@@joeydrakeward4077 I agree. The collections history should have no bearing on the purchase unless it was bought on the blind which Gary would have to own so either way.....Gary stop the whining! It's in poor taste. It comes off like you were embarrassed by the purchase. It's okay to foul a ball off.
I’d kill to find a score even half as good as this in Australia. This was easily worth 1500, if you ever sell x men 32 I’d be interested. One of the few I need to complete a full x men run 1-544
Gary Great fun video as always. I think you got a great deal for the price. Should have another video What else was in the other boxes? Was there a lot of duplicates? I have been buying for over 35 years and do a local show for 10 years. Surprisingly not everyone is looking for the keys. Looking forward to your next video
Less than $2 a book overall with some 8.0+ keys and you'll make most of the $1,500 (or all +, depending on the grades) back on just the ASM 37 and 129. Great pick up and no way you did overpay, in spite of the volume of garbage in there. Book to send: SW 8, ASM 252, Batman 457, X-Men 129 and ASM 300.
Hey Gary, do you ever consider well centered early prints (deeper colors) when submitting. That would be important to me anyway. Also, any shop closure I've heard of was heavily cherry picked before the final dumping.
Those waves on so many comics, isn't that moisture damage? I'd guess they were bag'n'boarded later, after the comics were sitting on a shelf in the basement a few years.
You have to grade a 300 pretty much all the way down to 5.0. Outside of that, the SW8, the 252, the NM98 and the Bats 457. Thats also considered the first Killer Croc.
I have over 1500 books from 90’s and above . Non are CGC wife got subscription for Christmas this year. Anyway you can help determine which books should I do first. I have all my books login in CLZ.
your videos kept me sane while having covid alone in a room for two weeks ..thank you for your vids i appreciate them. im ok now and back to the real world . keep it comic brother !
Gary, I was looking at buying my first collection and I was wondering your thoughts on this one detail. There are over 5500 books and the ask price is $2000 or BO. All the books are bagged but not boarded. Not being boarded leads me to believe there is probably lots of spine stress. Thoughts?
Just getting into collecting from a local lcs, setting up pull lists, emailing about variant covers before foc, and now am looking at buying lots/collections. This video just gets me hyped that there collections like this out there to find, the books aren’t pristine, but I’d rather find coveted books in a downgrade, then meh in a 9.8. I feel like a asm 300 or secret wars will only grow in value
I've never been overly concerned by grades, so long as everything presents well idc if it's a 4 or a 9. I'd be over the moon with the first Deadpool, Punisher or Venom haha. I vote ASM 300, Batman 357, New mutants 98, Uncanny 129 and Secret wars 8. Good pulls man!
Batman 457 , Transformers #1 , Secret Wars 8, Hulk First Rocket , and New Mutants 98. How much would you be willing to let the second New Mutants 98 go for . I would be willing to pay for it to be graded too. As always another great video
A lot of books for sure... $price seems ok but you have a very sharp eye...Asm129, Asm300, MshSW8, Nm98 Xmen &Batman books 👍all the best for New Years.. cheers and stay safe..
I have that Batman 457 newsstand with 000 inside. It’s not the second print with the “new Robin issue” at the top. Is mine a keeper? I vote Secret Wars 8, Amazing 252,299,300 and New Mutants 98
The Old Man picks Brave & Bold 200, Bats 457, Omega Men 3, DD 168, and Sec Wars 8. Good luck moving those X-Men & X-Force 1’s. When I ran a shop called Comics America back in the 90’s, we used them for door prizes at any special event we held.
It's rare that someone buys multiple copies of certain books, everything is bagged and boarded, and yet even the duplicates are not in good shape. Of course on video and in bags they all look good.
Bro, and I use that term very California style, don't whine about deciding to spend dirt prices on dirt copies of books LOL. You and I both know you got way more than your money's worth & salvaging efforts are noble! Now that they are in your care, they will only thrive more :-) ASM #298, 299, 300, Batman #357, and Omega Men #3 … With a shout out to that 9.0 New Mutants #98 :-) Happy new year in advance!
First of all, I feel you are very fair to these sellers who have very questionable mid to high grade books. Right away my picks are Secret Wars 8, ASM 299+300, Batman 357 and 457 (New Mutant 1 came close for my fifth pick! Enjoyed your video!
