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[F For Fake]

Huzzah for garage sale season! There's a father and son who do a regular garage sale every Saturday from around Derby until October, and today was the first sale of the year. Nice guys and they always have interesting stuff. Picked up some great old store display pieces today. I've been looking for this Spider-Man sign for a bit, and this thing is cherry, even came in the original plastic sleeve (though opened). Also picked up the DKR display at a great price, and this X-Men Mutant Gear hanger which I've actually never seen before. Not sure where I'm going to put it!

[Chip Cataldo]

I remember when WBSS debuted that "Women Of Gotham" Bruce Timm piece. I sold quite a few of them. Classic classic piece.

[littledoom]

On 4/27/2024 at 10:18 AM, F For Fake said:

Huzzah for garage sale season! There's a father and son who do a regular garage sale every Saturday from around Derby until October, and today was the first sale of the year. Nice guys and they always have interesting stuff. Picked up some great old store display pieces today. I've been looking for this Spider-Man sign for a bit, and this thing is cherry, even came in the original plastic sleeve (though opened). Also picked up the DKR display at a great price, and this X-Men Mutant Gear hanger which I've actually never seen before. Not sure where I'm going to put it!

Nice pieces of comic advertising history! 

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 4/27/2024 at 8:56 PM, littledoom said:

Nice pieces of comic advertising history! 

Since you hint at the point of what I need to ask? 🤔 

At what point would advertising become sought after, is it as high as 25 years or similar circumstances to even pinpoint? Would do wonders sometimes, as I know there are pivotal ones and etc .

I think it was this thread or another with the coca cola Marvel....

Closest I had was a pulp fiction standee, a big one that I got as a kid from a video store. Not sure if blockbuster but I don't think so, anyway it was people size and had all the main characters. I haven't thought about that in ages 😂 

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 4/27/2024 at 9:28 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

Since you hint at the point of what I need to ask? 🤔 

At what point would advertising become sought after, is it as high as 25 years or similar circumstances to even pinpoint? Would do wonders sometimes, as I know there are pivotal ones and etc .

I think it was this thread or another with the coca cola Marvel....

Closest I had was a pulp fiction standee, a big one that I got as a kid from a video store. Not sure if blockbuster but I don't think so, anyway it was people size and had all the main characters. I haven't thought about that in ages 😂 

Lol had to look that up, as my parents probably threw it away 😔 I remembered it as a white backdrop but perhaps I'm remembering the back idk.

Was just curious if you have no room for the set up, if it took years to create interest. Sort of venting to think it through, but I suppose Marvel is established enough.

Just didn't know if there was a year that started vintage, collectable, or etc 

No worries.

 

[littledoom]

On 4/27/2024 at 7:28 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

Since you hint at the point of what I need to ask? 🤔 

At what point would advertising become sought after, is it as high as 25 years or similar circumstances to even pinpoint? Would do wonders sometimes, as I know there are pivotal ones and etc .

I think it was this thread or another with the coca cola Marvel....

Closest I had was a pulp fiction standee, a big one that I got as a kid from a video store. Not sure if blockbuster but I don't think so, anyway it was people size and had all the main characters. I haven't thought about that in ages 😂 

Even advertising from the 2000s is sought after by me. I would say it’s the quality that matters most. There could be quality output at anytime. Nostalgia varies from person to person. A Pulp Fiction standee sounds awesome. Is that a single character or four character standee? I would love a reprint poster at least. There’s an iconic movie scene where a Pulp standee becomes pulp in Grosse Pointe Blank

Edited April 28 by littledoom

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 4/27/2024 at 9:35 PM, littledoom said:

Even advertising from the 2000s is sought after by me. I would say it’s the quality that matters most. There could be quality output at anytime. Nostalgia varies from person to person. A Pulp Fiction standee sounds awesome. Is that a single character or three character standee? I would love a reprint poster at least. There’s an iconic movie scene where a Pulp standee becomes pulp in Grosse Pointe Blank

There are some on ebay, I think the white I was remembering is around the edges of the characters. I happened to be riding a bike with a friend by a video store, but a hole in the wall establishment and this was outside. I asked to either have it or paid $2 in 1994 or 95. They agreed, and my friend said take it but thought a minute because we were on bikes and we tried successfully.

I remember setting it up, but when we moved later in the next year or so, I might have not wanted to bring it to truly start anew. 

 

 

Edited April 28 by ADAMANTIUM

[littledoom]

On 4/27/2024 at 7:50 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

There are some on ebay, I think the white I was remembering is around the edges of the characters. I happened to be riding a bike with a friend by a video store, but a hole in the wall establishment and this was outside. I asked to either have it or paid $2 in 1994 or 95. They agreed, and my friend said take it but thought a minute because we were on bikes and we tried successfully.

I remember setting it up, but when we moved later in the next year or so, I might have not wanted to bring it to truly start anew. 

 

 

Yeah that is the iconic and valuable four character standee I was referring to! Very nice!

