Trading for Big Keys at an AMAZING Comic Swap!

[@richchappell]

I'm a little older than you, so I was in full collector mode in the late 80s and early 90s. It's always fun to see people buying comics that I still have from those days, like New Mutants 98 or Ghost Rider 1. I quit collecting in 1993 and just got back into it in 2022, so I'm currently trying to catch up on the last 30 years. I am also a big X-Men guy, which makes catching up quite difficult (and expensive). There are soooooo many X-Men books. lol But so far I've managed to complete volume 1 collections for X-Men (90s, including title changes), X-Factor, Excalibur, New Mutants, X-Man, X-Treme X-Men, Extraordinary X-Men, X-Men Gold, X-Men Blue, and Uncanny X-Men from #143 thru 544. I'm a handful of issues away from completing Generation X and X-Men 2099 too, and 18 issues away from completing X-Force. Luckily, I already owned all of the really expensive issues. I'm almost ready to start focusing on quality instead of quantity.

[@OtakuUnboxing]

such amazing finds and pick ups!! Kinda jelly over that New Mutants 98 lol Great video Mike!! Keep it up!

[@thomashendricks851]

Looks like you had a wonderful time meeting everyone. As long as you are happy, any book trade you make is a great deal. 😃

[@jesselynch1928]

Audio was just fine

[@ISEESPOOKS]

Holy meat and potaters Batman! Those are mind blowing gorgeous books. All I find these days round my parts are longboxes filled with Turoks # 1s !! 😒😒

[@jesselynch1928]

Josh? Buzz comics? OMG I love Josh. Just a great great guy. Very honest and fun loving. I buy from his FB auctions all the time. If you are a friend of Josh then maybe you are not so bad after all. Just kidding. You are the best. Jess

[@lunchmoneycomics]

Haha thank you, Josh is indeed an awesome guy!

[@WyomingSkysAboveMe]

Guy in the background talking total blasphemy about McDonald’s cheese. Not good on their breakfast sandwhich? Are you nuts? That’s an integral part of the sandwich . The velvety texture contrasts beautifully with the dry biscuit or English muffin. 2:20

[@lunchmoneycomics]

LOL this is why I used to add background music

[@RogueCylon]

Oh man, I absolutely love the Johnny Desjardins X-Men sketch. I’m drooling!

[@leeniren3706]

What an amazing venue. Too bad they weren’t giving haircuts while there.

[@gregwait3553]

Great haul at 3- Men and a basement! It looked astonishing! Thanks for the video clip! Oh I do have that Swamp Thing 37 graded a 9.6! Make me a trade offer if interested! Greg the comic hunter!

[@lunchmoneycomics]

Wow, that’s an incredible grade! But I actually got a #37 just the other day, video next week!

[@MyCoollection]

Cool to see your fellow comic KZbinrs. CROSSOVER EPISODE!

[@JonathanNg4]

Glad you kept that Daredevil #2, there's something about that ketchup and mustard uniform that makes it a keeper.

[@josephbarbera9220]

That missing stamp for Hulk #180 is a killer on a a great book but who could have known back then that book would be a major key! Also bummer for the pen writing on ASM cover! Ouch! Great purchase on that Web of Spider-Man #118!

[@alancarr7718]

Good Afternoon Michael I was waiting for this one. It didn't disappoint, very well done, a great show. I am pleased you have continued along with the 90s card/comic collection, those other Silver age trifles will crop up at a flea market you watch. I actually come across a Marvel comic called Sledge Hammer which I had never heard of, but it was late 80s and I guess would feature in your cards I have actually had the Swamp Thing issues, swamp thing has been an undervalued title here in Australia and can be picked up cheaply from time to time. Great to see you steaming toward 6500. Keep up the great work Champion' Cheers Al The Goldkeyfourcolorkidownunda

[@mikestukes801]

3MIB... Very Gary... those are my DUDES! Glad u had a great time 😎👊🏿🤓

[@3meninabasement]

