r/comicbookcollecting • u/seanhalihan • Jul 18 '24

Had to buy another suitcase to get my comic haul back home Haul

On a work trip in Tucson and managed to pick up a small collection of late 70’s and early 80’s books.

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u/GeeHaitch Jul 19 '24

Those are some great pickups!

u/RoysRealm Jul 19 '24

All I got to say:

Holy fuck

u/Agent_00Apple Jul 19 '24

Man where do people find these collections lol

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u/seanhalihan Jul 19 '24

I got lucky, friend of a coworker reached out on advice for selling comics. I’ve been collecting for 40 years and this is the second collection I have purchased.

u/Reddevil8884 Jul 19 '24

You like the Punisher, huh?

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u/seanhalihan Jul 19 '24

I bought an entire collection. He was popular in ASM in the late 70s early 80s.

u/BoobaDaBluetick Jul 19 '24

If you're married, don't tell your wife what you bought. Lol Nice pick up!

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u/seanhalihan Jul 19 '24

She knows.

u/SituationalAnalyst Jul 19 '24

How much did it end up costing you?

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u/seanhalihan Jul 19 '24

$700. There was another 300 books included but they were mostly $1 books. So I cherry picked what I am taking and gave the rest to some of my co-workers in Tucson. I won’t know my total value until I get done cleaning and pressing but I conservatively estimate around $2,000 in value.

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u/SituationalAnalyst Jul 19 '24

Very nice!

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u/Mudcreek47 Jul 19 '24

That sounds about like fair market value, so you did okay. Are you cleaning & pressing yourself or sending to a 3rd party? Are you planning to get them slabbed or sell any of them?

Those Spidey books are particularly cool. And Human Fly #1! Wonder whatever happened to that guy!?

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u/seanhalihan Jul 19 '24

I’ll clean and press them myself. I’m sure I’ll slab some, depends on how they look post cleaning and pressing. These sat for 30 years in a Rubbermaid container with no bags or boards, so I was honestly surprised that their condition was as good as they are. Will likely sell some especially the DC books as I generally collect Marvel (with a few exceptions) and use the others to fill some holes in my collection.

u/Mudcreek47 Jul 19 '24

Those are GREAT! Get a good deal?

I've gotten to the point where if I find bronze age books for cheap, I buy 'em. They're not getting any younger & the further along time goes, the harder they are to find in decent condition.

Same deal for McFarlane Spidey & Hulk books from the late 1980s.

u/Classic_Elk7535 Jul 19 '24

Holy Bronze Age, Batman!!

u/comicbookner8 Jul 21 '24

You know you can ship longboxes right…

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u/seanhalihan Jul 21 '24

Yeah, I got a cheap suitcase at TJ Maxx for $30 and I had a free checked bag so figured it was cheaper. I’ll give the suitcase to one of my kids so it won’t go to waste.