I did the exact same thing , spent 2 hours getting a pile together and then waited 20 minutes while he looked things up, grades can be subjective, I felt he looked at more high end prices for books in mid grade, i started to walkout when he stopped me and took 25% off , still wasn’t a deal, I left. Wanted to go there for years and strangely I felt betrayed lol. Plus everything was filthy.
Loved this video. Matt said it was the birthplace or 1st app of Hepatitis... lmao. Jay said he needs an aids test!!! Gary that was crazy, they even had a sweatshop... lol. The pizza looked amazing. Great content. Loved the assassin.
I totally remember this place!! I visited family in Brooklyn and my grandfather took me there like 12 years ago, probably one of the first places I ever bought comics from
IF you had weeks to go through it (and could air it all out) that would be a lot of fun to go through. As is, it's mostly just an overwhelming hoarding issue. Oh well, at least you had amazing pizza. That CRUNCH had my mouth watering!
Great video, as usual. I tend to like the "empty handed" videos more than the scores because it makes me feel better about all my comic failures. 😄 Pizza always makes up for it!
After seeing your garage video. Seeing how organized you keep your comics. I felt like this warehouse was your nightmare. Thanks for the videos. Stay well and keep it comics.
Just found your channel after UA-cam recommended it last week. Love your stuff! Glad to hear Johnny's met expectations. They closed down last year after a fire. I'll have to check it out.
Holy crap!!! That place is as big if not even larger and more stocked than mike high comics. I need to go there. This is on my bucket list. All I can say is holy crap!!!!
He doesn't really care if he sells anything, I don't know if he lost the passion for comics or just a hoarder. But I feel so bad for all the cool stuff in there just collecting dust, poop and pee.
But that pizza!!!!!!! Man though, that place was overwhelming. Where to begin. I can understand leaving without buying. You had fun with pals and that's what counts. Fun video.
That place is insane! I've been there with my father and brother and I'll never forget it. Between the cats, lingering smell, and the THOUSANDS of stuff they have, it was definitely an experience. Funny story: My father found this little toy and asked how much it was and was told "two fifty" and gave the guy $3. The guy looked at him and said "No, $250. That's a prototype action figure." I'm pretty sure we laughed at the guy, paid for our comics and left lol
Looks like the best part of that day was the food at the end, that was a hell of a lot of comics, but so unorganised, and to open up ebay sounds like the guy doesn't know what he's got, happy hunting for the next lot guys.
How dare a retailer ask you to pay close to fair market value. I get grades can subjective and they might be overcharging you based on grade, maybe that's why they knock 25% off. We all want a deal, but if they actually charged deep discounted prices like people want then they'd make far less money and likely be out of stock by now.
@L Ron Cupboard exactly, he says everything is a dollar, you do the work and sort out hella weak keys and then he goes and haggles ebay prices, fuck that
That went exactly how I expected it to, but dammit anyway it looked fun. I expected you to get a shot of the library ghost from Ghostbusters throwing comics in the air LOL
Loved this video. Though it was a bust, we all have to admit we have been to “this kind of hunt”. I remember finding local comic shops whenever I traveled for work or vacation. Something about being out of your natural comic element and the potential for a key or significant run in your favorite title...Uncanny X-Men was my Achilles heel. I still think there is gold out there in the most random spots. We all just need luck and timing...with patience.
Johnny’s 🍕 👍👍👍👍 Good Call Jay !!! Joe and Ricky are the best. Their Pizza is the equivalent of pulling out a CGC 9.9. Just don’t ever ask for individual slices 😂😂😂
I love those old NYC stores... they are really dying out, but they used to be everywhere. A Fountain pen hospital, or the rubber store on Canal Street... The Red Caboose for scale models in midtown... stuff like that. The owners are always the biggest characters you've ever met! Usually they don't give a damn if you buy anything or not... they have been there forever and after they pass-on there will never be another like it. Sort of sad for NYC... Wishing you were kinder to the owner/store after you exited, but thanks for making this and sharing the experience.