[MattTheDuck]

On 4/27/2024 at 7:50 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

There are some on ebay, I think the white I was remembering is around the edges of the characters. I happened to be riding a bike with a friend by a video store, but a hole in the wall establishment and this was outside. I asked to either have it or paid $2 in 1994 or 95. They agreed, and my friend said take it but thought a minute because we were on bikes and we tried successfully.

I remember setting it up, but when we moved later in the next year or so, I might have not wanted to bring it to truly start anew. 

 

 

Is there a scene in that movie where SLJ's hair and beard look like that?

[littledoom]

On 4/27/2024 at 11:05 PM, MattTheDuck said:

Is there a scene in that movie where SLJ's hair and beard look like that?

No, probably a publicity photo taken before or after

[F For Fake]

On 4/27/2024 at 10:28 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

Since you hint at the point of what I need to ask? 🤔 

At what point would advertising become sought after, is it as high as 25 years or similar circumstances to even pinpoint? Would do wonders sometimes, as I know there are pivotal ones and etc .

I think it was this thread or another with the coca cola Marvel....

Closest I had was a pulp fiction standee, a big one that I got as a kid from a video store. Not sure if blockbuster but I don't think so, anyway it was people size and had all the main characters. I haven't thought about that in ages 😂 

I’ve always loved store promo stuff, particularly from the 80’s and 90’s, as that’s when I was a kid first going to comic shops. A lot of this stuff was thrown out, or didn’t survive, and can be genuinely tough to find. I love comics, but the thing about comics is, with the exception of genuinely scarce Golden Age books, you can find nearly any book you are looking for, at any time, if you have the money. This stuff though, not so much. Finding a poster or standee that I remember seeing at my LCS in my childhood is an instant nostalgia blast.

[Robot Man]

This is not mine but I did own one for while. Very large vacuformed plastic. Wish I kept it…

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 4/28/2024 at 12:16 PM, Robot Man said:

This is not mine but I did own one for while. Very large vacuformed plastic. Wish I kept it…

Ya it is hard to hold onto, I don't blame my folks for it either, and they really didn't get rid of much actually, I just didn't have to many "special" things anyway. haha.

Not all of it was gone, and I still have the binders of late 80's and early 90's baseball cards as a memento of just how many odds and ends I was accumulating at the time  

Edited April 28 by ADAMANTIUM

[littledoom]

Speaking of display pieces, I got this Iron Man standee promoting the 2008 video game for $5 at a moving sale a couple years ago

[FoggyNelson]

On 4/27/2024 at 10:50 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

There are some on ebay, I think the white I was remembering is around the edges of the characters. I happened to be riding a bike with a friend by a video store, but a hole in the wall establishment and this was outside. I asked to either have it or paid $2 in 1994 or 95. They agreed, and my friend said take it but thought a minute because we were on bikes and we tried successfully.

I remember setting it up, but when we moved later in the next year or so, I might have not wanted to bring it to truly start anew. 

 

 

Cool but they take up so much room

[srezvan]

I had a 15% off coupon from Half Price Books. I bought ~75 comics. Most are from an Avengers run in the 100s-200s at $1 each.

 

This batch was all 1/2 off cover price, plus 15% discount.

 

Faust is a 2nd print, half off cover plus discount. Itchy & Scratchy #1 has the poster, 1/2 off cover plus discount. The rest of the comics were $1 each plus discount.

 

Uncle Scrooge was 1/2 off cover, so $0.35 plus discount. Dark Empire TPB was $8 plus discount.

 

Good trip overall. I'm still cataloging the Avengers run.

[Chip Cataldo]

Like Shad/Bill, I troll podunk auction houses and pounce when I can get stuff cheap. I recently scored 127 books for $260 shipped. Pretty pleased with the condition once I got them in hand. The highlights are shown. The big surprise was the Peter Pan Treasure Chest. I had no idea it sold for that much! 

Edited April 29 by Chip Cataldo

[Robot Man]

On 4/29/2024 at 7:04 AM, Chip Cataldo said:

Like Shad/Bill, I troll podunk auction houses and pounce when I can get stuff cheap. I recently scored 127 books for $260 shipped. Pretty pleased with the condition once I got them in hand. The highlights are shown. The big surprise was the Peter Pan Treasure Chest. I had no idea it sold for that much! 

Fun haul for a couple bucks each! 

[Chip Cataldo]

On 4/29/2024 at 11:02 AM, Robot Man said:

Fun haul for a couple bucks each! 

Thanks! I find myself becoming obsessed with cartoon books, the more obscure the better. Lol. I mean, I love the Looney Tunes and WDCS series but some of these wacko ones I've never heard of are great to look through!

[Jesse-Lee]

I'm sure we've all heard people say "tell everyone you know that you collect comics" - the idea being that they'll be on the lookout and send potential deals your way.

But it's never actually paid off for me much until now. Yesterday morning, my aunt apparently called my dad and told him there was a garage sale near her and they had comics, and he should check it out because "maybe Jesse would be interested" because I had talked to her about the hobby recently.

So Dad went, and he called me while he was at the garage sale, and he said, "they have a bunch of stacks of comic books here, and they're $1 each. Do you want any of these?" And he started reading off books to me on the phone.

Here's what he ultimately grabbed for me, at $1 apiece: