I created this to show the sometimes not so nice side of buying collections. It isn’t always key after key, there is the drek monster that shows up. I’m not talking about Dark Hawk #1 but REAL drek. Here’s an example from a collection I just bought. Why in the world would a shop buy 200 copies of Camelot 3000 #10??? I’m left with kindling for a fire at this point.
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Imagine if this stack was all Batman Adventures 12 in the condition that you presented…
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Yea love that. I was searching through an an antique/junk shop about a month ago and they had a bunch of comics, I found one box sealed way in the back. Had never been opened, I was terribly excited. I ripped open the tape and the entire box was full of… Deathmate Prologue… LOL, I should take a pic if I go back there. All though if anyone is looking for a 9.8 candidate I know where to go.
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This was quite popular and the time. One of the first to prestige format titles, but the hyp dropped off at issue 10
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I would assume most bulk collection buys are 99% drek.
I would never consider Dark Hawk #1 drek, though.
Turok #1 is probably the most common book I see in collections. And so many time I see price tags of $10 or more on them.
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This is the kind of 90s drek youd see in comic packs at Dollar General back in the late 90s…
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Not even tempted to send to CGC for pre-screen 10.0 to be the only one on census? 
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Donate to a school. Claim the tax deduction at cover price.
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Out of the kindness of your heart you can give those out as bonus books with each order you send out.
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that book a lot of potential back then
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I’ll be ready if it ever comes back around lol
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Donate them and take the tax credit.
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Or list a 25 cent in store sale and have them in the stacks. Thats what a LCS did with a shit ton of duplicates they got out of a basement buy.
they ruined that guy with ghost rider 2
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I’m leaning towards bulking them out super cheap maybe to other dealers in my area that do CHUD. Problem with donating is the issues are not complete stories in themselves so (maybe I’m wrong) if I donate some kid will get like part 3 of a 6 part story arc and be like WTF. In the past I’ve donated the Marvel Must haves and leftover FCBD books to the place that collects for the military.
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This thread upsets me as it reminds me of when I bought collections that turned out to be entirely drek…
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There is a happy ending to this collection buy. I have 4 more long boxes to go through…
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We have that down here too.
CHUD - Comics Hundreds under A Dollar
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