Ya buddy!!!!~Otto

[@themarvelousshow4196]

Lunch money comics is out here assembling all the comic people! Jim from bronzeville was my fave cameo haha

[@macorourke2222]

Most excellent video Brother. Thanks for sharing Your passion and adventures from Toronto Ontario Canada 😀 👍 ❤️ 🇺🇸🇨🇦♥️💯💯💯

[@mathchemboss7487]

Value wise, you did a good swap for the NM 98, but I dislike Liefeld art so much I wouldn't have it in my pc. Good that you kept the DD 2. That is art.

[@lunchmoneycomics]

I agree with you, Liefeld is terrible, but I’m happy to have the book because it’s a popular character with X-men ties… and that’s pretty much the only reason

[@comicspa]

Thank you for not picking up the ASM 51!😅………seriously. That show was interesting. I would say you did quite well! Congrats Mike

[@lunchmoneycomics]

Haha not even you could’ve helped that one!

[@comicspa]

Seriously, l was like🫣🫣🫣 the first 5 or 6 books you first picked up. I was ready to shutter up my my doors and windows! Those books were so damaged! Yikes!!

[@leeniren3706]

Today it is rare that one is willing to make a trade at a show. Most of the sellers only want money the fact that you made this trade and did so well is even more amazing. Great job. On a sidenote, I watched your video with three men and a basement and thoroughly enjoyed it. I am now subscribe to them as well.

[@williambourque926]

Very Gary is one of those KZbin Comic guys that it is hard to NOT like the guy. I enjoy watching him going through the massive lots he buys from people.

[@vcowens89]

When you met Very Gary reminded me of when Nixon met Elvis! I’m putting that pic on a tshirt.

[@lunchmoneycomics]

Lol I’m certainly not on that level, but I have to ask… would I be Nixon or Elvis?

[@timetravelcomics]

Very nice finds Mike! Great KZbinrs and sellers in the community and I agree the vibe of the comic swap is just great! Great find and trade for the 1st appearance of Deadpool!

[@bigbymcflythecomicguy]

Great Video- 😊- If you feel like it You should throw #comicbookshoutout in the title and I can toss it in the playlist! - you shouted out a ton of channels! 😊

[@patriotcomics]

Great trade and awesome pick ups! Looked like a great show. Wish I could have made it up there but a little far for me. Hopefully next time around.

[@BrokeBoyComics]

Wow can’t believe I missed this video! I’ve been looking at going to the next swap so this was cool to see a preview. Love all the other KZbinrs crossing over and every book you got from this show!

[@Treg]

50 dollars for a Near Mint Web of Spider-man 118? What a deal! Wish I could've been there 😕 One of the big books on my wishlist. Helluva deal on that Carnage & Ghost Rider too, congrats!

[@Matt_Likes_Comics]

That Blackhawk book is pretty cool.

[@robphoenix1182]

Looked like a fun show plus good gets.

[@dprescott1970]

Really great book haul 😊

[@EdwardNoFace]

Amazing! That New Mutants 98 is still a modern grail for me! I have the facsimile copy as a stand in until i get the actual book

[@charliedogg7683]

3 Men In A Basement has become the stuff of legends and I really like Otto's philosophy behind the event. "Some people" are the ones who have copies that they're trying to talk up in order to boost the price; if it makes them feel better, then they can consider that character to be Sting. But it's definitely not John Constantine. As for that Swamp Thing series, it is awesome - my favourite in the character's history after the original run with Wein and Wrightson. I think you made the right choice in rejecting that FF 49 (too much wrong with it, especially the missing page even if it didn't affect the story) and the Daredevil (looked very fragile). Great video Mike, you really communicated the atmosphere (and the volume).

