Swamp thing #1 was in the photo of the books he was selling. You went over to check them out, offered him a fair price and he accepted. You paid him and left. This was by no means any kind of outstanding "collection" and a deal is a deal. I wouldn't have even entertained the idea of giving the book back. He sold it, you have it, end of story. IMO you were far too nice but, good on you for being cool about it all. In the end, you still have it. $500...please. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for your input! It seems most people feel the same way. I can't believe I didn't see the book in the images he sent, but then again, it could have been another Swamp Thing book with a purple header for all I could tell.
Yes it happened to me when I Was 11 years old.,. I sold some comics, to the local comic store... The owner called me up and told me... He had made a mistake and offered me more for the books, then they were worth And would I be a great guy, and refund some of his cash... The owner was an adult and experienced dealer, I was shocked to hear what he had to say.
Man, in that case I would be much less inclined to agree to any sort of refund, especially since you were a kid, and they are a business dealing in that type of stuff for a living. They've got to put it down as a learning experience and move on. Thanks for sharing!
I never ask to get a comic book back. When a deal done it done. I aways make sure if I want to get rid of a comic so their no pain on either side! Great deals! Have a great day! ❤️🇺🇲
I think that's the key point -- ANY rational adult would ask the question, "am I sure I want to get rid of these comics?" and would only take steps to sell if the question was answered "yes." And we're not talking about some vast trove of comics that the owner might not fully recall -- the whole collection here fit into a single storage box. So the seller could have flipped through everything in 5 or 10 minutes and assured himself that he was not overlooking anything he wanted to keep. He probably did this, truth be told. Then after the sale somehow he glommed onto the idea "the first Swamp Thing is worth thousands" and convinced himself that this was such a loss that it was okay to behave like an 8-year-old to try to undo it.
Sounds like this guy did FMV pricing after the deal, realized Swamp Thing 1 might be worth something, and then spoke to someone that educated him on its condition and value, and how it was probably a $50 book, so he just was no longer interested in getting it back.
Interesting story, thanks. Also, I completely agree with your decision to stop doing business with this guy. No telling what nonsense he might pull next time.
Definitely! Those books are already on my shelves and look great. Not sure what I'm going to do with the read-along books and records yet. My next collection pickup video that I'm working on had even more random add-ins. Excited to work on that video.
Some nice DC books, but the rest are meh. I did have seller's remorse when I sold GI Joe 1 last December, I hadn't sold comics in a long time and didn't know how popular it was, I lost about $50-75 profit on it.
You were very nice to him, I probably would've laughed and told him 500.00 and you can have it back, he could've always went on ebay and bought a nice copy for that.
I've got to try and flip a lot of my stuff. The gem of my collection is a full Pitt run. And the Justice League issue where Batman knocks out Guy Gardner.
I've got a collection of Spiderman paperbacks in that small format. There beaten up but they're great because they contain the 1st 20 or so issues. On the whole that is a nice haul.
@@collectingcasually the real benefit is throwing them in your backpack when travelling. We've all got so condition conscious it's hard to read anymore. I spend 2 hours a day on a commute but wouldn't dream of carrying actual comics.
@@collectingcasually Believe it or not, that whole Pocket Books Marvel reprint line from 1977-79 has a moderate amount of collector interest -- I went to buy a couple of the Hulk books a few months ago and spent a lot of time reviewing eBay listings. Was surprised that all the Pocket Books in this series generally go for $10 or $20 apiece, plus shipping, if purchased individually. The ones Ryan got in this deal are in nice shape so they oughta be easily salable at $15 apiece.
@@Utubesanarc Thanks. I'm a reprint nut, so I love learning about this stuff. In case you're interested, here's more info -- From 1977 to 1979, Marvel actually had _four_ paperback book lines going (that I know of) -- One was the TPB-sized "Origins" series, which started in 1974 with "Origins of Marvel Comics" and continued through four more books, one per year until 1978. Next was the Pocket Books reprint series that we've been talking about, which began in 1977 (and I'm still not sure how many different books there were). Then in 1978-79 there were five TPB books, each devoted to reprints of a specific Marvel property (Hulk, Spidey, FF, Doc Strange, Cap). Finally, also in 1978-79, there was a non-reprint Pocket Books series, this one with new, text-only novels, written by folks like Len Wein and Marv Wolfman. Not sure how many different titles were produced. If you've never read "Origins of Marvel Comics," that's the one I consider most important, because it contains Stan Lee's first (and often most detailed) accounts of how the major Marvel Silver Age titles came about. (Much of what Lee says is open to debate, of course, but it's good reading and a real good starting point for anyone interested in the early days of the Marvel Age of Comics.)
