Have an exit plan collectors! It’s crazy to see things like this, a guy amassing a 300k book collection, spending probably upwards of a million, and his heirs sell it off at $1 a comic. Just can’t collect and hoard without an exit plan, without some guidance to your heirs of what to do and how to sell. Can’t help but to think of the Edgar Church collection, $50m collection and the family sold it off probably for a few thousands.
There was never a million bucks going into this collection. It looks like this all came from mortar and brick store that closed . A 50-100K is more realistic. The original owners were ordering dozens of same books for maybe a dollar a piece in bulk purchases. etc.. It depends on the keys as to how valuable the collection was.
Just finding stacks of keys in the midst of all that craziness is just insane. The next time I get accused by the wife of being a hoarder, I am showing her some of these pics from this video. Great Find, the work will be worth it in the end.
These are my favorite episodes. Tom and Guru talking shop. I totally get where Guru is coming from. I have an anxiety disorder, and when I'm focused on something, that is the only thing I can think about.
That Punch 12 and the Scarecrow Detective are my favorites! What a great story! I can't even begin to imagine what it's like to deal with that volume of comic books! I could never do it! It would kill me! (I'm old!)
This whole conversation was a great leaning experience! Because I'm new to collecting comics (2022 is when I started) hopefully one day I'll be able to see some of those classic books in person
Love the Crashdown cover! I sure hope Tom hooks up the Mystery Mail Call with a copy!!! I've been a member for close to 5 years. Maybe 4 or 5 months after you started the MMC. Just a little nostalgia and a long box later. Thanks for all the great book
Thanks for all your support! You didn't hear it from me...but let's just say there's no way we wouldn't hook up our own community with an exclusive variant for our own comic! ❤️👀
It's so on a big scale it's mind blowing. I remember learning of the Mile High story and the logistics of moving the boxes. A massive undertaking. Great video!!
I love the Hot 10 you guys do each week, however the back stories you discuss on artist, writers, and even buying collections is the real "meat on the bone" for fans that love comics and so therefor I love the Hot 10, but love the stories on Bags & Boards. Keep it coming. Love the story about driving in the car with the kids and getting the call saying your out as a potential buyer, we've all been there, Hell I was stressing out for you just hearing about it, lol. Glad you guys got back in and got the collection. Lastly...............Trust the Process!!!
This is so overwhelming just to watch I cannot imagine how overwhelming it was to actually be immersed in all those books. I think it is something that is a once in a lifetime opportunity and I am happy for the two of you to have been successful in obtaining the collection.
Really cool friendship to basically give someone some expensive comic book run like nothing to you're friend thats pretty special and a good ass friend but you guys help each other and thats the most important thing in the world 🌎.
Jeff is one of the most genuine collectors I've seen on social media in the comic community. He just seems like one of us that's in it for the love of the game like the rest of us. Much respect.
It looked like that collector may have been buying some books from Pasaiic Books in 1970s if he had multiple copies of Atlas and Shazam etc as Passiic used to wholesale recent back issues in multiple quantities...
Tom and Jeff,I'm worried for you guys,seriously, if you guys don't hit on a few monster Keys.....yikes....your grading costs alone...I pray you boys hit on at least 3 monster Grails!!! Keep up the passionate, wonderful work you guys do!! Thank you!!!
Freudian slip about that Detective #73: Jeff called it a Bill Finger cover, but of course it is a Jerry Robinson cover with a story likely written by Finger.
wow guys, awesome find-congrats sealing the deal,....was it worth it? dunno. its too hard to tell what all is there.... i was always about keeping the best stuff myself, flush the rest,...but what a mindblower to even attempt to come up with an offer, theres so much stuff i was always about keeping the best stuff myself, flush the rest,..so- how bout this? weekend before a major con near you, already have a small warehouse rented and slam it full of dollar books, or $3,$5 whatever your price point needs to be and you can still have some wall books behind the stock....and have a pre-wonder minicon or pre rose city, etc,...just an idea they do it before san diego i think just an idea🤔
Lol, there it is again... The ol' classic "Oh, but we have so many costs involved and it will take so long to sell the lower value stuff" nonsense that dealers tell people with massive collections. You could set 95% of this collection on fire and still walk away with triple your money in a down market.
what a terrific and sobering story as you go through this purchase. it's something everyone who wants to get into comic book investing should watch. of course, (practically) no one is getting into buying a collection this size, but smaller collection purchases include many of the things you guys went through. it's WORK. great vid.
