Lame Craigslist "Offer"

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:09 pm

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/clt/705689681.html

Here's the text:

500 PLUS MINT IN PLASTIC COMICS FROM THE 60'S THRU 90'S OVER 100 NUMBER 1 FIRST EDITIONS,,, CAME OUT OF STORAGE LOCKER 550 CASH TAKES ALL NOW ,, BOOK VALUE ?? I HAVE NO IDEA..

The guy lives just a couple miles away, and Spider told me about it. I went to look over the books...

Harby #1 is, at best, a Fine. It's massively wrinkled on the cover, lots of impact damage.

Here's what else there is:

X-Men #8 (Good, signed by Stan Lee)
Justice Leaue #8 (G/VG)
X-Men #128 (Good)
#133 (VG/F)
#142 (VF, signed by Claremont)
Annual #1 (G/VG)
Vampirella #1 (1992)
Eternal Warrior #1 Gold Flat (about a 9.2-9.4)
Brigade #1 Gold

And that's about it. The rest....and there was about 600 books...is pure 80's and 90's drivel. Anything older than 1990 is beat to hell, and of course, the 90's stuff is crap.

I picked up those books, plus some random books I need (Justice League #70 second print, Batman #492 second print), 24 in all, and told him I would offer him $30 for the whole stack (which, really, is a pretty good deal for me....but that's the point, no?)

The guy was like "would you give me $50 for the Justice League #8?" (my snipe for that on eBay would probably be $7-$8)...I said "nooo no no. If someone offered you $50, you should take it and run!"

I told the guy "look...this is all really common stuff. A dealer's not going to pay you $5 a box for these."

He replied "I'm not selling them to a dealer."

I said "and collectors don't want random stuff."

It was TOTALLY random, no runs of ANYTHING. About 30 post Unity books, lots of Image drek (no Maxx ashcans!), lots of Marvel and DC drek....just crap.

And the guy says "$550 for everything! STEAL 'EM!"

Total tool.

Just another idiot who doesn't know sh!t about comics, but thinks he does, and thinks because he's got an "old one", it must be "worth money."

Oh....and the comics aren't "MINT"...

Ah well....you never know, and you always have to investigate. That's how Chuck found Mile High, after all!

greg · Post by **greg** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:45 pm

It was worth a shot.

I once found a stack of 1940s comics for $3 each at an antique shop...
it paid for lots of bills/rent in my first year of marriage (just some broke kids in love).

I've also been to hundreds of antique shops with comics, but nothing to buy.
My favorite "strike out" was a longbox of brittle 1980s comics priced at $10 each.
I was afraid to flip through them because I didn't want them to turn into dust.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:13 am

Thanks Spider for the head's up!

You REALLY never know.....

Unblessed · Post by **Unblessed** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:45 am

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote: You REALLY never know.....

That's right. You never know until you check 'em out.

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:51 am

greg wrote:It was worth a shot.

I once found a stack of 1940s comics for $3 each at an antique shop...
it paid for lots of bills/rent in my first year of marriage (just some broke kids in love).

AWWWWW, THAT SHOULD BE TURNED INTO AN AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL..

*SQUEE* · Post by ***SQUEE*** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:24 am

Check them out always. You would regret it for life if it was a MileHigh type collection.

Smashey · Post by **Smashey** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:42 am

every time i see something on craigs list, i just get the vibe they are hoping some mother or grandmother that doesnt know anythng about then will jump on them and grab em for their kids.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:31 pm

Jay Tomio wrote:You know it's bad when you mention the issue of Brigade

Blood of Heroes · Post by **Blood of Heroes** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:35 pm

At the local swap meet I had to argue with a guy because the comics he was selling still had price tags from the 90's.

"I'm selling you a $20 comic for $5"

JustCallMeAric · Post by **JustCallMeAric** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:13 pm

Whats a swap meet?

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:21 pm

its where idiots try to ripe everyone off.

kikitwitme · Post by **kikitwitme** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:38 pm

JustCallMeAric wrote:Whats a swap meet?

Are you serious? If you are, well then, they're like a of giant garage sale convention party where people bring there own beer and other people show up to buy. (Beer=stuff to sell) I had know idea what they were either, until I asked to go to one in Southern California. When I arrived there I found out it was what people, where I live, in Northern California call a "flea market". (Flea market...now who ever thought up that name.....)

mrwoogieman · Post by **mrwoogieman** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:54 pm

Unblessed wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote: You REALLY never know.....
That's right. You never know until you check 'em out.

