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Antique comic collection

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Whitey

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I was checking kijiji today and I noticed an add for someone wanting to sell their fathers collection of 'antique' comics. 39 boxes. They went on to describe a few titles (detective, action, all American, captain America etc). They wanted them all taken away by the weekend and they wanted cash.

 

So I assumed it was a hoax but replied anyway that I was interested.

 

Here's what I received back.

 

Hi. The e-mails I have gotten are crazy. I'm very sorry but I can't reply to everyone on an individual basis, so I'm going to reply by copy and paste to save some time. I made the list on paper and am trying to type it all out on word perfect. I have typed out only a partial list so far! There are still MANY more that are on my original list that I have not typed out yet. Also, there are many other titles that I couldn't remember the names of. Some being BATMAN, GREEN LANTERN, ALL STAR COMICS, WORLDS FINEST COMICS, MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS, WHIZ COMICS, EXCITING COMICS, SUBMARINER COMICS, and a few others. From what I have listed so far, there are more issues that look like they continue in other boxes. Also, my sister had pointed out to me that she looked in a box and there were random batman and superman comic books.

As well, there is a small assortment of large poster drawings

 

Thank you very much for your interest...... Elsie

 

Here is the list =

 

DETECTIVE COMICS No 5 JULY 1937

DETECTIVE COMICS No 8 OCTOBER 1937

DETECTIVE COMICS No 9 NOVEMBER 1937

DETECTIVE COMICS No 11 JANUARY 1938

DETECTIVE COMICS No 13 MARCH 1938

DETECTIVE COMICS No 14 APRIL 1938

DETECTIVE COMICS No 17 JULY 1938 (2 issues of this one)

