finally, my very own flea market find

[nickwire]

well, as the title says, out today i find an older guy selling everything you can think of. sees me looking at a few comics he has, asks if i like older books. pulls out a box of about 60 books and a stack of mags. the classic " i dont know anything about them" line but i can have the box for 100 bucks. a quick glance and i see showcase 41, 42, and 43. i agree on the spot. when i get home, i find about 20 showcase between 41 and 90, and a handful of dell four colours creepy and eerie 2 to 10 each! all at least vg/f. im a happy boy. there was a stack of underground books too, anyone know a good web site for value and how to tell the printings on undergrounds?

[sckao]

Nice pickup.

 

As for Undergounds, the Fogel guide is pretty good. There are some sites that help in identifying 1st prints as well.

 

 

[Shadow]

Nice find! Maybe I should stop in at Flea Markets?

[50 Cent #II (1st)]

PM me, I'll help you with the UG's.

[nickwire]

heres a list of the undergrounds if anyone can help me out with info on them

 

spiffy stories #1 1969

fog city comics #2 1978

the legion of charlies # ? 1971

deep 3-d comics #1 1970

snappy sammy smoot # ? 1979

amazon comics # ? 1972

adventures of the little green dinosaur #1 and #2, 1972

cartoon history of the universe #2 1979

dreams of everyman #? 1992

an army of principles #? 1976

crystal night #1 1980

rip off comics #7 1980

mystic funnies #2 1999

[nickwire]

these might not even count as undergrounds like zap and the such. im just hoping to find out about them

[50 Cent #II (1st)]

Those are precisely UnderGrounds. Those arn't big money UG's though, I think the Spiffy would probably be the most valuable one at around $10-20 at most.

[Flee-Marquette]

Nice find! Maybe I should stop in at Flea Markets?

 

Most of the time Flea Markets are a bust. But if you are patient and consistently check in, you might be surprised at what turns up. About 3/4 of my collection has come from great Flea Market deals.

[deathlok]

Last time I went to the flea market I got fleas, or was that crabs that time and fleas from somewhere else?

[greggy]

Last time I went to the flea market I got fleas, or was that crabs that time and fleas from somewhere else?

[50 Cent #II (1st)]

Did the crabs help get rid of the lice?

[Jeffro.]

Most of the time Flea Markets are a bust.

 

 

Ain't that the truth. I hit a fairly large flea market every year on vacation. Been going there for at least 20 years and never found squat for comics.

[mica]

and a handful of dell

[rjpb]

Those are precisely UnderGrounds. Those aren't big money UG's though, I think the Spiffy would probably be the most valuable one at around $10-20 at most.

 

The Spiffy might be worth a little more than that depending on condition, but in VG that's probably close. The rest aren't worth much, although a few are good reading.

[KEY ISSUES Comics]

Good for you my man!

 

I lost patience for flea markets very fast in my parts - the only people selling comics are jokers who now ZERO about the actual hobby/market and sell everything close to NM guide prices regardless of title, issue #, and grade. No wonder they have the same books YEAR after YEAR.

 

These folks dream in technicolor thinking they have a fortune in colored paper. I guess if they knew any better they wouldn't be working in a flea market *sigh*. It's really frustrating to come across some decent comics at prices NO ONE will ever pay. To me that's a real waste - comics in the possession of clueless individuals who could care less about them. My frustration is compounded when they aren't even boarded! Arghhh!

 

To quote Jason Lee from MALLRATS:"Bag and board the comics you savages!!!!" - disclaimer: quote may be incaccurate.

[Flee-Marquette]

Last time I went to the flea market I got fleas, or was that crabs that time and fleas from somewhere else?

[ShoNuff-migration]

 

 

[greggy]

[ShoNuff-migration]

Dammit!

[greggy]

Dammit!

Canuck holiday so I'm trolling you the whole day