They Did it Again! The (2nd) Best Comic Book Sale EVER!

[@JamesStlouis-c6v]

Hey Mike,had a great time at the show.I drove two hours and it did not disappoint!Got a lot of books that I was on the fence about buying at the regular shop prices,but couldn’t say no at three dollars each! (Im the guy getting avengers 223)picked up the entire mini series of Shanna the she devil by Frank Cho, great covers and great story 9:40

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@JamesStlouis-c6v glad you had fun and that it was worth the drive!

[@dephiance]

This is an awesome and yet discouraging video! This just shows me that 'key' comics are not really that special or 'rare' and it does BLOW CHUNKS that I've dropped tons of cash over the years accumulating expensive paper. However, It's cool being able to experience an event like this on your channel. I live in San Diego and to my knowledge there's no store or 'warehouse' in this area that puts on events like this. I definitely need to keep reminding myself to just collect for the love of the hobby! 😭

[@VolkswagenGamer]

As soon as the direct market started, a lot of copies were stored away or unsold in shops for decades. That's why you see stacks of copper age and newer. Basically warehouse finds.

[@jtoves5734]

Hafa adai(Guam aloha) Mike! I have recently been disenchanted by the Rude, Mean, and Greedy comic shop owners nearly every city I travel for Family or Business. I Must Say, I Thank God for an Authentic & Kind person like you Who Loves Comics and just wants to have as much FUN with our Amazing Hobby! You Remind me of Good People like Angelo & Sarah (The Comics Den). This is one of my Favorite Comic Videos I have seen online! The Sheer Joy you have shared from your love of The Chase to Find some Great Comics we love! I most definitely want to fly out east just to join you and Kinder Comic Community at Gary Dolgoff Comics Show! Keep Bringing the Amazing Kindness and “Enjoy The Chase!” IslandJ

[@dalemoyers8881]

Wow!!! Great haul of comics and congrats on your New Mutant run. Looks like a great time for everyone there. Keep up the awesome work. 😎

[@thehomelessgunshelter7476]

I got there at 1pm. The place was picked clean of popular keys. I was able to work towards finishing my Comico Robotech runs along with slowing building my late 90s daredevil.

[@Rhavas]

I pulled a ton of Comico Robotech but left a bunch too. Happy to know someone else out there is working on the same run. All three (Macross, Masters and New Generation)?

[@michaelsharkey4255]

Vultures at a feeding frenzy. It looked miserable with everyone jammed together.

[@MJCDragen]

How close did you get to finishing it? :D

[@thehomelessgunshelter7476]

@@MJCDragen I finished Masters this year when I bought a complete run. Lots of Newsstand in that run. I need issue two of new Generation. For Macross, I need issues 4 and 27. Once done with Comico, I'm going to finish off Sentinels.

[@Rhavas]

​@@MJCDragenI'm 2 issues away on Masters. Still a long way on Macross and New Generation. I only started working in it seriously a few months ago.

[@collectplayandenjoy2800]

It seems to me that the best part of this show was all the people you got to see and socialize with. Comic books are everywhere but having good people to talk to that is priceless.

[@fluxcap_collects]

I love the "kid in a candy store" vibe of the video. Your choice of background song double downed on that vibe! Enjoy the Predator book, both printings! You missed out on an essential book at 4:59, Aliens: Pig 😂

[@Rhavas]

It was great to meet you Mike and thanks again for the X-Men 184. You are a great ambassador for the hobby. It was a packed house but everyone I talked to was great. Here's hoping we run into each other again.

[@DannyREX2099]

Such a great show. Seeing all the boys there, and put a nice dent in my 90s Ghost Rider run. And like you said, there was plenty of sharing going on.

[@kristopherparker6871]

Man that show once again had me salivating! What a great scene! Friends sharing books is how it should be!

[@Njoycomicsandart]

Are those people carrying BOXES in line?! I love the enthusiasm. My kind of people! Love the haul, Mike!