Gary, if you're comfortable saying so, I'm interested to know how much enthusiasm you had for this collection when you decided to purchase it, vs. later, after you'd had a chance to examine everything more carefully.
Hey Gary, Looking like a nice fine so far, I am 6 mins in and looks like a bit of a time capsule with the Wolverine mini, X-Factor 1/2's etc, First Bishop etc. looking forward to the rest of vid... Some pretty weird condition issues, maybe on where they have been stored over the years. :D Greetings from Scotland
Does it look like those books were taking out for reading a lot? Im not sure how the book quality degraded if they were probably kept in a box for most of its time.
Gary, to be brutally honest, the condition of the books and the price you paid, made me weep. I think you were very generous with your offer, but hopefully you won't lose money. My choices to send are: Brave and the Bold # 200, Batman # 357, Uncanny X-Men # 142, Secret Wars # 8 and New Mutants # 98.
Gary, you got tO go with all of the Symbiote books Spidey 252, 300, Secret wars 8. The 1st transformer and Wolverine 1. I think all solid books with potential to rise in value
Asm 300, wolverine 1, secret wars 8, hulk 271, nm 98 - also will you be selling the other new mutants 98 - how much would you price an 8.0 or 9.0 at before press clean & grading ? Thanks again !
Just discovered your channel Gary. For my money I would choose: 1. Secret Wars 8 2. Hulk 271 3. Daredevil 168 4. ASM 300 5. Wolverine 1 I would also consider the Claremont/Miller Wolverine issues. I think Deadpool is almost played out with the movies, so I dont see much more upside to that book. He may get another movie, but I don't see it going up from there. Anyone who wants the book has it already. Venom still has some potential, contingent on future movie tie-ins with the MCU, but its likely to be a while before that happens. Elektra has a lot of positives, again contingent on what they do with Daredevil, so its not a book thats going to explode anytime soon. The Transformers seem to have some nice momentum as they constantly seem to have new toys coming out. Its also a bit nice since the book came out in 1984, rather than the late 80s/early 90s when print runs were huge. The X-Men 142 is a nice steady book to own. There has almost always been a market for it. The same could be said for the 129, but I see the 129, which I see as a more important key, although the 142 has a more important story. I don't tend to see the collection as a bust, it just might take a little longer than you might like to get your money back out of it. If there are 3000 books, you are in it for about $0.50 per book. Take them to a con and list the non-keys for $2-3 per book and make a quick flip. Good Luck!!! Patrick
I would send in Batman 447 error, DD 168, NM 98, ASM 299, ASM 300. Too bad about the condition, but even in the lower high-grades you'll get a decent return... Especially with the ASM as we get closer to Let There be Carnage
Yay, you found another collection. I understand your disappointment for the condition of the books, being that they were from a LCS. Save as many as you can. ASM 252,300. Batman 457. SW 8. NM 98. Keep it comics.
I almost feel shamed by this video. I buy for the love of reading the books. I have maybe half of what you found. I’ll say my 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s books are likely bought all low grade because I couldn’t afford what you found, single issues, in a high grade like a ASM 300. With this said, if you paid 1500 for 8 long boxes that include Amazing Spider-Man 37, 129, 252, 300, X-Men 129, 142, Hulk 271, Daredevil 168 and two new mutants 98....You made out like a bandit because the seller should have got more out of you, which he knew what he had. Regardless of condition, the collection paid for itself and all are flip able. I’ll give you 1500 for that collection. Lol
i know that collection is worth way more the $1500 idk why he is mad about it so much a real comic fan wont go just off price of a comic but the history behind it i love my shitty condition 1950s tales from the crypts i dont care they are graded a .5 and 3 ect ... they are a amazing part of comic book history i would of paid 1,500 in a heart beat to preserve that colletion falling into the hands of someone who resales or is in it for the money
It's been 30 years since you could wander into a garage and find a box of comics that the person had no idea what they could possibly have. You are very lucky my friend? Absolute envy understates watching you flip thru that trove wtg
I wonder if he was buying his Comics second hand from a newsstand you seem to get a lot of newsstand copies in the collection maybe he was getting them off a buddy that owned a 7-Eleven or something
My top five picks to go to CGC: 1. Wolverine #1 2. Batman #457 3. Secret Wars #8 4. Daredevil #168 5. X-Men #142 Cool review. And Happy New Year! And God bless.
