says nothing but to confirm that the grade is now either 'mint' or 'very good' hm

 

Top this off with a less than tempting photo:

 

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Hardly surprising I was the sole bidder at £19.99.

 

About a month later a battered box arrives containing not just some 'Hellbalzer', but a complete run from #5 - #248 in 8.0 to 9.4 :o Just the very thing to complete my binding project! :cloud9:

 

Also a complete run of Y the Last Man from #2 - #60 in 9.2 to 9.6 ! Awesome, I've been wanting to read that series! Maybe I'll bind them too!

 

Oh yeah, and some Micronauts things (immediately donated to children's art materials pile).

 

Bargain :grin:

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Bosco685

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Keyphrases like 'collection', 'large lot', 'old cardboard box full of funny books'. You get the idea. Lots of junk, but sometimes a listing like this is a hidden bargain.

 

Case in point, I just took delivery of blinding good deal. It helps that the auction description - "HELLBALZER THE LAST MAN AND MICRONAUGHTS OVER 200 MINT" - manages to misspell every title, and the auction description - "IN VERY GOOD CONDITION VERY HEAVY BUT WILL POST IF YOU WANT A PRICE.GOOD LUCK" - says nothing but to confirm that the grade is now either 'mint' or 'very good' hm

 

Top this off with a less than tempting photo:

 

ebayhbyauc.jpg

 

Hardly surprising I was the sole bidder at £19.99.

 

About a month later a battered box arrives containing not just some 'Hellbalzer', but a complete run from #5 - #248 in 8.0 to 9.4 :o Just the very thing to complete my binding project! :cloud9:

 

Also a complete run of Y the Last Man from #2 - #60 in 9.2 to 9.6 ! Awesome, I've been wanting to read that series! Maybe I'll bind them too!

 

Oh yeah, and some Micronauts things (immediately donated to children's art materials pile).

 

Bargain :grin:

:applause:

 

How shocked were you that an eBay deal went over so well?

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Yah, i'll do searches for poor spelling too.

 

Sometimes find some really good deals due to poor spelling.

 

Was esp useful when I collected sports cards. Russian players with 36 consonants and 1 vowel...never spelled right.

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OK - now you can sell me the Hellblazer 54 & 55 that I need lol

 

Yes I can (thumbs u

 

My dupes of the early issues are reaching the point where I might bind a second set just to get rid of them!

 

:golfclap: You are a very kind man!

 

Let me know if you want to sell the issues from 231 as well.

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OK - now you can sell me the Hellblazer 54 & 55 that I need lol

 

Yes I can (thumbs u

 

My dupes of the early issues are reaching the point where I might bind a second set just to get rid of them!

 

:golfclap: You are a very kind man!

 

Let me know if you want to sell the issues from 231 as well.

 

PM me a shipping address and you can have 54/55. I need #231 up - as well as pretty much all from #100 up - for my bound volumes!

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i've never bid that blind, but perhaps one of the best deals I ever snagged was a guy with lists of the issues, no scans or pics and he only took money orders, no paypal. i was hesitant, but his feedback was good. i assumed the books would all be beaters as they included stuff like hulk 182, spiderman 136 and a lot of BA semi-keys and I got the group for 50 cents a book...well, the $75 I spent on 150 books would probably be about $1000-$1200, all the books ranged from VF to NM.

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Also a complete run of Y the Last Man from #2 - #60 in 9.2 to 9.6 ! Awesome, I've been wanting to read that series! Maybe I'll bind them too!

 

:o

 

Wanna swap for all 10 TPB's? That way you'll even get to read #1, and save on the cost of binding! ;)

 

In all seriousness, Y was what got me back into comics after a 10 year hiatus. A buddy of mine bought me the first 5 TPB's as a gift, and after that I was back in the game. I do intend to pick up the individual issues some day.

 

Read it, it's great stuff!

 

 

 

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Also a complete run of Y the Last Man from #2 - #60 in 9.2 to 9.6 ! Awesome, I've been wanting to read that series! Maybe I'll bind them too!

 

:o

 

Wanna swap for all 10 TPB's? That way you'll even get to read #1, and save on the cost of binding! ;)

 

In all seriousness, Y was what got me back into comics after a 10 year hiatus. A buddy of mine bought me the first 5 TPB's as a gift, and after that I was back in the game. I do intend to pick up the individual issues some day.

 

Read it, it's great stuff!

 

 

 

I have the first two TPBs. Been meaning to pick up the rest one day. Since I've now got the comics - and they aren't quite 9.8s - I reckon I'll do the binding thing. Bound volumes are nicer than TPBs!

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What shape was the Hellblazer 27 in? Isn't that the Neil Gaiman issue?

 

Typical VF/NM stored carefully enough but without boards. I've got several like that! That's one I'd like in a 9.8 slab, but the 'Nightbreed' ad insert causes a problem with most copies, similar to the issues with X-Men 294/5/6. There is one on the census. I've been thinking a press might do the job :o

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What shape was the Hellblazer 27 in? Isn't that the Neil Gaiman issue?

 

Typical VF/NM stored carefully enough but without boards. I've got several like that! That's one I'd like in a 9.8 slab, but the 'Nightbreed' ad insert causes a problem with most copies, similar to the issues with X-Men 294/5/6. There is one on the census. I've been thinking a press might do the job :o

Wow! I had no idea about this, and had seen a few CGC 9.6s sell on eBay for decent prices. Just assumed it was because of Gaiman, but to hear there is only 9.8, now it makes even more sense.

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