I have a booth at an antique mall. Little known fact, and they don’t advertise it, but they are sometimes authorized to take up to 20% off if the customer asks what’s the best price y’all can do. I never knew.
My problem with your average antique mall comic offerings is when ya come across the vendor that has a couple boxes full, with each and every one priced at $5. Now, mind you, someone who is knowledgeable would know what to look for, what you might get a good deal on. Me, though? I wouldn’t know a $20 book if it bit me on the ass. I’m just trying to fill obscure Indy runs, or buying somethimg cuz it looked cool. Most of the books marked $5 across the board are dollar books at best. Basically, it goes like this for me. If the vendor has dollar books, I’ll buy at least 20 on principle basically. If ALL the vendors books are $5, I literally won’t even look at them.
Living and Growing up in Dallas Texas I have seen about 3 comic stores close up. A lot of the owners had to close because of sales diminished. Right now there's only one Comic Shop that survived the bailout and closures- Duncanville Book Store. They have been around since the middle 70's. Shop Changed owners around the early 2000s. Worked for them about 4 years. They are still going strong.
Definitely check antique stores for comics. They're seldom high grade, but you can still find mid grade goodness from time to time. Got a FF Annual 6 for $15 and a Superman 233 for $10 at different stores over the last several months. Deals are out there; just be sure to keep some extra bags and boards in the car. LOL
It was so weird for you to say Marietta Ohio and mention Comic Sense, I'm from Marietta/Belpre area and I've gone through every single antique shop with friends and family all the time. So yes a lot of the comics have been picked through here. Those Comics you've seen at those antique malls have sat there for years. The thing with Comic Sense for me was that I had gone to his shop a few times and was around when it first opened, problem is he only stuck to new books, he didn't go to cons, he had "graded" books but none that were very liquid, he didn't really do any sort of deals for customers and only had very few keys ever if any, oh and all the dollar books that you never needed. I wish his shop would stay because I got a lot of back issue books from him on some ongoing new series but what can you do when you're only spending $10-15 every few weeks at a shop.
@@Stickygoose Of course, Mick's is actually my go to shop, got my pull list from him and anything he doesn't I go so frequent I get there during shipments lol.
Bravo to you for not buying comics, just to buy comics! It's tough but knowing when NOT to buy is just as important as knowing when TO buy a comic. Many newer comic book shop owners think: I have 10 thousand comics in my collection, I'll use those to start my back issue bins and the new books will take it from there. Nope. Your awesome 10K books will sell in 6 months to a year, then your have about a year and a half of downsliding sales to realize, hey I'm losing money! Then you buy collections to restock your back issues, they sell out faster than your new books which are now gathering dust and since you ordered 50 of each to get the retailer variant, well 30 of the regular issues are stagnating there, unsold.
Dude.... I ALWAYS seek out antique malls and shops everywhere we go. That is one of the best ways to find a steal of a gem. Yeah, you will have your junk, but I have found $100 books for under $20 over the past few years. I have also found several $10-$40 books for $1 at them. It can be hit and miss though. Its all about luck. Mark Jewelers can typically be found.
That kid comic seen at 5:36 is an issue of the Gold Key title O.G. Whiz, about a boy tycoon - kinda like a self-made Richie Rich. Why do I mention this? Because the first spec book I ever bought was the first issue of O.G. Whiz. Swear to God. It’s long gone from my collection but didn’t exactly turn out to be the next Amazing Fantasy 15, haha.
Niche books like those Star Trek books are always priced up. I'm trying to complete the TMNT Adventures run, and I can't ever find them under $10. No matter what condition they're in.
Wish you could come up to Rochester Ny theres alot of comic shops around and like collectible places, Comic Con in Rochester is actually coming up i believe on the 18th-19th of september you should come check out the shops and the con for your channel!
Just curious, Do you read and collect? I never hear you say anything about good stories. Nexus is a great read. They might not be very valuable, but the stories and Steve Rude art is awesome. Any of you younger readers should check it out. Assuming the antique mall is asking a good price. In the antique mall, you did pass by a Ironjaw # 2 I couldn't tell the condition or see the asking price but it is a Neal Adams cover and about 7 bucks in VG condition. Keep up the searching !