Man, the condition on those books makes me sad, but a nice assortment of books anyway. My choices would be Secret Wars 8, ASM 252, X-MEN 129, Daredevil 168, ASM 300
hi Gary, You mention using CGC for your book grading/slabs. Any reason you don't want to use CBCS given their pre-grading cost of $4.00 per book regardless of Tiers AND the new Population Report/register. I am seeing more channels like Bueller or Reggiecollects using both CBCS and CGC. Are you just partial....just wanted more info. thx
That's so disappointing! The number of books that should be great are in bad condition. :-( I went to a comic shop close to an old job where the owner was old and nothing (and I mean nothing) was in very fine condition, let alone excellent. Here are the books I think you should send out: New Mutants 98, ASM 300, Secret Wars #8, Uncanny X-Men 242, and ASM 299. I think you will eventually make a profit from this collection, but it probably won't be much. Good luck and Happy New Year Gary!!!
Hey Gary cool video. Curious what do you do with books like x force 1 or things that are not really hot books or books you personally enjoy? Do you just hold them or sell them off in lots? I have a bunch of books like that and want to know your take. Thanks!
Send in Secret Wars 8, Batman 357, X-Men 129, Daredevil 168 and Amazing 300. Sell the rest raw. With as many books that were in it, you can easily make your money back on the keys and broom the rest for the profit. Midgrade books sell fast at a low price.
Wolverine #1, Batman #357, X-Men #129, DD #168, Hulk 271 Love it when you let us “watch over your shoulder” as you look through those collections. Good luck with those CGC’s...
It's a cool 90's time capsule. I get why the ASM 300 not being a 9+ is a bummer, but slabbed at even a 7.0 would pay off a decent chunk of that collection.
i think i agree with everyone in this comments section: he got a steal at $1500. you have immediate 50c/$1/$2 bins, as well as stuff for your own collection and then the keys (some of which you have doubles of) would pay at least ~50% of what you paid.... so overall great buy!. But i guess the disappointment of the grades is all very subjective. most people who actually LOVE comics may not necessarily care about the grades. For you it seems that the grade of the key is what is collectible. and if that's what you love in your collection then i hope you find what you are looking for. I need to start buying people's collections.
O bought one stabbed book from eBay. My only other CGC book is a Gold CGC Signed (by Layman) issue Chew #1 i had him ink at the Denver ComicCon a few years ago.
Write-in vote: Strawberry Shortcake. No brainer if the comics were in better shape... 1st Deadpool, Transformer #1, asm 252, asm 300. Would a high grade 1st Bishop or Apocalyse worth sending to cgc?
Awesome as always. I'd say ASM 300, Rocket Racoon and Deadpool. You're right about the condition, I'd expect better from a shop. With the amount of newsstand comics you showed you might be looking at the very picked over back issues that were left over when they closed. Just own it now - that strawberry shortcake is going in the personal collection
Nice video ,my choice = the Batman Tim drake issue, X-men 129, asm300, Wolverine #1, X-men #142...just going with my gut ...& think that it’s a no brained towards selling , someone will need/ want any one of these books ...but like you don’t know that already. Great to see ya with another collection...means future videos. Thanks for all the hard work that goes with making these videos ...always impressed by the great content.
First Jason Todd, Batman error book, first appearance of Lobo, the first Transformers, and the first appearance of hell fire club. That's so crazy how beat up those books are from a comic shop. I mean my 90s books are rough but I was 5,6,7 years old then too hahaha
Would it be possible if I sent a hulk 180 181 and 182 to you and you could tell me if there worth grading? Thought it would make some good content for the channel they all have value stamps just not sure of grade my vision isn’t what it use to be.
New bags and boards are telling me that collection wasn't bagged and boarded to start with. Still awesome books no less.. how many Deadpool " rookie " cards did you pull from those Xforce 1's ?
Even in lower grade some of those will exceed the $30 dollar average value tier slabbing and shipping fee from CGC. I’d send all the ones you showed us. Both first New Mutant Deadpool’s. Both the black suit spideys. The Lobo Omega men. I liked them all. Lol. Out of curiosity, what do you do with all the “fluff” as you call it. Haha.
As a Brazillian that travelled very few times, Wolverine #1 (1988) in one of my most steemeed items in my collection. I truly love Buscema's run with the character. I have the first 4 or 5 issues of this series. So I'd vote for it along with the Secret Wars issue 8, Batman #357, The Brave and the Bold #200 and Batman #457. God bless!
