Collection just in - Pictures and a story

[BizarroChuck]

Awesome find!

[ft88]

Here's a closeup of the 12 for those interested

 

[ft88]

Well the owner only has another 30 books and not of the same caliber. But he does have some other interesting stuff. His grandfather was a professional photographer who took pictures in South Africa during the Boer war. And a large collection of UK cigarette cards.

 

So no 700 book collection but still better than I expected from the beginning.

[manetteska]

What happened to the rest of them?

 

If he was off by 100 then OK, but to say 700 and then only have 50...

[ft88]

The odds of a collection purchase going smoothly and without any kind of glitch are pretty close to zero.

[uchiha101]

I like your stories and interactions you have with people

[manetteska]

The odds of a collection purchase going smoothly and without any kind of glitch are pretty close to zero.

 

Yes, most definitely. Just seems like a high number to throw out there when all you have is 50 comics.

 

I suppose those "other boxes" either never existed or are long gone.

[ft88]

"Cocaine is a helluvadrug"

 

-- Rick James via Chapelle Show

[manetteska]

"Cocaine is a helluvadrug"

 

-- Rick James via Chapelle Show

 

 

Either way, nice pickups. Always love to follow these stories.

 

Still looking for my FF #5...

[Tempus Fugit]

With permission from ft I will tell my latest buying story:

 

I answered a CL ad where a guy was selling a large amount of drek in a storage unit. I went to look at it just for the heck of it. Among the roughly 10K books, there was not one mainstream title, or any book that is worthy of discussion. Nice guy though.

 

After some discussion and small talk, he invites me over to the house where he keeps the good stuff.

 

Lo and behold, he has a 40 year collection of this and that, maybe 20 short boxes. I made him an offer on a box of SA ASM and he said he needed to think about whether he wanted to sell at all.

 

We parted friends and he got back to me the next day and said he was ready. He actually preferred that I cherry pick the collection because he enjoyed owning qty. I walked out with two short boxes. Below is the best of what I got, which will go into my collection, The rest will be on sale here in the near future. Also got a mid grade IM55 that I forgot to include.

 

[ft88]

Wow, nice set of keys. Now watch your PM's explode. FF 45 anyone?

[manetteska]

With permission from ft I will tell my latest buying story:

 

I answered a CL ad where a guy was selling a large amount of drek in a storage unit. I went to look at it just for the heck of it. Among the roughly 10K books, there was not one mainstream title, or any book that is worthy of discussion. Nice guy though.

 

After some discussion and small talk, he invites me over to the house where he keeps the good stuff.

 

Lo and behold, he has a 40 year collection of this and that, maybe 20 short boxes. I made him an offer on a box of SA ASM and he said he needed to think about whether he wanted to sell at all.

 

We parted friends and he got back to me the next day and said he was ready. He actually preferred that I cherry pick the collection because he enjoyed owning qty. I walked out with two short boxes. Below is the best of what I got, which will go into my collection, The rest will be on sale here in the near future. Also got a mid grade IM55 that I forgot to include.

 

 

Good story and good comics. Hope it was worth the slog through a storage locker of krap.

 

Every time I see a post like this -- or in the Garage Sale thread -- I immediately jump on Craigslist and take a look. Then all I see are ads for Spider-Man 2099 and comic cards, and I lose hope.

[uchiha101]

With permission from ft I will tell my latest buying story:

 

I answered a CL ad where a guy was selling a large amount of drek in a storage unit. I went to look at it just for the heck of it. Among the roughly 10K books, there was not one mainstream title, or any book that is worthy of discussion. Nice guy though.

 

After some discussion and small talk, he invites me over to the house where he keeps the good stuff.

 

Lo and behold, he has a 40 year collection of this and that, maybe 20 short boxes. I made him an offer on a box of SA ASM and he said he needed to think about whether he wanted to sell at all.

 

We parted friends and he got back to me the next day and said he was ready. He actually preferred that I cherry pick the collection because he enjoyed owning qty. I walked out with two short boxes. Below is the best of what I got, which will go into my collection, The rest will be on sale here in the near future. Also got a mid grade IM55 that I forgot to include.

 

 

Good story and good comics. Hope it was worth the slog through a storage locker of krap.

 

Every time I see a post like this -- or in the Garage Sale thread -- I immediately jump on Craigslist and take a look. Then all I see are ads for Spider-Man 2099 and comic cards, and I lose hope.

 

very nice pick up

[ft88]

I received a phone call, guy left a message. He has collection of comics from the 50s to 60s that he may auction off but figured he'd give me a call first.

 

Of course the phone number he left instantly goes to the message "I'm sorry but the phone number you're calling hasn't been set up yet. Goodbye."

 

We can only wonder.

[VintageComics]

I got a call a few weeks ago about a guy who wanted to sell me some GA books from the 40's.

 

After wasting about 20 mins of my time, he says to me "Aw, I think I'll just give them away" and hangs up.

 

There are lots of pranksters out there.

[Gotham Kid]

what a loser.

[uchiha101]

I agree I hate when people get your hopes up like that

[VintageComics]

I agree I hate when people get your hopes up like that

 

I don't even get my hopes up.

 

I deal with Detective #27 and AF #15 claims like they're Spawn #1's.

 

It literally happens all the time. I probably get 3 or 4 hits a year like that.

 

 

[uchiha101]

I agree I hate when people get your hopes up like that

 

I don't even get my hopes up.

 

I deal with Detective #27 and AF #15 claims like they're Spawn #1's.

 

It literally happens all the time. I probably get 3 or 4 hits a year like that.

 

 

so how do you tell the real claims from the fake ones?

[VintageComics]

I agree I hate when people get your hopes up like that

 

I don't even get my hopes up.

 

I deal with Detective #27 and AF #15 claims like they're Spawn #1's.

 

It literally happens all the time. I probably get 3 or 4 hits a year like that.

 

 

so how do you tell the real claims from the fake ones?

You have to play them out to their conclusion but when it's time to finally see the books they either fade away or disappear quickly.

 

I have to say, I've been right nearly every time I've gotten contacted. I'll whisper to Louise or make a mental note that it's a bluff and it turns out that it usually is.

 

I started a thread about it a couple of months ago.