DETECTIVE COMICS No 19 SEPTEMBER 1938

DETECTIVE COMICS No 21 OCTOBER 1938

DETECTIVE COMICS No 24 FEBRUARY 1939

DETECTIVE COMICS No 26 APRIL 1939

DETECTIVE COMICS No 27 MAY 1939

DETECTIVE COMICS No 28 JUNE 1939

DETECTIVE COMICS No 30 AUGUST 1939

DETECTIVE COMICS No 31 SEPTEMBER 1939

DETECTIVE COMICS No 33 NOVEMBER 1939

THE BATMAN DETECTIVE COMICS No 34 DECEMBER 1939

DETECTIVE COMICS No 35 JANUARY 1940

THE BATMAN DETECTIVE COMICS No 36 FEBRUARY 1940

THE BATMAN DETECTIVE COMICS No 37 MARCH 1940

THE BATMAN DETECTIVE COMICS No 38 APRIL 1940

THE BATMAN DETECTIVE COMICS No 40 JUNE 1940

DETECTIVE COMICS No 42 AUGUST 1940

DETECTIVE COMICS No 43 SEPTEMBER 1940

DETECTIVE COMICS No 44 OCTOBER 1940

DETECTIVE COMICS No 45 NOVEMBER 1940

DETECTIVE COMICS No 48 FEBRUARY 1941

DETECTIVE COMICS No 49 MARCH 1941

DETECTIVE COMICS No 50 APRIL 1941

DETECTIVE COMICS No 51 MAY 1941

DETECTIVE COMICS No 52 JUNE 1941

DETECTIVE COMICS No 54 AUGUST 1941

DETECTIVE COMICS No 55 SEPTEMBER 1941

DETECTIVE COMICS No 56 OCTOBER 1941

DETECTIVE COMICS No 58 DECEMBER 1941

DETECTIVE COMICS No 59 JANUARY 1942

DETECTIVE COMICS No 60 FEBRUARY 1942

DETECTIVE COMICS No 61 MARCH 1942

DETECTIVE COMICS No 62 APRIL 1942

DETECTIVE COMICS No 63 MAY 1942

DETECTIVE COMICS No 64 JUNE 1942

DETECTIVE COMICS No 66 AUGUST 1942

DETECTIVE COMICS No 67 SEPTEMBER 1942

DETECTIVE COMICS No 68 OCTOBER 1942

DETECTIVE COMICS No 69 NOVEMBER 1942

DETECTIVE COMICS No 70 DECEMBER 1942

DETECTIVE COMICS No 71 JANUARY 1943

DETECTIVE COMICS No 72 FEBRUARY 1943

DETECTIVE COMICS No 73 MARCH 1943

DETECTIVE COMICS No 75 MAY 1943

DETECTIVE COMICS No 76 JUNE 1943

DETECTIVE COMICS No 77 JULY 1943

DETECTIVE COMICS No 79 SEPTEMBER 1943

DETECTIVE COMICS No 80 OCTOBER 1943

DETECTIVE COMICS No 81 NOVEMBER 1943

DETECTIVE COMICS No 83 JANUARY 1944

DETECTIVE COMICS No 84 FEBRUARY 1944

DETECTIVE COMICS No 85 MARCH 1944

DETECTIVE COMICS No 86 APRIL 1944

DETECTIVE COMICS No 87 MAY 1944

DETECTIVE COMICS No 88 JUNE 1944

DETECTIVE COMICS No 89 JULY 1944

DETECTIVE COMICS No 91 SEPTEMBER 1944

DETECTIVE COMICS No 92 OCTOBER 1944

DETECTIVE COMICS No 93 NOVEMBER 1944

DETECTIVE COMICS No 94 DECEMBER 1944

DETECTIVE COMICS No 95 JANUARY 1945

DETECTIVE COMICS No 96 FEBRUARY 1945

DETECTIVE COMICS No 97 MARCH 1945

DETECTIVE COMICS No 99 MAY 1945

DETECTIVE COMICS No 100 JUNE 1945

DETECTIVE COMICS No 101 JULY 1945

DETECTIVE COMICS No 102 AUGUST 1945

DETECTIVE COMICS No 103 SEPTEMBER 1945

DETECTIVE COMICS No 104 OCTOBER 1945

ADVENTURE COMICS No 34 JANUARY 1939

ADVENTURE COMICS No 36 MARCH 1939

ADVENTURE COMICS No 37 APRIL 1939

ADVENTURE COMICS No 39 JUNE 1939

ADVENTURE COMICS No 40 JULY 1939

ADVENTURE COMICS No 42 SEPTEMBER 1939

THE SANDMAN ADVENTURE COMICS No 43 OCTOBER 1939

ADVENTURE COMICS No 44 NOVEMBER 1939

ADVENTURE COMICS No 46 JANUARY 1940

ADVENTURE COMICS No 47 FEBRUARY 1940

THE SANDMAN ADVENTURE COMICS No 48 MARCH 1940

ADVENTURE COMICS No 49 APRIL 1940

ADVENTURE COMICS No 51 JUNE 1940

ADVENTURE COMICS No 53 AUGUST 1940

ADVENTURE COMICS No 54 SEPTEMBER 1940

ADVENTURE COMICS No 55 OCTOBER 1940

ADVENTURE COMICS No 56 NOVEMBER 1940

ADVENTURE COMICS No 57 DECEMBER 1940

ADVENTURE COMICS No 59 FEBRUARY 1941

ADVENTURE COMICS No 60 MARCH 1941

ADVENTURE COMICS No 61 APRIL 1941

ADVENTURE COMICS No 62 MAY 1941

ADVENTURE COMICS No 63 JUNE 1941

ADVENTURE COMICS No 64 JULY 1941

ADVENTURE COMICS No 65 AUGUST 1941

ADVENTURE COMICS No 66 SEPTEMBER 1941

ADVENTURE COMICS No 67 OCTOBER 1941