[@jgway4565]

Great haul Mike! This was definitely an amazing event, I couldn’t believe how many comics they had and for the most part they were all in really good condition. It was nice to pick up some of the harder to find X-Men issues to help fill my run. Also, it was really cool to meet you there!

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@jgway4565 great to meet you too!

[@batmanbill1]

This is what it was like back in the 70's. There's no shortage of books in your area but tough here in Ga. Great video!

[@RogueCylon]

Oh man the memories, I used to do exactly the same list of missing comics.

[@tyrannicaltypomichaeltester]

Nice Haul, Those sinonso Thors are not only keys but part of the Surtur saga the best run/story Thor ever had

[@Fangoman85]

Amazing Sale Mike, Gratz on All The Sick Pick-Ups. People can learn a lot from Your Comic Etiquette & Generosity Sharing with other Collectors. --Cheers Man 🍻

[@Treg]

Definitely appropriate music for such a comic collector dream store.

[@allisknu11]

2:25 The gentleman found a Venom #3 Skan Variant "Winged Venom." Probably for $3, too. Predator #1 in a high grade already pays for this haul alone. The rest for the PC. This place is heaven.

[@Renegaderantscomics]

Community coming together. ❤

[@Markus465]

That's been my stance from the start. I'll reiterate that I will never believe that any Marvel or DC comic is truly rare. This proves it. What a great show! Man, I wish I still lived in CT! LOL

[@robertt9342]

Aside from pre 70s, I don’t think most people are under that delusion, but they buy into the value of extremely common and available books

[@jasonmichaud5366]

I moved from NH to TX. Hadnt opened my collection since the late 90s until i moved here (2 years ago). I missed a bunch of shops in the northeast. I get up there a few times a year. Ill have to check some out.

[@xeno1121]

Your comic wall has come along way! Great video and I expect to make a trip up in the future.

[@danielginsburg9558]

Damn! For me, even finding just one or two of those comic books will make my day.

[@vintagecomicsandtoys4221]

I came 45 minutes late. I think hands down this was the best bargain show in Massachusetts I ever been to. Many of the keys were gone but I ended up still doing well. Lots of people on the Key Collector app on their phone so I had to walk around them and come back because they were looking up each issue that interested them. I saw you there and wanted to say hi but you were busy digging and was hoping to catch you when the crowd calmed down. Thanks for everything you do. Great haul.

[@Comiccomplter55]

Great finds man and you were so nice to everyone, looks like a weekly trip for me lol alot of work huh

[@TheGoldSwordSquad]

Very jealous. Never seen anything like it. Amazing to see so many classic issues in such abundance. I hope I can find a sale like this in the U.K sometime

[@NYCCollector7648]

I absolutely love your channel. I would really like to go to a Gary Dolgoff Comics Sale. When the final Autopsy of the comic book industry is written will the cause of death be video games or some other hand-held device? For some reason the one thing stood out boldly in your video was the lack of teenagers or anyone under 40 at the sale. It appears as if it is mostly 45 and older men make up the current comics buyers’ market? I am 60 and thought I was the outsider buying comics due to my age - looks like I was wrong. Teens only go when dad takes them along for the adventure.?? How much longer will the industry survive when the customer base is are dying out faster that the publishers - (that was mostly but not entirely a bad joke)

[@starwars11ify]

I’m gonna have to try and make it to the next one for sure

[@bobbymartinez8922]

That's awesome.I wish we had comic shows like that here in SA tx ! Lucky !!

[@agentmobius8458]

Nice spread Mike!

[@dbulls33]

Great video Mike as always! Blessings!

[@maverick7291]

That's a great bunch of pick ups. I think you got them at a great price. Cheers!

[@Archiepog]

these are my favorite type of videos with the giant warehouse, never knowing what your gonna find

[@robertt9342]

Big fan of the run filling new mutants books… and secret wars.

[@glennlittle124]

Can tell hiw excited you were throughout the video, from your fast talking to the way you ran around the table to get to the other side! Lol! For good reason, too! Great finds and so much there!!! Hope to make it next time to fill in some Spider-Man runs!! Funny that you found those Wolverine origins books. Just dug out my run last week! Same with that Batman Spawn book !!