[@dannymilhouse]

Great video. And some great finds

[@aiden8148]

Gary was the first comic youtuber it’s funny to see him on your channel

[@Steve-gl4jr]

Thanks for taking us along to a super comic swap show really enjoyed your coverage Mike 👊🏻

[@robbernath]

Seems like a fun environment and harkens back to what comic book conventions used to be (before all the Hollywood hoopla). Glad you had a good time. That Hulk #180, though - in that condition AND missing the MVS for $800? ROFL! At least you politely passed on it. Copy with the same problems just sold on eBay for less than $300 (best offer accepted).

[@Matt_Likes_Comics]

Very Gary is another one of my faves on here. Awesome.

[@Solid_Teleport]

Great coverage of the 3MIB Swap- hopefully in the future I can attend one. Also it was Awesome to see you on the 3MIB livestream the other day. Excellent trade for that New Mutants 98. I'm really enjoying your content, great video.

[@diz5425]

Definitely some amazing book you managed to pick up there. I'm not a huge Swamp Thing fan, but that cover with Etrigan, I love it!

[@Will-hn2yp]

Absolutely love your videos, Mike! You truly showcase what it really means to be a collector in the comic community: you’re kind, passionate, fair, and you love the hunt! Appreciate you always bringing us along with you. You rock!

[@lunchmoneycomics]

Aw thank you so much!

[@MarcSpectorComics]

That eerie 12 you showed in the beginning is awesome ive been looking for one for a while. This is an awesome show wish i could have gone nice trade mike

[@joshscomics01]

Glad you got to meet my good friend Joe of Threesixtycomics. I'm hoping to be there for next year's 3MIB swap. Looks like an amazing time.

[@tekimpo]

Everyone in the comic book collection community seem to be so chill makes me want to start collecting myself

[@garywoods3196]

I can watch your videos all day. Their so much fun to watch.

[@lunchmoneycomics]

Wow, thank you so much!

[@calebleland8390]

Johnny Blaze will always be my Ghost Rider, but I did like Danny Ketch. Great grabs. And seeing Gary, Jim and Joe? So awesome! Great video, Mike!

[@chrisrigomusic]

That’s so funny about those swamp thing books, Josh bought them from me in NC during the week of the convention I run in Concord, NC (concord micro-con) in May for two bucks each.

[@micpar2]

Looks like you had a awesome time. Personally I would of jumped on that Sub-Mariner #1 myself. too bad those other silver age books were in pretty rough condition too.

[@ComicBookCorner2.0]

I'm not a huge fan of Deadpool myself but that new mutants book is on my list and I'm still yet to get one so congratulations on scoring one for yourself Mike

[@sp1970ful]

Looked like a great time and you scored some stellar deals. Hope to make it out there next year!

[@christophertreadwell5815]

My love and hate for early 90s comics resonates with you for mainly the same reasons but also because I had most of those major keys (1st Deadpool, 1st Carnage, etc) but I gave them along with other 90's goodness to my little brother and his friend in the late 90's and still kick myself to this day for doing so....

[@AlexMartinez-es6qz]

Nice haul swamp thing 25 definitely my favorite.

[@neilpade9161]

Nice trade! Great pick ups!

[@SchoonsComics]

Such a fun video! You scored big with that carnage and Ghost Rider.

[@mikeyninefingers734]

Great videos. Informative and fun.

[@GrumpyColoradoDad]

Man oh man, what a great event to attend! I gotta move back to Connecticut!

[@ginoames]

I love a good comic show! Great times

[@comicbooknarcissist]

Great keys, great cameos, excellent show!

[@dr5who1]

Nice pickups Mike. Looked like that show was a blast.

[@Yungcomics]

wow a ton of the youtubers i watch on a daily lol. great stuff Mike!

[@amazingmurfinator6338]

#3mib swap is always fire. Nice meeting you on the way out.

[@rwc3500]

Some high prices for some of those wall books, but guess that's the norm. Another great video as always!

[@lunchmoneycomics]

Yeah most are on sale. It’s generally accepted everything is lower than sticker price.