I've haggled at antique malls, but only if I were to buy $100 of comics, have gotten a 15% discount. It doesn't hurt to ask, and many guys who own the comics have told the person running the antique mall that they can give a discount for large purchases. I've even had them call the owner of the comics and gotten approval for a discount.
I'm always on the hunt for new antique shops whenever we are travelling, and I even have a booth that I rent at our local antique mall where I sell comics - but at least mine are bagged, boarded, and in boxes so you can look through them easily. That stinks about the shop you visited - ours seem to do well here, but the big one needs to shut down for a month or so and do some serious cleaning and remodeling...
@@Stickygoose I have, but not it a while. Always up to play more though - I've stuck with the Alchemy format because I don't want to put money into Arena 😂 Also looking to get into Disney Lorcana next week.
It is tougher today to find the comics in the wild. It's also vanishingly towards impossible to find books in those types of Antique malls. It's a hobby. The shops like the one you featured will ultimately be bought out by Mile High or one of the other heavy hitters...like when Walmart practiced spoke and hub, literally killing off every mom and pops in the Central and Mid-west, they meet at ComiCons and swap between themselves. They don't necessary fix prices, but if you corner the market, you can sit on the inventory and adjust the spicket to your liking. Being the 1st in gives you practice and experience the newbie shop owners lacks (under 5 years). You already know the pitfalls. I did like Swagglehaus's video today for SDCC. You see loads of Tweens and teens buying books from the dealers. That's a good thing...though if a tween is dropping 48K cash for ASM129, you and I need better jobs 😂🤣
most of the books i find in antique malls are things you couldnt give away or are overpriced and in bad condition.i quit checking out antique malls for comics a couple years ago.lunch money comics channel seems to hit it pretty good at the northen malls but i dont have that luck in va.
I believe the collector market is strong. People looking to fill runs are willing to dig through bins and pay $1-$5 and think they are getting a deal. Shops charging $10-$25 for issues just because the guide says that is the price are gravely misinformed and are doomed to existence.
This is Bob in Connecticut. If people really knew about comic books a few years ago, everyone would be wealthy. Comic books were not that high before the pandemic everybody would have a fortune you could have bought the major keys at great prices
I am an OG that was a partner in a comic shop at one time in 1980s...we had to diversify and handle a lot of different items...role playing games, sportscards, etc. And had to promote a lot (advertisement and promotion in media, etc) plus have good access. Order pulls usually required a discount and you always had people who wouldnt pick them up and they have life changes etc. You can tie up a lot of operation funds in buying stock and a lot can become deadstock, fortunately we moved a lot of older comics and sportscards. However, I can see with quality of new comics and low printage (low collectors and low distribution in other outlets also) where the demand is not same now. Has to be a struggle to survive in a smaller market town like Marietta Ohio....I am a marbles collector so have been in that area in past.
@Stickygoose It's a big state, so it depends where you are. I'm not such a great area. Also not a fan of hot weather, the beach, ocean, seafood... so there's not much for me here. Prefer Pennsylvania autumns, sweater weather, hills, trees, historic Bucks County and Philadelphia cheesesteaks
@reprintranch Yes. That was the bigger store. The other was Comics Cards & Stuff. It was in a shopping center with a movie theater down the street from the Edison Mall
Dang, I think I went to that one, too. Was on a trip for work, attending the Citrus Expo at the Lee County Civic Center. Beautiful countryside - as you may know, Frank Frazetta had a house in the area, which makes sense - all the marshy terrain looks like Frazetta artwork.
