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steffie · 11-30-2003, 05:02 PM

I just don't read them anymore and before they collect dust I decided to sell them. The entire collection 2001 was 5k, however I am letting it go for 3500.00 obo.

All Comics are individually wrapped and sealed. I made photos of all of them in case you want to see the individual items.

Lots of Spiderman

Will sell individually if must be

If you have any more questions, want to see pictures of the comics etc you can icq me at 18314311 or webmaster at tapact dot com

Here is a complete list of all of them

Entire Comic Book List

IntenseCash · 11-30-2003, 05:04 PM

put them on ebay

jimthefiend · 11-30-2003, 05:04 PM

dude yahoo this guy:

uncannyxfan

tell him jimthefiend sent you
he might buy some

you nerds are so cute

11-30-2003, 05:10 PM

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Originally posted by jimthefiend

you nerds are so cute

steffie · 11-30-2003, 10:18 PM

thanks, will do

;-))

Yeah were putting them on Ebay next but we thought were putting them on here first .... and give some comic book gfyer a first shot at it. Some of them are pretty rare if you had the time to look thru the list

Sly_RJ · 11-30-2003, 10:19 PM

Rictor has a couple stores. He may be interested.

MetaformX · 11-30-2003, 10:20 PM

ebay is the place for that. You will prolly be able to get more than you think.

- AFN - · 11-30-2003, 10:21 PM

And to think 1982, I ran into a VF copy of XMen #1 for $100. Back in 1982, $100 was a lot of money

GonePhishing · 11-30-2003, 10:23 PM

Nice collection man. What are you looking to pull? I see that you have a spider man #1 second print in silver there. I have the gold which was the third print. I remember that being the McFarlane torment series!

PerfectionGirls · 11-30-2003, 10:24 PM

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And to think 1982, I ran into a VF copy of XMen #1 for $100. Back in 1982, $100 was a lot of money

We are some of the few in here that can remember 1982! hahaha

BrentD · 11-30-2003, 10:25 PM

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Originally posted by steffie
I just don't read them anymore and before they collect dust I decided to sell them. The entire collection 2001 was 5k, however I am letting it go for 3500.00 obo.

All Comics are individually wrapped and sealed. I made photos of all of them in case you want to see the individual items.

Lots of Spiderman

Will sell individually if must be

If you have any more questions, want to see pictures of the comics etc you can icq me at 18314311 or webmaster at tapact dot com

Here is a complete list of all of them

Entire Comic Book List

Whats the actual condition? Are they in a house of smokers? If there went 75% of their value hehehe

Spunky · 11-30-2003, 10:26 PM

Quite a collection...You should be able to make some good coin off it for sure

DarkBob · 11-30-2003, 10:37 PM

Right before I closed my comic book store in 98 the market was so dead I could pick up collections like this for a nickel per book, and that was just for the good stuff.

Have things gotten any better? All the guys I knew down in Florida are out of business now...

Zebra · 11-30-2003, 10:48 PM

DarkBob - I closed my store in 2001. It hasn't gotten much better.

I keep close tabs on the biz and still go to some of the bigger shows looking for signs of a recovery. You would think that with the abundance of comic book movies and video games lately that the actual comic books themselves would gain a little more interest. Unfortunately that is not the case. The glut of the early 90's put a pretty big hurt on the industry and it still shows the scars.
Hopefully sometime soon it will pick back up. I have a 10 year old son who grew up surrounded by comics and he is already bugging me to open another store so that he can have a job when he is old enough lol.

Jamdin · 11-30-2003, 10:53 PM

I need to clean out my comic book collection again since I need to free up some space. I usually go through them and take a boxful down to the local thrift store. I get about ten cents for each comic book but they are mostly crappy comics from the 1980s and 1990s.

MetaformX · 11-30-2003, 11:09 PM

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Originally posted by PerfectionGirls

We are some of the few in here that can remember 1982! hahaha

thankfully not me

DarkBob · 11-30-2003, 11:20 PM

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Originally posted by Zebra
It hasn't gotten much better.

