List of LCS cleanout

Escaflown4 · Post by **Escaflown4** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 1:02 pm

I've been itching to start this thread since last week, but I've been getting a bit frustrated with my recent findings. What I want to do with this thread is have people list out the area of local comic stores that they visited and have already cleaned out the 'good' valiant stuff. What I mean by the 'good' stuff are the pre-unities, variants and final issues for cheap prices..... most preferably cover price and under. My point in doing this is to prevent other members wasting time looking in the same area. Yet I have a feeling somebody already cleaned out NYC....

Starting from last week, I had visited practically all the comic shops in the Fairfax region of Virginia including Vienna, Manassas, Annandale, Chantilly, Falls Church, Herndon and Sterling. It was a good trip as I did scored a bunch of pre-unity issues, a few final issues and the variant for Shadowman Vol 3 #2.

Since I returned back to New York City, I decided to do the same thing and hit up a master list of all the comic shops. The turn-up wasn't that good after visiting like 10-15 stores so far. I only managed to get a few more final issues like Bloodshot 51 & Harbinger 41. Also managed to get the $2.50 variants of Visitor v Valiant set. However, I did managed to find a store that had a bunch of pre-unities, but the owner was charging ebay prices which kinda scared me away. eg. Magnus #1, Rai #1, Solar #1 - $10 each. Overall I think somebody already beat me to the punch and cleaned out most of the stores. I still need to check the stores in Queens and Brooklyn, but I will post it here if I manage to find anything.

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 2:16 pm

AZ
Atomic comics - all locations
Gregs Comics
Caveman Comics

soundoftheuniverse · Post by **soundoftheuniverse** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 2:50 pm

WA

Discount Books
Platinum Comic Exchange
Picked most of the shops kleen in Olympia

HINT: There's a good shop along the proposed monorail project that has a TON of Valiants... I just haven't had time to go there and pick through the stuff. GL finding it!

BodaZoffa · Post by **BodaZoffa** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 2:52 pm

I can say with confidence that Kansas City is "Valiant Free" of anything worth while.

Boda

lobo · Post by **lobo** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 7:05 pm

For what its worth Edmonton, Alberta is cleaned right out. Very little is turning up these days here

I'll be working on Calgary as soon as I get an opportunity....

dave · Post by **dave** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 9:20 pm

most of metro detroit and ann arbor have been purged...but since i switched jobs i'll be searching ever north-ward...waa-haha

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 9:22 pm

And as you know, no one in LA has had any Valiant worth noting for years.

Golden Apple
House of Secrets
Kings Comics and Cards

There are a few others, but again, all worthless.

Eric Jackson · Post by **Eric Jackson** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 9:28 pm

i've found some valiants in ann arbor,, just recently. They are now properly purged though

dave · Post by **dave** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 9:29 pm

in los angeles?? or louisiana or did you forget to finish ANOTHER sentence and it was really supposed to say "la bamba"?

Eric Jackson · Post by **Eric Jackson** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 9:35 pm

i got 2 xo #1, some unity 2000 books, harby 3, and other pre-unity valiants. and lots of vh2 valiants in ann arbor.

dave · Post by **dave** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 9:50 pm

what shop? i only know two-stadium and fun 4 all or something...was it one of those?

Eric Jackson · Post by **Eric Jackson** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 9:53 pm

No, downtown, vault of the midnight. Fun-4-all had a bunch of valiants in thier 50cent bin, but nothing good.. maybe some end-run ew.

what is on stadium? I only know of fun-4-all, vault of the midnight, and one (i forget its name) on campus. I mainly do my buying at comic city in canton.. they don't really have backissues though.

dave · Post by **dave** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 9:53 pm

oh wait i know "the vault of midnight" too...but that place is kinda creepy...picked up armorines 0 gold there for $2.50 though-ewwww...creeeepy!

Eric Jackson · Post by **Eric Jackson** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 9:54 pm

yes, it is,, i work right next too it. So i do go though, but you are right, I got my cell phone stolen in there a week and a half ago. :/

OneArmedBandit · Post by **OneArmedBandit** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 10:11 pm

Closest LCBS's in my area are In Danville, IL (SUCK!!) and 3 in Lafayette, IN. and I have scoured them all. Made some good scores, but they all have since died up for the last 6 months.

Escaflown4 · Post by **Escaflown4** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 9:49 am

Greg, can we get this thread pinned on the top or something.

This is good info for peepz trying to clean out Valiants from their LCS.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 11:20 pm

dave wrote:in los angeles?? or louisiana or did you forget to finish ANOTHER sentence and it was really supposed to say "la bamba"?

You go now! I smack you!

Yes, it was, in fact, La Bamba. The world's DEADLIEST pastry.

screamingdc · Post by **screamingdc** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 12:08 am

san diego has been tapped out for months now, and after the Con, you can't find much of anything else either.

Ghetto D · Post by **Ghetto D** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 12:09 am

I've taken care of most of Houston.

Bedrock City (all 4 locations)
Third Planet
Troy's

Nan's has many Valiants, but they are all priced at pre-bust levels and they WILL NOT come down at all.

Mr.V · Post by **Mr.V** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 4:13 am

Illinois:

Joliet
Downers Grove
Wheaton
Tinley Park
Bolingbrook
Lockport
Southern Chicago
Palos Hills
Frankfort
Lansing
Naperville
Berwyn
Palos Heights

I have personally "picked-over" around 17 stores in these cities in the past 10 months and believe me, they are BONE DRY of the "good stuff".

johnpaulbill · Post by **johnpaulbill** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 1:32 am

Have searched through most of the stores in Des Moines, IA, Omaha, NE, and Springfield, MO. There is a store down here who has a lot of earlier Valiant stuff, but he wants cover or more for it.

woosuh · Post by **woosuh** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 8:44 pm

has anyone checked out Georgia? Atlanta or augusta?

Will · Post by **Will** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 7:52 am

I've taken care of northern Michigan for you guys.

Nah, don't mention it; you're welcome!

W-

whetteon · Post by **whetteon** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 9:03 am

johnpaulbill wrote:Have searched through most of the stores in Des Moines, IA, Omaha, NE, and Springfield, MO. There is a store down here who has a lot of earlier Valiant stuff, but he wants cover or more for it.

That woldn't be the idiots at Vintage books would it?

justin · Post by **justin** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 9:08 am

BodaZoffa wrote:I can say with confidence that Kansas City is "Valiant Free" of anything worth while.

Boda

HAHA, so you think!

-A