Trying to find a plan for large collection of slabs

[notadragon]

A few years ago my father-in-law passed away. He was an avid collector of slabbed valiant comics. We are now looking into selling my mother-in-law's house and I want to find a home for these comics. There is also a large collection of non-slabbed books (valiant and non-valiant, many 80s and 90s comics) that I want to deal with if possible --- those, however, have a fraction of the book value of the slabbed valiant books. (I am a comic collector as well, but personally i collect for reading -- I have my own copies of most of these books (non-gold) for reading purposes. I am not well versed in dealing with the graded collector's market.)

My mother-in-law's home is a long trip away, so i need to come up with a plan that either involves selling the whole collection to a single interested buyer or makes it worthwhile to ship the books back to my own home when we sell her house. Suggestions are welcome. (I'd be happy to ship to someone reputable that would sell them on consignment, for example). The actual shipping is likely to happen this summer.

The slabbed books that I have records of (there might be more hiding in other boxes that we didn't go through yet) are all boxed and listed below. All of the slabs are graded 9.8 unless noted otherwise. I recorded pictures of their spines last time i was there in order to get this rough listing, but the slabs are all in clear plastic bags so some are not easily identifiable from my pictures.

There are many duplicates of key issues. I believe there are also a lot of unslabbed gold books, plus at least 2 unslabbed bloodshot 0 platinums (that I believe my father-in-aw was getting ready to ship out for grading when he passed away).

Any help, suggestions, or offers are appreciated.

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Second life of doctor mirage 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1
Turok evolution #1
Turok: Child of Blood #nn
Turok, Timewalkar: Seventh Sabba #1
Turok: The Empty Souls #nn x2
Turok, Dinosaur Hunter 45, 42, 41, 36, 35, 33, 4, 3, 2, 1x4,

Unity #1
H.A.R.D. Corps 13, 5, 4, 1
Eternal Warrior #1
Psi-Lords #9
Archer & Armostrong #14
Cyblade/Shi: The Battle For Inde #1x2
Visitor vs. The Valiant Universe #1
Bloodshot # 50x2, 48, 46x2, 45, #1x2, 0, 7, #0 platinum MINT 10.0
Bloodshot Last Stand #nn

Rai #2, #3x6, #4x2, 33
Rai and the Future Force 23, 15, 14, 13, 11, 10, 9
Rai 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0

Deathmathe Prologue #nn x3, #nn pink x2
Harbinger 29x2, 28, 27, 38, 39, 30, 41, 40, 39,
Magnus Robot Figher #5x3, 8, 24, 2, 5, 10
Rai #33

Ministry of Space v1
Pacific Presents #1
Rocketeer Special Edition #1
Ravens and Rainbows #1
Alien worlds 2, 4x2,
Starslayer #1, 2x2, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17,
Vanguard Illustraed #3, #4
NInjak #1

X-O Manowar v2 12, 6, 4x2, 3, 2, 1x6, 68x2, 66, 65, 64, 63, 62, 61, 60, 59, 58
X-O Database #1
X-O Manowar Yearbook #1

Eternal Warrior, Archer & A v3 #1
Eternal Warrior Fist& & Steel 1x2
Eternal Warrior 49, 48, 47, 46, 45, 43, 41, 40, 37, 36x2, 35, 34, 32, 31, 30, 31, 30, 29, 28, 25, 24, 22, 17

Geomancer
@5
,
@1

Armornies #0
Timewalker 2, 0
Armorines 3, 2, 1, 0 (stand alone edition)
Armorines v2 #4
X-O Manowar v2 #1 FAN edition (9.4
X-O Manowar 50, 13, 9, 8, 7, 6x2, 2, 1x2, 0x3

Shadownman 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11x2, 10, 9, 8, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1x2, 0x3, yearbook #1

Rai 0, 1x3, 2, 5, 9,
Solar, Man of the Atom 60, 2x2, 5, 7, 17, 6x2, 23, 11x2
Original Solar 1

Magnus, Robot Fighter 4x2, 3x2, 2
Magnus/Nexus 2, 1, Prev #nn
Magnus Robot Fighter 6x2, 0x2 (mail-order edition), 1x10, 1 (incomplete)
The Simpsons Bart Vs. The Space Mutants x3

