Popular Post BB-Gun Posted January 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2021 When I used to go to the flea markets every weekend, I used to see a guy sorting through the same kind of stuff that I was interested in. We chatted about the things seen and what we had for sale. I was interested in Timely comics and he suggested I stop by his house and he would see what he could dig up. I stopped by and saw the stacks of books that filled his home and three sheds out back. I purchased this All Winners from Ernest Toth and several other books. He traded for some of my pulps. I was happy with the buy. Larryw7, Black Bat, frozentundraguy and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 8 minutes ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: That was a good find. I bet now it's worth at least double what you paid... Of course, the cover isn't that great. I'll buy it from you for my run for $10... Now, would be MY turn to "beat the guide"... originalisbest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted January 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2021 1 minute ago, BB-Gun said: When I used to go to the flea markets every weekend, I used to see a guy sorting through the same kind of stuff that I was interested in. We chatted about the things seen and what we had for sale. I was interested in Timely comics and he suggested I stop by his house and he would see what he could dig up. I stopped by and saw the stacks of books that filled his home and three sheds out back. I purchased this All Winners from Ernest Toth and several other books. He traded for some of my pulps. I was happy with the buy. Awsome book! I LOVE your area BB. Last time I was there (about 8 years ago), I picked this up out of a pile of paper stuff at the Rettinger's Flea Market in Addamstown. 'Bout wet my pants... namisgr, originalisbest, Larryw7 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted January 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) I walked into a Charity thrift shop in Asbury Park NJ also in the seventies and found this group of books; probably a dime to a quarter each. Something like that. Some kid sure liked this series. Edited January 28, 2021 by 50YrsCollctngCmcs PopKulture, Tri-Color Brian, Larryw7 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 2 hours ago, Robot Man said: Awsome book! I LOVE your area BB. Last time I was there (about 8 years ago), I picked this up out of a pile of paper stuff at the Rettinger's Flea Market in Addamstown. 'Bout wet my pants... Now that's a flea market find! littledoom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Here's one I totally overpaid for back in 1974 off an outdoor flea market table. I remember it like it was yesterday as I really wanted this book. I think I paid $13 bargained down from $15 asking. Can't say I regret buying it though. Larryw7 and OtherEric 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Back in the seventies you could buy Dells all day long for a quarter or less at the fleas. Here's just one of probably hundreds I picked up. Tri-Color Brian and PopKulture 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 3 hours ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: Bought from Original Owner in 1975... Great looking book and gotta love that you are only the second owner! Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 2 hours ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: That was a good find. I bet now it's worth at least double what you paid... Of course, the cover isn't that great. I'll buy it from you for my run for $10... I give you 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tri-Color Brian Posted January 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2021 I don't have as many "wild" books as the Robot-Man, but I have more than I care to post. Here's a couple more Original Owner comics I got in late 1974 or early 1975. littledoom, namisgr, Larryw7 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BB-Gun Posted January 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2021 12 hours ago, Robot Man said: Awsome book! I LOVE your area BB. Last time I was there (about 8 years ago), I picked this up out of a pile of paper stuff at the Rettinger's Flea Market in Addamstown. 'Bout wet my pants... I am surprised that you found that still running loose. Several dealers comb the area every Sunday. I found a similar comic at an antique shop near Adamstown about twenty years ago. frozentundraguy, namisgr, gino2paulus2 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BB-Gun Posted January 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) I picked up a lot of EC comics at Zern's Farmers Market in PA. I traded a few giant size annuals and payed cash for the rest of these. Many of the other horror comics were purchased from a guy named Wally who sold comics under a big tree at Shupp's Grove flea market in Adamstown. Edited January 28, 2021 by BB-Gun Larryw7, littledoom, frozentundraguy and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, BB-Gun said: I picked up a lot of EC comics at Zern's Farmers Market in PA. I traded a few giant size annuals and payed cash for the rest of these. Many of the other horror comics were purchased from a guy named Wally who sold comics under a big tree at Shupp's Grove flea market in Adamstown. WOW! Now those are finds! I have never found a PCH find of that size out in the wild. I got the WW 2 in one of the inside booths at Rettingers. There were 2 tables piled with books and various paper stuff. I got a couple Buck Rogers high grade BLBs and a couple Capt Midnight manuals. I went through everything. The last stack contained a Spy Smasher, a Marvel Mystery and the WW. The price, $10. each. The guy had brought them in the day before from a house clean out. It always amazes me how much stuff comes out of that area. Lots of big farms and small towns. You would think as these places get cleaned out, the area would dry up. Like everywhere, that is happening but there is still stuff