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got 30 copies of batman 497 and 500 each for 15 bones :thumb:

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superman-prime wrote:got 30 copies of batman 497 and 500 each for 15 bones :thumb:
not to be a *SQUEE*, but is there any reason you wanted all of those? (The price was right, though)

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497 is a good read
ill sell them off for 2 bucks each (bane breaks the bat):thumb:
500 humm no idea

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superman-prime wrote:497 is a good read
ill sell them off for 2 bucks each (bane breaks the bat):thumb:
500 humm no idea
I liked the Deluxe 500. Cool cover.

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and im a big bat fan got 400 of the batman run so far and 500 ish of defective comics slowly working back to the 10 cent era :thumb:

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Zero wrote:I thought this was a killer deal:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=011

I meant to bid, but forgot about it... :oops:
That was a good deal who ever picked it up...

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Good eye. Congrats on both auctions!

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finishing up a huge comic deal
30 long boxes (9 valiant 10 marval 5 dc and the remainder independent )
for 600 bones ( 20 gold key solars that i seen )
:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
should find the last few commons i need
will post some stuff here in a few weeks
im a happy comic guy

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superman-prime wrote:finishing up a huge comic deal
30 long boxes (9 valiant 10 marval 5 dc and the remainder independent )
for 600 bones ( 20 gold key solars that i seen )
:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
should find the last few commons i need
will post some stuff here in a few weeks
im a happy comic guy
That is a SUPERB deal!

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kikitwitme wrote:
Not a bad buy. :thumb:
Especially for a graded one.

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Unity Red CGC 9.6 for 45.44! Very nice. Unslabbed unity reds sell for that much and you are lucky if they would grade 9.2/9.4 :clap:
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Just got back from my LCS and there is a big book clearance going on, so I got Max Alias HC for $6 and Daredevil Vol. 3 HC for $6 and last night I stopped by a Hasting's which is going out of business and got Batman: Year One and Max Punisher TPBs for $3 a piece.

If anyone is interested there are some more of the Alias and Daredevil Vol. 3 HCs left at my LCS along with some Daredevil: Yellow HC. There were others there but I can't remember what they were if you want one of the ones I listed and you pm your phone number then I will go and buy some of them and call you from the store to tell you what they have. Lots of TPBs were up there for a few bucks also.

Also they started a 5 for a dollar bin, finally. Seems all of my prodding amounted to something. I picked up Battler Britton 1 and 2 from there, not bad since they have only been out for a couple of months, I kept eyeballing them, but couldn't ever commit to the full price. I will let you know how they are.

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This deal happened many years ago but I was reminded of it today and thought I would share. The Valiant pre-Unity back issue craze was just getting ramped up and I was at a comic convention back in Portland. I couldn't believe some of the prices and I was kicking myself for not buying more extra copies than I did. Anyway, I saw one dealer selling Harbinger 1-5 in really nice condition - I am very picky about the condition of my books - and at a less crazy price than others. And I saw another dealer who really wanted to buy pre-Unity Valiants. So, I started talking deals with both of them and in the end, I bought the run from one dealer and sold the 2-5 to the other dealer for the same price so I walked away with a beautiful Harbinger 1 with coupon for free! That was a $100 book back then.

I recently sent in my best Harbinger 1 to get graded and it came back 9.8. I wonder if it was the free one :hm:

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mobstirr wrote:Finally got a Steel Nation TPB!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=017
Great price too.

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mobstirr wrote:Finally got a Steel Nation TPB!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=017
Great price too.
thanks, DJ. The price was especially sweet since I've recently been outbid on two other copies for sale:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Valiant-Magnus-Robo ... dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/MAGNUS-ROBOT-FIGHTE ... dZViewItem

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mobstirr wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:
mobstirr wrote:Finally got a Steel Nation TPB!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=017
Great price too.
thanks, DJ. The price was especially sweet since I've recently been outbid on two other copies for sale:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Valiant-Magnus-Robo ... dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/MAGNUS-ROBOT-FIGHTE ... dZViewItem
Yeah it's nice to stumble across an auction that doesn't draw a lot of attention because the seller didn't list everything properly. I've won quite a few auctions over the years like that. Of course that was before we had so many members all looking for bargains as well.....

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Mis-spelling always helps (right, Rufus? :twisted: ) so one tip I always do while bargain-hunting on the 'Bay is looking for "VALIENT" comics.

:thumb:



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worldsbestcomics wrote:This deal happened many years ago but I was reminded of it today and thought I would share. The Valiant pre-Unity back issue craze was just getting ramped up and I was at a comic convention back in Portland. I couldn't believe some of the prices and I was kicking myself for not buying more extra copies than I did. Anyway, I saw one dealer selling Harbinger 1-5 in really nice condition - I am very picky about the condition of my books - and at a less crazy price than others. And I saw another dealer who really wanted to buy pre-Unity Valiants. So, I started talking deals with both of them and in the end, I bought the run from one dealer and sold the 2-5 to the other dealer for the same price so I walked away with a beautiful Harbinger 1 with coupon for free! That was a $100 book back then.

I recently sent in my best Harbinger 1 to get graded and it came back 9.8. I wonder if it was the free one :hm:
Cool story. It's fun when there's a little history/story attached to your Valiants. It was an exciting time back then. I guess you could say it is again. :thumb:

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slym2none wrote:Mis-spelling always helps (right, Rufus? :twisted: ) so one tip I always do while bargain-hunting on the 'Bay is looking for "VALIENT" comics.

:thumb:



-slym
Sort of like this, where everything is wrong.

mis-spell

Except there is no bargain here.

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ThrillKillWill wrote:Sort of like this, where everything is wrong.

mis-spell

Except there is no bargain here.
Yes, but that guy is a "serious collector". :lol:


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