Westy Steve Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 When I go to shows, I skip over the $1 boxes because I figure there can’t be anything good in there. Also because I generally attend shows for only one day so I need to be judicious about how I spend my time. (Please hold your story about how you found an AF15 in one) I occasionally set up as a dealer at small shows. At the last one I set up a $5 box, because I don’t really accumulate stuff worth only a dollar and one $5 box takes up 1/5 the space of five separate $1 boxes. I received limited interest in my $5 box. Probably only sold 20 books out of there. Most of those books might sell for $10 shipped on eBay. I was considering expanding my selection of boxes…like maybe adding a $10 box. Would these “non-$1 boxes” be of more interest to you or less? Would you be interested in a $20 box that had discounted stuff or would you keep walking hoping to find a great bargain in the dollar boxes elsewhere? Thanks for your feedback 1950's war comics, littledoom and bug33fouf 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post THE_BEYONDER Posted February 23 Popular Post Share Posted February 23 It’s not really about the price, but about what’s in the bin. If I start into a $20 bin, I don’t want to see a bunch of $10 books Randall Dowling, grendelbo, jsilverjanet and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I mostly skip over the $1 to begin with, I contemplate $5 or $10 boxes, but after looking through any of them, I quickly give up and move on. I usually stick to $10-$20 boxes. I'm not as experienced as those successful divers though, and I may have missed out. Regardless, this is my experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post djzombi Posted February 23 Popular Post Share Posted February 23 I do all the boxes. I love thumbing through bargain bins. littledoom, SkOw, theCapraAegagrus and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Namtak Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Iniminimini mo!thats my answer! bug33fouf and Comics4All 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 2/23/2022 at 8:28 PM, djzombi said: I do all the boxes. I love thumbing through bargain bins. Always worth having a look through. You never know. djzombi and littledoom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) I sometimes go through $1 boxes. More and more they are $2 boxes now. I've seen $3 boxes and $10 boxes but don't think I've ever seen $4 or $5 boxes. I would imagine your $4 boxes would work if the books were compelling. What are you putting in them? We've had a lot luck pricing anything old at overstreet and building 25% off boxes. Edited February 23 by thehumantorch Artboy99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s-man Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I pick from the $20 box and somehow they mysteriously wind up in the $1 box The Meta and littledoom 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 2/23/2022 at 12:14 PM, Westy Steve said: When I go to shows, I skip over the $1 boxes because I figure there can’t be anything good in there. Also because I generally attend shows for only one day so I need to be judicious about how I spend my time. (Please hold your story about how you found an AF15 in one) I occasionally set up as a dealer at small shows. At the last one I set up a $5 box, because I don’t really accumulate stuff worth only a dollar and one $5 box takes up 1/5 the space of five separate $1 boxes. I received limited interest in my $5 box. Probably only sold 20 books out of there. Most of those books might sell for $10 shipped on eBay. I was considering expanding my selection of boxes…like maybe adding a $10 box. Would these “non-$1 boxes” be of more interest to you or less? Would you be interested in a $20 box that had discounted stuff or would you keep walking hoping to find a great bargain in the dollar boxes elsewhere? Thanks for your feedback Instead of higher priced books, try 3-5 dollar books in a .50 cent box. You'll sell out and fast. littledoom, an99 and Comics4All 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mike Bray Posted February 23 Popular Post Share Posted February 23 These were all recent $5 pulls -- all depends on what the books are as stated above -- Artifiction, SkOw, Brock and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Steve Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 On 2/23/2022 at 3:40 PM, thehumantorch said: I sometimes go through $1 boxes. More and more they are $2 boxes now. I've seen $3 boxes and $10 boxes but don't think I've ever seen $4 or $5 boxes. I would imagine your $4 boxes would work if the books were compelling. What are you putting in them? We've had a lot luck pricing anything old at overstreet and building 25% off boxes. My plan/thought was to put items that would cost twice as much on eBay in the boxes. The idea is to keep it compelling. If something stays in a box too long, I would discount it. Im hearing there is a market for $20 boxes. That’s encouraging. I’d rather give someone a great deal than have to individually price $5 or $10 books. djzombi and thehumantorch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Steve Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 On 2/23/2022 at 4:10 PM, Mike Bray said: These were all recent $5 pulls -- all depends on what the books are as stated above -- We’ll the last book wouldn’t go in my $5 box (too cool!). The Mr. Miracles would probably start out in a $10 box and be moved down quickly if they didn’t sell. I’m assuming there isn’t a key there…not a miracle collector. The others are $5 or less (shooting from the hip). Understand I accidentally sold a $300 book at my last show for $100…I will do some screening now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 2/23/2022 at 4:10 PM, Mike Bray said: These were all recent $5 pulls That House of Yang is notorious for having multiple covers. Better check your copy. ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted February 23 Popular Post Share Posted February 23 An old school dealer gave me some good advice once. He used to have $5, $10, and $20. Piles on his table. The books guided out at 3 to 4 times what ever they were priced at. He would always “salt” the boxes a bit during the show. His thoughts were that people tend to think in bill demoninations. So 4 books were $20. As an example. So often they would buy an extra book rather than get change. His other thought was that once someone bought a few cheaper books, they would probably check out the more expensive ones. Usually worked on me. Northwest, Brock, Terry JSA and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 A used bookstore owner told me once a couple years ago that some booksllers’ trade group she belonged to had determined that $4 was the highest price point at which casual impulse buyers would grab without thinking hard — don’t ask me how they determined that. But it stuck with me. Anecdotally, one guy I know has rows and rows of $4 longboxes filling the majority of his space in an antiques store, and the model works for him. But that’s one local market of one sort. But I guess there may be something to that price point for those various books that are anywhere from $3-$10 give or take a crease or spine tick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sigur Ros Posted February 24 Popular Post Share Posted February 24 I'm a wall guy. I don't have the patience or interest in flipping thru books everyone else has flipped thru. If I'm looking for something at a show, it's not $1-$10 books I can buy all day on eBay. I admire those of you who have the patience to dig. I'd rather go walk by the girls of Arrow autograph tables for the 7th time. littledoom, piper, bug33fouf and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Poekaymon Posted February 24 Popular Post Share Posted February 24 I try to get my fingers in every box. djzombi, Robot Man, littledoom and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTheDuck Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 I'm not going to be any use to you as I'm basically in the Sigur Ros camp. At a show, I would be looking for specific, high grade Silver Age books at what I consider reasonable pricing. Going through $1 or $5 boxes hoping someone made a multi-hundred/thousand dollar pricing error is obviously a waste of time. I don't buy books to flip, so I'm also not looking for a $5 book I can sell for $10. BUT you're right to be thinking this over as there are a lot of people out there who are doing exactly this. littledoom and Sigur Ros 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Westy Steve Posted February 24 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 24 (edited) On 2/23/2022 at 7:49 PM, Sigur Ros said: I'm a wall guy. I don't have the patience or interest in flipping thru books everyone else has flipped thru. If I'm looking for something at a show, it's not $1-$10 books I can buy all day on eBay. I admire those of you who have the patience to dig. I'd rather go walk by the girls of Arrow autograph tables for the 7th time. As the OP of this thread, I’ll freely admit that I’m a wall book guy too. I will skip over lots of booths if the quality of wall books is low. I prefer to spend all my money on one or two great books, though I might buy something that’s good for a flip to defray my cost of attendance. I have realized however, that sometimes the booths with nice wall books have equally great books in boxes that they simply don’t have room to display. Always ask where they keep the books that didn’t quite make the wall. I had this idea of labeling one of my boxes, “boxed wall books” or “wall books in a box”. Those will be the ones that have individual price tags on them. Edited February 24 by Westy Steve MattTheDuck, littledoom, Robot Man and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 On 2/23/2022 at 4:49 PM, Sigur Ros said: I'm a wall guy. I don't have the patience or interest in flipping thru books everyone else has flipped thru. If I'm looking for something at a show, it's not $1-$10 books I can buy all day on eBay. I admire those of you who have the patience to dig. I'd rather go walk by the girls of Arrow autograph tables for the 7th time. I'm the same way. I'm sure if there was anything of importance it would be with the wall books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