So they were taking people's offers and using the offers as bids and pumping up the dollar amount? You know I do this for a living, and that "process" is designed to cause paranoia and distrust, to create a bidding war. That's why I do "first offer, final offer". After we do a thorough evaluation, I make my best offer out of the gate. Then it's good for a set duration of time, and I won't budge, to keep it all from taking months to close. I'm glad you got it completed and it worked out for you, guys. You're more patient and trusting than I am.
Hearing about the process and sealing the deal makes me wanna punch someone in the face. No process should take that many weeks. Don’t play wit the money or the product.
Just catching up on the story now on that massive collection acquisition... I'm curious to know if the other "interested parties" did their own research or did the owner give your hard-earned work to them? Like did you give the owner the list of key comics, your estimated value to the other bidders and they just swooped in and tried to just outbid? Hopefully not...
This would be a very exciting process however I would also be scared shitless spending that amount of money on comics. Shit I’m scared when I spend a few hundred on one book😂 but you guys are most def my hero’s on this one. I’m happy to follow the story of your find.
Killer books, Mark. Crime Does Not Pay is a fun series to read. Ive yet to see a Charles Biro cover that was any good. He also hired ghost artists and put hos sig on their work. 😅Nice Atlas crime comic. The Rangers is the prize. Fox publications never skimps on art.
Great show guys. Long time fan. Been reluctant to make the time commitment to the bags and boards, but when I saw the subject, I dove in and glad I did. Nice job.
Amazing story. I can’t imagine how much work it is to go through all those multiples of 90s filler. Was he a big Valiant speculator? Then a lot will look like every well picked flea market box.
I'm always curious what guys like this did for a living. He had to be successful in making money because of his disposal income to buy all these comics and toys. Did the family ever say what he did for a living?
Enjoy you guys, your knowledge,insight, teaching your viewers, and all being a inspiration for us to cool down on fomo, I wish hear in OZ we could buy your comic packs monthly it would be so much fun, thank you all for your great UA-cam show very entertaining H
Absolutely killer idea and tactic to bring examples of graded books and what their counterparts look like at each grade level. Helps level the playing field and bring sellers down to reality. Everyone thinks they're gonna retire off their dads copy of superman 75.
@@Gordypowoh thanks man. I actually saw it later. 350k was good price. But yeah lots of risk too and they have costs I’m sure. I bet with those golden age keys they might be sitting on 1.5m or even more
Every big collection buy I notice everyone uses the same lingo. It's always a half low ball and half banger kind of talk so as not to alert the seller. Crazy!!! But I ain't mad at cha!!!
Heads up, y’all. I’d totally help load and move a collection. It’s just fun to look at comics and help fellow collectors! If you’re ever in a spot where you need help, reach out!
Have an exit plan collectors! It’s crazy to see things like this, a guy amassing a 300k book collection, spending probably upwards of a million, and his heirs sell it off at $1 a comic. Just can’t collect and hoard without an exit plan, without some guidance to your heirs of what to do and how to sell. Can’t help but to think of the Edgar Church collection, $50m collection and the family sold it off probably for a few thousands.
Well, the collection wasn't worth that at that time. Google 1977 Overstreet guide.
There was never a million bucks going into this collection. It looks like this all came from mortar and brick store that closed . A 50-100K is more realistic. The original owners were ordering dozens of same books for maybe a dollar a piece in bulk purchases. etc.. It depends on the keys as to how valuable the collection was.
Just as I’m about to go to bed, I have an hour+ video to watch 😂😂
Lol. I would need a couple weeks off to go through this.
Just finding stacks of keys in the midst of all that craziness is just insane. The next time I get accused by the wife of being a hoarder, I am showing her some of these pics from this video. Great Find, the work will be worth it in the end.
I could listen to jeff talk for hours....he's so good
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That's what she said
Agreed. Great story teller!
Snake salesman
Thank you for sharing those beautiful scarecrow issues
Why does Jeff sound so sad when he says tentacles has he been scared for life at one point with tentacles 😂
😂 I have had to move a couple of wild snakes in my yard of late so maybe it was in the back of my mind.
These are my favorite episodes. Tom and Guru talking shop. I totally get where Guru is coming from. I have an anxiety disorder, and when I'm focused on something, that is the only thing I can think about.
Glad someone understands. 😁
Thanks for letting us in to the process! I am exhausted after seeing those U-haul trucks! 😱
Thanks for watching and the support.
Wow, What a collection of comics!! Thanks for showing some of it. Can’t wait to see more!!
That Punch 12 and the Scarecrow Detective are my favorites! What a great story! I can't even begin to imagine what it's like to deal with that volume of comic books! I could never do it! It would kill me! (I'm old!)
This whole conversation was a great leaning experience! Because I'm new to collecting comics (2022 is when I started) hopefully one day I'll be able to see some of those classic books in person
Love the Crashdown cover! I sure hope Tom hooks up the Mystery Mail Call with a copy!!! I've been a member for close to 5 years. Maybe 4 or 5 months after you started the MMC. Just a little nostalgia and a long box later. Thanks for all the great book
Thanks for all your support! You didn't hear it from me...but let's just say there's no way we wouldn't hook up our own community with an exclusive variant for our own comic! ❤️👀
It's so on a big scale it's mind blowing. I remember learning of the Mile High story and the logistics of moving the boxes. A massive undertaking. Great video!!
Alex Ross is a living legend for sure. Great podcast guys 👍
What an insane collection!!! Congrats guys, glad you were able to pull this off!! Can't wait to see more books from this collection!!! Cheers!!
I love the Hot 10 you guys do each week, however the back stories you discuss on artist, writers, and even buying collections is the real "meat on the bone" for fans that love comics and so therefor I love the Hot 10, but love the stories on Bags & Boards. Keep it coming. Love the story about driving in the car with the kids and getting the call saying your out as a potential buyer, we've all been there, Hell I was stressing out for you just hearing about it, lol. Glad you guys got back in and got the collection. Lastly...............Trust the Process!!!
“Trust the Process” 😂
Bags n Boards is where it's at!
Great history. I'm looking forward to revisiting this episode in future years. Thumbs up Jeff & Tom for getting that collection.
This is so overwhelming just to watch I cannot imagine how overwhelming it was to actually be immersed in all those books. I think it is something that is a once in a lifetime opportunity and I am happy for the two of you to have been successful in obtaining the collection.
Thank you for sharing this. You guys have contributed so much to the hobby. So happy to see that you got a collection that you deserve.
Great story. I wish you the best with getting all the value you can out of the collection.
Please keep posting these podcasts. Great content from start to finish.
I would worry about fire, if I had that many books.
Loved this story! Thank you for sharing it. Can’t wait to keep hearing future adventures… ❤😎
Dude , San Diego is so legit, not even watered down or overhyped. It’s all comics and no BS pop culture dingleberries. Soooooooooooooo jealous.
I love listening about this collection. I have so much respect for yall.
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This is the story I was soooooo waiting for - thanks for telling it all guys! Love it!!
Really cool friendship to basically give someone some expensive comic book run like nothing to you're friend thats pretty special and a good ass friend but you guys help each other and thats the most important thing in the world 🌎.
Don’t give me hope on a Wolverine Vs Hulk….. Don’t you do it !!! Haha 😆
Jeff is one of the most genuine collectors I've seen on social media in the comic community. He just seems like one of us that's in it for the love of the game like the rest of us. Much respect.
Yes, Wolverine & Hulk rivalry on screen would be great.