That’s the only way I like my little LuLu’s packed to the brim Archie has great history if you like Josie and the Pussy Cats great Hanna Barbera cartoon Sabrina the Teenage Witch I’ve eyed that Scarlet Witch statue myself they always seem to offer free shipping when I don’t have the money for it but ya the price being close to retail is not a fast moving price Maybe if it wasn’t available from sideshow anymore then sure you could probably get that price Definitely a shame back issue hunting hasn’t been fun ever since my shop stopped doing 50% off back issues I wanted an Avengers 200 but it was priced $25 in the back bins and it’s at maximum a $12 raw book They had a bargain book sale and I got some golden age Wonder Women trades but I’m very done with new books Marvel is going to $5 a book in October and it’s not justifiably worth it even if it’s a cover buy I won’t do it I went to a card shop yesterday got some Pokémon cards wanted to try getting back into it guy threw in a $25 booster pack for free and card sleeves with the purchase so I’m going to open those and hopefully get a few good cards I don’t want to say I’ve fallen out of love with comics but affordable collecting looks to be almost nonexistent
I have a booth at an antique mall. Little known fact, and they don’t advertise it, but they are sometimes authorized to take up to 20% off if the customer asks what’s the best price y’all can do. I never knew.
I didn’t even try
@5:30 9h, that's my jam. I like digging through a mess so long as it's not mine
@3:51 Ha! I have that Korak Son of Tarzan. I'd be grabbing those war comics if reasonably priced. Those Claw too and that Superman
I saw you flip past a “Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch”… one of John Byrne’s first comic books he drew.
My problem with your average antique mall comic offerings is when ya come across the vendor that has a couple boxes full, with each and every one priced at $5. Now, mind you, someone who is knowledgeable would know what to look for, what you might get a good deal on. Me, though? I wouldn’t know a $20 book if it bit me on the ass. I’m just trying to fill obscure Indy runs, or buying somethimg cuz it looked cool. Most of the books marked $5 across the board are dollar books at best. Basically, it goes like this for me. If the vendor has dollar books, I’ll buy at least 20 on principle basically. If ALL the vendors books are $5, I literally won’t even look at them.
Living and Growing up in Dallas Texas I have seen about 3 comic stores close up. A lot of the owners had to close because of sales diminished. Right now there's only one Comic Shop that survived the bailout and closures- Duncanville Book Store. They have been around since the middle 70's. Shop Changed owners around the early 2000s. Worked for them about 4 years. They are still going strong.
Good to hear
Definitely check antique stores for comics. They're seldom high grade, but you can still find mid grade goodness from time to time. Got a FF Annual 6 for $15 and a Superman 233 for $10 at different stores over the last several months. Deals are out there; just be sure to keep some extra bags and boards in the car. LOL
The Sad Sack…. New sidekick to Captain Strap-On
bahahahahaha
It was so weird for you to say Marietta Ohio and mention Comic Sense, I'm from Marietta/Belpre area and I've gone through every single antique shop with friends and family all the time. So yes a lot of the comics have been picked through here. Those Comics you've seen at those antique malls have sat there for years. The thing with Comic Sense for me was that I had gone to his shop a few times and was around when it first opened, problem is he only stuck to new books, he didn't go to cons, he had "graded" books but none that were very liquid, he didn't really do any sort of deals for customers and only had very few keys ever if any, oh and all the dollar books that you never needed. I wish his shop would stay because I got a lot of back issue books from him on some ongoing new series but what can you do when you're only spending $10-15 every few weeks at a shop.
beautiful small town. You ever go to Mick's shop?
@@Stickygoose Of course, Mick's is actually my go to shop, got my pull list from him and anything he doesn't I go so frequent I get there during shipments lol.
Marietta, GA in the house
Bravo to you for not buying comics, just to buy comics! It's tough but knowing when NOT to buy is just as important as knowing when TO buy a comic. Many newer comic book shop owners think: I have 10 thousand comics in my collection, I'll use those to start my back issue bins and the new books will take it from there. Nope. Your awesome 10K books will sell in 6 months to a year, then your have about a year and a half of downsliding sales to realize, hey I'm losing money! Then you buy collections to restock your back issues, they sell out faster than your new books which are now gathering dust and since you ordered 50 of each to get the retailer variant, well 30 of the regular issues are stagnating there, unsold.