[@sov_collector]

I was happy to say hello to you and some other friends. I was also very disappointed at how many dealers, resellers and middlemen showed up. All the good books had been picked clean and there was nothing left but scraps. The incentive to buy dollar books for $3 each was quickly lost. I still picked up 44 books but was then let down again. The total came to $130. I asked if he'd take $120 considering I left with zero "keys" or books of any real value and he told me he already gave me a discount. $2.96 a book was a slap in the face. Needless to say, I won't be going back.

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@sov_collector sorry to hear you didn’t have a great experience, the good stuff was found pretty quickly it seems

[@pablovargas8084]

Holy I have been wanting those akira issue for ages, too bad I couldnt attend. Great video👍

[@MJCDragen]

Yeah, it's amazing to be able to get them for just $3 each.

[@bnchile1]

loved the 1st video and loved the 2nd as well

[@clayherndon4587]

"That didn't age well" Poor Big Mac Lol!

[@donaldstudoriii6477]

As always great video thanks for everything

[@s.i.r.7832]

I almost can’t watch this I’m so jealous. We have nothing like this ever happening in Colorado.

[@anthonythomasexperience]

Man I wish I was local I would have been there. And if you could buy short boxes full, I would have bought 2 to 4 short boxes

[@RonDale-jy8et]

Mike, nice to see your old-school want list! Was the circled issue 26 an upgrade? I do that too!

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@RonDale-jy8et exactly!

[@terryhrach9450]

Your content just gets better n better thanks man 😎👍🏻

[@micpar2]

Awesome grabs Mike! I ordered a ton of Silver/Bronze Age comics from Gary's through the mail way back in 86. When I was a Marine. I bought like $4,000 worth of Marvel's. I wish I still had those books. Especially my Tales of Suspense & TTA runs. SIGH!

[@shadowman8786]

Reminds me of when toilet tissue paper was hard to find on the store shelves in lockdowns. When they got stocked, everyone buying multiples and stripping the shelves in greed. Goldorf is clever, he knows the psychology of humans. That's why the staff were all smiling at you all.

[@Bel_Izeard]

So many great books! An amazing looking sale! EDIT: Fantastic camaraderie!

[@Bel_Izeard]

I just found a copy of Sensational She-Hulk #4 for $2 at a local shop. Such a great cover.

[@adrianazores3688]

Insane sale!! Wow 😮

[@Twenty2Comics]

great haul Mike!!!

[@eriknieves8137]

Nice grabs. My favorites that i picked up were Destroyer Duck # 1 and strange academy #2 Arthur Adams variant

[@alexphillips4644]

My best was between July and September at an ongoing comic book expo where one booth was selling all back issues in the cheap bins were a dollar to 50 cents and eventually 25 cents a book.

[@BZackheim]

I'm sorry I missed you guys! I went late but still managed to pick up some great keys and fill holes in my collection.

[@papi-sauce]

that wolverine 1 and predator 1 find was crazy...how do pplz pass on these books is beyond me

[@_vixen_4504]

Great video, there seems to be a great selection of comic books. I wish i had this near me because im actually contemplating quiting this hobby because of my last three online purchases which all smelled of mold and they included some great keys, fantastic four 244, uncanny x men 214, 208, 244, 250 and 251 with 251 being a Mark jewlers. There were also another non key x men which were Mark jewlers.

[@stevedriskell59]

That looks like the kind of show I would like to see. Small and great cheap books. I only have a few x men, but I do have the onslaught little run.

[@zukodany]

Classic x men 1 are tough to find in grade it certainly is a sleeper. Also watch out for the one with the faded black print error which is notable in the back cover

[@RonDale-jy8et]

"Big Skeleton" looked awesome...!

[@darrencarey2881]

how freaking big is your dining room table lol , 12-14 comics would cover mine lol

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@darrencarey2881 I had both leaves in!

