Stunning non-key Bronze age collection.

[shadroch]

 

I've been offered three long boxes of original owner BA books. They were selected by the owner off newstands and stored in magazine bags in groups of ten and boxed since purchase. Sometime around 2000, they were boarded and mylited.

There is an occasional 8.5 or 9.0 but the majority seem 9.4 or better.

Problem is he sold off the X-Men and books like Astonishing Tales 25, Hulk 180-182, and Amazing Adventures #1 and #12 years ago. It's 710 books,all Marvel, mostly 20 and 25 cent cover with a small amount on either side, in mylite and in numerical order, and he's asking $1200. Thats a bit steep, but would you offer $1,000 for it?

All books have the MVS intact, and its a local pickup.

[CKB]

IMHO, if the condition is anywhere near as stated, $1200 is a steal. 710 mainstream books in great shape, well-stored, in-order, no cover prices past $0.25, lots of 20-centers? Sign me up.

 

[bronze_rules]

Original price (~1.70/book) sounds like a steal to me... considering majority grades >=9.4 and time frame. Any particular genre(s)?

 

Speaking from a pure buyer point of view.

[DrWatson]

I would see if he would ship them directly to an auction house before I committed to buying them.

[greggy]

I'll pop on that.

[the blob]

I'd do it for the mylites alone!

 

The reprint books of that era might drags down the average, but if we're really talking about books that nice I think there's plenty of profit at $1000-$1200.

 

But also a lot of work achieving that profit unless you're just able to flip it en masse.

 

I look at it this way, I'd buy sharp Marvels from that era range all day for $1 each at a show if I could. Given that a chunk of those are Spideys, Avengers, FFs and various semi-keys (Hulk 178, DD 105, 131(?), etc.), those are much better (usually) than $1 books. You could very well turn a nice profit just on the sharp copies of the semi-keys and high dollar regaulars (Spideys, etc.) from that group, leaving you with a few hundred sharp "regular" issues in 9.2+ that could easily potentially quickly be $2-$8 books, depending.

 

The keys might be gone, but don't forget the semis. There are tons of $20-$50-$75 (in guide) books in there that wouldn't have necessarily been on the radaar when the keys were raided. Even priced at 50% of OPG there's a lot of dough in there.

[This is water]

Sounds like a good deal to me even at $1200. You also may get some nice minor keys that you can flip for a decent profit.

[seanfingh]

I would see if he would ship them directly to an auction house before I committed to buying them.

 

Bazinga

[TupennyConan]

I'd like some advice on whether I should buy Starkist or Chicken of the Sea. Either way there are great prices on 4-packs.

 

I might have to start a thread as the search function isn't any help.

[greggy]

I'd like some advice on whether I should buy Starkist or Chicken of the Sea. Either way there are great prices on 4-packs.

 

I might have to start a thread as the search function isn't any help.

Go out on a boat and catch your own tuna, dorkus.

[spidrvacc]

AT $1,200 its a good deal in my opinion if the grades are what you think. I would counter with $1,000 and probally meet in the middle I bet.

[Mike Bray]

I'd like some advice on whether I should buy Starkist or Chicken of the Sea. Either way there are great prices on 4-packs.

 

I might have to start a thread as the search function isn't any help.

go with the store brand

[seanfingh]

I'd like some advice on whether I should buy Starkist or Chicken of the Sea. Either way there are great prices on 4-packs.

 

I might have to start a thread as the search function isn't any help.

 

greggy won't be any help, he only eats toro, because of all that C-Link bread.

[greggy]

I'd like some advice on whether I should buy Starkist or Chicken of the Sea. Either way there are great prices on 4-packs.

 

I might have to start a thread as the search function isn't any help.

 

greggy won't be any help, he only eats toro, because of all that C-Link bread.

Blue Fin toro, young man.

[sufunk]

 

Seriously, is this a joke? Just make a sales post asking for people to make offers on the books. Yesterday you were on your soapbox about how youve been buying and selling for 40 years and managed just fine without people on here telling you what to do but now you need advice on wether to spend $1000 or $1200 without people even knowing what the books are???

 

I must be a cynic cus i SERIOUSLY doubt the veracity of this "question"

[seanfingh]

 

 

It's funny because it's true.

[the blob]

shadroch has asked this sort of question of the board in th past when contemplating a purchase (and maybe a sale or two). It never hurts to see what other people think if nothing else than to confirm that you're not looking at something from the wrong angle.

 

doesn't sound like what he has is going to get folks in a tizzy, although collectively it's a nice solid pick-up.

[Dale Roberts]

I've been offered three long boxes of original owner BA books. They were selected by the owner off newstands and stored in magazine bags in groups of ten and boxed since purchase. Sometime around 2000, they were boarded and mylited.

There is an occasional 8.5 or 9.0 but the majority seem 9.4 or better.

Problem is he sold off the X-Men and books like Astonishing Tales 25, Hulk 180-182, and Amazing Adventures #1 and #12 years ago. It's 710 books,all Marvel, mostly 20 and 25 cent cover with a small amount on either side, in mylite and in numerical order, and he's asking $1200. Thats a bit steep, but would you offer $1,000 for it?

All books have the MVS intact, and its a local pickup.

 

Seems like a steal. Buy them and flip them to me.

[FlyingDonut]

I've been offered three long boxes of original owner BA books. They were selected by the owner off newstands and stored in magazine bags in groups of ten and boxed since purchase. Sometime around 2000, they were boarded and mylited.

There is an occasional 8.5 or 9.0 but the majority seem 9.4 or better.

Problem is he sold off the X-Men and books like Astonishing Tales 25, Hulk 180-182, and Amazing Adventures #1 and #12 years ago. It's 710 books,all Marvel, mostly 20 and 25 cent cover with a small amount on either side, in mylite and in numerical order, and he's asking $1200. Thats a bit steep, but would you offer $1,000 for it?

All books have the MVS intact, and its a local pickup.

 

If you pass at $1200, tell him to give me a call.

[LordRahl]

I've been offered three long boxes of original owner BA books. They were selected by the owner off newstands and stored in magazine bags in groups of ten and boxed since purchase. Sometime around 2000, they were boarded and mylited.

There is an occasional 8.5 or 9.0 but the majority seem 9.4 or better.

Problem is he sold off the X-Men and books like Astonishing Tales 25, Hulk 180-182, and Amazing Adventures #1 and #12 years ago. It's 710 books,all Marvel, mostly 20 and 25 cent cover with a small amount on either side, in mylite and in numerical order, and he's asking $1200. Thats a bit steep, but would you offer $1,000 for it?

All books have the MVS intact, and its a local pickup.

 

Buy them for $1200.... I'll be glad to double your money tomorrow and save you the work of selling them.