FS - Ultra HG OO Collection - The USAF Mildenhall Collection!!!

[piper]

I'm glad to hear that! To be honest, I picked it up because I'm trying to finish my Iron Fist run.

[Flaming_Telepath]

Wakey, wakey!!!

 

OK, after another night of frantic activity, let's recap on the books that haven't sold as yet. Scans will be available in the thread.

 

Batman #299 VF/NM $14.00

Batman #304 NM- $12.00

Batman Family #2 NM $30.00

Detective Comics #438 NM- $125.00

Detective Comics #440 VF/NM $60.00

Detective Comics #445 VF/NM $60.00

Detective Comics #460 NM- $25.00

1st Issue Special #1 NM- $15.00

1st Issue Special #3 NM- $8.00 T & P Stamp

1st Issue Special #6 NM- $15.00

1st Issue Special #9 VF+ $10.00

Plop! #18 NM $30.00

Plop! #23 NM- $30.00

Starfire #5 NM $10.00

Starfire #6 NM- $10.00

Starfire #7 NM- $10.00

Strange Adventures #244 VF/NM $15.00 Mark Jewelers

Superman #254 NM $80.00

Superman Family #165 VF/NM $30.00

Weird Mystery Tales #1 VF/NM $65.00

Weird Mystery Tales #2 VF+ $25.00

Weird Mystery Tales #4 VF+ $15.00 Mark Jewelers

Weird Mystery Tales #6 VF/NM $16.00 Mark Jewelers

Weird War Tales #33 NM $22.00 Mark Jewelers

Weird Western Tales #42 NM- $10.00

World's Finest #212 VF/NM $25.00

World's Finest #216 NM- $20.00 Mark Jewelers

World's Finest #227 VF+ $35.00

World's Finest #238 NM- $15.00

World's Finest #250 VF+ $15.00

Amazing Adventures #15 VF+ $40.00

Black Panther #5 NM $15.00

Defenders #51 NM- $6.00

Defenders #56 NM $7.00

Defenders #64 NM+ $9.00

Doctor Strange #6 NM- $16.00

Doctor Strange #21 NM- $7.00

Doctor Strange #25 NM- $7.00

Incredible Hulk #200 VF+ $20.00

Incredible Hulk #204 NM- $8.00

Inhumans #10 VF/NM $9.00

Iron Man #93 NM- $15.00

Iron Man #97 NM $15.00

Iron Man #104 NM $12.00

Iron Man #106 NM- $10.00

Iron Man #111 NM $12.00

Iron Man #115 NM $12.00

Iron Man #116 NM $12.00

 

 

To add to these, there will be another smallish batch of Marvels tonight and I'll start throwing them up sometime between 5.30 and 6.30 EST.

[Flaming_Telepath]

NEWS UPDATE

Thanks to everyone who has bought, every one who has enquired, everyone who has posted and participated…it’s stuff like this that make the boards what they are and I’ve had a great (if somewhat frantic) week!

 

The consequence of all this is that the owner of these gorgeous books is happy to continue on in this vein. I already have another box of about 100 books which I’m going to start processing tomorrow, and I’m expecting two more boxes by the end of next week…this one can run and run!

 

Now, I’ve received literally hundreds of PMs and rather than respond to each one individually (because I’d never list another book!), I’d like to address a few common questions/themes here. I know this is going to be very text-heavy, and I’m sure someone’s going to comment that they lost the will to live after the first paragraph, but this is stuff that a lot of you want/need to know, so please bear with me.

 

WHAT’S GOING TO BE LISTED?

There are over 10,000 books in this collection, broken down roughly into 2,000 from the 60s, 3,000 from the 70s and about 5,000 from the 80s. The OO moved close to Mildenhall in the early 70s and this is the time when the true gems start to become the norm in the collection. The 60s stuff was purchased off the UK newsstand, rather than via a US miltary base, and consequently, many books from this period are the infamous UK ‘pence’ copies. Additionally, the collector was at the time also rather young and read and re-read many of the books, leading obviously to varying degrees of wear. For these reasons, at this moment in time I don’t intend listing any of the 60s ‘pence’ copies.

 

At the other end of the scale, there are 5,000 80s books that average out around the 9.4-9.6 mark, but due to how common they are, and the cheapness of the items, I don’t intend listing them, either. Too much effort for too little return, and additionally, shipping charges are too high in relation to item value.