[@magicgeeks1955]

Transmet is my all time favorite run

[@Bob-l5m6j]

Hey Mike love your shows and I did message on what not lol hope all it's ok happy hunting bud really enjoy watching the shows bud my Christmas shopping starting so no hunting for me till after Xmas lol

[@Extrabuta92]

This place looks amazing good finds!!!

[@MarcSpectorComics]

Looked like a great time mike!

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@MarcSpectorComics it was! You should try to make the next one!

[@Heroes_for_Hire_Comic_Club]

amazing video i have never seen so many uncanny x men keys in one place before

[@billyrod1980]

Predator was your best find. Would love to hunt this event. Kiddos to the people who found Thunder Cats 1 and 1st Knull. Always fun to watch

[@jd_warlock_]

When I saw you bought two copies of Classic X-Men #1, I thought one would be the newsstand copy you had in your hand in the middle of that stack of them that you were sharing.

[@maartenbouw]

Great video. If I had of known I would have loved to have reached out to you to see if there were any copies of Ravage 2099 #1

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@maartenbouw I have a ton of them Maarten. You want me to ship you some?

[@maartenbouw]

@lunchmoneycomics I would love that. Shall I reach out to you via Instagram?

[@tbakun]

Amazing sale!

[@EddieFromTheBatcave]

It was good to actually meet you.

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@EddieFromTheBatcave same here!

[@JesseHardesty]

I don't live terribly far away, I'd drive to it if I knew when the next one is happening.

[@charliedogg7683]

Classic X-Men's back-up stories by Claremont and John Bolton are as good as the main stories; I'd love to see more Bolton art in comics. Byrne's She-Hulk is one of the most memorably entertaining series of the 80s for me. Mark Millar's surname is pronounced the same way as Frank Miller's surname; transposing the /e/ for an /a/ is simply an English regional variation which doesn't affect how you say it. Neil Gaiman remains a truly brilliant writer and The Sandman is one of the high points of his career, and of the medium in general. Isn't it a great feeling when you can finish a run!

[@DoughnutJunkie]

All that you spread the good news. If anyone gave you any guff about it, they are the ones ruining the hobby. Good job

[@GrumpyColoradoDad]

I said I before, I'll say it again. I need to move back to New England. 😊

[@nicksterbros.ultimate5292]

Where is this at so I know for the next time they do one? I am from Delaware, so if it's close enough to me I might think about going there

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@nicksterbros.ultimate5292 it is in Easthampton. Massachusetts

[@richardhunter132]

Jim Starlin is a national treasure. imho he's as influential as Alan Moore in the world of comics. arguably, more so in the superhero genre

[@Real_Gamer_Hours]

Hey Mike, awhile back you were talking about an X-Men book that was printed in Cleveland, Ohio and the printers used there caused the colors on the cover to look off. Do you by chance remember what the issue number was? I live in the area and would love to look for and have a piece of local history.

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@Real_Gamer_Hours hmm, I don’t remember making that reference. You sure it was me you heard it from? Very well could be, I just don’t remember and I have a good memory

[@Real_Gamer_Hours]

@@lunchmoneycomics there is a possibility it wasn't you. However, I could've sword you mentioning this little fact. I remember you (or someone else at this point lol) even mentioned a story that it was brought up to Stan Lee and even he remembered it. I'll have to go back through the vids I've watched and see if I can find it.

[@FesterFlo]

Why is that Turtles comic not graded yet?!?!

[@JasonBernier-b5r]

Just bought Cloak and dagger marvel comics no1and the mini series no1 a bit depressing as a comic but still glad I finally read them!

[@maxromeris]

Wish I had sent you a wish list 😉 Curse of the Spawn #1, anyone?

[@grios5530]

I'd be annoyed asf with someone looking over my shoulder trying to get in the box as I look.

[@jessiewilson814]

Lunch money comics inspired me to collect comics. I'm also a huge xmen fan. Searching for keys to complete the uncanny xmen run before # 143 is my earliest issue. If anyone has any leads. I live in NC.