That's too bad. I was a comic collector for years before I started selling them. I've got lots of good memories from my days as a store owner. I haven't kept up with the business too much though, since I moved to Vegas I started collecting casino chips, so that's pretty much my only hobby now...

Honeyslut · 11-30-2003, 11:42 PM

I tried selling a bit from when I had my book/comic card store and what little I sold I had to give away on ebay.

Have you tried an ad in a local paper ?

I still have about 16 long boxes sitting behind my computer desk.

Nima · 11-30-2003, 11:52 PM

good luck on selling them and like all others said EBAY WILL SELL THEM OFF QUICK

should be sold of much easier that way

Zebra · 11-30-2003, 11:54 PM

In 1999 I had over a million individual comics. Try getting rid of that!

Greg B · 12-01-2003, 01:59 AM

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Originally posted by DarkBob
Right before I closed my comic book store in 98 the market was so dead I could pick up collections like this for a nickel per book, and that was just for the good stuff.

Have things gotten any better? All the guys I knew down in Florida are out of business now...

Yeah, comics died off at that time cause me and the other artists decided to split.

Too many fanboys runnin' shit and fucking up the industry. Really fucked the storeowners and fans. What happened to comics is the same thing fucking up the online porn industry... greedy half asses who stab each other in the back at the drop of a hat. Then try to corner markets and steal shit blind.

Difference is, on the web to fix things is just one pissed off programmer.

Greg B · 12-01-2003, 02:10 AM

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Originally posted by steffie
I just don't read them anymore and before they collect dust I decided to sell them. The entire collection 2001 was 5k, however I am letting it go for 3500.00 obo.

Here is a complete list of all of them

Entire Comic Book List

Aw shit! Lookin' at that collection no wonder you're hard up! Ain't none of me and the boys listed!

Shoulda invested in my comics when they were out. They all went up in value! Wish I had kept em' all.

Nas7782 · 12-01-2003, 02:33 AM

Whatever happen to Dale Keown's PITT? That was a great comic with kickass art. That dude simply stop producing it. It sells quite well too.

Ya, I'm a huge collector too, but I'm keeping all of mine.

JamesK · 12-01-2003, 02:36 AM

wowzers. and you didnt even read em

Sarah_Jayne · 12-01-2003, 06:10 AM

i'm kind of amazed Rictor hasn't showed up in ths thread yet

Zebra · 12-01-2003, 07:11 AM

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Originally posted by Greg B

Aw shit! Lookin' at that collection no wonder you're hard up! Ain't none of me and the boys listed!

Shoulda invested in my comics when they were out. They all went up in value! Wish I had kept em' all.

Timewalker? Bloodshot? The Good Guys? No offense Greg, but hardly hot sellers.

I've got 4 longboxes of prime Silver Age in my closet, that is an investment. Also have a collection of original art that would make Albert Moy cry

Sad thing is I had a better collection in the 90's and lost it all to a house fire. Luckily porn was good to me and let me rebuild my collection. Just picked up the art for the latest Annie Fanny story by my good buddy Ray Lago. Can't wait to get those pages framed. Beeyooteefull, and guaranteed to go up in value!

steffie · 12-01-2003, 07:28 AM

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Originally posted by BrentD

Whats the actual condition? Are they in a house of smokers? If there went 75% of their value hehehe

NON Smoker home

They were kept in a room which is basically like a safe. Certain humitidy. They are in excellent shape.

I used to have a Donald Duck collection from 1961 up,, can you believe it... uh uh,, Donald Duck (hey I love that guy)

NaughtyJenn · 12-01-2003, 07:31 AM

i have hulk signed by stan lee

but i wont sell any of them

keep them for years to come :P

jimthefiend · 12-01-2003, 07:40 AM

NERDS

who · 12-01-2003, 07:47 AM

you could get $5400 for that lot. try ebay australia.

