I Found a Comic Collection in an Old Barn… But Did I Make the RIGHT OFFER?

[@kevinvendt5948]

That looked like a Brave & the Bold 35, second appearance of the Silver Age Hawkman at 4:01.

[@bradforddillman7671]

The Airboy in the third box!!! Valkyrie! Aaaarrrgh!!!!

[@dansxmencomics]

Its great to see these videos where looking at a collection doesnt pan out. Its more common than we see on KZbin and i appreciate you sharing this with us.

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@dansxmencomics thanks buddy!

[@comicbookshifu]

I agree with your conclusion, the best offer was not to make an offer. Those books are in rough shape, and the mold is a no brainer. I enjoy this video. You have amazing fortune finding books and often share that leg work and relationships pay off. This is a solid process video. Thanks for sharing!

[@spaceferretcollectibles]

Sometimes not getting the comics is the right choice! Just a heads up on mold…as long as you wash your hands if you accidentally touch it it’s not that big of deal. I used to be in the abatement industry and can let you know while it’s gross to look at ( and smell) black mold is fine to be around if you don’t disturb it and make it completely airborne. Even then just leave the area it’s in and get to a well ventilated one and things will be fine 99% of the time. Now if you come across WHITE mold, drop what you are doing and get everyone out. It’s much more dangerous. Great video and keep digging!

[@MJComix]

I very much enjoyed going through the collection. Sometimes there isn’t always something amazing in there, I think this video shows that. Just a shame about condition of some of those books. Great video 👏

[@wolverado1322]

Great video and better lesson: some of the best deals are those you walk away from…

[@chrisrose3352]

I just passed on a collection last night. Lots of 60's and 70's DC books with no real keys. The books were literally falling apart. I told the owner I wouldn't be able to make him an offer because the books were just too low grade. Sometimes you have to walk away

[@beleve12]

I can almost smell the mold-

[@erraticstatic70]

you did the right thing, i would not have offered him anything! once mold sets in, there isnt any going back from that, its just gonna get worse! ive had to throw away some comics a friend gave me, because they smelled soooo bad!

[@Ben-qy1kf]

I would have looked closer at the Archie's. Lots of gems to be found.😊

[@proud_to_be_a_ted]

60 bucks for the lot which is around 45 pounds where I'm from here in the UK

[@themrp4424]

The one that caught my eye was a Brave & Bold 35 (2nd Hawkman), but I couldn't see what condition it was in as you flipped by it fairly quickly. Those Blue Beetle and Captain Atom books, even though Modern reprints from the 70s are in demand as well. I didn't catch if the Blue Beetle was a 1 or 3, if it was 1, it's a reprint of the 1st appearance of the Question. But the condition and the mold puts a pallor on all of it. There was also a FF 185 (1st Salem Seven) which is getting some interest because of the Agatha All Along series (it's one I had as a kid that I am trying to replace, but it's price has gone up steadily the last 6 months or so, so I haven't pulled the trigger on one).

[@robertt9342]

General poor (not the grade) condition I am fine with, but mold is something I don’t want to get mixed up in.

[@ProfessorEchoMedia]

The mold notwithstanding, it was a fun batch to watch you rifle through. I’m not a big Bronze Age fan, but I definitely would have tapped all the Silver Age stuff for reading material (even the Gold Keys!). Depending on the price, of course.

[@C2NNED1T3]

1:15 I have that one! It’s first scarlet scarab

[@Juggernauts6312]

You guys are sooo lucky up north. Comics are sky high here in south. Maybe becuz low inventory . I have found collections at thrift stores, estate sales I've bought good stuff but its always 100 minimum for a box of comics down here.

[@_vixen_4504]

I think you made the right decision passing on these comics as the black mold alone is something which would make me walk out empty-handed.

[@jd_warlock_]

The War Is Hell #14 at 8:28 was written by Chris Claremont.

[@dbulls33]

Still nice reader copies I would have taken a few especially the Batmans and Supermans or Action Comics even in their condition to me, every comic deserves the home LOL

[@kelleygranby8893]

What kind of camera do you use for going on trips like this?? Is it the same one you use when doing home videos?? I love seeing older comic in good or bad condition

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@kelleygranby8893 it’s always the same camera because it’s just my iPhone 15 pro. I film and even edit my entire channel on my iPhone!

[@dinxsy8069]

I see them Hot Rods and Racing Cars comics, i thought damn i'm in the wrong country 🤣 They very rarely show up in the UK for sale, they are a great infusion of the Hot Rod world and stories.

[@alancarr7718]

Goos afternoon Mike You know what I'm going to say GOLD KEYS! There were GOLD KEYS . But then BLACK MOULD excuses everything. What a pity. It was a good look see though! Thank you so much for a great year of viewing, I always leave a like. So Happy Holidays to the LMC fam, I am sure you will enjoy it. Cheers Al TheGoldKeyFourcolorkidownunda

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@alancarr7718 happy holidays to you as well and thank you for your constant support!