$1500 for all of that? Is that what they were asking or what you whittled them down to? Just a few of those books tossed up on ebay as is pays for the remainder of the 8 long boxes. This is the 3rd or 4th time now I've seen one of your collection purchase videos and been very surprised at how little you pay people.
Suggestion - uniquely label your bulk purchases. Call this one "Dec 2020 - 1" if this was your first purchase in Dec 2020 or something. You can then put that label in your titles so when you do follow ups on this exact collect, such as selecting the books to be sent off and/or when the come back, we could tie the vids together easily. This will also help viewers many months or even years from now. Anyways - just a suggestion. Cheers.
Thanks for the video, Gary. You were nice enough to give the guy a free comic when you under-paid maybe this guy will give you a free comic because you over-paid :). Hard to choose five but...Hulk 271, Secret Wars 8, ASM 299, Brave and the Bold 200 and Omega Men 3.
1. Brave and the Bold #200 2. Batman #357 3. Batman #457 (Breyfogle art *_*) 4. X-men #129 5. Daredevil #168 $2/book sounds like a great deal, though they will take a lot of space and time. At least you will have ammunition for the next batch of your Mystery Boxes.
Even if they aren’t high grade those are still some great books
I’m blown away at how down he sounds on that collection.
@@joeydrakeward4077 I agree. The collections history should have no bearing on the purchase unless it was bought on the blind which Gary would have to own so either way.....Gary stop the whining! It's in poor taste. It comes off like you were embarrassed by the purchase. It's okay to foul a ball off.
He will make well over the $1500 he spent on that collection.
@@yodadeePS3 Yup and that complaining still seems to haunt us
Get that strawberry shortcake #1 graded stat
I’d kill to find a score even half as good as this in Australia. This was easily worth 1500, if you ever sell x men 32 I’d be interested. One of the few I need to complete a full x men run 1-544
Gary
Great fun video as always.
I think you got a great deal for the price.
Should have another video
What else was in the other boxes?
Was there a lot of duplicates?
I have been buying for over 35 years and do a local show for 10 years.
Surprisingly not everyone is looking for the keys.
Looking forward to your next video
Less than $2 a book overall with some 8.0+ keys and you'll make most of the $1,500 (or all +, depending on the grades) back on just the ASM 37 and 129. Great pick up and no way you did overpay, in spite of the volume of garbage in there.
Book to send: SW 8, ASM 252, Batman 457, X-Men 129 and ASM 300.
he picks up 8 long boxes in 1 day, that's my whole collection. and yes, i need a X-Force #1, good haul.
IF the 129 ASM was in that deal, I'd snap bought the lot of books for 15 hundy! EASY decision. THUMBS UP!
Turok 1 just paid for the whole collection.
LOL Stop.
ASM300, X129, Secret Wars 8, NM98 and ASM299 - Regarding price, wouldn't the ASM129 almost pay for the collection? Thanks for sharing. Thanks
I would send ASM 252, 299, 300, the error book, and the NM98.
Hey Gary, do you ever consider well centered early prints (deeper colors) when submitting. That would be important to me anyway. Also, any shop closure I've heard of was heavily cherry picked before the final dumping.
Send in the X-men 129, ASM 252, ASM 300, DD 168, and the NM 98, I think those are the best bang for your buck. Honorable mention, Transformers 1.
Those waves on so many comics, isn't that moisture damage? I'd guess they were bag'n'boarded later, after the comics were sitting on a shelf in the basement a few years.
Yeah, I was thinking the same. Also looks to me like someone had already cherry-picked all but the most damaged Silver Age comics.
Water damage could have happened after the sale but prior to being nagged and boarded.
@Tom Nordlie . Or they just bought silver books when they found them cheap, which often meant damaged.
@@robertt9342 Yeah, that's probably a more accurate explanation. A few of the older comics looked to be in okay-ish condition.
$1500 seems like a really good deal for 3000 books! Nice job!
You have to grade a 300 pretty much all the way down to 5.0. Outside of that, the SW8, the 252, the NM98 and the Bats 457. Thats also considered the first Killer Croc.
I have over 1500 books from 90’s and above . Non are CGC wife got subscription for Christmas this year. Anyway you can help determine which books should I do first. I have all my books login in CLZ.
your videos kept me sane while having covid alone in a room for two weeks ..thank you for your vids i appreciate them. im ok now and back to the real world . keep it comic brother !