Ian · 12-01-2003, 08:05 AM

Steffie:

Unfortunately, Dark Bob is right. Most of that collection could be bought for pennies/book. Hate to be the bearer of bad news because i've got about 5,000 in my basement as well. Thing is, about 30% of mine are "Golden & Silver Age" but I still wouldn't expect much.

I still re-read mine though and i'll probably hang on to mine for future generations.

Tough finding a comic book store that's still open.

Video killed the comic book star.

jimthefiend · 12-01-2003, 08:14 AM

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Originally posted by Ian
Steffie:

Unfortunately, Dark Bob is right. Most of that collection could be bought for pennies/book. Hate to be the bearer of bad news because i've got about 5,000 in my basement as well. Thing is, about 30% of mine are "Golden & Silver Age" but I still wouldn't expect much.

I still re-read mine though and i'll probably hang on to mine for future generations.

Tough finding a comic book store that's still open.

Video killed the comic book star.

the comic book INDUSTRY killed the comic book star

over production in the 80's and 90's of so called "collector" products rendered it all worthless

Greg B · 12-01-2003, 08:45 AM

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Originally posted by jimthefiend

the comic book INDUSTRY killed the comic book star

over production in the 80's and 90's of so called "collector" products rendered it all worthless

Yeah, much like the online porn industry!

LadyMischief · 12-01-2003, 08:48 AM

If it's a complete collection it should be worth more though, correct? I'm wondering because jact has many rare comics etc that we were thinking of selling. And my uncle has the ALL the ORIGINAL spiderman comics (including #1) in mint condition.

Greg B · 12-01-2003, 08:50 AM

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Originally posted by Zebra

Timewalker? Bloodshot? The Good Guys? No offense Greg, but hardly hot sellers.

I've got 4 longboxes of prime Silver Age in my closet, that is an investment. Also have a collection of original art that would make Albert Moy cry Sad thing is I had a better collection in the 90's and lost it all to a house fire. Luckily porn was good to me and let me rebuild my collection. Just picked up the art for the latest Annie Fanny story by my good buddy Ray Lago. Can't wait to get those pages framed. Beeyooteefull, and guaranteed to go up in value!

Puleeze, you sound like one of them fanboys who bought every #1 issue with a gold foil cover and hologam logo.

The books you listed above are a few of my books and they sold a helluva lot more when released and worth more now than those Image and Image wannabees.

Besides, I wasnt just referring to books with my name on em'. I was also referring to books with my pennames too.

Sarah_Jayne · 12-01-2003, 08:51 AM

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Originally posted by jimthefiend
NERDS

fact: Pretty much the only people worth knowing are the nerds, geeks and freaks

Steelhead · 12-01-2003, 09:06 AM

for sale : amazing fantasy #15

bigdog · 12-01-2003, 10:22 AM

what about basketball and magic the gathering cards how is the market for them these days?

nofx · 12-01-2003, 10:28 AM

The Punisher was the shit

ytcracker · 12-01-2003, 11:34 AM

nerds fuckin rule

axelcat · 12-01-2003, 11:49 AM

keep em it will be worth a lot of money in 20 years

Honeyslut · 12-01-2003, 12:19 PM

Two of the biggest things that killed the industry was Marvel branching out separate where you could not buy them from Diamond and Diamond Comics demanding that all the small mom and pops stores have a minimum of 300 a month in comic /product purchase.

Honeyslut · 12-01-2003, 12:20 PM

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Originally posted by ytcracker
nerds fuckin rule

Ever seen a Lady Death comic ?

Rictor · 12-01-2003, 03:57 PM

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Originally posted by Sly_RJ
Rictor has a couple stores. He may be interested.

I'm always interested in the right collection, but those are a little too recent for me. We buy modern stuff by the truckload for around 1 penny per book.

With the right advertising, you may be able to get $1k for those on Ebay, but my guess would be lower. I've been selling comics on Ebay since 1997, so I usually have a good idea of what these things will go for. When I got married in 99 I sold off 15 long boxes of my personal collection because I didn't have the space. The collection was worth about $25k retail, sold for 10 cents a book. That's just how the market for comic books is right now. Better to hold onto them for a few more years unless you need the cash or space.

