littledoom Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Nice garage sale find! I wonder what else the lady had for sale ganni, jimjum12 and ADAMANTIUM 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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littledoom Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Comics at 11:18! Thank me later Turnando, ThothAmon, ADAMANTIUM and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighRadArt Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 On 1/26/2024 at 12:32 PM, littledoom said: Comics at 11:18! Thank me later The wife: "I pulled these out of my husband's box of comics because he thinks they're worth millions." The horror... Turnando, littledoom, Dave2739 and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCOComics Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 On 1/26/2024 at 3:32 PM, littledoom said: Comics at 11:18! Thank me later That was fun to watch. I do wonder what else the husband had. Everything was a key or semi-key, so if the other 60 are like that, he's got a pretty nice collection. ADAMANTIUM and littledoom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Comics-n-ERB Posted January 29 Popular Post Share Posted January 29 (edited) About 12 years ago a friend called me and said he just saw a local show that was like Antique Road Show on TV. On it, there was a woman that had a bunch of golden age comics. He had no other information except the TV Channel it was on. I called the station and asked about the episode, they put me in touch with the Producer of the show. They didn't have any information on the Woman but believed they knew which town she came from. So what do I do now?? I thought about it and finally hit on the idea of putting a full page ad in the local paper saying if you know or are the Woman with the Comics on said show please contact me as I am interested in buying your comics. About two weeks goes by and I get a call from a Man. He says those were his comics and he didn't know his wife had taken them to be on the show! I asked if he would be interested in selling them, he said he would talk to me. I drove down there the next day about 5 hours away. I get there and he is a Retired Marine Corps Master Sargent. I had been in the Marines also so we at least had that in common. He brought out a old hard cased suitcase. Insides was a bunch of comics, some in zip lock bags, some just raw. I was blown away with what all was in that suitcase. PEP Comics #1, All-Flash Quarterly #1, runs of Captain Marvel, World's Finest, Superman 3-16 missing #11 and Batman 3-29 complete. I took an inventory of the books and talked to him the whole time. I ended up making an offer and he refused and said he would just keep them for the grandkids. He sent me packing. I called him a few times over the years just to remind him I was interested. Finally, 5 years ago I called him and asked if he remembered me; yes and I still have your offer here. He said I bet they have gone up in price since then haven't they? Yes Sir, they have. Can I come back and take another look? Sure, come on. I was there the next day with a ton more money than I took the first time. Long story, but I ended up bringing the books home! I've sold all but the Superman and Batman Runs and one of the Captain Marvel's. I took some comic boxes with me, so this first pic is some of them in one of the boxes. Edited January 29 by Comics-n-ERB conan09279, Timmay, littledoom and 23 others 21 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 On 1/29/2024 at 1:40 PM, Comics-n-ERB said: About 12 years ago a friend called me and said he just saw a local show that was like Antique Road Show on TV. On it, there was a woman that had a bunch of golden age comics. He had no other information except the TV Channel it was on. I called the station and asked about the episode, they put me in touch with the Producer of the show. They didn't have any information on the Woman but believed they knew which town she came from. So what do I do now?? I thought about it and finally hit on the idea of putting a full page ad in the local paper saying if you know or are the Woman with the Comics on said show please contact me as I am interested in buying your comics. About two weeks goes by and I get a call from a Man. He says those were his comics and he didn't know his wife had taken them to be on the show! I asked if he would be interested in selling them, he said he would talk to me. I drove down there the next day about 5 hours away. I get there and he is a Retired Marine Corps Master Sargent. I had been in the Marines also so we at least had that in common. He brought out a old hard cased suitcase. Insides was a bunch of comics, some in zip lock bags, some just raw. I was blown away with what all was in that suitcase. PEP Comics #1, All-Flash Quarterly #1, runs of Captain Marvel, World's Finest, Superman and Batman. I took an inventory of the books and talked to him the whole time. I ended up making an offer and he refused and said he would just keep them for the grandkids. He sent me packing. I called him a few times over the years just to remind him I was interested. Finally, 5 years ago I called him and asked if he remembered me; yes and I still have your offer here. He said I bet they have gone up in price since then haven't they? Yes Sir, they have. Can I come back and take another look? Sure, come on. I was there the next day with a ton more money than I took the first time. Long story, but I ended up bringing the books home! I took some comic boxes with me, so this first pic is some of them in one of the boxes. littledoom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littledoom Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 On 1/29/2024 at 11:40 AM, Comics-n-ERB said: About 12 years ago a friend called me and said he just saw a local show that was like Antique Road Show on TV. On it, there was a woman that had a bunch of golden age comics. He had no other information except the TV Channel it was on. I called the station and asked about the episode, they put me in touch with the Producer of the show. They didn't have any information on the Woman but believed they knew