BEAUMONTS Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 9 hours ago, thehumantorch said: Very cool! thehumantorch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Boy Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 4 hours ago, thehumantorch said: Found one on ebay that sold for $300, you're not alone. Isn't it every comic fan's dream to snuggle up to a couple pillows? I already have Superman pillow sleeve, Batman/Joker pillow sleeve, even Star Wars too. All pre 1980s ...yeah I am that fan thehumantorch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badback83 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Has the seller started talking money yet? I couldn't imagine how to begin to price this collection. It is INSANE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 20 hours ago, thehumantorch said: What a great book !! Been years since I had one. That Wood wraparound is amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 20 hours ago, thehumantorch said: My first SDCC !! thehumantorch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Senormac Posted October 18, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2017 11 hours ago, thehumantorch said: 12 hours ago, jsilverjanet said: 15 hours ago, thehumantorch said: Our love is deep.... I can't see this cover without thinking of this....... WolverineX, 1Cool, thehumantorch and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 2 hours ago, DocHoppus182 said: Has the seller started talking money yet? I couldn't imagine how to begin to price this collection. It is INSANE! The seller has a value of what the entire collection is worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Pontoon Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 11 hours ago, Fan Boy said: 16 hours ago, thehumantorch said: Found one on ebay that sold for $300, you're not alone. Isn't it every comic fan's dream to snuggle up to a couple pillows? I already have Superman pillow sleeve, Batman/Joker pillow sleeve, even Star Wars too. All pre 1980s ...yeah I am that fan Those aren't pillow sleeves or cases, they are inflatable plastic pillows as advertised in various Marvel comics in the mid-late 60s. Greggy probably has the dates memorized. I prefer Satan's pillows myself.... thehumantorch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggy Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Just now, Artboy99 said: The seller has a value of what the entire collection is worth. Too bad it's unrealistic based on what I've seen so the deal may be a no go. There are some interesting and nice items in the collection but they aren't great enough to make up in the value discrepancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 9 minutes ago, greggy said: Too bad it's unrealistic based on what I've seen so the deal may be a no go. There are some interesting and nice items in the collection but they aren't great enough to make up in the value discrepancy. exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 3 hours ago, Senormac said: What a great book !! Been years since I had one. That Wood wraparound is amazing Not exactly easy to store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCarter27 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 This could be my collection... a bunch of oddball rare items that only about 5 people would want. I loved seeing these pics though. Thanks for posting! thehumantorch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revat Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 2 hours ago, Artboy99 said: 2 hours ago, greggy said: Too bad it's unrealistic based on what I've seen so the deal may be a no go. There are some interesting and nice items in the collection but they aren't great enough to make up in the value discrepancy. exactly I think this is the kind of thing where you just do a little negotiating then make your best offer then walk away for a month or two. Then call and if he hasn't sold it, let him know you're still interested at that same price (if you are still interested). If he calls you, then offer even less, as he wouldn't have called you if he wasn't ready to go. At least that's what I'd do if our numbers were too far apart. And/or just buy items you actually want for yourself in 'bulk' at better margins for him, slightly worse for you since you're not reselling. If you offer straight cash (IN HAND) for large obvious groupings of items, he might find it hard to say know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted October 18, 2017 Author Share Posted October 18, 2017 3 hours ago, greggy said: Too bad it's unrealistic based on what I've seen so the deal may be a no go. There are some interesting and nice items in the collection but they aren't great enough to make up in the value discrepancy. His initial price is unrealistic but we will see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 3 hours ago, thehumantorch said: His initial price is unrealistic but we will see. greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 (edited) On 10/11/2017 at 12:46 PM, thehumantorch said: Hey guys, thought I'd share some photos of a collection we looked at last night. Please note we haven't bought this yet and this isn't a sales thread. The primary focus is anything, and I mean anything, about or by Steranko. Collector is also into Gulacy and Dave Stevens. There's 144 boxes of books and a pile of prints and posters. There's certainly lots of comics but there's also tons and tons of fanzines, convention program books, Magazines, newspaper clippings, posters, etchings, Trades, art books, etc. it's a real challenge for us to assign a valuation on this collection as there's all kinds of stuff we've never seen and there are multiple copies of many items and some of it is signed. I love the excitement of the find and the fact that you are documenting it so well. Unfortunately, it literally opens the entire world to the fact that you are looking at this collection and there are many people who would think nothing of either sabotaging your discussions or cutting in. There is always the possibility that someone else has seen this stuff and knows exactly who /where it is. I hope you guys get it and i hope that it works out awesome, but that is the reality. Edited October 19, 2017 by VintageComics F For Fake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 4 minutes ago, VintageComics said: I love the excitement of the find and the fact that you are documenting it so well. Unfortunately, it literally opens the entire world to the fact that you are looking at this collection and there are many people who would think nothing of either sabotaging your discussions or cutting in. There is always the possibility that someone else has seen this stuff and knows exactly who /where it is. I hope you guys get it and i hope that it works out awesome, but that is the reality it. I'm aware of the risk Roy and I'm fine with it. 1950's war comics, VintageComics and SC22 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roach04 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Hopefully you guys can cut a deal that works for everybody. If he's really out to lunch that makes it tough. Lots of cool books and items for sure, but if he's looking for you to back-up a Brinks truck, no go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKB Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 The collection is a dream and a nightmare at the same time. So much stuff that is rarely traded and even rarely seen. How do you know what to pay for it? How do you price it once it's purchased? It's maddening enough to think the right move is to walk away at anything but the most comfortable pricing. And then there is the time already invested just trying to go through it. Uggh! lizards2 and F For Fake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 10 hours ago, CKB said: The collection is a dream and a nightmare at the same time. So much stuff that is rarely traded and even rarely seen. How do you know what to pay for it? How do you price it once it's purchased? It's maddening enough to think the right move is to walk away at anything but the most comfortable pricing. And then there is the time already invested just trying to go through it. Uggh! Well said. While some of it would sell at local comic conventions the bulk of the collection requires online selling either here on the boards or Ebay. There are literally hundreds of posters as an example that are a shipping nightmare ( in my opinion ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