ZWH is aware of some of the scores I've had at garage sales and whatnot over here in the New York metro area! Some sweet deals mixed in with A TON O' CRAP!

Gotta perservere...

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:11 pm

mrwoogieman wrote:
Unblessed wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote: You REALLY never know.....
That's right. You never know until you check 'em out.
ZWH is aware of some of the scores I've had at garage sales and whatnot over here in the New York metro area! Some sweet deals mixed in with A TON O' CRAP!

Gotta perservere...

YES...<grits teeth>...I AM....<x-men #94 for $1>...BUT THAT'S....<GRIT GRIT>...GREAT FOR....<GRIT>...YOU.

GRRRRRRRR

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:13 pm

Blood of Heroes wrote:At the local swap meet I had to argue with a guy because the comics he was selling still had price tags from the 90's.

"I'm selling you a $20 comic for $5"

Yeah, I always have to laugh at that....

"Look, this Cyberforce #1 has a TWENTY DOLLAR PRICE TAG from 1992! How much do you think it's worth NOW???"

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:59 pm

kikitwitme wrote:
JustCallMeAric wrote:Whats a swap meet?
Are you serious? If you are, well then, they're like a of giant garage sale convention party where people bring there own beer and other people show up to buy. (Beer=stuff to sell) I had know idea what they were either, until I asked to go to one in Southern California. When I arrived there I found out it was what people, where I live, in Northern California call a "flea market". (Flea market...now who ever thought up that name.....)

ummm neither name are 'Californian' we use both them here in the midwest too

mrwoogieman · Post by **mrwoogieman** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:09 am

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
mrwoogieman wrote:
Unblessed wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote: You REALLY never know.....
That's right. You never know until you check 'em out.
ZWH is aware of some of the scores I've had at garage sales and whatnot over here in the New York metro area! Some sweet deals mixed in with A TON O' CRAP!

Gotta perservere...
YES...<grits teeth>...I AM....<x-men #94 for $1>...BUT THAT'S....<GRIT GRIT>...GREAT FOR....<GRIT>...YOU.

GRRRRRRRR

(it was $.65 actually...)

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:45 am

Squirrel wrote:
kikitwitme wrote:
JustCallMeAric wrote:Whats a swap meet?
Are you serious? If you are, well then, they're like a of giant garage sale convention party where people bring there own beer and other people show up to buy. (Beer=stuff to sell) I had know idea what they were either, until I asked to go to one in Southern California. When I arrived there I found out it was what people, where I live, in Northern California call a "flea market". (Flea market...now who ever thought up that name.....)
ummm neither name are 'Californian' we use both them here in the midwest too

He didn't say that.

He said "in SoCal, they're called swap meets, and in NorCal, they're called flea markets."

Bit of a difference from saying they ORIGINATED in CA.

Clarification achieved!

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 4:01 am

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
Squirrel wrote:
kikitwitme wrote:
JustCallMeAric wrote:Whats a swap meet?
Are you serious? If you are, well then, they're like a of giant garage sale convention party where people bring there own beer and other people show up to buy. (Beer=stuff to sell) I had know idea what they were either, until I asked to go to one in Southern California. When I arrived there I found out it was what people, where I live, in Northern California call a "flea market". (Flea market...now who ever thought up that name.....)
ummm neither name are 'Californian' we use both them here in the midwest too
He didn't say that.

He said "in SoCal, they're called swap meets, and in NorCal, they're called flea markets."

Bit of a difference from saying they ORIGINATED in CA.

Clarification achieved!

my bad, I skim read...I apologise

kikitwitme · Post by **kikitwitme** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 5:32 am

Squirrel wrote: ...I apologise

NP! Cheer up, there!

Unblessed · Post by **Unblessed** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:33 am

ZWH...

It's not Nipomo. It's NIPOMO!

hulk181man · Post by **hulk181man** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 11:38 am

greg wrote:

I've also been to hundreds of antique shops with comics, but nothing to buy.
My favorite "strike out" was a longbox of brittle 1980s comics priced at $10 each.
I was afraid to flip through them because I didn't want them to turn into dust.

You can score great at those shops! but sadly many times you find low grade books priced at NM guide

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:00 pm

hulk181man wrote:
greg wrote:

I've also been to hundreds of antique shops with comics, but nothing to buy.
My favorite "strike out" was a longbox of brittle 1980s comics priced at $10 each.
I was afraid to flip through them because I didn't want them to turn into dust.

You can score great at those shops! but sadly many times you find low grade books priced at NM guide

Are you crazy?? Dethlok #1 for only $20??? VG?????