Thank you!
Gary, I was looking at buying my first collection and I was wondering your thoughts on this one detail. There are over 5500 books and the ask price is $2000 or BO. All the books are bagged but not boarded. Not being boarded leads me to believe there is probably lots of spine stress. Thoughts?
Just getting into collecting from a local lcs, setting up pull lists, emailing about variant covers before foc, and now am looking at buying lots/collections. This video just gets me hyped that there collections like this out there to find, the books aren’t pristine, but I’d rather find coveted books in a downgrade, then meh in a 9.8. I feel like a asm 300 or secret wars will only grow in value
I've never been overly concerned by grades, so long as everything presents well idc if it's a 4 or a 9. I'd be over the moon with the first Deadpool, Punisher or Venom haha. I vote ASM 300, Batman 357, New mutants 98, Uncanny 129 and Secret wars 8. Good pulls man!
Batman 457 , Transformers #1 , Secret Wars 8, Hulk First Rocket , and New Mutants 98. How much would you be willing to let the second New Mutants 98 go for . I would be willing to pay for it to be graded too. As always another great video
A lot of books for sure... $price seems ok but you have a very sharp eye...Asm129, Asm300, MshSW8, Nm98 Xmen &Batman books 👍all the best for New Years.. cheers and stay safe..
At least there was an ASM #300 in there.
I have that Batman 457 newsstand with 000 inside. It’s not the second print with the “new Robin issue” at the top. Is mine a keeper?
I vote Secret Wars 8, Amazing 252,299,300 and New Mutants 98
The Old Man picks Brave & Bold 200, Bats 457, Omega Men 3, DD 168, and Sec Wars 8. Good luck moving those X-Men & X-Force 1’s. When I ran a shop called Comics America back in the 90’s, we used them for door prizes at any special event we held.
It's rare that someone buys multiple copies of certain books, everything is bagged and boarded, and yet even the duplicates are not in good shape. Of course on video and in bags they all look good.
Spidy 299,300 SW8, New Mutants 98 & Transformers 1. Thanks for sharing your collection & knowledge with us. Great fun
Bro, and I use that term very California style, don't whine about deciding to spend dirt prices on dirt copies of books LOL. You and I both know you got way more than your money's worth & salvaging efforts are noble! Now that they are in your care, they will only thrive more :-) ASM #298, 299, 300, Batman #357, and Omega Men #3 … With a shout out to that 9.0 New Mutants #98 :-) Happy new year in advance!
First of all, I feel you are very fair to these sellers who have very questionable mid to high grade books. Right away my picks are Secret Wars 8, ASM 299+300, Batman 357 and 457 (New Mutant 1 came close for my fifth pick! Enjoyed your video!
Gary, if you're comfortable saying so, I'm interested to know how much enthusiasm you had for this collection when you decided to purchase it, vs. later, after you'd had a chance to examine everything more carefully.
I felt better after looking closer
Hey Gary, Looking like a nice fine so far, I am 6 mins in and looks like a bit of a time capsule with the Wolverine mini, X-Factor 1/2's etc, First Bishop etc. looking forward to the rest of vid... Some pretty weird condition issues, maybe on where they have been stored over the years. :D Greetings from Scotland
I have a few questions. Where do you find these deals ? How do you afford them ? How can I get key issues without taking out a loan? Thanks
Does it look like those books were taking out for reading a lot? Im not sure how the book quality degraded if they were probably kept in a box for most of its time.
Gary, to be brutally honest, the condition of the books and the price you paid, made me weep.
I think you were very generous with your offer, but hopefully you won't lose money.
My choices to send are: Brave and the Bold # 200, Batman # 357, Uncanny X-Men # 142, Secret Wars # 8 and New Mutants # 98.
Gary, you got tO go with all of the Symbiote books Spidey 252, 300, Secret wars 8. The 1st transformer and Wolverine 1. I think all solid books with potential to rise in value
Asm 300, wolverine 1, secret wars 8, hulk 271, nm 98 - also will you be selling the other new mutants 98 - how much would you price an 8.0 or 9.0 at before press clean & grading ? Thanks again !
Just discovered your channel Gary.
For my money I would choose:
1. Secret Wars 8
2. Hulk 271
3. Daredevil 168
4. ASM 300
5. Wolverine 1
I would also consider the Claremont/Miller Wolverine issues.
