BoogieWoogie Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 On 5/2/2021 at 9:03 PM, the blob said: Criminey, it is a dollar box, do you guys only buy instant flips? Don't you guys buy books with potential too? (Not directed to the OP, who has his instant flips and potentials) but yikes, I would have been lambasted for my last 50 cent bin dive because 150 out of 180 were not clear instant flips I try and split the hair and go for mostly things I could immediately flip for 2x but that I think have long term potential which I don't think is a hard mark to hit in a dollar or 50 cent bin. And any high grade ASM issue must be rescued from dollar and .50 cent bins across the country, IMO. Plenty of Spider-Man that belongs in the dollar bins but never the A series. As far as dollar bin spec I try to stick to heroes that are in at least consistent demand so I can at least move on from the books eventually. With some of the indies demand can really dry up totally once the series concludes and nothing is done with it for years. Even if I have to sell Amazing Spider-Man books at cost I can at least always sell them. Same with Batman. I am way pickier with indies and other Big 2 characters with less consistent demand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 1 hour ago, BoogieWoogie said: I try and split the hair and go for mostly things I could immediately flip for 2x but that I think have long term potential which I don't think is a hard mark to hit in a dollar or 50 cent bin. And any high grade ASM issue must be rescued from dollar and .50 cent bins across the country, IMO. Plenty of Spider-Man that belongs in the dollar bins but never the A series. As far as dollar bin spec I try to stick to heroes that are in at least consistent demand so I can at least move on from the books eventually. With some of the indies demand can really dry up totally once the series concludes and nothing is done with it for years. Even if I have to sell Amazing Spider-Man books at cost I can at least always sell them. Same with Batman. I am way pickier with indies and other Big 2 characters with less consistent demand. I probably cast too broad a net. I am not looking up books while I got through as I don't want the seller to think they messed up and start looking stuff up. And I also buy stuff that seems interesting. I figure push comes to shove it can probably get my $1 back and maybe more even with the misses. I also tend to buy ASM when I see them, but can't do all the big two batman books. Too many usually. I hit a place with a ton of books the other day, but I just don't know all the oddball moderns that might be $10+ books. I picked a few winners and I think the best 10 out of the 40 25 cent books and 54 dollar books I bought yesterday pay for it all. BoogieWoogie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoogieWoogie Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, the blob said: I probably cast too broad a net. I am not looking up books while I got through as I don't want the seller to think they messed up and start looking stuff up. And I also buy stuff that seems interesting. I figure push comes to shove it can probably get my $1 back and maybe more even with the misses. I also tend to buy ASM when I see them, but can't do all the big two batman books. Too many usually. I hit a place with a ton of books the other day, but I just don't know all the oddball moderns that might be $10+ books. I picked a few winners and I think the best 10 out of the 40 25 cent books and 54 dollar books I bought yesterday pay for it all. I consider Batman the A-series, which is a little weird I think but that's what the market seems to dictate. It feels wrong to me but c'est la vie. And you can always get $2/issue for NM Batman V1 issues. Usually can with Detective Comics too but it sits for much longer in my experience. Gotta really be a stickler for the grade if you want the books to be highly liquid, even for Batman and ASM which I think are the two most consistently in demand titles of the last couple decades. At least in terms of back issues. And I should further clarify that while I do like some of Vol 2 and 3 for each I'm mostly talking about ASM V1 and Batman V1. But I do get picky with Batman V1 if they really have a lot of it in there. I know all of the minor keys in the 300-500ish range. Part of the reason why I stick to mostly Spider-Man/Batman and the Big 2 is because those are the key issues I have largely memorized. I also don't want to sit there with my phone out so the shop owner gets the idea that they need to look through their dollar bins and reprice everything. Don't want to kill a good honeypot. There are a few characters I consistently spec on - mostly all of the Spiderverse characters - but other than that I'm grabbing ASMs, Batman V1, and stuff that already popped. Inventory management is a huge challenge for comic shops and lots of owners set and forget when it comes to their dollar bins. They'll add new stuff as they get depleted but none of the shops near me seem to ever sort through theirs and pick out the gems. Would take too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Cover price or $1 box, been ok before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hairless Wookiee Posted May 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 10, 2021 These were all $1 each except Spawn #9 which was $10. Raze, BoogieWoogie, onlyweaknesskryptonite and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 my old shop once had like 30 spawn 2s in the dollar box. I bought #1s, #9, and issues over 75 or so, but decided these overprinted books could never be worth anything and left them alone. genius! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 7 hours ago, the blob said: my old shop once had like 30 spawn 2s in the dollar box. I bought #1s, #9, and issues over 75 or so, but decided these overprinted books could never be worth anything and left them alone. genius! Spawn 2 is still basically worthless....no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted May 11, 2021 Author Share Posted May 11, 2021 4 minutes ago, THE_BEYONDER said: Spawn 2 is still basically worthless....no? No. I've seen it selling $15-20+ THE_BEYONDER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastballspecial Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 8 hours ago, Hairless Wookiee said: These were all $1 each except Spawn #9 which was $10. Thats a great haul and will pay dividends in a year or so maybe even less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastballspecial Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 7 hours ago, the blob said: my old shop once had like 30 spawn 2s in the dollar box. I bought #1s, #9, and issues over 75 or so, but decided these overprinted books could never be worth anything and left them alone. genius! I bought 50+ NM copies of Spawn 2 for $2.50 a pop or so I think a few years ago when the Spawn store went out of business. I figured I couldn't go wrong at the time. I've slabbed a few sold dozens and still probably have a good 20 raw copies. I should have bought more I think. BoogieWoogie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastballspecial Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 18 minutes ago, THE_BEYONDER said: Spawn 2 is still basically worthless....no? 1st Violator should see some nice appreciation in the next couple of years. oldmilwaukee6er and THE_BEYONDER 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post srezvan Posted May 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2021 I setup at a small local show today. One of the advantages of getting a booth is always the ability to dig through boxes early. These are all $1 each. Raze, OtherEric, manetteska and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 I guess the Usaji special #1 paid for the day. The Black Cross can be hit or miss,. Did not know the Echo or Gore Shriek until now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 (edited) 13 hours ago, the blob said: I guess the Usaji special #1 paid for the day. The Black Cross can be hit or miss,. Did not know the Echo or Gore Shriek until now. I don’t find Gore Shriek often, but they always sell well online, even for mid grade copies. Edited May 18, 2021 by Brock littledoom and onlyweaknesskryptonite 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 Ahhg, my former dollar book honey hole that maybe had 2 long boxes of $5 and up books vs. 20 longies of cheapies has now converted more than half of the former dollar boxes into $5 books. Blech! Found a few decent books, but I usually walk out with 100 or so, today it was only 16 dollar boxers, a $10 book, and 6 $5 books. It isn't that the prices were bad per se, just not enough meet on the bone. onlyweaknesskryptonite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 12 minutes ago, the blob said: just not enough meet on the bone. So they weren't willing to meat you in the middle? ygogolak and BoogieWoogie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littledoom Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Got this for a $1.50.. only two currently listed on eBay for $150 each. Last two sold for $45 & $25 best offer BoogieWoogie and onlyweaknesskryptonite 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeR138 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Recent $2 purchases. littledoom, onlyweaknesskryptonite and ADAMANTIUM 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 I'm pushing the edge of the box on $5 purchases But 35 cent variant and etc OtherEric and Namtak 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazyboy Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 18 hours ago, littledoom said: two currently listed on eBay for $150 each. Last two sold for $45 & $25 best offer Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