Rictor · 12-01-2003, 03:59 PM

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Originally posted by DarkBob
Right before I closed my comic book store in 98 the market was so dead I could pick up collections like this for a nickel per book, and that was just for the good stuff.

Have things gotten any better? All the guys I knew down in Florida are out of business now...

Yah, you can still buy collections dirt cheap but you can still sell a lot of this stuff too, it just takes time. We have five stores in Indianapolis and back issues have never been a big part of our business. New comics make up the bulk of our sales. Every Wednesday, the hardcore fans come in and drop $50-100 on that weeks new comic books that run around $2-3 each these days. It's a legal addiction.

Rictor · 12-01-2003, 04:02 PM

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Originally posted by Zebra
DarkBob - I closed my store in 2001. It hasn't gotten much better.
I keep close tabs on the biz and still go to some of the bigger shows looking for signs of a recovery. You would think that with the abundance of comic book movies and video games lately that the actual comic books themselves would gain a little more interest. Unfortunately that is not the case. The glut of the early 90's put a pretty big hurt on the industry and it still shows the scars.
Hopefully sometime soon it will pick back up. I have a 10 year old son who grew up surrounded by comics and he is already bugging me to open another store so that he can have a job when he is old enough lol.

Supposedly, the audience for comic books is aging every year and will eventually die off. The truth is, the comic book market died around the same time the video game industry really took off (the Nintendo era). Kids just don't read anymore. They have video games, cable televison, and the Internet. Comic books and baseball cards just don't hold the same appeal they once did. We have some young customers at our stores but the majority are adults.

Rictor · 12-01-2003, 04:06 PM

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Originally posted by Nas7782
Whatever happen to Dale Keown's PITT? That was a great comic with kickass art. That dude simply stop producing it. It sells quite well too.

Ya, I'm a huge collector too, but I'm keeping all of mine.

I think some of those Image guys got lazy when they got rich. Or they just didn't have time because they were focused on their movie deals or whatever. Look at Todd McFarlane, he hasn't drawn a comic book in years. He left Marvel because he didn't want to be work for hire. He thought an artist should get to own his creations. So then he goes and forms Image and after a year or so, decides to hire a bunch of guys to write and draw his comic for him. Oh well, so much for that philosophy.

Rictor · 12-01-2003, 04:11 PM

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Originally posted by LadyMischief
If it's a complete collection it should be worth more though, correct? I'm wondering because jact has many rare comics etc that we were thinking of selling. And my uncle has the ALL the ORIGINAL spiderman comics (including #1) in mint condition.

As far as I know, no one has produced a mint copy of Amazing Spider-Man #1 from 1963 yet. There have been some 9.8 on a scale of 10.0, but an actually 10.0 would be worth about 10 times guide value as it would be the best copy in the world. That's the definition of mint. Even a NM book from the 60s is pretty damn hard to find...it has to be perfect...glossy with bright white pages...and it has to look like it was bought of the newsstand with tweezers and no one ever touched it and it was stored in a vault for the last 40 years and never exposed to light or dust.

Rictor · 12-01-2003, 04:15 PM

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Originally posted by Greg B

Puleeze, you sound like one of them fanboys who bought every #1 issue with a gold foil cover and hologam logo.

The books you listed above are a few of my books and they sold a helluva lot more when released and worth more now than those Image and Image wannabees.

Besides, I wasnt just referring to books with my name on em'. I was also referring to books with my pennames too.

Heh. Spawn and Savage Dragon are still around from the original Image guys. Sam Kieth's stuff still sells well. Jim Lee is stil hot as hell. His Batman was the highest selling book of the year. They guy just draws kickass funny books.