[@monsterphile]

A lot of condition issues there. I do love seeing the early Mike Zeck art on Charlton Monster Hunter.

[@atl_kdog]

You made the right decision. Most were in very poor shape. Not worth grabbing them to try and sell them as you would probably be stuck with the bulk of them. As for the first bullseye, wait for a little better copy.

[@codywestmoreland3093]

Can’t blame you at all. If there’s mold anywhere at all in the collection you can’t risk your own with it. Better to be safe than sorry. It hurt me to see the condition I can’t imagine you.

[@the.stin06]

Somebody took a bite outa that daredevil

[@gregwait3553]

$200 would be my offer. Best offer $250. Otherwise I would pass on it due to condition.

[@timothymarkin4481]

He seemed really surprised about the existence of a Dobie Gillis comic series, but nearly every show had a comic book equivalent at the time. I am actually a few issues shy of completing DC’s 26 issue run of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.

[@macorourke2222]

You are right👍♥️💯

[@stephencybulski4610]

Would have been interested in his baseball and football cards 😄

[@peter2359]

I really liked this collection and would have bought bought them if they weren't water-damaged and mouldy. Most of them seemed to be in decent reading condition besides that.

[@stephencybulski4610]

One of the Hulk books was the first Jack of Hearts

[@hookonthebeat]

Oh no way, I’m definitely interested in those looney tunes and pink panther

[@charliedogg7683]

DC's The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis lasted 26 issues (1960-64) but in the show I liked his work-avoiding beatnik buddy Maynard G. Krebbs the best, portrayed by a pre-Gilligan's Island Bob Denver. That #1 doesn't turn up very often either.

[@Kid-Comics]

Some interesting books you found there! Shame the first Bullseye had too much damage, but nonetheless a pretty sick find! Don't know if you noticed the book but there was a Batman 183 in Low grade condition, It's actually the 2nd appearance of Poison Ivy!

[@danonmorey2058]

Some of the could have been worth maybe a spine roll fix/ press and some deacidification if you have a local presser

[@kevingallagher188]

As reader copies about 25 cents each.

[@Zenmaster1]

Too bad about that first bin. There may have been some .35 price variants. I would definitely have picked those up, but whattya gonna do?

[@JMChick47]

I think I would have tried to make a deal for some of the 10-cent/12-cent books only and left the rest

[@StevenWayneJones]

What was the name of the guy you use to clean and press books? I need a good guy. If you don’t mind sharing

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@StevenWayneJones Jeff from Comic Spa, you can email him at [e-mail]

[@stevedriskell59]

The old Supermans were cool, but the condition was so poor, especially the moldy ones.

[@LENGTHEATER]

He should just trade it for a couple of cool cool old radios!!

[@robertmalinowski6804]

The mold part is not good. I guess if you purchased them and removed the moldy ones from the general poor condition ones, it might have been worth grabbing for some vintage reader copies. That pink colored Superman with the dinosaur I actually picked up at an estate sale in terrible condition just to have a copy. You still may want to consider buying them. It just depends on what they are worth to you.

[@mark-s]

Lol a first bullseye missing pages and part cover oh well better than nothing even in poor condition but that wonder woman and supermans and batman's were good

[@charlesmardanes7028]

For the two bins he was willing to sell I might have offered $50, depending on how much mold was there. It seemed like the comics in the first bin were in better condition than the others. I would not even insult him with an offer that low. I would be interested in your assessment.

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@charlesmardanes7028 yeah I’m right there with you, thought I might’ve paid more to be nice. That first bin wasn’t for sale otherwise it would’ve been a slightly different story. One thing that didn’t get conveyed well in the footage was the condition, I never showed close ups of the mold or the tears. Thus, although I’m sure I could’ve made a reasonable offer, I felt more comfortable passing on it for the next guy.

[@O_G_HELLBOY]

Soooooooo many books that would have been worth getting if the condition wasn't bad. Always disappointing.

[@NikkiBrunnerBulletproof]

If it was me Ill just buy the 1st Bullseye from him for 25 bucks. When picking in places like these I wear a mask, I have dust allergies.

[@norcalvirg]

I would have walked away as well. They just weren't worth anything. 1st Bullseye would have been ok.

[@bobtrottier8178]

The many loves of Dobie Gillis lol.... I shouldn't know that

[@crzdcolombian]

these are 80% of the collections I find. The other 18% are 90s 80 copies of X-force #1 and Death of superman.

[@michaelsharkey4255]

Fun fact - comic bags and boards have been available for a long time. Not sure if he knows that good lord those books were a mess.

[@afrocut]

Damn, that second bin and half that third is everything I'm looking for. Interested in what he was asking

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@afrocut he didn’t have an exact number or at least didn’t tell me if he did, he was just trying to figure out value. I gave him my opinion on value and I didn’t give him an offer.