I used to that everywhere I went
Dude.... I ALWAYS seek out antique malls and shops everywhere we go. That is one of the best ways to find a steal of a gem. Yeah, you will have your junk, but I have found $100 books for under $20 over the past few years. I have also found several $10-$40 books for $1 at them. It can be hit and miss though. Its all about luck. Mark Jewelers can typically be found.
that is really like the last bastion of finding a grail in the wild
That kid comic seen at 5:36 is an issue of the Gold Key title O.G. Whiz, about a boy tycoon - kinda like a self-made Richie Rich.
Why do I mention this? Because the first spec book I ever bought was the first issue of O.G. Whiz. Swear to God. It’s long gone from my collection but didn’t exactly turn out to be the next Amazing Fantasy 15, haha.
You spec’d on whiz
Niche books like those Star Trek books are always priced up. I'm trying to complete the TMNT Adventures run, and I can't ever find them under $10. No matter what condition they're in.
ive got a couple tmnt adventues books
Wish you could come up to Rochester Ny theres alot of comic shops around and like collectible places, Comic Con in Rochester is actually coming up i believe on the 18th-19th of september you should come check out the shops and the con for your channel!
My dads wife’s daughters live there
@@Stickygoose Thats crazy! Small world man sounds like it destined! 😂 Hope to see ya man
I've heard that retailers aren't allowed to charge less than what Sideshow does or Sideshow will remove the shop's ability to order their products.
I thought about that but man he’s going out of business lol
Just curious, Do you read and collect? I never hear you say anything about good stories.
Nexus is a great read. They might not be very valuable, but the stories and
Steve Rude art is awesome. Any of you younger readers should check it out. Assuming
the antique mall is asking a good price.
In the antique mall, you did pass by a Ironjaw # 2 I couldn't tell the condition or see the
asking price but it is a Neal Adams cover and about 7 bucks in VG condition.
Keep up the searching !
I talk about it often…no one watches those videos or cares
Your 100% right. The only New books I've bought is The Mothman. Just because of the ties to WV.
Country roads take me home!
I've haggled at antique malls, but only if I were to buy $100 of comics, have gotten a 15% discount. It doesn't hurt to ask, and many guys who own the comics have told the person running the antique mall that they can give a discount for large purchases. I've even had them call the owner of the comics and gotten approval for a discount.
Cool Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch comic.
I'm always on the hunt for new antique shops whenever we are travelling, and I even have a booth that I rent at our local antique mall where I sell comics - but at least mine are bagged, boarded, and in boxes so you can look through them easily. That stinks about the shop you visited - ours seem to do well here, but the big one needs to shut down for a month or so and do some serious cleaning and remodeling...
Hey do you play magic arena
@@Stickygoose I have, but not it a while. Always up to play more though - I've stuck with the Alchemy format because I don't want to put money into Arena 😂 Also looking to get into Disney Lorcana next week.
ok im gonna send you my info on IG
It is tougher today to find the comics in the wild. It's also vanishingly towards impossible to find books in those types of Antique malls. It's a hobby. The shops like the one you featured will ultimately be bought out by Mile High or one of the other heavy hitters...like when Walmart practiced spoke and hub, literally killing off every mom and pops in the Central and Mid-west, they meet at ComiCons and swap between themselves. They don't necessary fix prices, but if you corner the market, you can sit on the inventory and adjust the spicket to your liking. Being the 1st in gives you practice and experience the newbie shop owners lacks (under 5 years). You already know the pitfalls. I did like Swagglehaus's video today for SDCC. You see loads of Tweens and teens buying books from the dealers. That's a good thing...though if a tween is dropping 48K cash for ASM129, you and I need better jobs 😂🤣
Star Trek Comic Lot! 💵💵💵
They had em
most of the books i find in antique malls are things you couldnt give away or are overpriced and in bad condition.i quit checking out antique malls for comics a couple years ago.lunch money comics channel seems to hit it pretty good at the northen malls but i dont have that luck in va.
if they were free I wouldnt have taken them lol
I believe the collector market is strong. People looking to fill runs are willing to dig through bins and pay $1-$5 and think they are getting a deal. Shops charging $10-$25 for issues just because the guide says that is the price are gravely misinformed and are doomed to existence.
i dont know many people collecting runs it feels like
Is that Moses first appearance?