Liefeld and the rest of the Image crew...most of their stuff can be found in the 50 cent bin next to all that Valiant and Defiant crap. I liked to Valiant comic for the first couple years, then they started hiring mediocre artists and writers, probably to save money after Acclaim bought them out. The reason that company was successful in the beginning was quality, and they failed because they decided to go for gimmick covers and other crap instead of putting out a quality product. The only good book from the Acclaim days was Quantum and Woody.

Rictor · 12-01-2003, 04:20 PM

Wow, it's surprising how many smut peddlers had comic book stores. I'm rare in that I actually got into the business AFTER the late 90s crash. I was buying and selling comics as far back as 1986...but I didn't become a store owner until 2000.

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11-30-2003, 05:02 PM	#1
steffie Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Somewhere in the Mountains, far far away Posts: 2,422	Selling my entire Comic Book Collection I just don't read them anymore and before they collect dust I decided to sell them. The entire collection 2001 was 5k, however I am letting it go for 3500.00 obo. All Comics are individually wrapped and sealed. I made photos of all of them in case you want to see the individual items. Lots of Spiderman Will sell individually if must be If you have any more questions, want to see pictures of the comics etc you can icq me at 18314311 or webmaster at tapact dot com Here is a complete list of all of them Entire Comic Book List __________________ Partying since '96 and not going anywhere Anna's Dorm

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jimthefiend So Fucking Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: icq: 121189 Posts: 18,889	dude yahoo this guy: uncannyxfan tell him jimthefiend sent you he might buy some you nerds are so cute

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- AFN - Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NYC Baaaabeee Posts: 3,101	And to think 1982, I ran into a VF copy of XMen #1 for $100. Back in 1982, $100 was a lot of money

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11-30-2003, 10:37 PM	#13
DarkBob Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2,300	Right before I closed my comic book store in 98 the market was so dead I could pick up collections like this for a nickel per book, and that was just for the good stuff. Have things gotten any better? All the guys I knew down in Florida are out of business now...

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Zebra Banned from Kimmy's couch Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Down at Fraggle Rock Posts: 5,091	DarkBob - I closed my store in 2001. It hasn't gotten much better. I keep close tabs on the biz and still go to some of the bigger shows looking for signs of a recovery. You would think that with the abundance of comic book movies and video games lately that the actual comic books themselves would gain a little more interest. Unfortunately that is not the case. The glut of the early 90's put a pretty big hurt on the industry and it still shows the scars. Hopefully sometime soon it will pick back up. I have a 10 year old son who grew up surrounded by comics and he is already bugging me to open another store so that he can have a job when he is old enough lol. __________________ Old School

11-30-2003, 10:53 PM	#15
Jamdin Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Kansas Posts: 3,560	I need to clean out my comic book collection again since I need to free up some space. I usually go through them and take a boxful down to the local thrift store. I get about ten cents for each comic book but they are mostly crappy comics from the 1980s and 1990s.

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Honeyslut Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ass Valley, Ca Posts: 6,436	I tried selling a bit from when I had my book/comic card store and what little I sold I had to give away on ebay. Have you tried an ad in a local paper ? I still have about 16 long boxes sitting behind my computer desk. __________________ http://nakedlunchnews.comWhat's up ? Naked Lunch News !

11-30-2003, 11:52 PM	#19
Nima Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,192	good luck on selling them and like all others said EBAY WILL SELL THEM OFF QUICK should be sold of much easier that way

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Ian Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,259	Steffie: Unfortunately, Dark Bob is right. Most of that collection could be bought for pennies/book. Hate to be the bearer of bad news because i've got about 5,000 in my basement as well. Thing is, about 30% of mine are "Golden & Silver Age" but I still wouldn't expect much. I still re-read mine though and i'll probably hang on to mine for future generations. Tough finding a comic book store that's still open. Video killed the comic book star.

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Rictor Old Timer Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 12,208	Wow, it's surprising how many smut peddlers had comic book stores. I'm rare in that I actually got into the business AFTER the late 90s crash. I was buying and selling comics as far back as 1986...but I didn't become a store owner until 2000.