Follow up on some famous collections. 1 1

[sfcityduck]

Two questions:

(1) Did the stash of the Wright books held back by the original consignor ever come to market and if so when?

(2) Did the Jimmy Jacobs collection ever come to market and if so when?

Thanks!

 

[Badger]

Not sure if you are asking about this but here are at least some of his comics from 2010.

https://lelands.com/bids/comic-book-collection--30

 

Also, here is a short entry on him in Wikipedia for those, like me, who had never herd of him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Jacobs_(handballer)

Edited March 19 by Badger

[MattTheDuck]

Reading that piece about Jimmy Jacobs makes me wonder if we shouldn't start a "Comic Book Collectors Hall of Fame."

[sfcityduck]

For those not understanding why I'm asking about the Billy Wright stash:

https://lithub.com/the-man-who-made-millions-from-old-comics-in-a-closet/

He has retained a selection of Wright’s comic books and is saving them “for a rainy day.” Until then, he said, “I don’t do anything differently. I still go to work every day. I fish a lot . . . I have to say it really hasn’t changed my life.” 

[sfcityduck]

On 3/18/2024 at 6:15 PM, MattTheDuck said:

Reading that piece about Jimmy Jacobs makes me wonder if we shouldn't start a "Comic Book Collectors Hall of Fame."

The thing about him, is I've heard he could exagerate.

[MattTheDuck]

On 3/18/2024 at 8:23 PM, sfcityduck said:

The thing about him, is I've heard he could exagerate.

800,000 seems like a big number

[Robot Man]

Never heard of Jimmy Jacobs and I live in LA. You would have thought there would have been some talk locally. Sounds like a jaw dropping collection. Wonder what happened to it?