Gary... thanks for covering not just the warehouse but Johnnys also. My fiancé and old coworker always talk about johnnys being the best. I’m more inclined to go now! I’ve always been curious about the Koch Warehouse and nearly made an appointment a few times. So glad I never pulled the trigger. Your video proved what I was afraid it would be. I often see their booths at NYCC and the old Mike Carbo cons and always had a filthy feel just from that!
Actually, you performed a service here. You did the work for him pulling out comics he now knows are desirable and can sell them on Ebay. Should send him a bill!
Ya so many store owners do that now. They make you do all the work and when you bring the books up they check EBay. They basically got you to do their work for free.
My LCS guy does the same thing. I pull books out of his $1 bins and he just takes them away from me and then I just see them sitting in a pile behind the counter forever and ever. I don't go there anymore lol. He's a terrible store owner.
I go to this warehouse often, when new collections arrive and I can rip through the $1 bins. They definitely up the prices on unmarked books after an eBay search at checkout. I even had them up the price on me from a couple $1 books they said, "weren't supposed to be in there"... FOH. They'll TRY to rip you off but, this is Brooklyn! If you're not trying to make a deal and get the price down they're not gonna discount out of the kindness of their hearts lol! Tell them what you're gonna pay and if they don't like it, bounce! Every time I've denied a price and made my own offer they accepted it.
My girlfriend and I went hunting there about five years ago. We had that exact experience. I left a couple early Carnage appearances on his table once he broke out the bay and we left lol. We always say it was an experience too. At least you found the cat! lol
DUDE!!! What are you doing in my hood bro!!! LOL!!! Yeah the warehouse is...an experience...to say the least!!! By the time you’re done looking around you’re gonna need a shower, an asthma pump and possibly a shot from the tetnis you can get if you walk in the wrong direction!!! All and all a fun place!!! 😂
When I was 16 (1986) I worked in the shipping department of NE Comics and had access to their underground warehouse of comics. Great memories of going to pull orders to pack and ship. And read on smoke breaks.
I've been to the KOCH WAREHOUSE a few times over the years. If you're looking for HIGH GRADE stuff, this is not the place for you. If you are looking to shop at the warehouse you need to subscribe to Koches News Letter. It will tell you when they have NEW inventory. They put it all in the front . I've found some good stuff while searching through some of his finds. Pricing is a whole nother thing. He's tough to negotiate with but he has come down on some books. His specialty is dollar books. The place is old and rotten but there are some interesting things . I went there and found a couple of Kamandi Long boxes. He didn't seem to care for the title, so I wound up picking up a couple dozen of them in Very Fine condition. If you're in Brooklyn on a Saturday morning its a fun place to go. There's an old gentleman that works for Koch who's very cool. He can help navigate you through a maze of what has to be a Million Comic Books 😎
Guys like that, that have so much money wrapped up into a massive amount of things dont care if people walk away. They really penny pinch and hold out for top dollar because they already spent the money anyway. Its really a shame that they dont just let it go so someone else can get the deal. Blows my mind.
Man what a bummer, I’ve been to places like this using eBay instead of actually running a business. It’s sad because those books will never probably end up in the hands of someone who will appreciate what they’ve got. Mind you you can see by the state of the place how lazy the owners must be 😂 Man I’d kill for some of that New York pizza right now 🤤
He must be an inherited rich guy. Warehouse space in Brooklyn costs a fortune and he obviously isn't selling very much. It does not matter if he sells anything, it is just something to occupy a rich guys time.
No way you found another one of my honey holes. There are some great deals I found there. Also if you ever in queens try Rosa s on fresh pond road or pizza classico
Big fan of Koch's. You need to really dig but they are cool people in there. Block is shady as hell though and there is a place that looks like a sweat shop across the hall. Note just saw your video of that as I posted this.
I went to that place 2 years ago and found a copy of teen titans 12 (batman who laughs). He did looked up the price it was going for and sold it to me for a discounted price right of the bat. It was a good deal after 1 hour of digging. My question to you is, did you wait till he gave you an offer?
When someone gives me prices (these are $1 each, these are $5 each) and then pulls out ebay when I've gone through and made my selections, it's done. They started the negotiation in bad faith, so there's no good end other than walking away. If you're going to look up current ebay prices, tell me up front. That, in and of itself, is fine. I deal with people who do that all the time. Just don't lie to me up front and then let me mine through your garbage to find the hidden gems and then change the deal.