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Will your team be selling long boxes of this horde at Grit City Con, Tacoma, WA 2023?
I'll be waiting for the update for this story update
It looked like that collector may have been buying some books from Pasaiic Books in 1970s if he had multiple copies of Atlas and Shazam etc as Passiic used to wholesale recent back issues in multiple quantities...
Super interesting. Comics pure and simple…..and no MCU spec.
the world's finest 3 look like a 5.0 Guru
Great video and Mile High Comics is a name I have not heard in some time. Loved hearing the story of acquiring this collection.
Ricky Bobby: If you ain't first, you're last.
Golden Age Guru: Sometimes first IS last
34:58
Awesome podcast, so glad the deal worked out in the end!
My only complaint is Chopper should not be permanently attached. They should have left either a slot or a removable/changeable cover for that area.
You need help going through these, I could drive up sometime and help you go through them, bag and board, etc. I would love to see this collection.
Tom and Jeff,I'm worried for you guys,seriously, if you guys don't hit on a few monster Keys.....yikes....your grading costs alone...I pray you boys hit on at least 3 monster Grails!!!
Keep up the passionate, wonderful work you guys do!!
Thank you!!!
The World’s Finest 3 and Tec 73 in the approximate grades are closer to $30K, and that’s if they were confirmed/graded. Raw then less.
I'm glad you addressed the delay on Crashdown. It jumped to October so it got me scared a bit.
Nope, it's still happening! We're excited for everybody to get their hands on it 👀
I love that you shared some video content from the actual location. Great find for a couple great ppl. Kudos guys! More content like this 💯
70,000 lbs is 35 tons. You didn't get a ton of comics, you got 35 tons of comics.
I need to see more of this collection. Hope to see this on whatnot
That is a lot of money to clear someone's house.
Freudian slip about that Detective #73: Jeff called it a Bill Finger cover, but of course it is a Jerry Robinson cover with a story likely written by Finger.
Just totally and completely fascinating! Thanks for sharing.
wow guys, awesome find-congrats sealing the deal,....was it worth it? dunno. its too hard to tell what all is there....
i was always about keeping the best stuff myself, flush the rest,...but what a mindblower to even attempt to come up with an offer, theres so much stuff
i was always about keeping the best stuff myself, flush the rest,..so-
how bout this? weekend before a major con near you, already have a small warehouse rented and slam it full of dollar books, or $3,$5 whatever your price point needs to be and you can still have some wall books behind the stock....and have a pre-wonder minicon or pre rose city, etc,...just an idea they do it before san diego i think just an idea🤔
Great job with the sound editing
I see a LOT of dollar bin collectibles. How do you plan to move all that inexpensive paper from your UA-cam/WhatNot channels?
Lol, there it is again... The ol' classic "Oh, but we have so many costs involved and it will take so long to sell the lower value stuff" nonsense that dealers tell people with massive collections. You could set 95% of this collection on fire and still walk away with triple your money in a down market.
There was no other bidder. These are the real estate agent game
Amazing podcast. Really enjoyed this one!
Awesome. Just starting this. Saw some of the early videos on the collection. Very exciting to see more on it.
what a terrific and sobering story as you go through this purchase. it's something everyone who wants to get into comic book investing should watch. of course, (practically) no one is getting into buying a collection this size, but smaller collection purchases include many of the things you guys went through. it's WORK. great vid.
I need some Spider-Gwen from this collection. :)
Love the video. Filming for our new Podcast channel this week! Would love any advice you may have!
I found a first appearance of black panther on the curb last month. Sold it on eBay for good good Cashola.
So they were taking people's offers and using the offers as bids and pumping up the dollar amount? You know I do this for a living, and that "process" is designed to cause paranoia and distrust, to create a bidding war. That's why I do "first offer, final offer". After we do a thorough evaluation, I make my best offer out of the gate. Then it's good for a set duration of time, and I won't budge, to keep it all from taking months to close. I'm glad you got it completed and it worked out for you, guys. You're more patient and trusting than I am.
