Snagged Gerber's Photo-Journals for $15

[Mr. Spider-Woman]

One of the comic shops near me was having in insane sale on Gerber's Photo-Journals, asking $10 per volume or $15 for both. It was a deal I could not pass up. Add in some trades at 80% off and I got more than $210 worth of stuff for the sweet, sweet price of just $29.54. Now all I have to do is convince myself to unwrap the Photo-Journals. They look so nice shrink wrapped.

 

Just wanted to share/gloat (my non-comic-book-loving friends are simply not impressed enough with this) That is all.

[Shootydog]

A lot of the information in the Gerbers is dated but the books themselves are fantastic photo references and great fun to flip through. Highly recommended for any collector...particularly those who enjoy the cover art, like me.

[seank]

OPEN THEM!!!!

[Boboset]

OPEN THEM!!!!

 

Right. Why would you keep them sealed? It's not like cracking slab...

[Timely]

what store?

[TheWatcher]

One dealer had the GA pair for $45 at C2E2. Was tempted to buy them even thought I already have the set

[Dick Pontoon]

They were being offered at bargain prices here on the boards by several folks a few months back, too, around the same time I saw a glut of inexpensive ones at local shows. It's my understanding that Diamond made a boo-boo, and listed them briefly for crazy cheap prices a la the Amazon TPB fiasco. Unlike that scenario, however, dealers were able to scoop a bunch of them up.

[TheWatcher]

Well that explains a lot, thanks (thumbs u

[Dick Pontoon]

I've always wondered if the Amazon mistake happened at the hands of the same person who goofed on the Gerbers.

[TheWatcher]

Wasn't there an article that said someone at Diamond inputted the wrong data that caused this headache? I'm willing to bet the Gerber pricing mistake stemmed from this, too

[Mr. Spider-Woman]

Oh, no worries, I will. In fact, one already has a tear in the shrink wrapping.

 

I asked why these were being offered at such a cheap price and was told they were purchased as Christmas gifts for customers and for whatever reason there were a bunch leftover. Whether or not there was a pricing screw-up I couldn't say.

 

Are the two Marvel Photo-Journals worth getting as well? How many years do they cover?

[TupennyConan]

I have noticed a trend at shows over the past year or so where Gerbers have been priced really, really low.

 

Has there been a Gerber dump on the market recently?

[Dick Pontoon]

 

They were being offered at bargain prices here on the boards by several folks a few months back, too, around the same time I saw a glut of inexpensive ones at local shows. It's my understanding that Diamond made a boo-boo, and listed them briefly for crazy cheap prices a la the Amazon TPB fiasco. Unlike that scenario, however, dealers were able to scoop a bunch of them up.

[TupennyConan]

 

They were being offered at bargain prices here on the boards by several folks a few months back, too, around the same time I saw a glut of inexpensive ones at local shows. It's my understanding that Diamond made a boo-boo, and listed them briefly for crazy cheap prices a la the Amazon TPB fiasco. Unlike that scenario, however, dealers were able to scoop a bunch of them up.

 

[batmiesta]

I would say that i have looked through my Marvel Gerber's more than any other book's that i own, they are great reference books and my copies are starting to show their age and use, i would have scooped them up for that price too, great bargain.

[bronze_rules]

2 volumes for $15

I'm jealous.

[Manic Eightball]

I've had all four volumes for over 10 years now and I still enjoy flipping through them often.

A wonderful resource for what's gone on in this hobby over the decades.

Great find! (thumbs u

[Senormac]

I've had all four volumes for over 10 years now and I still enjoy flipping through them often.

A wonderful resource for what's gone on in this hobby over the decades.

Great find! (thumbs u

 

Me too. You gotta open them babies to see the GA goodness

[Flying Orb]

Great deal!

 

I grabbed a replacement set from a boardie during around the holidays. I love to look through these books and dream.

 

Wish I could find a great deal on the marvel set.

[catrick339]

Picked up two sealed sets at $25/set at the Gem City show a couple weeks ago, passed on a third set because one of the volumes had a BADLY dinged lower edge...I'm thinking there are a bunch of bargain copies out there, so dig around for a deal!