I've always wanted to make a trip to the warehouse, just to experience it. Thanks for the exposure, so now I can feel okay with never going since I know it's not worth the trip lol.
I can't believe that guy was gouging you like that. Another cool venue that I wouldn't have thought existed. Place looked like a shit hole though. Hope they comped a pizza for you for all the free advertisement.
That so happened to me once. Spent 2 hours looking through longboxes. I Had a pile...then he pulled out the tablet..I asked if he had an Overstreet. He said what's an Older street? Ebay was his price guide. I left empty handed.
At 13:28 and at 13:31 I can't...Dabutcha is hilarious had me laughing wow lol especially how serious and disgusted yet disappointed he was, just made me laugh lol funny. At 2:53 and 2:57 looks like all three of you were going rob the warehouse wearing your masks on lol. But sorry that you guys left empty handed but that place looked very overwhelming and can get lost easily but the pricing of the comics seemed sketchy especially for the worker there to go on Ebay to get a specific price to match each comic to sell. But i'm glad you guys went it was cool and i personally had some laughs i enjoyed it this was great. Hopefully from this experience all of you will be rewarded to travel somewhere where they'll be a comic store worth going to to find decent books in a professional clean and organized setting. Keep up the great work you guys as always and thank you. Very Gary and Pressable Defects #1.
I’ve been to this place several times, the thing to understand is that besides it being dirty, he has a ton of stuff in various grades, and lots of it is listed on his eBay store, so when you take some out the box, some have prices and most don’t. So he will check prices on his eBay store or he’ll go to comicbookshop.com and see what they have things listed at. And comics are always 25% of, many times you are not getting a deal, sometimes you do. It can be a real hit or miss
It be like that sometimes. It's ok for him to use ebay as a reference. Should still give you a deal since your essentially finding it lol. As collectors/diggers we kind of hope to catch the sellers slipping.
Great video enjoyed it very much. From experience over the last 30 years if the books are not priced when looking at them they are most likely going to be overpriced. If you need Ebay to price every book should just sell on Ebay.
Trust me no one should every go to this place. It's a freaking joke. They sell everything at max price the eBay sellers want and will never even sell. They will rip you off regardless of the condition. The warehouse is total joke. I never will step foot in that ever again. You need a hazmat suit for that place
It sucks they broke out Ebay for pricing. Pretty cool seeing a whole warehouse full of comics, but really bad seeing that place run like that. That pizza though 😋
Koch was one of the biggest names in comics .. kinda like Chuck from Mile High. They own the warehouse and dont care if they make sales . Everytime i swear im never going back ...i end up back there coughing up a storm
Not really sure what you expect when you visit somewhere with so much stock. It can't all be priced. As somebody who works somewhere with a large stock of comics, but only a fraction of what this guy has it's impossible to keep everything priced, and with constant fluctuations in price due to books becoming hot overnight it makes complete sense for a retailer to check prices at point of sale. Have some patience and support independent business.
That guy needs a better business model. He should sell at half the ebay value or something if the books are beat up. I mean I can kind of see why he's using eBay as a price guide because he has so many books that It would be hard to keep track of what everything is kind of worth, but to charge those prices for old beat-up Dusty books is insane
As soon as you walked into the building, I thought that we may never hear from you again! Sucks that you didn't pick up any books, but that pizza sure looked super tasty.
Two things about this video -- IF you ever find yourself in a similar situation, while the guy is giving the "tour", grab any random half way decent book and ask him-- "so this is $1" - if he says yes- give him a dollar and the sale is final. If he starts looking shit up-- LEAVE without digging. Also-- wish you had filmed/shared the part where he started looking up ebay prices.
Gary go to royal collectibles in queens if you want to see a really good comic store in New York. Lots of keys and graded books fairly priced. Another good store is amazing comics in sayville long island.
Thank you so much for this video. Was thinking of going there. But you probably saved me 3 hours of my life. Keep up the great work.
Sometimes you walk away empty handed. I’ve always wanted to go to New York and eat their pizza! Great stuff Gary!
