Bragging rights - your best deal of late?

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:56 pm

You're right, those do look like they were just pulled off the rack.

hulk181man · Post by **hulk181man** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:31 pm

Escaflown4 wrote:I just won this huge lot of ASM's for my personal run.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0398450200

I figured I take a gamble with this lot since the description was kinda vague, but I think it paid off. First off, major kudos to the seller for packaging it nicely. He had it double boxed/padded and insured for free. Here are what the books graded out using CGC standards.

Amazing Spider Man #49 8.0
Amazing Spider Man #50 8.0 1st Kingpin
Amazing Spider Man #53 9.2
Amazing Spider Man #55 8.0
Amazing Spider Man #77 6.5
Amazing Spider Man #80 6.0
Amazing Spider Man #82 4.0 subscription crease
Amazing Spider Man #83 2.0 subscription crease
Amazing Spider Man #84 3.0
Amazing Spider Man #85 2.0 subscription crease
Amazing Spider Man #85 6.5
Amazing Spider Man #91 4.0 subscription crease
Amazing Spider Man #93 8.0
Amazing Spider Man #94 6.0
Amazing Spider Man #95 4.5
Amazing Spider Man #96 9.0
Amazing Spider Man #100 9.0
Amazing Spider Man #101 9.0 1st Morbius
Amazing Spider Man #103 9.0
Amazing Spider Man #104 8.0
Amazing Spider Man #105 8.0
Amazing Spider Man #132 6.0
Amazing Spider Man #134 4.0
Amazing Spider Man #159 4.0 MJ Inserts
Amazing Spider Man #169 8.0
Amazing Spider Man Annual #15 8.5

Overall, I was pretty happy with what I got. What do you guys think?

Score!

Love ASM 50 and I'm still looking for a decent 101 myself. Fantastic deal

iggy101us · Post by **iggy101us** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 3:56 pm

Predator vs Magnus Platinum CGC 9.8

$36 shipped. Not sure if it's a good deal or not with CGC prices dropping. I don't have one yet so at least it will fill a hole.

greg · Post by **greg** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:15 pm

iggy101us wrote:Predator vs Magnus Platinum CGC 9.8

$36 shipped. Not sure if it's a good deal or not with CGC prices dropping. I don't have one yet so at least it will fill a hole.

I set my snipe at $33 shipped... and I'm notoriously cheap.

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:33 pm

great price

Escaflown4 · Post by **Escaflown4** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:36 am

Won another two ASM auctions which covers a run from issue #300 - 540.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0358652595

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0358652613

Seller said #300 is in perfect condition, so we'll see what that means when I get it.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:17 pm

Less than 75¢ per issue, great job!

-slym

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:15 pm

Escaflown4 wrote:Won another two ASM auctions which covers a run from issue #300 - 540.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0358652595

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0358652613

Seller said #300 is in perfect condition, so we'll see what that means when I get it.

With ebay it could mean anything.....

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:44 pm

a rat could have bit a hole in it and its still ebay perfect

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 12:46 am

Don't make me get out my "eBay NM" pic again...

-slym (already made it 'old' over on the CGC boards)

Escaflown4 · Post by **Escaflown4** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:36 am

LoL yeah I am keeping my fingers crossed.

Egomaniac · Post by **Egomaniac** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:35 pm

Just picked up:

Solar 10
Rai 4 (2 copies)
Rai 0
Shadowman 2
Shadowman 3
Magnus 10
Magnus 11

All for a buck each.

I love dollar bins!!

VEI Reborn · Post by **VEI Reborn** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:49 pm

Egomaniac wrote:Just picked up:

Solar 10
Rai 4 (2 copies)
Rai 0
Shadowman 2
Shadowman 3
Magnus 10
Magnus 11

All for a buck each.

I love dollar bins!!

Awesome!!