ADVENTURE COMICS No 69 DECEMBER 1941

ADVENTURE COMICS No 70 JANUARY 1942

ADVENTURE COMICS No 71 FEBRUARY 1942

ADVENTURE COMICS No 72 MARCH 1942

ADVENTURE COMICS No 73 APRIL 1942

ADVENTURE COMICS No 74 MAY 1942

ADVENTURE COMICS No 76 JULY 1942

ADVENTURE COMICS No 77 AUGUST 1942

ADVENTURE COMICS No 78 SEPTEMBER 1942

ADVENTURE COMICS No 79 OCTOBER 1942

ADVENTURE COMICS No 80 NOVEMBER 1942

ADVENTURE COMICS No 81 DECEMBER 1942

ADVENTURE COMICS No 82 JANUARY 1943

ADVENTURE COMICS No 84 MARCH 1943

ADVENTURE COMICS No 85 APRIL 1943

ADVENTURE COMICS No 86 JUNE JULY 1943

ADVENTURE COMICS No 87 AUGUST SEPTEMBER 1943

ADVENTURE COMICS No 88 OCTOBER NOVEMBER 1943

ADVENTURE COMICS No 90 FEBRUARY MARCH 1944

ADVENTURE COMICS No 91 APRIL MAY 1944

ADVENTURE COMICS No 93 AUGUST SEPTEMBER 1944

ADVENTURE COMICS No 94 OCTOBER NOVEMBER 1944

ADVENTURE COMICS No 95 DECEMBER JANUARY 1944-1945

ADVENTURE COMICS No 96 FEBRUARY MARCH 1945

ADVENTURE COMICS No 97 APRIL MAY 1945

ADVENTURE COMICS No 98 JUNE JULY 1945

ADVENTURE COMICS No 99 AUGUST SEPTEMBER 1945

SUPERMAN No 3 WINTER ISSUE 1939-1940

SUPERMAN No 4 SPRING EDITION 1940

SUPERMAN No 5 SUMMER ISSUE 1940

SUPERMAN No 7 NOVEMBER DECEMBER 1940

SUPERMAN No 8 JANUARY FEBRUARY 1941

SUPERMAN No 9 MARCH APRIL 1941

SUPERMAN No 11 JULY AUGUST 1941

SUPERMAN No 12 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 1941

SUPERMAN No 13 NOVEMBER DECEMBER 1941

SUPERMAN No 14 JANUARY FEBRUARY 1942

SUPERMAN No 16 MAY JUNE 1942

SUPERMAN No 17 JULY AUGUST 1942

SUPERMAN No 18 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 1942

SUPERMAN No 19 NOVEMBER DECEMBER 1942

SUPERMAN No 21 MARCH APRIL 1943

SUPERMAN No 22 MAY JUNE 1943

SUPERMAN No 23 JULY AUGUST 1943

SUPERMAN No 24 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 1943

SUPERMAN No 25 NOVEMBER DECEMBER 1943

SUPERMAN No 26 JANUARY FEBRUARY 1944

SUPERMAN No 27 MARCH APRIL 1944

SUPERMAN No 28 MAY JUNE 1944

SUPERMAN No 29 JULY AUGUST 1944

SUPERMAN No 30 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 1944

SUPERMAN No 32 JANUARY FEBRUARY 1945

SUPERMAN No 33 MARCH APRIL 1945

CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS No 26 MAY 1943

CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS No 27 JUNE 1943

CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS No 28 JULY 1943

CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS No 29 AUGUST 1943

CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS No 30 SEPTEMBER 1943

CAPTAIN AMERICA 128 PAGES month? year?

CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS No 31 OCTOBER 1943

CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS No 32 NOVEMBER 1943

CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS No 34 JANUARY 1944

CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS No 35 FEBRUARY 1944

CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS No 36 MARCH 1944

CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS No 38 MAY 1944

CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS No 39 JUNE 1944

ACTION COMICS No 3 AUGUST 1938

ACTION COMICS No 4 SEPTEMBER 1938 (2 issues of this one)

ACTION COMICS No 6 NOVEMBER 1938

ACTION COMICS No 7 DECEMBER 1938

ACTION COMICS No 8 JANUARY 1939

ACTION COMICS No 10 MARCH 1939

ACTION COMICS No 11 APRIL 1939

ACTION COMICS No 13 JUNE 1939

ACTION COMICS No 14 JULY 1939

ACTION COMICS No 15 AUGUST 1939

FUN COMICS No 18 FEBRUARY 1937

FUN COMICS No 21 JUNE 1937

FUN COMICS No 23 AUGUST 1937 (2 issues of this one)