I did the exact same thing , spent 2 hours getting a pile together and then waited 20 minutes while he looked things up, grades can be subjective, I felt he looked at more high end prices for books in mid grade, i started to walkout when he stopped me and took 25% off , still wasn’t a deal, I left. Wanted to go there for years and strangely I felt betrayed lol. Plus everything was filthy.
Never thought I'd see a vid where the best part was the food from you. BWAHAHAHA. Keep it comics.
Damn. They can't always be winners. Better to walk away empty handed than over pay. Great video
Louis are you from the bronx?
Loved this video. Matt said it was the birthplace or 1st app of Hepatitis... lmao. Jay said he needs an aids test!!! Gary that was crazy, they even had a sweatshop... lol. The pizza looked amazing. Great content. Loved the assassin.
Lol Koko
There is a reason that guy had thousands of books sitting around collecting dust...now we know. Glad you at least got some crazy good pizza out of it!
I totally remember this place!! I visited family in Brooklyn and my grandfather took me there like 12 years ago, probably one of the first places I ever bought comics from
IF you had weeks to go through it (and could air it all out) that would be a lot of fun to go through. As is, it's mostly just an overwhelming hoarding issue. Oh well, at least you had amazing pizza. That CRUNCH had my mouth watering!
Great video, as usual. I tend to like the "empty handed" videos more than the scores because it makes me feel better about all my comic failures. 😄 Pizza always makes up for it!
After seeing your garage video. Seeing how organized you keep your comics. I felt like this warehouse was your nightmare. Thanks for the videos. Stay well and keep it comics.
Anxiety filled
Just found your channel after UA-cam recommended it last week. Love your stuff!
Glad to hear Johnny's met expectations. They closed down last year after a fire. I'll have to check it out.
Are you local?
Joe Koch!!!! Legendary and you guys went where most folks will never get a chance to go to!!!
Holy crap!!! That place is as big if not even larger and more stocked than mike high comics.
I need to go there. This is on my bucket list. All I can say is holy crap!!!!
That warehouse looked like a horror movie where you could get lost in a maze and buried alive by dusty, dirty, cat feces covered comics lol
He doesn't really care if he sells anything, I don't know if he lost the passion for comics or just a hoarder. But I feel so bad for all the cool stuff in there just collecting dust, poop and pee.
That was cool seeing you go across the bridge and looking into the city! Thanks for that!
I agree with you 100%. As soon as Ebay popped, I was done! Fun video, awesome channel, Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the drive to Brooklyn 👍 appreciate seeing the awesome NY scenery.. great pizza 👌 cheers and stay safe..
Love when you get together with the guys from Pressable Defects, a shame the warehouse was a bust, but Johnny's Pizza is always delicious!
But that pizza!!!!!!! Man though, that place was overwhelming. Where to begin. I can understand leaving without buying. You had fun with pals and that's what counts. Fun video.
Great video Gary. First few minutes I was like, man I gotta check this place out. By the end I was like, that dude in the Bronx was way better.
That place is insane! I've been there with my father and brother and I'll never forget it. Between the cats, lingering smell, and the THOUSANDS of stuff they have, it was definitely an experience.
Funny story: My father found this little toy and asked how much it was and was told "two fifty" and gave the guy $3. The guy looked at him and said "No, $250. That's a prototype action figure." I'm pretty sure we laughed at the guy, paid for our comics and left lol
Never thought I'd be drooling over a pizza in a comic video
Looks like the best part of that day was the food at the end, that was a hell of a lot of comics, but so unorganised, and to open up ebay sounds like the guy doesn't know what he's got, happy hunting for the next lot guys.
It's funny you did all the work to just turn around and get eBay prices if that be the case you could have stayed home and shopped on eBay🤦♂️
Go there and make deals. They work with you.
How dare a retailer ask you to pay close to fair market value.
I get grades can subjective and they might be overcharging you based on grade, maybe that's why they knock 25% off. We all want a deal, but if they actually charged deep discounted prices like people want then they'd make far less money and likely be out of stock by now.
@L Ron Cupboard exactly, he says everything is a dollar, you do the work and sort out hella weak keys and then he goes and haggles ebay prices, fuck that
I was expecting you to buy the whole collection.