Hearing about the process and sealing the deal makes me wanna punch someone in the face. No process should take that many weeks. Don’t play wit the money or the product.
350,000, holy hell CT & Guru…you only paid a dollar a book, is my math wrong? No way with some of those 10,000$ gems
Darn. I missed the July Mystery Mail box 😢
Luv the yellow wolverine suit. Support all the marvel heroes on screen. Even the not so popular offerings 😊
Just catching up on the story now on that massive collection acquisition... I'm curious to know if the other "interested parties" did their own research or did the owner give your hard-earned work to them? Like did you give the owner the list of key comics, your estimated value to the other bidders and they just swooped in and tried to just outbid? Hopefully not...
I appreciate the transparency. Are any of the golden age books currently for sale?
I'll get your logo tattooed on me for a journey into mystery 85❤️
I know the under bidder for this collection
Love the golden age
Do you have to pay inventory taxes? That would be a bummer! I'm still jealous....I think...! 🤔
This would be a very exciting process however I would also be scared shitless spending that amount of money on comics. Shit I’m scared when I spend a few hundred on one book😂 but you guys are most def my hero’s on this one. I’m happy to follow the story of your find.
only 350k, I would have paid that
Killer books, Mark. Crime Does Not Pay is a fun series to read. Ive yet to see a Charles Biro cover that was any good. He also hired ghost artists and put hos sig on their work. 😅Nice Atlas crime comic. The Rangers is the prize. Fox publications never skimps on art.
Great show guys. Long time fan. Been reluctant to make the time commitment to the bags and boards, but when I saw the subject, I dove in and glad I did. Nice job.
Amazing story. I can’t imagine how much work it is to go through all those multiples of 90s filler. Was he a big Valiant speculator? Then a lot will look like every well picked flea market box.
This is such a crazy story, how can you not get that way with all that cash 💰 offered.
Bring a forklift sale.
I'm always curious what guys like this did for a living. He had to be successful in making money because of his disposal income to buy all these comics and toys. Did the family ever say what he did for a living?
how many spider-man fallout#4 did you get in that collection
At average comic price per book... $3.00 (regardless of what it is) You have a million dollar collection....
Enjoy you guys, your knowledge,insight, teaching your viewers, and all being a inspiration for us to cool down on fomo, I wish hear in OZ we could buy your comic packs monthly it would be so much fun, thank you all for your great UA-cam show very entertaining H
I only have 20,000 comics.
Just a swweett collection.😊
Absolutely killer idea and tactic to bring examples of graded books and what their counterparts look like at each grade level. Helps level the playing field and bring sellers down to reality. Everyone thinks they're gonna retire off their dads copy of superman 75.
Omg I love Arial Diaz sooo much 🔥🔥🔥
Just to let Jeff know I would bag and board the comics I’ll you gotta give me like a couple comics.
Almost lost the collection by being aggressive. No surprise.
Thanks guys for sharing your personal journey!
Tentacles.. lol
I promise I watched the whole video. Did I miss the what they paid? Did they ever say?
Afleck was the bomb in phantoms!
Hey so what did you guys end up paying. You know everyone wants to know!!
58:25 they start covering the numbers
@@Gordypowoh thanks man. I actually saw it later. 350k was good price. But yeah lots of risk too and they have costs I’m sure. I bet with those golden age keys they might be sitting on 1.5m or even more
Wolverine...the most overrated character in comics, ever. I say that fully prepared to duck the rotten fruit that's gonna be thrown at me.
Great story!
Expensive Paper!!!
Every big collection buy I notice everyone uses the same lingo. It's always a half low ball and half banger kind of talk so as not to alert the seller. Crazy!!! But I ain't mad at cha!!!
When you mentioned BOY COMMANDOS run at least twice.. I assume you are referring to the GOLDEN AGE one not the one which DC did in 1970's?
Heads up, y’all. I’d totally help load and move a collection. It’s just fun to look at comics and help fellow collectors! If you’re ever in a spot where you need help, reach out!
Using your influence to buy a collectsounds like a crime to me
Waiting for an update on this