Star Wars #39, 38, 9, 7, 2, 1, Annual #1
Runaways #1
Battlestar Galactica #1
X-Men: The End 1, 2,
Last Starfigher 1x2
Star Reach Classics #2
Army of Darkness Ashes 2 Ashes #1
Fury #2
Iron Fist #2,3
Harbinger 6, 27, 26, 2
Harbinger: Children of the Eighth Day #nn

Magnus 0 (mail-order edition), 0, 1-24

Magnus 0, 2, 15, 14, 12x2,
Vintage Magnus Robot Fighter 4x2, 1x2,
Predator Vs. Magnus 1x2 (platinum Edition), 1x2, 2
Magnus Robot Figher v2 #1
Magnus Robot Fighter 64, 63, 61, 58, 57x2, 56, 55

Michael Turner's Cannon Hawke: D 1x2
Kenny Kid and Hop Hop #nn
Six from Siririus 4, 3
Punx #1
Rann-Thanagar: Holy War 1x2, 2, 3, 4, 5,
Adam Strange 1, 2
Dctor Solar, Man of the Atom 12 (9.4), 21 (9.4)
Magnus, Robot Fighter #2
DC Special: Return of Donna Troy 1, 2
Twisted Tales #1
Hawkworld #1
Captain N, The Game Master #1


Tomoe 2
Lady Death/Shi Previes #nn
Cyblade/Shi: The battle for Inde 1x2
Shi s. Tomoe Crusade SPecial #1
Shi: Through the ashes #1
Shi: The way of the warrior 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6x2, 5x2, 5x5 (Variant Cover), 4, 3, 2 (Fan Appreciation Edition), 1x2,
Shi: Ju-Nen: 3


Eternal Warrior 50, 27, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 6x2, 5, 4, 3, 2x2, 1, yearkbook 1

X-O Manowar 58, 57, 56, 55, 54, 52, 50-x, 50x2, 49, 48, 47, 46, 44, 43, 41, 40, 38, 34, 29, 28x2, 27, 26, 25x2

Visitor 12, 13x2, 11, 10, 8, 7, 4
Shadowman 6, 7, v3 #6, v2 16, v2 1, 43, 42, 41, 40, 38, 34x2, 33, 29, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23

Turok: Dinosaur Hunter 22-29, 20, 19, 17, 15, 0-12, Yearbook 1

Secret Weapons 21, 15, 13, 12, 10, 9, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1x2
Unity 1x2, 0, Yearbook 1
Valiant Reader 1
Valiant Vision Starter Kit 1
Psi-lords 1x2
Knighthawk 1
Bar Sinister 2
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs v2 #2 Collector's Edition
Adventures of Super Mario Br #1


Bloodshot 0 (9.9), 0 (Platinum Printing Error x3), 0x2, 0 (gold)
Deathmate Preview #nn (10.0 Advance Comics Edition)x2, #nn, #nn ( 9.9 Advance Comics Edition)
Magnus Robot Fither #21 (gold)x2,
X-O Manowar 0x3 (9.9)
Ninjak 1 (platinum, 10.0), 1 (9.9),

Solar, Man of the Atom 1x7, 10x5, 10x5, 3x2, 8, 15

Ninjak #1x2
Shadowman 0x2
Turok, Dinosaur Hunter 1
Bloodshot 0 (gold)x2
X-O Manowar 0x2
Chaos Effect Omega #nn (gold) x2
Unity #1 (gold) x4, 1 (platinum)
Archer & Armstrong 0 (gold) x4
H.A.R.D. Corps 1 (9.4 gold)

Bloodshot 43, 41, 38, 32, 31, 28, 18, 17, 16, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 (gold), yearbook 1

Solar, Man of the Atom 13-23, 11, 10 (second printing) x2, 1-9,
Original Doctor Solar, Man of th 1
Harbinger 8

Magnus, Robot Fighter 50-55, 48, 47, 45, 37-44, 25-34,

Ninjak Yearbook 1
Ninjak 00, 0, 1x2, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12-21, 24, 26x2, v2 1 (variant cover)

Chaos Effect: Alpha #nn x5, #nn (Retailer incentive edition)x8,
Harbinger 0 x2, 0 (pink) x8

Arhcer & Armstrong 25, 24, 22, 12-18, 11x2, 4-10, 3x2, 2x3, 1, 0

X-O Manowar 1/2 (gold) x8, 1/2 x2
Chaos effect: Alpha #nn (Retailer incentive edition) x2
Unity 0 (red logo variant) x8
Psi-Lords 1 (gold) x2

