Popular Post shadroch Posted April 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2022 (edited) Way back in 1983, I opened my first shop. Soon after, my sister became pregnant with her first child and my Mom approached me with a deal. She would give me $100 a month and I would put aside $200 worth of merchandise for the baby. Each month, I'd grab a few baseball cards, or wax boxes, comics, ect and she would hide them away in her closet. When my mom died, these boxes were no where to be found and it always bothered me . I didn't think anyone would steal them and hoped they were misplaced, not stolen. The baby was a boy, is my Godson and I'm proud to say last year he became the first member of my family to purchase a million dollar house. We were pretty close when I lived in NY but with his job, a wife and two kids we don't talk so much any more. So it was a bit of a surprise when he called and said he had found a few boxes that he thought might be the missing trove. They were in his moms garage and had his name on the sides of the box. My sister doesn't remember moving them, but somebody did. The first box was rather pedestrian, with wax boxes of baseball cards from 1984-1988 and a few factory sets. There was also a bunch of Topps team sets of 85 and 86 Mets and Yankees, a glossy Strawberry rookie and a nine card sheet of 1984 Don Mattingly's. A few of the wax boxes might bring $100 but no hidden treasure there. Then we got to the comics. First thing in the box was a Dark Knight Hardcover, and then three sets of Dark Knight 1-4, all in great shape. A dozen copies of Alpha Flight 12, and a half dozen Dreadstar #1s. A set of Contest of Champions , a few Bryne Superman #1s, a bunch of American Flagg #1s and then he struck gold. 20 copies of Thor 337, five in a bag and sitting in this box since they were picked off my new comic racks. A dozen Secret Wars 1 and 2, three copies of SW 8, two minty mint Spidey 252s, and five copies of Crisis 1, 7, 8 and 12. There were also some Secret Wars figures on the cards, as well as some Super Powers and a couple of GI Joe Star Brigade vehicles. I'm glad he found them, as I'd had a feeling they might have been nicked by a family member who had a long term drug addiction and who had access to them. He isn't sure what he is going to do with them, although I advised him to sell. He sent me a few photos but is going to open the comics and send better pictures. I think the Thors alone will bring in $5,000. and he might be looking at five figures for everything. Edited April 12, 2022 by shadroch Senormac, Roo_Phillip, snitzer and 35 others 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Rob Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Very cool story. Glad the treasure was found. It's like a collector's time capsule!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Yeah, great story and a wonderful conclusion. What a great thing to do and I’m sure he very grateful. I bought my nephew a full set of baseball cards and one copy of the best titles of comics on the stands the month he was born. Didn’t turn out as great value wise. And, my sister sold them at a garage sale a few years ago… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 On 4/11/2022 at 12:38 PM, shadroch said: He sent me a few photos Let's see the pics! Jeffro., Senormac and thehumantorch 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowGradeBronze Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Great tale with a happy ending! It always niggles at the back of your mind when something like that goes missing. "Whatever happened to..." whatever it was, and I'm glad that in this case the collectible goodies all turned up intact. You don't mention what happened to the 100 NM copies of Marvel Premiere 31 though.....jus' sayin'....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lizards2 Posted April 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2022 On 4/11/2022 at 10:18 AM, LowGradeBronze said: Great tail with a happy ending! Wait, what? awakeintheashes, gadzukes, davidtere and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post shadroch Posted April 11, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2022 Mojohand, ADAMANTIUM, Larryw7 and 21 others 23 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexinnih Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Love these kind of "found" stories - congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 MORE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 It's a time capsule that YOU put together. Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Great story and happy endings are the best. lizards2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B2D327 Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 On 4/11/2022 at 8:09 PM, gadzukes said: It's a time capsule that YOU put together. Awesome! That explains everything these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browns81 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 The 84-85 sealed wax may surprise you in terms of it’s value, and the Mattingly rookies are still a big deal (especially if they are Donruss). Great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastEnd1 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Great story that strikes home for me... I have a number of boxes stashed away in nooks and crannies that are mostly old auction or flea market purchases from 25-40 years ago that I've long since forgotten. Every once in a while I go searching for one to replenish my eBay store and I can't tell you how much fun it is to blow the dust off the boxes and see what's inside. The latest one I opened had some pretty nice bronze DC horror including a HOS#92 and a Weird War Tales #1... I of course had to run to show my wife what I'd found like a total geek! I've now taken to calling them "magical boxes". davidtere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 One of the great things about being disorganized is you constantly" discover" stuff you had forgotten about. B2D327 and EastEnd1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axelrod Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Man, why couldn't I have had a cool uncle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 On 4/13/2022 at 8:08 AM, Axelrod said: Man, why couldn't I have had a cool uncle? On 4/13/2022 at 8:08 AM, Axelrod said: Man, why couldn't I have had a cool uncle? Switch" have "for" be". Senormac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 10 years ago i hid a box of some real good foreign crowns somewhere in my house but i hid them too good cause i can't find them now.......... maybe someday.... FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 I'll drive out to LI and give him 50% value if he wants. 50% value 100% serious. w00t w00t Good on ya' for being that sweet uncle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