That went exactly how I expected it to, but dammit anyway it looked fun. I expected you to get a shot of the library ghost from Ghostbusters throwing comics in the air LOL
Loved this video. Though it was a bust, we all have to admit we have been to “this kind of hunt”. I remember finding local comic shops whenever I traveled for work or vacation. Something about being out of your natural comic element and the potential for a key or significant run in your favorite title...Uncanny X-Men was my Achilles heel. I still think there is gold out there in the most random spots. We all just need luck and timing...with patience.
Johnny’s 🍕 👍👍👍👍
Good Call Jay !!! Joe and Ricky are the best. Their Pizza is the equivalent of pulling out a CGC 9.9. Just don’t ever ask for individual slices 😂😂😂
I love those old NYC stores... they are really dying out, but they used to be everywhere. A Fountain pen hospital, or the rubber store on Canal Street... The Red Caboose for scale models in midtown... stuff like that. The owners are always the biggest characters you've ever met! Usually they don't give a damn if you buy anything or not... they have been there forever and after they pass-on there will never be another like it. Sort of sad for NYC... Wishing you were kinder to the owner/store after you exited, but thanks for making this and sharing the experience.
Gary... thanks for covering not just the warehouse but Johnnys also. My fiancé and old coworker always talk about johnnys being the best. I’m more inclined to go now!
I’ve always been curious about the Koch Warehouse and nearly made an appointment a few times. So glad I never pulled the trigger. Your video proved what I was afraid it would be. I often see their booths at NYCC and the old Mike Carbo cons and always had a filthy feel just from that!
nailed it w the 3 ninjas shout
Great 17 minute pizza commercial that had comics. 😂
Well put James lol
Actually, you performed a service here. You did the work for him pulling out comics he now knows are desirable and can sell them on Ebay. Should send him a bill!
I thought the same thing
Ya so many store owners do that now. They make you do all the work and when you bring the books up they check EBay. They basically got you to do their work for free.
beat me to it. you did his work
My LCS guy does the same thing. I pull books out of his $1 bins and he just takes them away from me and then I just see them sitting in a pile behind the counter forever and ever. I don't go there anymore lol. He's a terrible store owner.
I go to this warehouse often, when new collections arrive and I can rip through the $1 bins. They definitely up the prices on unmarked books after an eBay search at checkout. I even had them up the price on me from a couple $1 books they said, "weren't supposed to be in there"... FOH. They'll TRY to rip you off but, this is Brooklyn! If you're not trying to make a deal and get the price down they're not gonna discount out of the kindness of their hearts lol! Tell them what you're gonna pay and if they don't like it, bounce! Every time I've denied a price and made my own offer they accepted it.
My girlfriend and I went hunting there about five years ago. We had that exact experience. I left a couple early Carnage appearances on his table once he broke out the bay and we left lol. We always say it was an experience too. At least you found the cat! lol
DUDE!!! What are you doing in my hood bro!!! LOL!!! Yeah the warehouse is...an experience...to say the least!!! By the time you’re done looking around you’re gonna need a shower, an asthma pump and possibly a shot from the tetnis you can get if you walk in the wrong direction!!! All and all a fun place!!! 😂
Glad to see you walking away from this one Gary. As soon as i heard e-bay, I would've walked away. Great video as always my friend.
When I was 16 (1986) I worked in the shipping department of NE Comics and had access to their underground warehouse of comics. Great memories of going to pull orders to pack and ship. And read on smoke breaks.
I've been to the KOCH WAREHOUSE a few times over the years. If you're looking for HIGH GRADE stuff, this is not the place for you. If you are looking to shop at the warehouse you need to subscribe to Koches News Letter. It will tell you when they have NEW inventory. They put it all in the front . I've found some good stuff while searching through some of his finds. Pricing is a whole nother thing. He's tough to negotiate with but he has come down on some books. His specialty is dollar books. The place is old and rotten but there are some interesting things . I went there and found a couple of Kamandi Long boxes. He didn't seem to care for the title, so I wound up picking up a couple dozen of them in Very Fine condition. If you're in Brooklyn on a Saturday morning its a fun place to go. There's an old gentleman that works for Koch who's very cool. He can help navigate you through a maze of what has to be a Million Comic Books 😎
You win some, you loose some, but you live to fight another day. Pizza looked great. Lol
Cant win them all, but thanks for the shot of the city going over the bridge
My OCD was going off this whole video 😳 that pizza looked fire 🔥
Awsome video gary very funny
thanks for going thru all that for us
Guys like that, that have so much money wrapped up into a massive amount of things dont care if people walk away. They really penny pinch and hold out for top dollar because they already spent the money anyway. Its really a shame that they dont just let it go so someone else can get the deal. Blows my mind.
