August is done, I’m pretty recovered from the hernia surgery I had on August 10th, and Fall is approaching. What better time to look at my flips in August?
August Sales
I kicked off August selling a, “Sleeping Beauties,” Peach Momoko variant set of #2. I acquired it for about $45 and sold it for $88 on eBay.
I bought three, “It Eats What Feeds It,” Direct Tan Variants from SCOUT’s website as the forum was discussing and sold them in a bundle for $10 each/$30 total on eBay.
I obviously grabbed some, “Dark Nights: Death Metal, Legends of the Dark Knights,” #1 at cover price I was able to acquire and flip for between $20-$25 each. I flipped 3 I got at stores on eBay before the surgery and ordered 3 from Midtown that arrived after the surgery and I sold two (on Mercari) once I was more recovered, for 5 copies sold in total and one saved in case this Robin King hubbub stays huge–maybe slab it seeing as my CGC just renewed at the end of the month and I have a $150 grading credit?
Got that, “Albedo,” #2 foil variant for $45 or so, sold it for $60 on Ebay. Debated holding onto it and getting it graded, but a little fast extra cash to spend on a Switch game while I recovered from surgery sounded appealing.
I bought two Skybound Mystery Boxes during their digital comic-con event. I was going to buy just one box but with the $25 shipping it made more sense to get free shipping by buying two for $50 each. These boxes were massive and full of toys, figures, knick-knacks, comics, two slabbed comics, and yes, one of them had a red foil, “Negan Lives.” I sold that for $825 on eBay and then got to work piecing out what I wanted to keep, sell, or save to give as a present from my Skybound Megaboxes. Once all was said and done I easily made over a grand on a $100 investment and that’s having kept some stuff or things for presents to friend and family members who like stuff like, “The Walking Dead,” or the Superfight card game. Without a doubt my biggest flip ever, replacing the time I got an SDCC limited edition Ben Grimm Funko Pop for $300 and sold it for $750 (back when Fantastic Four Pops were rarer).
Two nights before my surgery I was browsing Facebook Marketplace on a lark. Someone had posted 5 longboxes and a shortbox of more recent books they needed to unload relatively soon as they were moving from the Saint Louis region to Virginia. He listed it all for $500, I said I had an offer that maybe was too low at $300, but he was open to it. He was willing to deliver too for an extra $15 and it was a mostly, “Blind,” purchase but I wanted a project to do for fun while I was stuck home recovering. However, the profit from the Skybound Box covered buying it for $315, so why not? Everything was dropped off the day before my surgery and I was careful not to lift as I dragged things to a corner for rooting through while I recovered. I began rooting through it some days later and found some cool stuff I’ll be piecing out for awhile! I’ll list the sales relating to that in a little separate sub-section at the end of this post.
Then I had my hernia surgery on August 10th. It made me incredibly tired and sore.
As I started to feel better I sold two copies of, “Venom,” #27 for a few extra bucks over what I paid on Mercari.
I had a, “Batman: The Adventures Continue,” #2 laying about I sold for $19.
I found a cheap copy of the DVD of the SOV horror-thriller classic, “Blonde Death,” on Amazon for just $18 even thought it is now out of print since its special release some years ago. I bought it, watched it, and then sold it on eBay for $30.
I bought, “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians,” in a comic group for $20, read it, laughed at how silly it was, and sold it for $32 on eBay
Got a, “Death Metal,” #3 Robin King variant for cover price at one of my shops I sold for $15 on eBay.
Picked-up some, “Thor,” #6 issues. Sold one for $10, another two for $8, and a spoiler variant for $13. Will keep the rest as I await the teased big moments inside becoming important.
Acquired that, “Power Ranger Drakkon New Dawn,” #1 virgin variant for cover, sold it for $12 on eBay.
Got an extra, “Avengers,” #33 at one of my comic shops for cover and sold it for $19 on eBay.