waiting to be found by those willing to do the work. Can’t wait to do another cross country road trip when this pandemic is over... Where is Zern’s Farmers Market? Never heard of that one. Edited January 28, 2021 by Robot Man originalisbest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalisbest Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Robot Man said: WOW! Now those are finds! I have never found a PCH find of that size out in the wild. I got the WW 2 in one of the inside booths at Rettingers. There were 2 tables piled with books and various paper stuff. I got a couple Buck Rogers high grade BLBs and a couple Capt Midnight manuals. I went through everything. The last stack contained a Spy Smasher, a Marvel Mystery and the WW. The price, $10. each. The guy had brought them in the day before from a house clean out. It always amazes me how much stuff comes out of that area. Lots of big farms and small towns. You would think as these places get cleaned out, the area would dry up. Like everywhere, that is happening but there is still stuff waiting to be found by those willing to do the work. Can’t wait to do another cross country road trip when this pandemic is over... Where is Zern’s Farmers Market? Never heard of that one. Seeing that huge pile of PCH makes me want to give more hearts to that post! I see Haunted Thrills 6, a Ghost 2 (barely peeking out), a Mysterious Adventures 20 (ditto on barely visible) -- treasure upon treasure stacked up there. Edited January 28, 2021 by originalisbest Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalisbest Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, BB-Gun said: I am surprised that you found that still running loose. Several dealers comb the area every Sunday. I found a similar comic at an antique shop near Adamstown about twenty years ago. Speaking for Robot Man, I recall him telling the tale of his WW#2 find, it was BURIED in a stack that he had to dig, dig and dig in to see what all was underneath. Pretty much what he recounts above -- $10 for whatever you pull out of the stack, buddy. But I wonder, RM, did the booth guy balk at selling you a WW#2 for $10, or did he genuinely not know great from "eh" in that pile? What if the last stack produced an Action 1 or Superman 1, would he still have been fine getting his $10? Edited January 28, 2021 by originalisbest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 14 minutes ago, originalisbest said: Seeing that huge pile of PCH makes me want to give more hearts to that post! I see Haunted Thrills 6, a Ghost 2 (barely peeking out), a Mysterious Adventures 20 (ditto on barely visible) -- treasure upon treasure stacked up there. That Haunted Thrills issue was purchased from Tom Gordon when he worked at Renningers. The Ghost issue and Mysterious Adventures was probably from Wally. All of the pre-code horror was heavily discounted. Timely comics were seldom discounted much but 50% guide was unusual for the Timely issues with superheroes. Antique dealers often priced comics at the mint price and bargained a lot from there. originalisbest and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalisbest Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, BB-Gun said: That Haunted Thrills issue was purchased from Tom Gordon when he worked at Renningers. The Ghost issue and Mysterious Adventures was probably from Wally. All of the pre-code horror was heavily discounted. Timely comics were seldom discounted much but 50% guide was unusual for the Timely issues with superheroes. Antique dealers often priced comics at the mint price and bargained a lot from there. It all makes for an impressive array! Are the majority still part of your collection, or have some been sold off over time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Robot Man said: WOW! Now those are finds! I have never found a PCH find of that size out in the wild. I got the WW 2 in one of the inside booths at Rettingers. There were 2 tables piled with books and various paper stuff. I got a couple Buck Rogers high grade BLBs and a couple Capt Midnight manuals. I went through everything. The last stack contained a Spy Smasher, a Marvel Mystery and the WW. The price, $10. each. The guy had brought them in the day before from a house clean out. It always amazes me how much stuff comes out of that area. Lots of big farms and small towns. You would think as these places get cleaned out, the area would dry up. Like everywhere, that is happening but there is still stuff waiting to be found by those willing to do the work. Can’t wait to do another cross country road trip when this pandemic is over... Where is Zern’s Farmers Market? Never heard of that one. I purchased a lot of stuff inside Renningers from Ron Loose (sp, see below). He had a brother who supplied him with comics and other junk. A local collector purchased most of the Captain Marvel comics from the area but Ron would save them for me. Zern's is on Route 100 near Gilbertsville. I didn't score a lot of comics there but I did buy a lot of fruit, vegetables and wicker baskets. Edited January 28, 2021 by BB-Gun Larryw7 and originalisbest 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 35 minutes ago, originalisbest said: It all makes for an impressive array! Are the majority still part of your collection, or have some been sold off over time? I have sold a few pre-code Horror comics but kept most of those in the picture. A few of those seen are also from Bob Horn's shop in Lancaster. originalisbest and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 10 minutes ago, BB-Gun said: I purchased a lot of stuff inside Renningers from Ron Loose (sp, see below). He had a brother who supplied him with comics and other junk. A local collector purchased most of the Captain Marvel comics from the area but Ron would save them for me. Zern's is on Route 100 near Gilbertsville. I didn't score a lot of comics there but I did buy a lot of fruit and vegatables. (the above cover has been restored with photshop) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