Thank you im living my comic book life thru you hello from san Antonio
you need an painters n95 mask. not just for covid but for all the dust and the funk
This video induced a DEFCON 5 anxiety attack, but I loved it lol
Man what a bummer, I’ve been to places like this using eBay instead of actually running a business. It’s sad because those books will never probably end up in the hands of someone who will appreciate what they’ve got.
Mind you you can see by the state of the place how lazy the owners must be 😂
Man I’d kill for some of that New York pizza right now 🤤
lol i was waiting for him to tell you to shut up and dig. my comic book ocd goes nuts everytime i go there. i want to organize so bad.
He must be an inherited rich guy. Warehouse space in Brooklyn costs a fortune and he obviously isn't selling very much. It does not matter if he sells anything, it is just something to occupy a rich guys time.
No way you found another one of my honey holes. There are some great deals I found there. Also if you ever in queens try Rosa s on fresh pond road or pizza classico
Very cool Gary thanks for showing this was there any golden age?
Big fan of Koch's. You need to really dig but they are cool people in there. Block is shady as hell though and there is a place that looks like a sweat shop across the hall. Note just saw your video of that as I posted this.
For a minute there, I thought you were gonna get waked!
Fuck, bro I’m getting anxiety just watching the video. I wouldn’t know where to start.
I went to that place 2 years ago and found a copy of teen titans 12 (batman who laughs). He did looked up the price it was going for and sold it to me for a discounted price right of the bat. It was a good deal after 1 hour of digging. My question to you is, did you wait till he gave you an offer?
Nope.
Well, you at least got that awesome view from the bridge and outstanding pizza.
Yooooooo I’m from Brooklyn and I had no idea this existed!!!
When someone gives me prices (these are $1 each, these are $5 each) and then pulls out ebay when I've gone through and made my selections, it's done. They started the negotiation in bad faith, so there's no good end other than walking away.
If you're going to look up current ebay prices, tell me up front. That, in and of itself, is fine. I deal with people who do that all the time. Just don't lie to me up front and then let me mine through your garbage to find the hidden gems and then change the deal.
That pizza looks so good. I need to visit New York.
The best part of the video was Johnny’s Pizza 🍕 in Mount Vernon! But, like you said, spending a day friends makes it worth it!
They're open now!!! I haven't been there since 2013! I gotta head back. They give great weekend deals.
That’s crazy That warehouse was insanity
wow i know that area in brookyn. dam nothing . what a shame. nice to hangout with friends.
Empty hands but full belly !
It was fun to watch !
Have you ever heard of a clean warehouse? Me neither.
I've always wanted to make a trip to the warehouse, just to experience it. Thanks for the exposure, so now I can feel okay with never going since I know it's not worth the trip lol.
It’s not
Gary’s got some major dad energy goin on in this vid
That pizza looked seriously good
I can't believe that guy was gouging you like that. Another cool venue that I wouldn't have thought existed. Place looked like a shit hole though. Hope they comped a pizza for you for all the free advertisement.
Awesome work mate
Love those hunting for comics videos
You batted 500. Struck out with the books but hit a home run with the pizza.
Jay's Rollin them pillars look like a picket fence lol
That so happened to me once. Spent 2 hours looking through longboxes. I Had a pile...then he pulled out the tablet..I asked if he had an Overstreet. He said what's an Older street? Ebay was his price guide. I left empty handed.
I liked the cat. And it was cool to see the warehouse and pizza. At least you guys tried. Can’t get anything if you don’t try
You know how I know Voldemort won? Because Ollivander isn't selling wands anymore, he's selling comic books in Brooklyn lol.