This is Bob in Connecticut. If people really knew about comic books a few years ago, everyone would be wealthy. Comic books were not that high before the pandemic everybody would have a fortune you could have bought the major keys at great prices
Its interesting to see how peoples taste changes over the years.
mine definitely has for sure
I am an OG that was a partner in a comic shop at one time in 1980s...we had to diversify and handle a lot of different items...role playing games, sportscards, etc. And had to promote a lot (advertisement and promotion in media, etc) plus have good access. Order pulls usually required a discount and you always had people who wouldnt pick them up and they have life changes etc. You can tie up a lot of operation funds in buying stock and a lot can become deadstock, fortunately we moved a lot of older comics and sportscards. However, I can see with quality of new comics and low printage (low collectors and low distribution in other outlets also) where the demand is not same now. Has to be a struggle to survive in a smaller market town like Marietta Ohio....I am a marbles collector so have been in that area in past.
Im losing my marbles
Was probably the comic shops books at the antique mall? Lol
Lmao
2k shops bout 40 per state which is more than enough for current demands imo.
Unfortunately my LCS only sells new books. He doesn't even have the capital to buy collections for keys. Mountain Top Comics
That’s a very common theme I hear
I moved to SWFL in 2019, and not that they were particularly close, the 2 LCSs nearest to me have closed.
I would love to live in Florida
@Stickygoose It's a big state, so it depends where you are. I'm not such a great area. Also not a fan of hot weather, the beach, ocean, seafood... so there's not much for me here. Prefer Pennsylvania autumns, sweater weather, hills, trees, historic Bucks County and Philadelphia cheesesteaks
Was one of them Hero Trader in Fort Myers? I went there once in (I think) summer 2018 and really liked the place.
@reprintranch Yes. That was the bigger store. The other was Comics Cards & Stuff. It was in a shopping center with a movie theater down the street from the Edison Mall
Dang, I think I went to that one, too. Was on a trip for work, attending the Citrus Expo at the Lee County Civic Center. Beautiful countryside - as you may know, Frank Frazetta had a house in the area, which makes sense - all the marshy terrain looks like Frazetta artwork.
That’s the only way I like my little LuLu’s packed to the brim
Archie has great history if you like Josie and the Pussy Cats great Hanna Barbera cartoon Sabrina the Teenage Witch
I’ve eyed that Scarlet Witch statue myself they always seem to offer free shipping when I don’t have the money for it but ya the price being close to retail is not a fast moving price
Maybe if it wasn’t available from sideshow anymore then sure you could probably get that price
Definitely a shame back issue hunting hasn’t been fun ever since my shop stopped doing 50% off back issues I wanted an Avengers 200 but it was priced $25 in the back bins and it’s at maximum a $12 raw book
They had a bargain book sale and I got some golden age Wonder Women trades but I’m very done with new books Marvel is going to $5 a book in October and it’s not justifiably worth it even if it’s a cover buy I won’t do it
I went to a card shop yesterday got some Pokémon cards wanted to try getting back into it guy threw in a $25 booster pack for free and card sleeves with the purchase so I’m going to open those and hopefully get a few good cards
I don’t want to say I’ve fallen out of love with comics but affordable collecting looks to be almost nonexistent
Tickle your jibbly bits😂
Most comic shops only last three years, so him closing up now is about right.
Wow didn’t know that was a thing
Do a review of Isom#2
I wish rippaverse would send me a copy to review
@@Stickygoose you a big baller Sticky , go buy it like everyone else
It's to bad too see his shop dying
it was really sad
go woke, go broke! LOL!
That thumbnail is absolutely stunning. Is that your wife? If so wow I’m jawdropped. That has to be the most beautiful woman in the world
thats Mother Goose