I think Deadpool is almost played out with the movies, so I dont see much more upside to that book. He may get another movie, but I don't see it going up from there. Anyone who wants the book has it already.
Venom still has some potential, contingent on future movie tie-ins with the MCU, but its likely to be a while before that happens.
Elektra has a lot of positives, again contingent on what they do with Daredevil, so its not a book thats going to explode anytime soon.
The Transformers seem to have some nice momentum as they constantly seem to have new toys coming out. Its also a bit nice since the book came out in 1984, rather than the late 80s/early 90s when print runs were huge.
The X-Men 142 is a nice steady book to own. There has almost always been a market for it. The same could be said for the 129, but I see the 129, which I see as a more important key, although the 142 has a more important story.
I don't tend to see the collection as a bust, it just might take a little longer than you might like to get your money back out of it. If there are 3000 books, you are in it for about $0.50 per book. Take them to a con and list the non-keys for $2-3 per book and make a quick flip.
Good Luck!!!
Patrick
I would send in Batman 447 error, DD 168, NM 98, ASM 299, ASM 300. Too bad about the condition, but even in the lower high-grades you'll get a decent return... Especially with the ASM as we get closer to Let There be Carnage
asm 300 ,batman 457 ,secret wars 8 , x men 129 ,New Mutants 98 ... if they can be cleaned pressed etc .
Just found a batman457 myselfand sent off to CGC for my first ever submission. Thanks for all you videos and the knowledge you share
Great video, always great facts Gary. X-men 129, ASM 299, Hulk 271, Secret Wars 8. I had a buddy with zero comic knowledge pick his favorites 😁.
Yay, you found another collection. I understand your disappointment for the condition of the books, being that they were from a LCS. Save as many as you can. ASM 252,300. Batman 457. SW 8. NM 98. Keep it comics.
X-Men 129
DD 168
New Mutants 98
ASM 252
ASM 300
What do you do with ALL the other books?
I almost feel shamed by this video. I buy for the love of reading the books. I have maybe half of what you found. I’ll say my 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s books are likely bought all low grade because I couldn’t afford what you found, single issues, in a high grade like a ASM 300. With this said, if you paid 1500 for 8 long boxes that include Amazing Spider-Man 37, 129, 252, 300, X-Men 129, 142, Hulk 271, Daredevil 168 and two new mutants 98....You made out like a bandit because the seller should have got more out of you, which he knew what he had. Regardless of condition, the collection paid for itself and all are flip able. I’ll give you 1500 for that collection. Lol
i know that collection is worth way more the $1500 idk why he is mad about it so much a real comic fan wont go just off price of a comic but the history behind it i love my shitty condition 1950s tales from the crypts i dont care they are graded a .5 and 3 ect ... they are a amazing part of comic book history i would of paid 1,500 in a heart beat to preserve that colletion falling into the hands of someone who resales or is in it for the money
@@Edregawg yup. If the price is right and the cover presents well, I dont care about the grade
@psychotronik15 are you selling?!! smh
Whenever you get an ASM 300, you have to get it graded.
It's been 30 years since you could wander into a garage and find a box of comics that the person had no idea what they could possibly have. You are very lucky my friend? Absolute envy understates watching you flip thru that trove wtg
I don’t live in the U.S. so what’s the difference between a newsstand version & a regular comic?
I wonder if he was buying his Comics second hand from a newsstand you seem to get a lot of newsstand copies in the collection maybe he was getting them off a buddy that owned a 7-Eleven or something
At least this guy was able to look after these books and have them bagged & boarded.
The 90's X-Men #1 Wolverine and Gambit variant is the best one to have because of the 1st Omega Red Poster in the centerfold.
Are they cleanable and pressable I like Wolverine number one
My top five picks to go to CGC:
1. Wolverine #1
2. Batman #457
3. Secret Wars #8
4. Daredevil #168
5. X-Men #142
Cool review. And Happy New Year! And God bless.
Man, the condition on those books makes me sad, but a nice assortment of books anyway. My choices would be Secret Wars 8, ASM 252, X-MEN 129, Daredevil 168, ASM 300
Daredevil 168, secret wars 8, amazing 300, 1st Deadpool, super Mario bros.