[@wayneshipley]

Ah the classic "barn find"

[@donaldmiller9648]

I would have passed.

[@StillOnly25c]

Grab those Superman 😢😢😢

[@TheAcidbath]

Good video, you burned through a lot of stuff on the video very quickly. I did notice you didn't even really look at that Golden Age Airboy comic and that Daredevil 161 is worthwhile. Overall, you did the right thing especially with the Black Mold. That stuff is bad juju.

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@TheAcidbath I looked at most of it off camera, and yes the Airboy was the best book in the collection

[@bradmhuber]

I would have offered about $200 - $250

[@Travis-Grant]

I think you passed up Godzilla number one in the 2nd box not sure tho.

[@marcusmolyneux6422]

$50 max is what i wouldve offered just due to the presence of mold

[@jebtan2001]

Na, I can poor condition for a reader copy but damp/mould! No way. Who the hell was Dobie Gillis?

[@redbulletcomics9850]

Was that a golden age Airboy in there?

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@redbulletcomics9850 yup, 1952, probably the best book in the collection

[@Caseshells123]

Argh passing over some nice Batman comics worth money

[@patji123]

Interesting video. Here’s my take: These were not comics he bought as a kid. The collection was way too diverse with different titles. These were books he picked up along the way for the most part. There were a few interesting books in there, I’ve begun accumulating those Hot Rod Books, but they’re only about 5-10 dollars for titles in very good condition. I would have offered him 5-10 dollars for the dozen or so comics that were somewhat interesting and .50 cents each for the rest. Maybe $110-125 for the lot at most.

[@dahger7]

25 cents a piece for the whole works. You skipped through gold Key section fast. Could be a Scooby Doo in there.

[@freddiesanchezjr3976]

How much was he asking for the entire lot?

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@freddiesanchezjr3976 he didn’t have a number in mind. He was trying to get an idea of their value, I told him not too much and I didn’t even make an offer. So we didn’t really talk buying because I didn’t really want the collection

[@comicslimited]

Fantastic

[@erraticstatic70]

word of advise to old people, DONT STORE YOUR COMICS IN AN OLD BARN!! i guess he never really thought about the possibility of one day having to sell them!

[@30.06onaGrassyKnoll]

$50 max offer...there was nothing of value that you could sell to make any sort of profit.

[@thewalruswasjason101]

Ugh, seeing them so destroyed stinks but who knew back in the 70’s that they’d be valuable? He bought them to read and enjoy. But man, those books were all basically 25 cent. 50 cent, $1 books maybe a couple $5 books but I’d have to see condition closer

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@thewalruswasjason101 the condition was worse than it looked in the footage. I didn’t really zoom in on the worst parts

[@thomasermmarino6788]

You went by 1st strawman or scarecrow 1(strawman)

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@thomasermmarino6788 yep, a book I got recently in slightly better condition. It’s a cool book.

[@thomasermmarino6788]

It might have been dead of night 11

[@WarriorsforInfoTV]

DOOM key was passed by.

[@MikePlugh]

I saw that too.

[@Juggernauts6312]

i wouldve bought them. throw away molded ones. 100.00. Its hard find old books in A Barn in souith georgia. low grade better than no grade is my rule of thumb.

[@erraticstatic70]

well he would have had to throw away damn near all of them! none were bagged and boarded, so if one has mold, pretty sure the rest in that bin will have it too, mold spreads pretty easily and quickly!

[@Juggernauts6312]

@@erraticstatic70

[@Juggernauts6312]

slight mold dont bother me ! If its really bad chunk it. The mold that is so visble you cant miss it. Chunk it. Little mold dont bother me. Once its bag and boarded. Sometimes i spray them with clorox spray mist lightly in between pages lightly.

[@Juggernauts6312]

Lunch $$ did what he felt was best. nothing wrong with that!

[@zachstmark]

Good titles but very little keys. Filler in bulk goes for .50 to . 25 per book or less. $100 or $150? May have insulted the guy.

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@zachstmark you are exactly where I was price wise, but for stuff I didn’t really want.

[@commodorerook3797]

Barely worth $30 - 40

[@ManaLeak13]

An offer is an offer , why you think its an insult ? Even if its a low blow. You want to make more money ? Then dont sell in bulk! I'd offer 30$ top and even that feels risky.

[@chimenacole2125]

Nothing

[@erraticstatic70]

if he would have bagged and boarded these, he would have done himself a huge favor as far as condition goes! older people dont seem to understand, condition equals value! a roached out, torn up, water damaged comic, has little to no value in my opinion!

[@thomasermmarino6788]

The horror comics might be worth a little too

[@dwaynesmith9482]

Thank god you didn’t buy them! They looked horrible

[@Joshua-l7g]

OMG 😱 mold!! You softy I'm unsubscribed because of your mold paranoia

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@Joshua-l7g dont think of it as mold then, think of it as black stains. I didn’t show it closely in the footage but it was obvious on a ton of the back covers