onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 On 7/21/2022 at 8:31 PM, fastballspecial said: Apparently I should be on the East Coast of Florida instead of the West Coast next year. I was in Destin this past week. Destin is only about an hour away from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastfeast Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 On 7/21/2022 at 8:57 PM, The Meta said: I hate you littledoom and MetalPSI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastballspecial Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 On 7/21/2022 at 8:44 PM, Beastfeast said: I used to have great luck in Panama City and some small places around there but Hurricane Michael literally destroyed the flea market and the shops that are still open are a shells of their former selves. Jacksonville is one of those great comic buying cities in that it's relatively large, has multiple Navy bases, a revolving door of tech workers. There aren't a ton of people digging so competition isn't as gnarly as bigger metros. The dealers that are present either are only after vintage stock or are old enough to think anything printed since the late 80s is worthless. The biggest problem is that there are a LOT of comic shops (Coliseum has 4 locations alone) so landing collections is tough because they're being funneled to them. The last 6 months have been really nice but I've had times where I didn't find ANYTHING for months and months. You guys who are prolific diggers know the drill. CoC I compare to Mile High I've never seen a shop priced so high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastballspecial Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 On 7/21/2022 at 8:48 PM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said: Destin is only about an hour away from me. Yes I went east of Destin and hit 5 shops that way. I did find a 35 and 30 cent variant. onlyweaknesskryptonite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastfeast Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 On 7/21/2022 at 10:10 PM, fastballspecial said: CoC I compare to Mile High I've never seen a shop priced so high Their prices are truly insane. Every once in a while you can find something in a dollar bin or a wall book that they forgot to mark up by 75%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 On 7/21/2022 at 9:11 PM, fastballspecial said: Yes I went east of Destin and hit 5 shops that way. I did find a 35 and 30 cent variant. Used to love the Destin area. Then it grew too big. Was many a time I enjoyed Crab Island and they used to have a BUNCH of floating bars. Again got way too crowded for my taste. Beastfeast 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post littledoom Posted July 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2022 (edited) I paid $20 for an entire full short box plus. Oddly I'm not the owner of these comics but it happened! Full story in the Post your Garage Sale finds thread. There was some other goodies I could've photographed but it wasn't easy going so fast Edited July 22, 2022 by littledoom MetalPSI , divad, ADAMANTIUM and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post THE_BEYONDER Posted July 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 25, 2022 A few Milestone books I found in a 50 cent bin. I grabbed them out of curiosity to read, but they turned out to be too nice to read divad, ADAMANTIUM, Beige and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post THE_BEYONDER Posted July 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 25, 2022 $2 bin Qalyar, Beastfeast, bellrules and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bellrules Posted July 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) Dollar books from a local used bookstore Edited July 25, 2022 by bellrules OtherEric, JTLarsen, manetteska and 16 others 15 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 On 7/25/2022 at 9:41 AM, bellrules said: Dollar books from a local used bookstore bellrules and littledoom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) On 7/25/2022 at 10:41 AM, bellrules said: Dollar books from a local used bookstore Edited July 25, 2022 by THE_BEYONDER bellrules and ADAMANTIUM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littledoom Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 On 7/25/2022 at 7:41 AM, bellrules said: bookstore Classic keys for a $1? U can’t beat that awesome ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qalyar Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 On 7/25/2022 at 9:41 AM, bellrules said: Dollar books from a local used bookstore Wow. First couple of pics, sure, you did really nicely. I'd rake Batman 211/245, and those Aquaman issues for a buck all day long. But Batman 251 and Ghost Rider 1 for a dollar? I guess I really don't understand how timezones work, because it's clearly already Christmas wherever you are... bellrules, Beige and littledoom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littledoom Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 On 7/25/2022 at 8:37 AM, Qalyar said: Wow. First couple of pics, sure, you did really nicely. I'd rake Batman 211/245, and those Aquaman issues for a buck all day long. But Batman 251 and Ghost Rider 1 for a dollar? I guess I really don't understand how timezones work, because it's clearly already Christmas wherever you are... I wonder how the used book store acquired them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F For Fake Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Holy flurking snit! MetalPSI and Jesse-Lee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellrules Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 On 7/25/2022 at 1:07 PM, littledoom said: I wonder how the used book store acquired them People bring in books there all the time. They buy them then put them out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse-Lee Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 On 7/25/2022 at 5:19 PM, bellrules said: People bring in books there all the time. They buy them then put them out Sometimes, when people find out I'm into comics, they ask about the hobby. This part of the hobby is the hardest to explain to them (and honestly, still the hardest for me to understand): there are books that are worth a fair amount of money, and there are vast resources online that can tell you how much those books are worth, but there are still people who don't care to put in the time to find out the value of a book, and so they'll sell it for what it might be worth to them whether that's a dollar or whatever. Heck, I still find deals on eBay - where you can literally see what a book has sold for recently. I'm absolutely glad for it, and the hunt is one of my favorite parts of the hobby, but I still can't quite make sense of it. F For Fake, Brock and bellrules 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Beastfeast Posted July 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 29, 2022 1st time I've ever found a DD380 in the wild and keep finding these hologram errors. ADAMANTIUM, fastballspecial, bellrules and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Superfro33 Posted July 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2022 Not $1, but very insane find for $3.95!! What a day. ADAMANTIUM, PeterPark, cabinboy and 9 others 10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