FUN COMICS No 24 SEPTEMBER 1937

FUN COMICS No 25 OCTOBER 1937

FUN COMICS No 27 DECEMBER 1937

FUN COMICS No 29 FEBRUARY 1938

FUN COMICS No 30 MARCH APRIL 1938

FUN COMICS No 32 JUNE 1938

FUN COMICS No 33 JULY 1938

FUN COMICS No 36 OCTOBER 1938

FUN COMICS No 37 NOVEMBER 1938

FUN COMICS No 39 JANUARY 1939

FUN COMICS No 40 FEBRUARY 1939

FUN COMICS No 42 APRIL 1939

FUN COMICS No 43 MAY 1939

FUN COMICS No 44 JUNE 1939

FUN COMICS No 46 AUGUST 1939

FUN COMICS No 47 SEPTEMBER 1939

FUN COMICS No 48 OCTOBER 1939

FUN COMICS No 50 DECEMBER 1939

FUN COMICS No 51 JANUARY 1940

ALL WINNERS COMICS No 1 SUMMER ISSUE 1941

ALL WINNERS COMICS No 2 FALL ISSUE 1941

ALL WINNERS COMICS No 3 WINTER ISSUE 1941-1942

ALL WINNERS COMICS No 4 SPRING ISSUE 1942

ALL WINNERS COMICS No 5 SUMMER ISSUE 1942

ALL WINNERS COMICS No 7 WINTER ISSUE 1942

ALL WINNERS COMICS No 8 SPRING ISSUE 1943

ALL WINNERS COMICS No 9 SUMMER ISSUE 1943

THE SPECTRE FUN COMICS No 54 APRIL 1940

THE SPECTRE FUN COMICS No 55 MAY 1940

MORE FUN COMICS No 56 JUNE 1940

MORE FUN COMICS No 58 AUGUST 1940

MORE FUN COMICS No 59 SEPTEMBER 1940

MORE FUN COMICS No 60 OCTOBER 1940

MORE FUN COMICS No 61 NOVEMBER 1940

ALL AMERICAN COMICS No 1 APRIL 1939

ALL AMERICAN COMICS No 2 MAY 1939

ALL AMERICAN COMICS No 4 JULY 1939

ALL AMERICAN COMICS No 8 NOVEMBER 1939

ALL AMERICAN COMICS No 9 DECEMBER 1939

ALL AMERICAN COMICS No 10 JANUARY 1940

ALL AMERICAN COMICS No 11 FEBRUARY 1940

ALL AMERICAN COMICS No 12 MARCH 1940

ALL AMERICAN COMICS No 14 APRIL 1940

ALL AMERICAN COMICS No 15 JUNE 1940

ALL AMERICAN COMICS No 16 JULY 1940

ALL AMERICAN COMICS No 17 AUGUST 1940

ALL AMERICAN COMICS No 19 OCTOBER 1940

ALL AMERICAN COMICS No 20 NOVEMBER 1940

ALL AMERICAN COMICS No 22 JANUARY 1941

ALL AMERICAN COMICS No 23 FEBRUARY 1941

ALL AMERICAN COMICS No 24 MARCH 1941

ALL AMERICAN COMICS No 25 APRIL 1941

ACTION COMICS No 69 FEBRUARY 1944

ACTION COMICS No 70 MARCH 1944

ACTION COMICS No 71 APRIL 1944

ACTION COMICS No 72 MAY 1944

ACTION COMICS No 73 JUNE 1944

ACTION COMICS No 74 JULY 1944

ACTION COMICS No 75 AUGUST 1944

ACTION COMICS No 76 SEPTEMBER 1944

ACTION COMICS No 78 OCTOBER 1944

ACTION COMICS No 79 DECEMBER 1944

ACTION COMICS No 80 JANUARY 1945

ACTION COMICS No 81 FEBRUARY

 

Now I'm a lot more interested. But still think it's a hoax. I reply again that I'm interested.

 

Next email comes back like this:

 

I'm trying to get back to people. All of the boxes have been sold and hauled away! My sister went out there to show and finalize everything. An expert met with her today and looked through much of the boxes. Made a nice offer on all of it, as well as the poster boards and movie posters. We are very pleased.

Thank you for your interest and offer to help.

 

Then followed by this:

 

I think we were taken advantage of. My sister met him and she took the offer of $32,000 for everything. just over $800 per box. He told her that they were not first editions, but that they were second editions. Now I'm talking with someone that says that there were no 2nd editions from the 1940's. We have some help and are trying to figure out what happened.

 

The kijiji add now has been replaced with this:

 

To Andrew.

 

Please get back to me. You were not completely honest in your assessment of what we had. I have been told that those were not "2nd editions" that you claimed they were. PLEASE call me to discuss this further.

 

Elsie and Mary

 

So maybe it was the real deal and this was a good find. I sure would have liked a chance at it. What do you figure the odds are that 'Andrew' will ever contact her again?

 

Or was this all just made up?

 

Just wondering.

 

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The-Collector

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is there anything illegal about what happened? if you make a cash offer for items and it is accepted I don't think there is, however if you are consulted as an "expert" shouldn't you be more honest?

 

I would agree. It is sharp practice and immoral, but likely not illegal. If the representation about them being second editions induced the contract then it might be a voidable agreement but still not illegal.

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Whitey

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I just noticed the other thread as well. Been lots of discussion already.

I just wish I had a chance at that collection. (If it was real)

 

I don't imagine opportunities like this will happen too many times.

 

Ken

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porcupine48

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There's another thread about this at the top of the front page. Another boardie is the one who informed her that there aren't golden age second editions.

Both threads make my heart ache.

:signofftopic: I love your user name and sig line though.wicked.

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ItsJustRyan

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He must have paid by check. I doubt his bank would allow him to withdraw 32k. If anything they should have his name and address.

 

I hope they were smart enough not to take a check. The buyer could cancel it :eek:

 

He'd be a real :devil: then... assuming this is all real.

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Unca Ben

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He must have paid by check. I doubt his bank would allow him to withdraw 32k. If anything they should have his name and address.

 

I hope they were smart enough not to take a check. The buyer could cancel it :eek:

 

He'd be a real :devil: then... assuming this is all real.

 

If the buyer cancelled his check, that would be the second biggest mistake in this fiasco.

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joe_collector

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is there anything illegal about what happened? if you make a cash offer for items and it is accepted I don't think there is, however if you are consulted as an "expert" shouldn't you be more honest?

 

If he is a comic book dealer or sells comics in any capacity, and his expertise was being sought to determine a selling price, then yes, he can be sued for fraud and misrepresentation if he lies and then lowballs to buy them. Happens all the time.

 

If he's just a guy off the street, and with no comic business or dealings, then no.

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