[@atwinparadox2]

Man I would spend so much money there lol

[@RonDale-jy8et]

WOLVERINE 1 for $3!! Cool!

[@darrylbauman3352]

Wow!

[@Robert_Presto]

This is in Massachutus right?

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@Robert_Presto yessir

[@bdk1975]

Gary has so much of this stuff and my guess is that he has a fraction of a cent into each book so it’s all gravy for him. Actually it used to be very easy to schedule a warehouse visit and you could go through and find tons of amazing books many of them vintage. Things changed as grading and cgc became more prevalent but Gary still has an incredible stock of books and for most old time dealers these books from the 80s and 90s really aren’t that significant to them. They just want to move product and this is free money to Gary. Having some keys in there is smart as that hope for a little treasure is what makes it worthwhile. But in truth there’s a lot of this stuff available out there in multiples and in grades sitting in warehouses and people have stockpiles of it. If you have the right relationships and connections you don’t have to show up in western mass stand in line with a ton of people and go elbow to elbow to find a few dozen books that may yield you a few hundred in profit. This stuff is everywhere, even the copper keys.

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@bdk1975 💯 agree

[@seanmoran3470]

There’s going to be a mass exodus of these books to eBay lol

[@Comiccomplter55]

I think you have a huge table but keep getting books like that you're going to need a bigger table

[@IncubareConjurare]

$200 bucks for thousands of value, no lunch money here Mad Respect yo 🐝 Not to be braggadocios but I had Ren & Stimpy #1 but got lost in a divorce 😥

[@rosemarykacoyannakis3702]

Comic book community Thanksgivings feast

[@thesecondrenaissance5550]

I'm from Poland and I'm totally dumbfounded that you Americans love comics mostly about superheroes. I like some stories, but IMHO these are comics for children/teens. There is a ton of awesome comics with deep stories for adult comic fans like Yans, Druuna, Sznikiel...

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@thesecondrenaissance5550 I find that most Americans COLLECT superhero comics because they like the characters from their youth, but most of us READ the more mature comics, whether super hero related or not. That’s what I do, I collect super hero comics but I pretty much exclusively read only NON-superhero graphic novels and independent stories.

[@toddcunningham524]

Is the song playing from Willy Wonka?

[@lunchmoneycomics]

Yup!

[@XMan43053]

Hi Mike! Do you pick exclusively Marvel comics? Don’t see anything DC so wonder if that’s just personal preference / time period / childhood, or something else?

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@XMan43053 mostly a marvel collector yes, but I had a few Batman books in here and the Sandman.

[@TheGardenarunner]

IN SOUTHERN CALI THIS WOULD NEVER HAPPEN AT MOMENT TO MANY GREEDY BUYERS, GREAT BOOKS LOVE THE HONESTLY

[@markok4086]

I guess I missed your announcement?

[@Comiccomplter55]

Everyone looks like they're the same age

[@ccculture9681]

Nice to see all the people but its a little concerning to see hardly anyone under 40. Average age seemed to be 50. Wasn't like that when I was young(53 now). Back then I saw people of all ages flipping through comics.

[@J.O._comics]

I'm 32 and 3rd youngest at my LCS with a pull list in a city with 1,000,000 people and only 3 LCS

[@StillOnly25c]

No Superman comics 😢

[@lunchmoneycomics]

@@StillOnly25c sorry!

[@StillOnly25c]

@ Oh Well Great Video too

[@RogueCylon]

It saddens me to see more flippers, and not many teenagers there.

[@thewalruswasjason101]

Did you say Jackson Juice? It’s Guice! Pronounced Gice

[@epochcatharsis129]

I guess I understand Deadpool's first appearance being sought after, based only on the movie franchise cause let's face it he is annoying AF in the books.. But Cable? Cable is worthless in all categories but people put this value on it. Legion is a way better character and was represented quite well in the series that aired years back. Watch it if you haven't. Aubrey Plaza's performance is worth it alone.