So, I like to hang out on Craigslist. Years ago, I got a kick out of reading Missed Connections, but in more recent years I’ve used the site to find yard sales and good deals on collectibles. Lately, I’ve been overwhelmed by the amount of comics I’ve amassed over the years. I used to fall for every event, crossover, reboot, etc, only to find out that none of them mattered in the long run. So, I decided to get rid of a few. And “a few” ended up being roughly 1,000 books. Where could I get a decent price for subpar books? Well, Craigslist, of course! Here’s the blurb that I ran last Friday:
Comics!!! Downsizing Collection – Avengers X-Men Batman Justice League Buffy and – $50 (Rockville)
Date: 2012-09-28, 1:10AM EDT
[email protected] [Errors when replying to ads?]
So, I’ve been meaning to do this for a while. I’ve been collecting comics over 20 years, but I’m tired of revolts, relaunches and other publishing gimmicks. Plus, I’m getting married next weekend, so I need to clear out the guest bedroom. so, my loss is your gain!
I’m selling approximately 1,000 comics from the past 30 or so years. I’ve got 2 longboxes, each holding approximately 400 comics, and one short box holding approximately 200 comics. I’m selling BY THE BOX! Each longbox is $50, while the shortbox is $25. That’s about 13 cents per book. Get out your time machine ’cause these are old timey prices! No, you cannot come cherry pick from the boxes. You’re pretty much buying sight unseen, but when you get home it’ll be like Comic Christmas (or Komic Kwanzaa or Chomic Channukah…you get the gist)!
These boxes contain everything from DC books like Batman and Superman to Marvel books like X-Men and Avengers. There are also some great Image and indie series in there. You’ll find some complete miniseries and series runs and more! This is perfect for a dealer (I know you’re out there), a new comic fan, or a lapsed fan coming in from the cold. at 1,000 books, it’s an instant collection! Hell, if you want the whole lot, I’ll sell all 1,000 for $100. That’s a price so good, it’ll make you slap your mama!
- Location: Rockville
- it’s NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
Anyway, my plan worked, as I had a buyer in a matter of hours. While this isn’t from the buyer, this was my favorite response:
you have any pics for me, Im long distance, if I like what I see, we can talk, thanx……and I slapped my mama just for the hell of it. Chris
God, I love the internet!
I’m a bit of a Craigslist junkie myself. If this had been posted on the Baltimore Craigslist site, I’d have totally responded to ask if you had any TMNT comics. 😉 Doesn’t sound likely, though. That’s awesome that you found a buyer right away.
Au contraire! I know there was at least one Turtles comic in that batch. Then again, it was a Free Comic Book Day reprint of the original Eastman & Laird book. A Turtles fan like you probably has tons of those!
I DO, however, have some TMNT stuff coming up in Thrift Justice and Best of the West. I once got a Christmas card from Mirage Studios with a Peter Laird sketch in it. It’s one of my prized possessions…that I can’t seem to locate :p