Still a great collection dude! ASM 252, 298, 299, 300, SW8. Can’t wait for the follow up video!
hi Gary,
You mention using CGC for your book grading/slabs. Any reason you don't want to use CBCS given their pre-grading cost of $4.00 per book regardless of Tiers AND the new Population Report/register. I am seeing more channels like Bueller or Reggiecollects using both CBCS and CGC. Are you just partial....just wanted more info. thx
The Fact that you find all these collections🤯 Word of Mouth Here I Come🗣🗣🗣🗣
I vote on the Batman Issue to send to CGC 👌🏽
Hey Gary, Thanks foe the video. My picks for CGC are BatMan 457 - OmegaMen 3 - Uncanny X-Men 129 - Hulk 271 & ASM 300.
That's so disappointing! The number of books that should be great are in bad condition. :-( I went to a comic shop close to an old job where the owner was old and nothing (and I mean nothing) was in very fine condition, let alone excellent. Here are the books I think you should send out: New Mutants 98, ASM 300, Secret Wars #8, Uncanny X-Men 242, and ASM 299. I think you will eventually make a profit from this collection, but it probably won't be much. Good luck and Happy New Year Gary!!!
I’d give anything to find those ins any condition raw.. great find.... ams300, hulk, omegamen 3 , X-men 142& X-men 129... good luck.....
Batman 357, Omega Man 3, Daredevil 168, Secret Wars 8, and ASM 299. Little bit of a bummer on the quality but hopefully you’ll come out ahead
Hey Gary cool video. Curious what do you do with books like x force 1 or things that are not really hot books or books you personally enjoy? Do you just hold them or sell them off in lots? I have a bunch of books like that and want to know your take. Thanks!
Send in Secret Wars 8, Batman 357, X-Men 129, Daredevil 168 and Amazing 300. Sell the rest raw. With as many books that were in it, you can easily make your money back on the keys and broom the rest for the profit. Midgrade books sell fast at a low price.
Wolverine #1, Batman #357, X-Men #129, DD #168, Hulk 271
Love it when you let us “watch over your shoulder” as you look through those collections. Good luck with those CGC’s...
It's a cool 90's time capsule. I get why the ASM 300 not being a 9+ is a bummer, but slabbed at even a 7.0 would pay off a decent chunk of that collection.
i think i agree with everyone in this comments section: he got a steal at $1500. you have immediate 50c/$1/$2 bins, as well as stuff for your own collection and then the keys (some of which you have doubles of) would pay at least ~50% of what you paid.... so overall great buy!. But i guess the disappointment of the grades is all very subjective. most people who actually LOVE comics may not necessarily care about the grades. For you it seems that the grade of the key is what is collectible. and if that's what you love in your collection then i hope you find what you are looking for. I need to start buying people's collections.
Did you notice all the tack holes in the Uncanny books' boards? They probably got poorly displayed as wall books.
Yes. They were definitely hanging
Man, I really need to buy a collection. Great video Gary!!!
$1500 isn’t bad man. Not bad at all.
O bought one stabbed book from eBay. My only other CGC book is a Gold CGC Signed (by Layman) issue Chew #1 i had him ink at the Denver ComicCon a few years ago.
I'm voting the 5 ASMs
Here are the 5 picks: X-Men 129, New Mutants 98, ASM 252, ASM 298, ASM 300.
Good luck on the grades, you will need it. Great video Gary! 👍🏻
How is this is a bad buy, there are sold ASM 300's at cgc 8 all over ebay for $500-700 alone? Honestly curious.
Write-in vote: Strawberry Shortcake. No brainer if the comics were in better shape... 1st Deadpool, Transformer #1, asm 252, asm 300. Would a high grade 1st Bishop or Apocalyse worth sending to cgc?
Awesome as always. I'd say ASM 300, Rocket Racoon and Deadpool. You're right about the condition, I'd expect better from a shop. With the amount of newsstand comics you showed you might be looking at the very picked over back issues that were left over when they closed. Just own it now - that strawberry shortcake is going in the personal collection
The first time i watched you flip through a box i couldn't keep up
Nice video ,my choice = the Batman Tim drake issue, X-men 129, asm300, Wolverine #1, X-men #142...just going with my gut ...& think that it’s a no brained towards selling , someone will need/ want any one of these books ...but like you don’t know that already. Great to see ya with another collection...means future videos. Thanks for all the hard work that goes with making these videos ...always impressed by the great content.
