elibowman Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 I bought a small stack of Bronze/Copper DC books recently, and many of them were still in the original subscription mailers. What does this add to the value of the books? None of them are particularly key books, but several of them are pretty sharp. I see some empty envelopes sold on eBay for (what seems to me) quite a bit. I don't see anything in the way of books sold in/with the original mailers. Let me know what you guys think or know. Turnando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elibowman Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 Here is an example. Batman #348 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 (edited) Idk anything about them, as mine in the eighties were not kept by me, I vaguely remember plastic anyway, but. Is there a way to tie the books to the envelope? Other than date in indica and mailer? It would surprise if there were, but that means, imo, whether the combo of books and mailer affect value... Head scratcher, but cool 😎 Edited November 22, 2022 by ADAMANTIUM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icp004 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Brings back memories! I don't remember pulling many of these from my mailbox that looked as nice as yours!  Many of mine were pretty beat so I didn’t renew my subscriptions! ADAMANTIUM and elibowman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 11/22/2022 at 2:09 PM, Nutsy said: I bought this from a guy with an Aces High #2 in it. He said it was the book that came in the envelope, but there's no way to know. Who cares, I love it I can’t read the post mark date but probably yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted November 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2022 I have a big pile of these I bought from a lady at a flea marketing PA many years ago. The books look unread. PopKulture, steveinthecity, Larryw7 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 I've got two early 1960s Supermans; great condition besides the subscription crease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 On 11/22/2022 at 3:53 PM, Nutsy said: Looks like they were never mailed? They were. The address is covered up by the comic book. Many of them were never opened though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 I have a stack of unopened subscription books from early 2000(I think).  Girlfriend bought me a subscription to a few titles.  I just put them away when they arrived.  They came shipped with just a sealed bag and backing board, so I don’t imagine any would be high grade.  They’re on my list of things to dig out of storage next time I go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elibowman Posted November 23, 2022 Author Share Posted November 23, 2022 On 11/22/2022 at 5:28 PM, Robot Man said: I have a big pile of these I bought from a lady at a flea marketing PA many years ago. The books look unread. Most of mine look unread too. The only damage looks to be from mailing/shipping. It's really impressive that they arrived in decent shape at all with nothing but a manila envelope protecting them. All mine have the same send to address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 On 11/23/2022 at 3:54 PM, elibowman said: Most of mine look unread too. The only damage looks to be from mailing/shipping. It's really impressive that they arrived in decent shape at all with nothing but a manila envelope protecting them. All mine have the same send to address. There's no way the post office could get them to you like that today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jaylam Posted November 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 23, 2022 (edited) Picked this one up at a local auction a few years back. A beautiful example of how subscription books were mailed back in the 60's. (Respects to the original owner, Mr. Schatzberg, passed away in 2014.) Edited November 23, 2022 by Jaylam Cosmic_Shel, Turnando, BlowUpTheMoon and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 I have about 5 years of MAD that I subscribed to because I just wanted to read them without paying the crazy cover price. They came with heavy brown paper subscription covers and usually got to me pretty nice. ADAMANTIUM and 01TheDude 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elibowman Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 On 11/23/2022 at 9:37 AM, Jaylam said: Picked this one up at a local auction a few years back. A beautiful example of how subscription books were mailed back in the 60's. (Respects to the original owner, Mr. Schatzberg, passed away in 2014.) The ones I have weren’t folded in half. The envelope is big enough to handle the flat book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01TheDude Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 On 11/23/2022 at 12:27 AM, Cat said: There's no way the post office could get them to you like that today. I don't know--- I have several magazine subs that get mailed without any envelope holding them or at most a plastic bag on occasion and they arrive in pretty nice shape. It isn't 100% great service but for the most part--- pretty decent-- and all this with zero protection to the magazine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 On 11/22/2022 at 7:22 PM, BlowUpTheMoon said: I've got two early 1960s Supermans; great condition besides the subscription crease. greggy, Turnando, Warlord and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