Eternal Warrior #1 (gold) x11
Deathmate Preview #nn (pink) x2
Deathmate Preview #nn (Comic Defense Edition)
Deathmate Preview #nn (Advance Comics Edition) x3
Deathmate Preview #nn x2
Chaos Effect Omega; #nn (gold)
Armorines #0 (Gold)
Deathmate Prologue #nn (Gold)
H.A.R.D. Corps 1 (gold), #5 (Comic Defense System Variant)
Psi-Lords 1 (gold)


Harbinger 41x2, 26, 25, 23, 16-21, 6-11, 4, 3, 2x2, 1x3,
Harbinger: Chidlren of the Eigh #nn
Barhinbger 0 (9.2, Second Printing)


Harbinger 1 (incomplete)
Turok #1
Ninjak 1 (gold)
Valiant Heroes Special Preview E 1
Second life of Doctor Mirage 1 (gold) x2
Deathmate Prologue #nn (gold)
Deathmate Yellow #nn (gold)
Deathmate Blue #nn (gold)
unity 2001 1, 2,
Shadowman Preview 1
Ninjak Preview 1
Chaos Effect Alpha #nn
Chaos Effect Epilogue 1, 2,
Deathmate Blue #nnx2
Deathmate Yellow #nn
Deathmate Black #nn
Deathmate Red #nn

H.A.R.D. Corps 1x3, 2-15, 17-21, 26-27

Harbinger 34, 1-23,
Harbinger: Children of the Eighth Day #nn
Harbinger Files 1-2

Solar, Man of the Atom 24-30, 39-42, 45-46, 48-55, 48-60
Solar, Man of the Atom: Hell on 1-3

X-O Manowar 15 (pink), 0-24

[corey]

I would be interested in 1 bloodshot platinum

I think the last 9.8 sold for 3200?
I think..

[tford1972]

Yeah, $3120
SOLD ON OCT 24, 2023 FOR: $3,120.00

[mrwoogieman]

Was he a member here? He would've fit right in.

[notadragon]

As far as I know he was not active here. He did most of his purchasing through ebay under the userid aug002 (and from a search on this forum, at least some people were aware of his activity as he was building this collection).

[magnusr]

As far as I know he was not active here. He did most of his purchasing through ebay under the userid aug002 (and from a search on this forum, at least some people were aware of his activity as he was building this collection).

Oh yes, he was quite the legend. Sad to hear he's no longer with us.

/Magnus

[mrwoogieman]

Oh man, yes. Every active collector and seller knew the handle back in the day.

RIP, Aug002.

[mrwoogieman]

A few years ago my father-in-law passed away. He was an avid collector of slabbed valiant comics. We are now looking into selling my mother-in-law's house and I want to find a home for these comics. There is also a large collection of non-slabbed books (valiant and non-valiant, many 80s and 90s comics) that I want to deal with if possible --- those, however, have a fraction of the book value of the slabbed valiant books. (I am a comic collector as well, but personally i collect for reading -- I have my own copies of most of these books (non-gold) for reading purposes. I am not well versed in dealing with the graded collector's market.)

My mother-in-law's home is a long trip away, so i need to come up with a plan that either involves selling the whole collection to a single interested buyer or makes it worthwhile to ship the books back to my own home when we sell her house. Suggestions are welcome. (I'd be happy to ship to someone reputable that would sell them on consignment, for example). The actual shipping is likely to happen this summer.

The slabbed books that I have records of (there might be more hiding in other boxes that we didn't go through yet) are all boxed and listed below. All of the slabs are graded 9.8 unless noted otherwise. I recorded pictures of their spines last time i was there in order to get this rough listing, but the slabs are all in clear plastic bags so some are not easily identifiable from my pictures.

There are many duplicates of key issues. I believe there are also a lot of unslabbed gold books, plus at least 2 unslabbed bloodshot 0 platinums (that I believe my father-in-aw was getting ready to ship out for grading when he passed away).

Any help, suggestions, or offers are appreciated.

If memory serves, Gordon lived in Hawaii, correct?

[notadragon]

If memory serves, Gordon lived in Hawaii, correct?

Yes, although i'd rather not share too much personal information in public.