which town she came from. So what do I do now?? I thought about it and finally hit on the idea of putting a full page ad in the local paper saying if you know or are the Woman with the Comics on said show please contact me as I am interested in buying your comics. About two weeks goes by and I get a call from a Man. He says those were his comics and he didn't know his wife had taken them to be on the show! I asked if he would be interested in selling them, he said he would talk to me. I drove down there the next day about 5 hours away. I get there and he is a Retired Marine Corps Master Sargent. I had been in the Marines also so we at least had that in common. He brought out a old hard cased suitcase. Insides was a bunch of comics, some in zip lock bags, some just raw. I was blown away with what all was in that suitcase. PEP Comics #1, All-Flash Quarterly #1, runs of Captain Marvel, World's Finest, Superman 3-16 missing #11 and Batman 3-29 complete. I took an inventory of the books and talked to him the whole time. I ended up making an offer and he refused and said he would just keep them for the grandkids. He sent me packing. I called him a few times over the years just to remind him I was interested. Finally, 5 years ago I called him and asked if he remembered me; yes and I still have your offer here. He said I bet they have gone up in price since then haven't they? Yes Sir, they have. Can I come back and take another look? Sure, come on. I was there the next day with a ton more money than I took the first time. Long story, but I ended up bringing the books home! I've sold all but the Superman and Batman Runs and one of the Captain Marvel's. I took some comic boxes with me, so this first pic is some of them in one of the boxes. Excellent detective work! Lifetime score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCOComics Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 On 1/29/2024 at 2:40 PM, Comics-n-ERB said: About 12 years ago a friend called me and said he just saw a local show that was like Antique Road Show on TV. On it, there was a woman that had a bunch of golden age comics. He had no other information except the TV Channel it was on. I called the station and asked about the episode, they put me in touch with the Producer of the show. They didn't have any information on the Woman but believed they knew which town she came from. So what do I do now?? I thought about it and finally hit on the idea of putting a full page ad in the local paper saying if you know or are the Woman with the Comics on said show please contact me as I am interested in buying your comics. About two weeks goes by and I get a call from a Man. He says those were his comics and he didn't know his wife had taken them to be on the show! I asked if he would be interested in selling them, he said he would talk to me. I drove down there the next day about 5 hours away. I get there and he is a Retired Marine Corps Master Sargent. I had been in the Marines also so we at least had that in common. He brought out a old hard cased suitcase. Insides was a bunch of comics, some in zip lock bags, some just raw. I was blown away with what all was in that suitcase. PEP Comics #1, All-Flash Quarterly #1, runs of Captain Marvel, World's Finest, Superman 3-16 missing #11 and Batman 3-29 complete. I took an inventory of the books and talked to him the whole time. I ended up making an offer and he refused and said he would just keep them for the grandkids. He sent me packing. I called him a few times over the years just to remind him I was interested. Finally, 5 years ago I called him and asked if he remembered me; yes and I still have your offer here. He said I bet they have gone up in price since then haven't they? Yes Sir, they have. Can I come back and take another look? Sure, come on. I was there the next day with a ton more money than I took the first time. Long story, but I ended up bringing the books home! I've sold all but the Superman and Batman Runs and one of the Captain Marvel's. I took some comic boxes with me, so this first pic is some of them in one of the boxes. Wow! That's a great story! ADAMANTIUM and littledoom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Cataldo Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 On 1/29/2024 at 2:40 PM, Comics-n-ERB said: About 12 years ago a friend called me and said he just saw a local show that was like Antique Road Show on TV. On it, there was a woman that had a bunch of golden age comics. He had no other information except the TV Channel it was on. I called the station and asked about the episode, they put me in touch with the Producer of the show. They didn't have any information on the Woman but believed they knew which town she came from. So what do I do now?? I thought about it and finally hit on the idea of putting a full page ad in the local paper saying if you know or are the Woman with the Comics on said show please contact me as I am interested in buying your comics. About two weeks goes by and I get a call from a Man. He says those were his comics and he didn't know his wife had taken them to be on the show! I asked if he would be interested in selling them, he said he would talk to me. I drove down there the next day about 5 hours away. I get there and he is a Retired Marine Corps Master Sargent. I had been in the Marines also so we at least had that in common. He brought out a old hard cased suitcase. Insides was a bunch of comics, some in zip lock bags, some just raw. I was blown away with what all was in that suitcase. PEP Comics #1, All-Flash Quarterly #1, runs of Captain Marvel, World's Finest, Superman 3-16 missing #11 and Batman 3-29 complete. I took an inventory of the books and talked to him the whole time. I ended up making an offer and he refused and said he would just keep them for the grandkids. He sent me packing. I called him a few times over the years just to remind him I was interested. Finally, 5 years ago I called him and asked if he remembered me; yes and I still have your offer here. He said I bet they have gone up in price since then haven't they? Yes Sir, they have. Can I come back and take another look? Sure, come on. I was there the next day with a ton more money than I took the first time. Long story, but I ended up bringing the books home! I've sold all but the Superman and Batman Runs and one of the Captain Marvel's. I took some comic boxes with me, so this first pic is some of them in one of the boxes. Absolutely tremendous story and an example of the power of perseverance. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 On 1/29/2024 at 11:40 AM, Comics-n-ERB said: About 12 years ago a friend called me and said he just saw a local show that was like Antique Road Show on TV. On it, there was a woman that had a bunch of golden age comics. He had no other information except the TV Channel it was on. I called the station and asked about the episode, they put me in touch with the Producer of the show. They didn't have any information on the Woman but believed they knew which town she came from. So what do I do now?? I thought about it and finally hit on the idea of putting a full page ad in the local paper saying if you know or are the Woman with the Comics on said show please contact me as I am interested in buying your comics. About two weeks goes by and I get a call from a Man. He says those were his comics and he didn't know his wife had taken them to be on the show! I asked if he would be interested in selling them, he said he would talk to me. I drove down there the next day about 5 hours away. I get there and he is a Retired Marine Corps Master Sargent. I had been in the Marines also so we at least had that in common. He brought out a old hard cased suitcase. Insides was a bunch of comics, some in zip lock bags, some just raw. I was blown away with what all was in that suitcase. PEP Comics #1, All-Flash Quarterly #1, runs of Captain Marvel, World's Finest, Superman 3-16 missing #11 and Batman 3-29 complete. I took an inventory of the books and talked to him the whole time. I ended up making an offer and he refused and said he would just keep them for the grandkids. He sent me packing. I called him a few times over the years just to remind him I was interested. Finally, 5 years ago I called him and asked if he remembered me; yes and I still have your offer here. He said I bet they have gone up in price since then haven't they? Yes Sir, they have. Can I come back and take another look? Sure, come on. I was there the next day with a ton more money than I took the first time. Long story, but I ended up bringing the books home! I've sold all but the Superman and Batman Runs and one of the Captain Marvel's. I took some comic boxes with me, so this first pic is some of them in one of the boxes. Wow, what a haul and one of the best finds I’ve heard of in quite a while. Must have kept you awake at night for years. Odd, there were no Timelys or very few other publishers. Also odd. No Action or Detective. Still, jaw dropping and what keeps us all in the hunt. Glad you kept some of them. Congrats on your patience! littledoom, Artifiction, Inhuman Fiend and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comics-n-ERB Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 On 1/30/2024 at 11:44 AM, Robot Man said: Wow, what a haul and one of the best finds I’ve heard of in quite a while. Must have kept you awake at night for years. Odd, there were no Timelys or very few other publishers. Also odd. No Action or Detective. Still, jaw dropping and what keeps us all in the hunt. Glad you kept some of them. Congrats on your patience! It was odd to me also at the time that there were not any Actions or Detectives with all the Superman's and Batman's. Especially with all the World's Finest in the mix you would of thought he would have the other titles. I had asked him at the time and he said that was all he had kept for all these years. Being a Military man, I wondered if he had lost a suitcase over the years moving around. littledoom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Cataldo Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 On 1/30/2024 at 12:46 PM, Comics-n-ERB said: It was odd to me also at the time that there were not any Actions or Detectives with all the Superman's and Batman's. Especially with all the World's Finest in the mix you would of thought he would have the other titles. I had asked him at the time and he said that was all he had kept for all these years. Being a Military man, I wondered if he had lost a suitcase over the years moving around. Did you get any of them graded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inhuman Fiend Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 On 1/26/2024 at 3:32 PM, littledoom said: Comics at 11:18! Thank me later Very cool! Think the .5 grade estimate on the Showcase 22 was harsh...looked more 1.5-ish to me littledoom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littledoom Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 (edited) On 1/30/2024 at 10:21 AM, Inhuman Fiend said: Very cool! Think the .5 grade estimate on the Showcase 22 was harsh...looked more 1.5-ish to me I concur! Edited January 30 by littledoom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comics-n-ERB Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 (edited) On 1/30/2024 at 12:54 PM, Chip Cataldo said: Did you get any of them graded? No, I have not had any of them graded Average grade is VG with some much nicer. Edited January 30 by Comics-n-ERB Bronty, littledoom and greggy 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Cataldo Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Absolutely fantastic. A historic find. littledoom and Comics-n-ERB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuscemasAvengers Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 On 1/30/2024 at 1:58 PM, Comics-n-ERB said: No, I have not had any of them graded Average grade is VG with some much nicer. It's good to know they're still out there. littledoom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 tremendous. was he the original owner? littledoom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I will have to catch up on the Pawn Stars reruns, I have not watched it in five years but enjoyed it when I do watch it littledoom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
