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Worth it?

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dc360

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So here's another, "Is this worth it?" post. Here's the breakdown:

 

This guy has just under 1200 comics, (1149 to be exact) and he's looking to sell them. His price tag is $800 USD, but i said i wouldn't pay that. He lives in my hometown, so i'd be able to pick them up from, him and avoid shipping on the several longboxes he has. All the comics are from the last several years, but he says that they are ALL in NM condition - like new. Now he's offering them to me for $800 CDN (about $650 US) flat, if i pick them up.

 

To get to the point, i'll just post the list he sent me. He said there may be some books missing from the list, but this is the general idea.

 

Spectacular Spiderman #6, 7-10, 105-113, 99-205, 206-212

Amazing Spiderman #215, 256, 260-391

Spiderman(Jan 87) #1 - #78

The Sensational Spiderman #191-197

Web of Spiderman #5, 8-10, 12-28, 30-39,44-48, 50-89, 91-96, 104 Annual #2-3

Spiderman Todd McFarlane #1 Gold #1 Silver

Marvel Tales featuring Spiderman #190-184, 182

Superman-Man of Steele (July 91) #1 - #22

Superman in Action Comics #598-687

Adventures of Superman #438-501

Supergirl (1996) #1 - #6

The Uncanny Xmen #235-262

Ironman #229-267, 251-296, #5 Annual

Quasar #19-43

Wonderman #1 - #25

Swamp Thing #45-50

Captain Marvel #1 - #3

Fantastic Four (1998) #6 - #12

Fantastic Four #268, 288-291, 292-300, 310, 319-320, 334-341, 347-349

Mighty Thor #8, 254, 307, 324, 334, 337-343

Batman-The Cult #1, #2

Batman- Shadow of the Bat. The Last Arkham #1, 2, 3

Batman & Judge Dredd - Judgement on Gotham #1 Graphic Novel

Batman & Dracula - Red Rain Graphic Novel

Detective Comics - Batman 599-633, 635-645 Annual #2-3

Batman Annual #13, #14

Batman #377, 432, 436-481

Batman Gotham Knights #2, 3, 4

Batman & Lobo (Elseworld) Graphic Novel

Batman - Gotham by Gaslight Graphic Novel

The Many Deaths of Batman Part #1, #2, #3

Batman - Digital Justice Graphic Novel (1990)

Batman- Death in the Family Graphic Novel

Incredible Hulk #196, 244, 279, 283, 300, 310, 338-424, 426, 443-447

Hulk Smash #1, 2

Marvel Superheroes featuring The Incredible Hulk #81, 84, 85, 87, 88

Incredible Hulk - Dogs of War Graphic Novel

Incredible Hulk & The Thing - The Big Change Graphic Novel (1987)

Incredible Hulk - Future Imperfect Part # 1 & # 2

Incredible Hulk - 30th Anniversary Issue 2 Issues of #393

Ghost Rider #(32 -1978 Issue), 3 x #15 Glow in the dark covers, 16-31

Daredevil #261, 266-272, 276-280

Green Arrow (2001) #1 - #8

Silver Surfer 2 x 50th Anniversary Edition, #51-77

Silver Surfer - Lifeform #4

Xfactor #76

Warlock #1, # 3, #5 (1999)

Captain America #290, 311, 323

Dr Strange (1987) #81

Avengers #258

The Last Avengers Story Graphic Novel

Captain Atom # 1, # 2 Annual, 11, 12, 14, 16-25

Justice League #69, 70

JLA # 1,000,000 #16

WAR MACHINE #22

Heroes Reborn - The Return Part # 2

Marvel - Secret Wars 1 Part # 1 & # 4

Kingdom Come (DC) Graphic Novel

The Infinity Gauntlet Part # 1 - # 6

War of the Gods (DC) Part # 1 - # 4

Invasion - The Alien Alliance (DC) Part 1 - 3

Cosmic Odyssey (DC) Book #1 - # 4

Armageddon - The Alien Agenda Part # 1 - 4

Armageddon 2001(DC) # 1 , # 2

Earth X (MARVEL) # 0 - # 13

The Sensational Spiderman - Nothing can stop the Juggernaut Graphic Novel

Fantastic Four Verses XMEN # 1

Tales of Suspense - Ironman & Captain America # 95

Ironman - Heroes Return 1st Collectors Edition

Tales to Astonish - Submariner and The Incredible Hulk # 73

Astrocity Part # 1 - # 6

World of Krypton #2, #3, #4

Spidergirl # 0 - # 3

What the?! (MARVEL) # 1 - # 8, # 10 - # 17

What If…? (MARVEL) 1, 2, 4, 11, 12, 15 - 17, 20, 21, 31, 36, 45, 46

Action Comic No.1 (Superman Reprint) #1 (1988)

Battle of the Planets Part # 1 - # 4

 

As you can see, there are also a number of GNs in the bunch. At the $800 CDN price tag that he has it at, it comes out to about $0.70 CDN a book, or about $0.57 USD.

