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So my dad calls me about some comics at a garage sale......

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Shootydog

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So Im sitting here at work and my dad calls me about some "comics this guy has for sale".

 

The guy is asking $20 for a set of Marvel Universe Deluxe books. :screwy:

 

Anyway dad rattles off some titles and he wants $1.00 a book...they are bagged and boarded. Sight unseen I balk and tell him to offer the guy $20.00 for all the books. No dice..they walk away.

 

So it begins to gnaw at me and I call Dad back to see if hes left the garage sale. They have but they offer to go back. I find out he never actually made my offer of the $20.00 so I scold him and tell him to get beck there. He arrives and begins to give me some issue title and numbers.

 

Green lantern #203. k

Batman Issue #400 getting better

Wolverine 1 2 3 and 4 limited series. Much Better!!!

 

So based on the above I offered the guy $50 sight unseen for everything and he accepts. Now im curious what else is in that box. I should know tonight.

 

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I once bought five long boxes of unbagged 1982-1996 comics at a garage sale for $50. ($10 per long box.)

 

There was a complete run of Knights of the Dinner Table from 1-30 in one of the boxes, a series I knew absolutely nothing about. However, when I checked on eBay I saw that the early issues of that title sold for pretty good money. ($20-$50 per issue.) I sold those KODT comics for a little over $400 on eBay.

 

So you never know, even with modern drek.

 

I hope there's some good stuff in your lot! (thumbs u

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to quote Tom Petty -- "The waiting is the hardest part"

 

cool tune!

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It's Friday - blow off work. Where are your priorities, young man?

 

Im leaving in an hour directly from work. Wife is bringing my copy of OSPG (no intarweb at my folks) and my daughter so she can visit with Granny and Papa. Ill drive home tomorrow morning.

 

 

What condition did your dad say the comics he saw were in?

 

I specifically asked and he said they were in good shape. Could not see any tears and they were all bagged and boarded. Thats about the best description I could get from him. Im taking a gamble but I've blown more in Vegas more times than I care to remember thats for sure.

 

This will be fun.

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I always chuckle when I see "book is in excellent condition! No rips OR tears!"

 

Which usually = 2.0

 

Oh sure...im cautiously optimistic. I doubt Wolvie LS #1 will grade at 10.0....but hey....no risk nothing gained right?

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So Im sitting here at work and my dad calls me about some "comics this guy has for sale".

 

The guy is asking $20 for a set of Marvel Universe Deluxe books. :screwy:

 

Anyway dad rattles off some titles and he wants $1.00 a book...they are bagged and boarded. Sight unseen I balk and tell him to offer the guy $20.00 for all the books. No dice..they walk away.

 

So it begins to gnaw at me and I call Dad back to see if hes left the garage sale. They have but they offer to go back. I find out he never actually made my offer of the $20.00 so I scold him and tell him to get beck there. He arrives and begins to give me some issue title and numbers.

 

Green lantern #203. k

Batman Issue #400 getting better

Wolverine 1 2 3 and 4 limited series. Much Better!!!

 

So based on the above I offered the guy $50 sight unseen for everything and he accepts. Now im curious what else is in that box. I should know tonight.

 

The best part is going through the stuff to see what's there. :wishluck: it's all goodies.

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