 

Therefore, the coming weeks/months will almost exclusively be focused on 70s books in high grade.

 

’DO YOU HAVE…?’

Truthfully? If it’s not in the box in front of me, I currently have no idea.

 

Understandably, I have received scores of PMs enquiring about specifics. ‘Do you have a copy of Tomb Of Dracula #6 in VF/VF+ without a mis-wrap?’

 

Not a clue.

 

What I can tell you is that most things are represented in this collection. Super-hero, war, western, suspense & horror, along with a bit of humour. The only thing that seems to be missing is romance, but beyond that, if you’re looking for a specific issue, it IS likely to be in there, but as to in what state, and in which box, I don’t know. If you really need it, however, please read the section below regarding ‘wants’.

 

HOW’S IT GOING TO BE LISTED?

My intention is to list stuff every single week until it’s all gone! I don’t want to annoy anyone by littering the Marketplace with different threads for every week’s books, so am happy to simply keep this thread going indefinitely. Along with the new listings, I will keep posting regular updates to the thread of what remains unsold. To save hours of searching through the thread, if anyone wants to look at a scan of a previously posted book, I can do that via PM or re-post it to the thread.

 

I’ll also keep an Excel sheet of all books that have been processed to date and remain unsold. Anyone who wants a copy of this just has to ask.

 

WANTS LISTS

There are 40+ boxes of stuff. None of it is arranged into runs. It’s kept in a small room about 20 miles away from me and this keyboard. I have a full-time job, my own company and am in the process of submitting a novel to a literary agent. The owner of the collection is no less busy.

 

See where we’re going with this?

 

Bottom-line, much as I would love to actively fill wants lists, I simply cannot. However, I do want to help fill them, but in a rather more laid-back fashion. Many of you have sent over details of books that you’re looking for and these have all been saved in date order…and that’s how I will decide who gets priority…who asked me first. I’ll be piecing together a master-list of all wants which, as I go through each new box, I can check against. When I come across a book that matches a want, I’ll PM the boarder and offer it to them first. If there’s a second interested party, they will get details if the first one declines. If there are no bites, it gets listed here in the thread.

 

This means that you might get a PM next week…or in three months’ time…but if you tell me what you want, and it’s in there, you will get priority.

 

However, I would ask that you are specific in what you ask for. Telling me you want any Neal Adams Tomahawk covers in 9.2 or better is fine. Asking me for any ‘high grade’ Marvels with a picture-frame cover is going to get you ignored. So is ‘all DC horror’. I simply cannot personally notify you of every book that fulfils that broad a criteria and what’s more, it’s very unfair to other boarders if one or two individuals ‘corner the market’.

 

PAYMENT & DISPATCH

I intend packaging books up over each weekend. If you want your books mailed and on their way to you, let me know, we’ll settle up and it’ll get done the following weekend. However, if you want to run a tab, and your rep around here is solid, that is absolutely no problem. Indeed, if you have only got one or two books to pay for, I’d recommend you wait until you’ve got at least four, so that you maximise the shipping costs (and I save time on bloody packaging, which I loathe!). From time to time, I’ll send details over to those with tabs, not to nudge them into paying (if I think you’re not playing fair, I’ll let you know straight!), but simply to check out that we both agree on the books that you’ve reserved.

 

 

And that’s about it! I may have forgotten something, in which case you’ll be seeing a little ‘Post Edited…’ comment at the bottom of this screed.

 

I may also have called something wrong, that there’s a practical problem with something I’ve suggested above. If this is the case, please let me know and it may be that I have to slightly amend how things are done.

[awe4one]

 

That was pretty clear...

 

Jim

[JayT]

Thanks for all the info - hope I was specific enough!

[bigfiver69]

You have given every one the info they need.... forget responding the PMs and heat up that scanner!!!!

 

So far, the books have been pretty delicious. Keep 'em coming. Can't wait to see those war books.