One of the LCS I went to in my area pulled that ebay shit on me, even after the books were already priced. Told em to keep em.
At 13:28 and at 13:31 I can't...Dabutcha is hilarious had me laughing wow lol especially how serious and disgusted yet disappointed he was, just made me laugh lol funny. At 2:53 and 2:57 looks like all three of you were going rob the warehouse wearing your masks on lol.
But sorry that you guys left empty handed but that place looked very overwhelming and can get lost easily but the pricing of the comics seemed sketchy especially for the worker there to go on Ebay to get a specific price to match each comic to sell. But i'm glad you guys went it was cool and i personally had some laughs i enjoyed it this was great.
Hopefully from this experience all of you will be rewarded to travel somewhere where they'll be a comic store worth going to to find decent books in a professional clean and organized setting.
Keep up the great work you guys as always and thank you.
Very Gary and Pressable Defects #1.
Thanks my brotha. Shit was crazy
@@Dabutcha105 You're welcome. Enjoyed the contents you guys bring out.
Great to see johnny’s pizza back in the groove
I’ve been to this place several times, the thing to understand is that besides it being dirty, he has a ton of stuff in various grades, and lots of it is listed on his eBay store, so when you take some out the box, some have prices and most don’t. So he will check prices on his eBay store or he’ll go to comicbookshop.com and see what they have things listed at. And comics are always 25% of, many times you are not getting a deal, sometimes you do. It can be a real hit or miss
Even though you did not get any books still looks like you had a lot of fun😃👍
It be like that sometimes. It's ok for him to use ebay as a reference. Should still give you a deal since your essentially finding it lol. As collectors/diggers we kind of hope to catch the sellers slipping.
Great video enjoyed it very much.
From experience over the last 30 years if the books are not priced when looking at them they are most likely going to be overpriced.
If you need Ebay to price every book should just sell on Ebay.
Trust me no one should every go to this place. It's a freaking joke. They sell everything at max price the eBay sellers want and will never even sell. They will rip you off regardless of the condition. The warehouse is total joke. I never will step foot in that ever again. You need a hazmat suit for that place
As I recently said on one of Pop Comics videos, that place is NUTS!
It sucks they broke out Ebay for pricing. Pretty cool seeing a whole warehouse full of comics, but really bad seeing that place run like that. That pizza though 😋
Koch was one of the biggest names in comics .. kinda like Chuck from Mile High. They own the warehouse and dont care if they make sales . Everytime i swear im never going back ...i end up back there coughing up a storm
Not really sure what you expect when you visit somewhere with so much stock. It can't all be priced. As somebody who works somewhere with a large stock of comics, but only a fraction of what this guy has it's impossible to keep everything priced, and with constant fluctuations in price due to books becoming hot overnight it makes complete sense for a retailer to check prices at point of sale. Have some patience and support independent business.
Comics?!! I watched strictly for the pizza 🍕😂
Man, how disappointing for you. Glad you guys had fun regardless and great pizza is always a good consolation prize!
That guy needs a better business model. He should sell at half the ebay value or something if the books are beat up. I mean I can kind of see why he's using eBay as a price guide because he has so many books that It would be hard to keep track of what everything is kind of worth, but to charge those prices for old beat-up Dusty books is insane
Went there last year and it was overwhelming
What is the name of the place??
Rayne Goldstein Joseph Koch Inc. Comic Book Warehouse in sunset park Bk
As soon as you walked into the building, I thought that we may never hear from you again! Sucks that you didn't pick up any books, but that pizza sure looked super tasty.
ive seen this a few times, old guys wanting people to go dig through their stuff and find the key issues they don't know about then look up the price
Two things about this video -- IF you ever find yourself in a similar situation, while the guy is giving the "tour", grab any random half way decent book and ask him-- "so this is $1" - if he says yes- give him a dollar and the sale is final. If he starts looking shit up-- LEAVE without digging. Also-- wish you had filmed/shared the part where he started looking up ebay prices.
Gary go to royal collectibles in queens if you want to see a really good comic store in New York. Lots of keys and graded books fairly priced. Another good store is amazing comics in sayville long island.
I know them from shows
A bit overwhelming! I got lost before y’all even entered the comic vault.