I wish I could find some of these dollar bins. My Local shops have $2.50 bins, and nothing but commons [which I wouldnt pay .50 for

]

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:01 pm

Egomaniac wrote:Just picked up:

Solar 10
Rai 4 (2 copies)
Rai 0
Shadowman 2
Shadowman 3
Magnus 10
Magnus 11

All for a buck each.

I love dollar bins!!

Wow, nice find.

Rai 4 for $1, SWEET!

Egomaniac · Post by **Egomaniac** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:16 pm

Crash Comics in Paducah, KY was having a Spring Cleaning overstock reduction sale. They did not have their normal back issue bins out at all. They just had 50 or so long boxes of overstock. It was mostly 90's junk, but I got a few gems out of it.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:17 pm

Elveen wrote:
Egomaniac wrote:Just picked up:

Solar 10
Rai 4 (2 copies)
Rai 0
Shadowman 2
Shadowman 3
Magnus 10
Magnus 11

All for a buck each.

I love dollar bins!!

Wow, nice find.

Rai 4 for $1, SWEET!

For sure.

Mike J · Post by **Mike J** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:23 pm

Nice finds everyone . . .

Picked up a 9.6 Raw (as I'm guessing) Solar 10 1st Print for 4.50 the other day.

Actually replaced my personal copy with this one as when I bought my original, I made the mistake of not looking at the back cover.

- Mike

magnusr · Post by **magnusr** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 1:30 am

I came home from vacation and found some small packages. Finally got myself a red uncut coupon sheet for example. A bit wear that probably lowered the competition, but perfect for me. Also recently bought myself the poster for sheet and the seller threw in an extra poster. Turned out to be the painted Magnus poster I have been looking for.

/Magnus

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:33 am

Congrats on the red uncut sheet, Magnus.

magnusr · Post by **magnusr** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:42 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:Congrats on the red uncut sheet, Magnus.

Thanks!

/Magnus

Escaflown4 · Post by **Escaflown4** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 8:54 am

superman-prime wrote:a rat could have bit a hole in it and its still ebay perfect

Speaking of which, here are the details of those two ASM auction lots I've won. It started out pretty grisly but ended up pretty well in my favor. Now with close to 200 books being shipped to me, I was expecting a rather large box. So you can imagine how concerned I was when I saw a box similar to the size of boxes for knee high boots *you'll know if you ever shop with your significant others* sitting on my front door. It didn't take me long to figure out that none of those books inside had any bag and board protection. Now picture three stack of books lined up right next to each other with no cushion room and you will know the size of the box I was describing. A bunch of them ended up getting dented on the corners due to the usual USPS rough handling mail process. Now to add salt to injury, a huge chunk of the books had signs that either rats or insects feasted on them sometime in the past. One of the Mcfarlane Spideys even had the entire upper right corner totally eaten away. A few books had extreme water damage and two books were literally ripped to shreds from the cover. You can imagine how angry and appalled I was just looking at them. Now luckily, ASM #300 was one of the few that escaped all the damages listed and it actually looks like a descent 9.0 / 9.2. Not only that, one of the two ASM #408 in the pile was actually the extremely rare white variant cover by Mark Bagley in 7.5 / 8.0 condition. A completist Spidey collector will definitely know which book I am talking about.

So anyways, I was still very angry over what I've gotten because I needed a majority of them to fill a collection that I was trying to put together. I didn't hesitate to write back to the seller demanding a full refund with the hopes of negotiating a price for both the ASM 300 and 408 variant afterward. Usually sellers are a bit defensive especially with dealers selling books in bulk. So I was surprised to get a very apologetic response with the seller saying he was willing to work with me to get everything corrected. The best part was he was willing to let me take a few books to cover the cost of the return shipping. So you can imagine which books came to mind.

I took a total of 4 books, ASM #300, 408 variant, 430 & 431 (Silver Surfer / Carnage) and sent the rest back to him. After emailing him letting him know that the books were on their way, he immediately refunded my payment in full that night which totally surprised me. Very rarely do you find people that will issue a refund before actually getting their stuff back. So in essence, I got the following books for exactly $10.33 (cost of return shipping).