 

Shep

[nik]

Sounds good Nick,

 

All the PMs slow you down, its like people camping at Store in anticipation of being the first to get in to buy the next hot item

Just tell people to bug off and wait

 

 

If I get close to 1K in purchases give me a heads up

[Bronty]

Sounds good Nick,

 

All the PMs slow you down, its like people camping at Store in anticipation of being the first to get in to buy the next hot item

Just tell people to bug off and wait

 

 

If I get close to 1K in purchases give me a heads up

 

I agree.. if you want to keep this manageable forget the want lists entirely... let people check the thread... otherwise you'll just be dealing with want list pm's 24/7... plus its more fair

[greggy]

[lizards2]

I agree.. if you want to keep this manageable forget the want lists entirely... let people check the thread... otherwise you'll just be dealing with want list pm's 24/7... plus its more fair....,

....., to those that sit at their computers 24/7....,

[Wrightson fan]

High grade 9.4 or better Avengers please.......I request that they be posted next.....along with Kirby 4th World books!

 

 

 

Scott

[Flaming_Telepath]

A boarder has just, via PM, raised a very valid concern…

 

‘With all of these want list requests, won’t the collection get picked over, leaving just the dross to be posted here?’

 

 

Not a hope in hell.

 

A number of the requests are simply not do-able…FF #1-#10 in VF or better.

A number of the requests are duplicated by different people.

A number of requests will be ignored – ‘anything in 9.6 or better’.

A number of requests are for seemingly silly items that are very important to that person – Marvel Premiere #18 in NM- or better to complete a run.

A number of requests are extremely specific – two specific books in a precise grade.

 

Point is, there are 3,000-odd books that are going to go through here, and the requests haven’t made much of an inroad.

 

Nobody’s asked for a GL #76.

Or a Marvel Spotlight #2.

Or a Hulk #181.

Or a House Of Secrets #92.

 

You get the idea. And besides, just because certain books will be offered before being posted doesn’t mean that they will get taken. Perhaps they have sourced them elsewhere in the meantime? Perhaps they don’t like the wrap? Perhaps it’s too high or too low a grade?

 

Bottom line, there WILL be more than enough to go around and nobody should be worried about missing out on some beautiful books. I think everyone’s going to come away with something to smile about.

 

Finally, wants lists DO slow me down and I want to compile a master list and then check each box against it as I process. However, I don’t want to have to continually update it, add to it, delete from it, etc.

 

Therefore, specific wants lists will be accepted until midnight tonight EST. After that…watch the bloody thread!

[johnenock]

A boarder has just, via PM, raised a very valid concern…

 

‘With all of these want list requests, won’t the collection get picked over, leaving just the dross to be posted here?’

 

 

Not a hope in hell.

 

A number of the requests are simply not do-able…FF #1-#10 in VF or better.

A number of the requests are duplicated by different people.

A number of requests will be ignored – ‘anything in 9.6 or better’.

A number of requests are for seemingly silly items that are very important to that person – Marvel Premiere #18 in NM- or better to complete a run.

A number of requests are extremely specific – two specific books in a precise grade.

 

Point is, there are 3,000-odd books that are going to go through here, and the requests haven’t made much of an inroad.

 

Nobody’s asked for a GL #76.

Or a Marvel Spotlight #2.

Or a Hulk #181.

Or a House Of Secrets #92.

 

You get the idea. And besides, just because certain books will be offered before being posted doesn’t mean that they will get taken. Perhaps they have sourced them elsewhere in the meantime? Perhaps they don’t like the wrap? Perhaps it’s too high or too low a grade?

 

Bottom line, there WILL be more than enough to go around and nobody should be worried about missing out on some beautiful books. I think everyone’s going to come away with something to smile about.

 

Finally, wants lists DO slow me down and I want to compile a master list and then check each box against it as I process. However, I don’t want to have to continually update it, add to it, delete from it, etc.

 

Therefore, specific wants lists will be accepted until midnight tonight EST. After that…watch the bloody thread!

 

You have mine right? You want me to send another?

[Flaming_Telepath]

You have mine right? You want me to send another?

 

Got yours, John!

[VintageComics]

You have mine right? You want me to send another?

 

Got yours, John!

 

Got any Sonic The Hedghog issues? Low grade readers, with white PQ, on creases larger than 3" and no pizza stains? Original staples a must.

[VintageComics]

[FlyingDonut]

My want list request was pretty specific.

[Flaming_Telepath]

My want list request was pretty specific.

 

[Flaming_Telepath]

You have mine right? You want me to send another?

 

Got yours, John!

 

Got any Sonic The Hedghog issues? Low grade readers, with white PQ, on creases larger than 3" and no pizza stains? Original staples a must.

 

This is almost as annoying as greggy's constant PMs....

[lizards2]

 

This is almost as annoying as greggy's constant PMS....

 

I though greggy was a boy?