SpineTic Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Any value in these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 CGC would probably grade them 0.5. I can see their potential as reader's copies. I picked up one last year just to have an example in my collection. It's a cool reminder of long-past distribution practices. OtherEric and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilskip Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Sometimes that is the only way to get an affordable copy of a book you wouldn't be able to get otherwise. grendelbo, Larryw7, steveinthecity and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpineTic Posted January 16, 2023 Author Share Posted January 16, 2023 On 1/16/2023 at 10:42 AM, evilskip said: Sometimes that is the only way to get an affordable copy of a book you wouldn't be able to get otherwise. On 1/16/2023 at 10:19 AM, grendelbo said: CGC would probably grade them 0.5. I can see their potential as reader's copies. I picked up one last year just to have an example in my collection. It's a cool reminder of long-past distribution practices. The seller is asking $ 125.00 for both, to much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Probably a bit. These books are not on my radar but I don't think I'd pay more than $40-$50 each. SpineTic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Yes. For those on a tight budget that just want to read an original these might suffice. I have a couple in my collection I picked up very cheap as examples of this old practice. Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Bought a box of remaindered copies from a guy at a flea market back in the early '80s. Think I got the entire box for $20 or $25. There was an AF15, Hulk1, TOS39 and about 3 dozen early Marvels/late Atlas PHM books. I read the heck out of them. Sold them all in the late '90s for a small (but nice) profit. -bc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowGradeBronze Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 How did they employ people to undertake this sacreligious work? Did the job advert read: Philistines Wanted to Desecrate Future Collectibles. No Experience Needed. We Supply Razor Blades. Call 555 0123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvelmaniac Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Are you buying to resell and make a profit or are you a collector and want to read the story? I have 10 Remainder Copies in my 2000 book collection, it all depends on the book in question as to weather it has any $ value. I bought them because I am a collector first and needed/wanted to complete runs on a budget, remainder copies are a less expensive alternative on more expensive books, same book, same story just missing the top 1/4 of the cover. I purchased a Remainder copy of X-Men 2 about 15 years ago for $45.00, current FMV is $200.00. IMO, the price of $125.00 for both seems to be inline with current FMV. https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?tid=22601073&pgi=51 OtherEric, bc and Larryw7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pemart1966 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 The Superman 100 on the right seems to be missing pages... evilskip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTheDuck Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Many decades ago (about 5 to be precise), I told the guy running one of the local comic shops I frequented that I was interested in "old" comics, by which I meant the first 20-30 issues or so of Marvel Silver Age titles I collected. A short time later, he called me up about a remaindered FF #10 that had come into the shop and I got my mom to drive me down there to take a look. I believe he wanted $10 for it and I stupidly (in hindsight) declined. Given the general quality of the "used" books I was buying in those days, it's at least nice to know I had some line below which I wouldn't go. However, that was the only copy of any early issue of ASM, FF or Avengers I ever saw between 1972 and 1978. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valiantman Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 On 1/16/2023 at 11:53 AM, marvelmaniac said: I really like when a remaindered copy actually looks pretty good at the top. Not an immediate eye-sore. B2D327, marvelmaniac and Larryw7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post THE_BEYONDER Posted January 16, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 16, 2023 On 1/16/2023 at 1:52 PM, valiantman said: I really like when a remaindered copy actually looks pretty good at the top. Not an immediate eye-sore. I don’t mind how AF 15 looks. Plus you get that extra Spidey valiantman, bc, grendelbo and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 (edited) I've got one or two books where being remaindered is how I could afford it. Edited January 16, 2023 by OtherEric bc, Larryw7 and grendelbo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilskip Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 On 1/16/2023 at 12:31 PM, pemart1966 said: The Superman 100 on the right seems to be missing pages... It is. See if you can buy the left one for a better price. Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