Yeah, it was a bit difficult with all of the extra things like the magazines to take into consideration. I wanted to make sure I didn't low-ball and lose out on the deal, but also needed the deal to make sense for my collecting and buying requirements as well.
Do you end up reading all these comic books that you purchase and really needed.??? Or do you just buy them to have them as just for a collection souvenir type thing.???
With this collection, no, I don't read most of them. Those that I keep are just for my collection, but I won't necessarily read them. I'll sell the rest to purchase other collections and individual comics so I don't have to spend as much overall.
About 12 years ago, I sold some pretty nice books and even though I got pretty good money for them, I suffered some real sellers remorse, it took about 3 years to get over it. The one thing about at least 2 of the books I sold had gone through a huge HUGE increase in price! All of this was to make rent. Since then, I make sure to have funds ready for bad times. If you have really good books, don't sell them!
It’s funny when people point out newsstands from the period those books were published as if they would somehow be rarer than the directs , the directs from that period would be the ones to chase as they’d be rarer .
Fair assessment. Hence my name being Collecting CASUALLY. 😜 Definitely not an expert in this hobby, and that time period of shifting sales from newsstand to direct is still a bit cloudy for me.
Actually, the “newsstand” edition of Devil Dinosaur #1 was the only edition of that book printed because separate direct edition copies for Marvel were not printed until May 1979. A good way to remember this is that all regular sized Marvel comics that were priced at 35¢ or lower do not have a direct edition. The 40¢ and higher books do. “The more you know!” 🌈⭐️
She-Hulk#1 is a great example, there seems to be a equal amount of both Newsstand and Direct on Ebay at all times, and they sell for roughly the same amount, Newsstand 9.8 sells for a little more. It's a big print run book tons are available. At that time period comics were still not taken well care of so I think collectors view a high grade Newsstand more rare than a high grade Direct for that era even if the Direct Edition print run is lower.
I wish I had asked for a couple books back that a guy bought a stack of books for pennies on the dollar. (Marvel Spotlight #5 and Ghost Rider #1, I still I kick myself for that bad deal, $70!)
In '91 or '92, I sold my Batman 300-430ish and corresponding Detective runs, Batman 251, ASM 129 134 135, GS Spider-Man 4, Marvel Preview 2, Marvel Super Action 1, Punisher LS 1-5, all to my LCS .. for store credit to keep up on my weekly pull list. Yes .. all for early 90s drek. So, I feel ya, man.
We all have regrets. Don’t let it eat you up. Learn from it and go forward. Actually I am speaking more to myself than you. After all education can be expensive
After the deal is done in my opinion either party can kick rocks. Unless you are preserving future deals with same seller in the future. Otherwise pound sand buddy.
@@collectingcasually hmm...maybe take it into consideration. Maybe he did realize he was josh'n ya and didn't go thru with it. Have a little compassion for the guy.
dude i randomly found you just now and im telling you DO NOT give that book back! he posted it in the original sale. if not in that pic i understand but future reference dont let someone try that stunt, nice guy or not
Only way it was going back is if I got some of my money back, or some other books to make up for it. If it was sentimental (not sure I really believe it was) I'd hate to be the guy that kept it from him, but at the same time, I'd need to be compensated in some way. Hope you enjoyed the video!
Yeah, I just described the whole situation to my wife and that was her take -- dude realized that Swamp Thing 1 was a hot book and thought he'd squeeze a bit more money out of the deal. Probably figured Ryan would negotiate things down from $500 to an extra hundred or so.
Quite possible, but a gamble on his part since I already had the books. I'm fine with the $250 I paid, as I'll be able to realize a profit pretty quickly off of just the magazine sales alone.
You shouldn’t have shown that guy any respect because he didn’t show you any respect. The deal was done. He had plenty of time to research his books before he made the deal. And then he tried to extort you. Immediately block and move on.
Glad you enjoyed it! I've got the next collection of 2023 coming soon, along with another collection I picked up late last year where I got in a bit over my head, LOL.
I was really tempted after trying to meet up with him. I kept things civil though, because he does still have that other group of comics, and I may try picking those up at some point. He's a nice enough guy, just didn't expect to have him ask for that book back.