Popular Post Artboy99 Posted March 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) This is quite the collection by a man who lived in Detroit. Do we know this collector here on the boards? Edited March 28, 2023 by Artboy99 onlyweaknesskryptonite, minutekev@50, bc and 11 others 10 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bffnut Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 I saw this video and wondered the same, if the father (Dale/Dell Watts?) was a member of this community because so many of those comics are graded. But many of those comics have a custom label CGC made for this collection, so I am guessing they were graded after the father passed away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 01TheDude Posted March 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2023 that these news people keep referring to it as hoarding is just ridiculous. The family was so ashamed? yeah enoy those millions to help get over your idiotic shame Chaz G., awakeintheashes, Gonzimodo and 24 others 20 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post piper Posted March 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2023 I think they were a little hard on the Dad. That family hit the jackpot! It's only hoarding if it takes over your life... ThothAmon, davidtere, goldust40 and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Axelrod Posted March 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2023 This makes me embarrassed for the day I pass and people go through my stuff. At first, they might get excited like "oh, wow, comic books. He must have some valuable ones...." And then, the crushing disappointment. "That's it? That's all there is?" Gonzimodo, Albert Thurgood, jimjum12 and 12 others 13 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post valiantman Posted March 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) She said that this "embarrassing problem" was even reason for their divorce. I really hope that the ex-wife in this video gets nothing... except what the son wants her to have. Are we supposed to feel sad for her? EDIT: They said the collector was a lawyer, right? Maybe he specified exactly what she gets (or doesn't). Edited March 28, 2023 by valiantman piper, WolverineX, Larryw7 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 On 3/28/2023 at 10:38 AM, bffnut said: But many of those comics have a custom label CGC made for this collection, so I am guessing they were graded after the father passed away https://www.cgccomics.com/news/article/11386/fantast-selling-superman-provenance-batman/ Artboy99, valiantman, onlyweaknesskryptonite and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted March 28, 2023 Author Share Posted March 28, 2023 On 3/28/2023 at 9:31 AM, ThothAmon said: https://www.cgccomics.com/news/article/11386/fantast-selling-superman-provenance-batman/ Thank you for connecting the dots for me. Amazing collection. ThothAmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lostboys Posted March 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) Before he passed, he shouldve sold the entire collection to a random 14 year old comic lover for $1. Edited March 28, 2023 by lostboys Brock, snitzer, GeeksAreMyPeeps and 5 others 5 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post seanfingh Posted March 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2023 On 3/28/2023 at 10:55 AM, 01TheDude said: that these news people keep referring to it as hoarding is just ridiculous. The family was so ashamed? yeah enoy those millions to help get over your idiotic shame It 100% was hoarding. It's pretty clear that in some ways the dad poured more into the hoard than he did into his family. The son still obviously was very emotionally attached to his dad - but he clearly wanted the dad to include him more in whatever the dad was into. They hinted at the fact that no one was allowed to touch anything. It's possible that no one else was allowed into the home. It seems like a pretty jacked up situation. namisgr, PickleRick1216, CJ Design and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadOne Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Honestly makes me a bit sick to my stomach that the adage, "You can't take it with you", is so true. Sad story. D2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Black_Adam Posted March 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2023 It's going to be sadly ironic for my heirs when they try to cash in my prized Richie Rich comic collection and discover that they are, in fact, not rich... bronze_rules, Motor City Rob, greggy and 7 others 5 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidpg Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Yeah, you gotta start realizing the news does less informing and more sensationalizing. The general population find ''hoarding'' fascinating, so people will more likely listen. jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThothAmon Posted March 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2023 Accumulating 300,000 comics over decades? Definitely meets my definition of a hoarder. Told my kids about this. Their response “seen it”! Lol. Gonzimodo, ender, lizards2 and 5 others 2 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Black_Adam Posted March 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2023 If you have tens of thousands of comics bagged and boarded and stored and organized in longboxes, you're a collector. If you have tens of thousands of comics heaped in random piles across every inch of your house and you don't blink an eye when the cat pees on them, you're a hoarder. Krismusic, Dr. Balls, the authority and 16 others 16 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 I can’t find “Fantast” as a boardie handle, so I guess he wasn’t on here. Is Harley Yee ever on here? Surely, someone who amassed 300,000 books in the Detroit area must have crossed his path. jimjum12 and piper 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn17 Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Was just coming here to post this after my wife shared the link. Crazy story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator CGC Mike Posted March 28, 2023 Administrator Share Posted March 28, 2023 On 3/28/2023 at 1:41 PM, Readcomix said: I can’t find “Fantast” as a boardie handle, so I guess he wasn’t on here. Is Harley Yee ever on here? Surely, someone who amassed 300,000 books in the Detroit area must have crossed his path. There was a thread about this in the GA forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 On 3/28/2023 at 1:41 PM, Readcomix said: I can’t find “Fantast” as a boardie handle, so I guess he wasn’t on here. Is Harley Yee ever on here? Surely, someone who amassed 300,000 books in the Detroit area must have crossed his path. They consigned some stuff with Harley, I bought a few at the Heritage Summit. Readcomix, jimjum12, Larryw7 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeksAreMyPeeps Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 On 3/28/2023 at 11:05 AM, piper said: I think they were a little hard on the Dad. That family hit the jackpot! It's only hoarding if it takes over your life... It sounds like it did though. That it did end up being worth a lot of money doesn't change how it affected things when he was alive PickleRick1216 and jsilverjanet 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