ASM #300 (9.0 / 9.2)
ASM #408 white variant (7.5 / 8.0)
ASM #430 (7.5 / 8.0)
ASM #431 (8.0 / 8.5)

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 10:17 am

Escaflown4 wrote:
superman-prime wrote:a rat could have bit a hole in it and its still ebay perfect
Speaking of which, here are the details of those two ASM auction lots I've won. It started out pretty grisly but ended up pretty well in my favor. Now with close to 200 books being shipped to me, I was expecting a rather large box. So you can imagine how concerned I was when I saw a box similar to the size of boxes for knee high boots *you'll know if you ever shop with your significant others* sitting on my front door. It didn't take me long to figure out that none of those books inside had any bag and board protection. Now picture three stack of books lined up right next to each other with no cushion room and you will know the size of the box I was describing. A bunch of them ended up getting dented on the corners due to the usual USPS rough handling mail process. Now to add salt to injury, a huge chunk of the books had signs that either rats or insects feasted on them sometime in the past. One of the Mcfarlane Spideys even had the entire upper right corner totally eaten away. A few books had extreme water damage and two books were literally ripped to shreds from the cover. You can imagine how angry and appalled I was just looking at them. Now luckily, ASM #300 was one of the few that escaped all the damages listed and it actually looks like a descent 9.0 / 9.2. Not only that, one of the two ASM #408 in the pile was actually the extremely rare white variant cover by Mark Bagley in 7.5 / 8.0 condition. A completist Spidey collector will definitely know which book I am talking about.

So anyways, I was still very angry over what I've gotten because I needed a majority of them to fill a collection that I was trying to put together. I didn't hesitate to write back to the seller demanding a full refund with the hopes of negotiating a price for both the ASM 300 and 408 variant afterward. Usually sellers are a bit defensive especially with dealers selling books in bulk. So I was surprised to get a very apologetic response with the seller saying he was willing to work with me to get everything corrected. The best part was he was willing to let me take a few books to cover the cost of the return shipping. So you can imagine which books came to mind. I took a total of 4 books, ASM #300, 408 variant, 430 & 431 (Silver Surfer / Carnage) and sent the rest back to him. After emailing him letting him know that the books were on their way, he immediately refunded my payment in full that night which totally surprised me. Very rarely do you find people that will issue a refund before actually getting their stuff back. So in essence, I got the following books for exactly $10.33 (cost of return shipping).

ASM #300 (9.0 / 9.2)
ASM #408 white variant (7.5 / 8.0)
ASM #430 (7.5 / 8.0)
ASM #431 (8.0 / 8.5)

What are people thinking of when they just shove books in a box and send them out? Even someone that doesn't regularly sell comics should know better than that.

Glad to see things somewhat ended up working out for you though.

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:21 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:
What are people thinking of when they just shove books in a box and send them out? Even someone that doesn't regularly sell comics should know better than that.

Glad to see things somewhat ended up working out for you though.

I'd say you're probably right about the guy not knowing a whole lot about comics with the way he shipped them, plus the fact that he let Esca cherry pick out the very best books and send back the rest.

xodacia81 · Post by **xodacia81** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:22 pm

Brother J wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:
What are people thinking of when they just shove books in a box and send them out? Even someone that doesn't regularly sell comics should know better than that.

Glad to see things somewhat ended up working out for you though.
I'm guessing the guy didn't know a whole lot about comics with the way he shipped them, plus the fact that he let Esca cherry pick out the very best books and send back the rest.

Esca got a GREAT deal.

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:23 pm

xodacia81 wrote:
Brother J wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:
What are people thinking of when they just shove books in a box and send them out? Even someone that doesn't regularly sell comics should know better than that.

Glad to see things somewhat ended up working out for you though.
I'm guessing the guy didn't know a whole lot about comics with the way he shipped them, plus the fact that he let Esca cherry pick out the very best books and send back the rest.
Esca got a GREAT deal.

oops, you got me before my edit!