First Jason Todd, Batman error book, first appearance of Lobo, the first Transformers, and the first appearance of hell fire club. That's so crazy how beat up those books are from a comic shop. I mean my 90s books are rough but I was 5,6,7 years old then too hahaha
I would have liked to see how you graded the comics but that's because I'm trying to learn how to grade and what to look for. :)
Would it be possible if I sent a hulk 180 181 and 182 to you and you could tell me if there worth grading? Thought it would make some good content for the channel they all have value stamps just not sure of grade my vision isn’t what it use to be.
New bags and boards are telling me that collection wasn't bagged and boarded to start with. Still awesome books no less.. how many Deadpool " rookie " cards did you pull from those Xforce 1's ?
None yet. Haven't even opened any
@@VeryGaryComics a PSA 9 Deadpool card sold on eBay last week for $299. Someone must have really wanted that card.. lol 😂
Even in lower grade some of those will exceed the $30 dollar average value tier slabbing and shipping fee from CGC. I’d send all the ones you showed us. Both first New Mutant Deadpool’s. Both the black suit spideys. The Lobo Omega men. I liked them all. Lol. Out of curiosity, what do you do with all the “fluff” as you call it. Haha.
At $.50/book you did really well. Those few keys will easily pay the total cost.
Batman error,xmen days of futures past,xmen kitty pride,asm 1st venom,asm 300. Hopefully a good clean and press will bump them up to higher for cgc
I believe I saw a Turok 1 in the box, I vote for that and 4 X-force 1s.... no brainer.
There were a few gems in that collection. I’d vote for ASM 252 and 300, Secret Wars 8, Transformers 1, and X-Men 129.
I vote for NM 98, Secret Wars 8, X-Men 129, Hulk 271, and X-Men 142. Great pick up. Based on just what you’ve shown, you’ll be okay.
As a Brazillian that travelled very few times, Wolverine #1 (1988) in one of my most steemeed items in my collection. I truly love Buscema's run with the character. I have the first 4 or 5 issues of this series. So I'd vote for it along with the Secret Wars issue 8, Batman #357, The Brave and the Bold #200 and Batman #457. God bless!
I always love to see someone going through a longbox of comics. You never know what might appear!
$1500 for all of that? Is that what they were asking or what you whittled them down to? Just a few of those books tossed up on ebay as is pays for the remainder of the 8 long boxes. This is the 3rd or 4th time now I've seen one of your collection purchase videos and been very surprised at how little you pay people.
Suggestion - uniquely label your bulk purchases. Call this one "Dec 2020 - 1" if this was your first purchase in Dec 2020 or something. You can then put that label in your titles so when you do follow ups on this exact collect, such as selecting the books to be sent off and/or when the come back, we could tie the vids together easily. This will also help viewers many months or even years from now. Anyways - just a suggestion. Cheers.
Thanks for the video, Gary. You were nice enough to give the guy a free comic when you under-paid maybe this guy will give you a free comic because you over-paid :).
Hard to choose five but...Hulk 271, Secret Wars 8, ASM 299, Brave and the Bold 200 and Omega Men 3.
Obvious choices would be: New mutants 98, ASM 299, 300, 252 and X-men 129
Thundercats 1 newsstand. Star comic newsstand's are pretty hard to find. In the wild.
My votes: 1st Jason Todd, 1st Lobo, 1st Deadpool, ASM 299, ASM 300. Cool comics! Too bad about the conditions.
I'm going with Brave & Bold 200, X-Men 129, DD 168, Secret Wars 8, and ASM 298.
The conditions are tough, but some cool books nonetheless. My choices are: Batman 457, X-Men 142, Hulk 271, New Mutants 98 and ASM 300.
I love the videos where you ask us to choose the books you send in to cgc. Keep up the good content
My top 5 ASM 300,Secret Wars #8,Daredevil #168,X-men 129,Batman #457. Maybe the grades go higher than you think.
1. Brave and the Bold #200
2. Batman #357
3. Batman #457 (Breyfogle art *_*)
4. X-men #129
5. Daredevil #168
$2/book sounds like a great deal, though they will take a lot of space and time. At least you will have ammunition for the next batch of your Mystery Boxes.
Ill vote ASM 252, 300, Secret Wars 8, NM 98 and Xmen 129 if you think it can hit 9.0 or better
If you feel you overpaid @ $1500, what would've been a fair price?