Theft Alert: Chicago area Dealer Comics4less

[Bomber-Bob]

Fellow Boardies, FYI, Pete of Comics4less was robbed this weekend. While he is not a Board member, many of you know him from his weekly E-Bay auctions. Pete is local to Chicago, so he would request you keep an alert at this week's Wizard World. He will be handing out flyers at the show also. A police report has been filed and they have solid leads on the suspect, so be careful not to buy any of the books and then have to return them.

Pete can be reached by phone @ 847-513-2666 or E-Mail oldcomics@yahoo.com . A list of the stolen CGC books will be posted shortly.

[KryptoMayor]

I have bought many books from Pete's weekly auction. I hope he finds his books and the thieves are held responsible.

[Iceman399]

Has anyone looked in Tampa for the books?

 

All kidding aside hopefully he is able to track them down.

[darkstar]

Was his house robbed or did this happen at a show?

[mschmidt]

That sucks. What was stolen, Bob?

[Bomber-Bob]

Cash, CGC books, baseball cards, etc. Pete is gathering a list of the CGC books now and I will post it shortly.

[Bomber-Bob]

**** New updated with more info ******

 

The comics were stolen out of his warehouse. They were mostly in two safes and the thief stole the actual safes. Here are most of the contents:

 

Action Comics # 242 CGC 3.5 0285204001

Action Comics # 242 CGC 5.0 0236581001

Action Comics # 242 CGC 5.5

Batman 121 CGC 7.0

Batman 181 CGC 8.5

Detective Comics 59 CGC 8.0

Detective Comics 66 CGC 5.5

Detective Comics 140 CGC 1.5 Cert # 0288764002

Detective Comics 168 CGC 6.0 Cert # 1210801005

Detective Comics 233 CGC 4.0

House of Secrets 61 CGC 8.0

Incredible Hulk 181 9.2 CGC Restored

My Greatest Adventure 80 CGC 9.0

Mystic 59 CGC 9.0

Showcase 34 CGC 8.5

Showcase 37 CGC 9.0

Special Marvel Edition # 15 CGC 9.8 0914706005

Strange Adventures 180 CGC 8.5

Strange Tales 97 CGC 7.5

Tales of Suspense 1 CGC 5.0 00147414003

Tales of Suspense 35 8.0 023252020

Tales to Astonish 1 CBCS 2.5

Tales to Astonish 1 4.5 1208506002

Tales to Astonish 26 8.5 CBCS

World’s Finest 3 CGC 6.5

World’s Finest 3 CGC 3.0

World’s Finest 3 CGC 3.0

X-men 49 CGC 9.6 Twin Cities 0914706005

 

Note the Amazing Fantasy 15 CGC 1.0 in the original post was not in the safe and was located.

 

 

A Box of Raw Keys including ASM 121, 129, 238, 252s, 300, Batman 232, Captain America 117, Detective 359, 400, 411, Showcase 17 x2, X-Men 266 plus many others

 

 

24999137 EXCELLENT-MINT+ 6.5 1962 Topps 17 Mike Ditka

25430021 NEAR MINT 7 1986 Fleer 57 Michael Jordan

23130170 EXCELLENT 5 1959 Topps 10 Mickey Mantle

Babe Ruth 1933 Card

Mickey Mantle 1969 Raw

Walter Payton Rookie Card

[s14roller]

Crazy, hope he recovers them

[Kevin76]

Were the safes bolted to the floor?

[Real Frantic One]

Hate to see this happened to them, and best of luck in getting everything returned. I'll be at the show and will keep an eye out for what's on the list.

[MetalPSI]

Sorry to hear of this.

 

Really hoping it wasn't a couple of junkies, that stuff could just as easily be lost in the lake

[lhcomics]

Here are scans of 3 of the comics.

 

Detective #168 CGC 6.0 OW/W pages

 

CGC Cert # 1210801005

 

 

Detective #140 CGC 1.5

 

Grader Notes 1.5 OFF-WHITE Piece missing from page 23, affects story. (Tape on interior cover & interior.)

Cert # 0288764002

 

 

AF 15 CGC 1.0

 

[Junkdrawer]

These stories shiver my timbers and when it happens to someone I happen to know it really bums me out. Ive got nothing but nice things to say about Comics4Less. A stand up guy Ive had done bus with and spoke on the phone a few times. Great business ethics. Nope he didnt deserve this. Well nobody does. I can only hope this ends well.

[Diamonddave]

I'll be sure to be on the look out this weekend and on Craigslist.

[MustEatBrains]

He's a top notch seller. I've been lucky enough to buy from him many times. He just had a pretty epic auction this past week too.

 

Really feel bad for him. I can tell how hard he works setting those auctions up. Such a shame.

 

 

[lizards2]

Were the safes bolted to the floor?

And did the books have rusty staples?

[JollyComics]

Were the safes bolted to the floor?

And did the books have rusty staples?

 

Not nice dude!

[Junkdrawer]

Were the safes bolted to the floor?

And did the books have rusty staples?

 

Not nice dude!

looks like he was sarcastically asking an irrelevant question thus making a point that what difference does it make if the safe was bolted to the floor.... It's gone.

[MetalPSI]

Were the safes bolted to the floor?

And did the books have rusty staples?

 

Not nice dude!

looks like he was sarcastically asking an irrelevant question thus making a point that what difference does it make if the safe was bolted to the floor.... It's gone.

 

This. Lizards may come across as a jerk to some, but he isn't really a jerk

[lizards2]

Were the safes bolted to the floor?

And did the books have rusty staples?

 

Not nice dude!

looks like he was sarcastically asking an irrelevant question thus making a point that what difference does it make if the safe was bolted to the floor.... It's gone.

 

This. Lizards may come across as a jerk to some, but he isn't really a jerk

 

It was a joke - and certainly a better one than this:

 

linky