Bought a, “Strange Academy,” #2 second print for cover, sold it for $12 on Mercari.
Found a, “Mega Man: Fully Charged,” #1 one per store variant for cover, sold it for $14.99 on eBay.
Bought, “Wynd,” #3 virgin variant for cover, sold it for $8.50
Bought, “Venom,” #27 cover A and B for $3.99 and sold them for $15 as a little set on Mercari.
Now then, for everything I sold from that collection during August…
Sold 7 random, “Spider-Man/Deadpool,” comics for $5.67 on Mercari after costs
Sold 7 Harley Quinn Black Book polybags for $10.17 on Mercari after costs
Sold, “Grimm Tales of Terror,” #13 variant for $20 after costs on eBay
Sold, “Red Sonja: Revenge of the Gods,” #1 Virgin Variant for $11.44 after costs on eBay
Sold 12 random Zenescope comics for $6.84 on Mercari after costs
Sold, “Batman Versus Predator,” #1-#3 for $15.20 on Mercari after costs
Sold, “Batman: White Knight,” #1 and #2 while giving away #6 for $13.20 on Reddit after costs
Sold, “All-Star Batman,” #1 Kirkham B&W variant as well as a Turner sketch variant, plus, “Gwenpool,” #1 blank variant, and, “Gwenpool Holiday Special,” Midtown Campbell variant, along with a Batman #1 second print Turner variant I gave away for $36.32 on Reddit after costs
Sold, “Dark Nights: Metal,” #2 foil cover for $6.71 on Mercari after costs
Sold, “Edge of Spider-Verse,” #2 Greg Land Marvel Mexico variant, “X-23: Target X,” #1-6, “Red Sonja: Vultures Circle,” #1-#5 with variants, “Red Sonja: Atlantis,” #1, #2, #3, #5, “Batman,” #1 Artgerm variant, “DK III: The Master Race,” #1 Artgerm variant, “Grimm Fairy Tales: Apocalypse,” #5 variant, “Amazing Spider-Man,” #800 Adam Hughes faded variant, “Justice League,” #47 black book regular and sketch variant, “Secret Empire,” #10 Dale Keown variant, “Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman,” #4, “Mighty Thor,” #20 Mary Jane variant, and, “Skybourne,” #1 1:10 ratio and Midtown variant to my Facebook friend for $91.35 after PayPal fees and shipping
I sold a two comic set of, “Vampire Hunter D: Message From Mars,” Artgerm variants on eBay for $20.66 after costs.
I sold 10, “Die, Die, Die,” variants as a set for $6.27 on eBay after costs.
I sold 5 assorted Jim Lee X-Men trading card comic variant covers for $7.47 on Mercari after costs.
Sold, “The Walking Dead,” #100, 3rd print for $9.41 after costs on Mercari.
I sold 23 random issues of, “Alias,” for $11.28 on Mercari after costs.
I sold, “All-Star Batman,” #8 Jim Lee variant for $5.81 after costs.
Sold, “The Walking Dead,” #99, second printing for $9.41 after costs on Mercari.
Gave a stack of Zenescope comics to my friend who gave me $20 as thanks.
Sold a, “Scarlet Witch,” #3 variant for $64.96 on Facebook Marketplace after costs
Sold, “Uncanny X-Men #21,” 1:25 ratio variant by Terry & Rachel Dodson for $25.77 on eBay after costs
Sold a, “Redneck,” #1 on Mercari for $8.51 after costs
Sold a, “Spider-Man/Deadpool,” #2 1:25 ratio variant with a kissing theme for $9.96 after costs
Sold an, “Amazing Spider-Man,” #800 Inhyuk Lee variant cover for, $8.51 after costs.
In Closing
That collection was a good purchase and I’m not even done sorting it still as I’ve been taking it slow on it. Besides it, this was a productive month considering I needed some days off to heal. I hope you all enjoyed reading this and please comment or share your thoughts!
