Jesse-Lee Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 (edited) I don't typically do mystery boxes, but I've seen a lot of people talk about the Boxed Heroes box, and I figured I'd drop the $30 plus shipping and try it out - the big prize this month was an ASM 300, and the secondary prizes included Captain America Annual 8, some MotU books, Avengers Annual 8, Longshot 1 or X-men 244. I posted my results below - and my thoughts about the experience - in case anyone is interested. Their presentation is really good - the box is nice and sturdy, and I could re-use it to carry books to a convention or if I need to transport 5-10 books safely somewhere. They included their info card, a trading card and a couple of stickers. Kind of cool. First book: Hobgoblin Lives #1 -- Value: $3-4 Everything is nicely bagged in Mylar, so they look and feel great. Second book: King Spawn 1 McFarlane Cover -- Value: Cover price I didn't pick this one up; cool cover. Third book: Batman 112 Molina Variant -- Value: Cover price I collect this run, but I only have cover A, so this is cool. Fourth book: Black Cat 9 Netease Variant -- Value: Cover price Fifth book: Miles Morales Spider-man Annual 1 -- Value: Cover price Sixth book: Something is Killing the Children 19 -- Value: Cover price Seventh Book: Civil War II 1 J. Scott Campbell Midtown Variant -- Value: $8-10 Pretty cover. Eighth book: Wonder Man! 3 -- Value: $1 Ninth and final book: Uncanny X-men Annual 11 -- Value: $3-4 Overall, the "value" was about what I paid, but most of these books are ones I don't want. I'll probably end up giving some away or bundling some reader lots with other low-value books I have to try and sell. I don't think I would buy another of these - to be fair to them, their presentation, service, delivery is all outstanding. All the books, even the older ones, are really high grade and all look great in Mylar. I knew it was a gamble, and in that spirit it was worth it, but I think I scratched my mystery box itch for now. Edited September 18, 2021 by Jesse-Lee Raze, Namtak and MattTheDuck 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B2D327 Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 I watched a few different YouTube channels do unboxings a few months ago. Most had the same books; most likely overstocked drek. Easy pass. I have yet to see one that isn’t in cahoots with a YouTuber where a couple of hot keys “randomly” made it into the video Jesse-Lee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse-Lee Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 I figured the 9 Mylars were worth about a third of the cost based on how much bags and boards go for nowadays... Dave2739 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 The JSC Civil War variant is a book I’ve seen numerous times in YouTube videos about their boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfactor1 Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Thank you for sharing the experience, V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