 

What do ya'll say? Worth it? Not? Should i try to get it down another couple cents per book?

 

Opinions, flames, and criticisms welcomed.

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As soon as I read this part "He said there may be some books missing from the list, but this is the general idea." I didnt even look at the list. This gives the seller all rights to pull any good book he wants before you get them.

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I wouldn't buy it unless they were all STRICT 9.4 or better, and I wouldn't pay that price even if they were. confused-smiley-013.gif Otherwise it just isn't worth the effort involved in selling them.

 

Are you looking to flip these or are they for your personal collection?

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As soon as I read this part "He said there may be some books missing from the list, but this is the general idea." I didnt even look at the list. This gives the seller all rights to pull any good book he wants before you get them.

 

Yeah, what are the chances there is a NM ASM 300?

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From seeing your list, no more than .05c each, scratch that, I would have no interest.

 

Unless they fit what you personally collect.

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I recently bought huge runs of moderns for $1 a piece from a huge collection. Now, I didn't mind paying that because they were all NM, I was able to pick what I wanted and I will be reading them all.....one day. These were mostly runs from 1996 - 2002. Total quantities purchased were about 2000 or so.

 

I weighed the price against what it would have cost me to accumulate these from e-bay and/or LCS's.

 

On occasion, members of the forum offered huge runs of moderns for sale from collections they either had or were in the process of buying. I always offered $1 a comic and nobody was interested in pulling issues I wanted for that price mainly due to the work involved. Several said there was just no profit in it.

 

So, if anyone says I paid too much, they need to realize I tried getting them for that another way and it didn't work.

 

Now, although several of the runs I purchased sell routinely for less than a dollar an issue on e-bay many sell for much more.

 

The situation here is a bit different 'cause you can't pick and choose and many of the runs are incomplete. Possibley worth a bit more to you IF you plan on reading them. But remember, any fill-in issues you need you will pay quite a bit more. With not being able to pick the ones you want, I would want them for a lot less than .70 cents each.

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I'd pay $50 to not own those comics.

 

Packing freebies, 50 cent longbox stuffers for neighborhood yard sale, or Halloween giveaways. Rest go to charity for cover price value tax deduction

 

Now I know what I'm getting in my next package from Darth. 893applaud-thumb.gif

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dc360

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$50. Or $51.25 if the longbox is in nice condition. insane.gif

 

Heh. It's funny that i dlso thought about the condition of the longboxes, and whether if they were in good condition, i'd save some money rather than buying new ones that i desperately need. I suppose that should have been my first sign NOT to buy.

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So here's another, "Is this worth it?" post. Here's the breakdown:

 

This guy has just under 1200 comics, (1149 to be exact) and he's looking to sell them. His price tag is $800 USD, but i said i wouldn't pay that. He lives in my hometown, so i'd be able to pick them up from, him and avoid shipping on the several longboxes he has. All the comics are from the last several years, but he says that they are ALL in NM condition - like new. Now he's offering them to me for $800 CDN (about $650 US) flat, if i pick them up.

 

To get to the point, i'll just post the list he sent me. He said there may be some books missing from the list, but this is the general idea.

 

Actually worth more than a buck:

Amazing Spiderman #215, 256, 260-391 (McFarlanes, esp. 300)

The Uncanny Xmen #235-262 (244, 248)

Spiderman Todd McFarlane #1 Gold (if UPC 27_laughing.gifinsane.gif) #1 Silver

Incredible Hulk #196, 244, 279, 283, 300, 310, 338-424, 426, 443-447 (340)

The Last Avengers Story Graphic Novel

Kingdom Come (DC) Graphic Novel

 

Probably some decent stuff in this section, but I'm too lazy to go on sorting through it:

Spectacular Spiderman #6, 7-10, 105-113, 99-205, 206-212

Spiderman(Jan 87) #1 - #78

The Sensational Spiderman #191-197

Web of Spiderman #5, 8-10, 12-28, 30-39,44-48, 50-89, 91-96, 104 Annual #2-3

Marvel Tales featuring Spiderman #190-184, 182

Superman-Man of Steele (July 91) #1 - #22

Superman in Action Comics #598-687

Adventures of Superman #438-501

Supergirl (1996) #1 - #6

Ironman #229-267, 251-296, #5 Annual

Swamp Thing #45-50

Captain Marvel #1 - #3

Fantastic Four (1998) #6 - #12

Fantastic Four #268, 288-291, 292-300, 310, 319-320, 334-341, 347-349

Mighty Thor #8, 254, 307, 324, 334, 337-343

Batman-The Cult #1, #2

Batman- Shadow of the Bat. The Last Arkham #1, 2, 3

Batman & Judge Dredd - Judgement on Gotham #1 Graphic Novel

Batman & Dracula - Red Rain Graphic Novel

Detective Comics - Batman 599-633, 635-645 Annual #2-3

Batman Annual #13, #14

Batman #377, 432, 436-481

Batman Gotham Knights #2, 3, 4

Batman & Lobo (Elseworld) Graphic Novel

Batman - Gotham by Gaslight Graphic Novel

The Many Deaths of Batman Part #1, #2, #3

Batman - Digital Justice Graphic Novel (1990)

Batman- Death in the Family Graphic Novel

Hulk Smash #1, 2

Marvel Superheroes featuring The Incredible Hulk #81, 84, 85, 87, 88

Incredible Hulk - Dogs of War Graphic Novel

Incredible Hulk & The Thing - The Big Change Graphic Novel (1987)

Incredible Hulk - Future Imperfect Part # 1 & # 2

Incredible Hulk - 30th Anniversary Issue 2 Issues of #393

Ghost Rider #(32 -1978 Issue), 3 x #15 Glow in the dark covers, 16-31

Daredevil #261, 266-272, 276-280

Green Arrow (2001) #1 - #8

Silver Surfer 2 x 50th Anniversary Edition, #51-77

Silver Surfer - Lifeform #4

Xfactor #76

Warlock #1, # 3, #5 (1999)

Captain America #290, 311, 323

Dr Strange (1987) #81

Avengers #258

Captain Atom # 1, # 2 Annual, 11, 12, 14, 16-25

Justice League #69, 70

JLA # 1,000,000 #16

Marvel - Secret Wars 1 Part # 1 & # 4

The Infinity Gauntlet Part # 1 - # 6

Cosmic Odyssey (DC) Book #1 - # 4

Earth X (MARVEL) # 0 - # 13

The Sensational Spiderman - Nothing can stop the Juggernaut Graphic Novel

Fantastic Four Verses XMEN # 1

Tales of Suspense - Ironman & Captain America # 95

Ironman - Heroes Return 1st Collectors Edition

Tales to Astonish - Submariner and The Incredible Hulk # 73

Astrocity Part # 1 - # 6

World of Krypton #2, #3, #4

Spidergirl # 0 - # 3

What the?! (MARVEL) # 1 - # 8, # 10 - # 17

What If…? (MARVEL) 1, 2, 4, 11, 12, 15 - 17, 20, 21, 31, 36, 45, 46

Action Comic No.1 (Superman Reprint) #1 (1988)

Battle of the Planets Part # 1 - # 4

 

Totally Worthless (on a 100-pt. demand scale, these are 1s):

Armageddon - The Alien Agenda Part # 1 - 4

Armageddon 2001(DC) # 1 , # 2

WAR MACHINE #22

Quasar #19-43

Wonderman #1 - #25

Heroes Reborn - The Return Part # 2

War of the Gods (DC) Part # 1 - # 4

Invasion - The Alien Alliance (DC) Part 1 - 3

 

As you can see, there are also a number of GNs in the bunch. At the $800 CDN price tag that he has it at, it comes out to about $0.70 CDN a book, or about $0.57 USD.

 

What do ya'll say? Worth it? Not? Should i try to get it down another couple cents per book?

 

Opinions, flames, and criticisms welcomed.

 

Definitely not worth buying to resell. Not worth buying if you have no interest in half of them. Not worth buying unless they are all truly NM (or better). Not worth buying unless at least everything listed is included.

 

The average amount I've spent per comic since I got back in (mid '04) is a bit less than $1(cdn). That includes a little bit of duplication and stuff I don't really want/need, especially due to buying runs/small-medium size lots on eBay. However, for the most part that's stuff I've carefully picked and chosen and not common garbage that someone is trying to get rid of.

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