[@whiteboyjosiahh]

i loved seeing you meet other comic youtubers i watch😂

[@Paul_the_Bruh]

This is one of your best vids. Excellent content as always. You really have some great opportunities (shows, cons, fleas and stores) where you are. Keep it up!

[@Aquaman1054]

This looks like a really good, and fun, show. You made some good deals. I really enjoyed the stories of your interactions with sellers and other comic book content creators. Those stories made the video even more enjoyable. Just subscribed. I look forward to seeing more.

[@lunchmoneycomics]

Thank you so much for subbing, I hope you enjoy the content!

[@jadecasssie]

I have that ghost rider book!! And graded at a 9.6🎉

[@l.greenemachine66]

Cool Carnage! I'm working on the Maxim Carnage chapters myself. I have 1,2,4,9 and 10.😊 #1 is a 9.4 CGC

[@magicgeeks1955]

For the past couple of years I’ve wanted to go to that swap, sounds great

[@kjb1336]

WOW What great scores mate 👍 especially the first appearance of Deadpool in New Mutants #98 🤘 Appreciate all the efforts, energy and love you put into each video, keep up the great work mate 👍🔥🤘❤

[@kirnmamameeya]

Great books!

[@Higgypop53]

Great video bud.2nd alarm comics is down the street from me,I was gonna go along with him wish I did

[@kevinlents9545]

Love the Swamp Thing comics! Great pick-ups, Mike.😁

[@chrisrigomusic]

I sold those to buzz for $2 bucks each haha

[@roycestancabarloc1824]

Dam I envy you guys out there on the mainland. There's great shows and flea markets I wish we had here in Hawaii. That's a great haul you got! I'll trade you for all of your DC on the wall behind you, for my Swamp Thing #37 lol

[@delonanderson7701]

Great pick-ups keep up the great work

[@mikem3543]

Just went back through my older stuff to see if I had, by any chance, The New Mutants #98. I don’t catalog my collection well, lol. Checked it out, I’ve got a few miscellaneous issues, then a solid run that includes 93-97, but no #98. So close. I went through another box, tho, and did find a copy of the Hulk #180, with the stamp still inside, so that’s kinda cool.

[@johnbigdaddyross2158]

Glad you made it Mike. It was great finally meeting you too.

[@lunchmoneycomics]

Thank you for drawing my attention to the swap and it was great to meet you as well!

[@uglyewok6715]

Prices are crazy high there for books in rough shape.

[@lunchmoneycomics]

Most sell much lower than the sticker price

[@MarveltheCross316]

I would definitely get that New Mutants 98 graded. Good scores overall

[@numberoneappgames]

The first appearance of Deadpool was a good trade. The value will always be going up!

[@comicpickups]

Great vid. Not sure of the condition, but I feel you shouldn’t have let the Brother Voodoo go, they certainly had the better half of the trade for me, but 70s horror characters are my bag, so maybe a little biased. 👍

[@lunchmoneycomics]

Yeah I love that book and was a little sad after the fact letting it go. However it was in poor condition but presented much better, so I’ll just have to find another one!

[@Klung1]

Great pick ups. Looks like a really fun show. Out of curiosity, what were they asking for the German FFs?

[@lunchmoneycomics]

I honestly don’t remember! I think he was selling as a package deal though

[@Sasquashy_1]

So cool. I agree on Deadpool being overhyped and over priced, but I want it to complete my New Mutants run. I’ll find my low grade copy!

[@billyrod1980]

Danny was my Ghost Rider as well. Great deal on the Carnage book. I would have made that trade for Deadpool as well. Did Very Gary recognize your channel? He posted a similar video of his time at the con and I was looking for you in the backdrop 😃

[@lunchmoneycomics]

I’m pretty sure he’d never heard of Lunch Money Comics before that moment lol

[@danielleahey]

Great video as always I’m currently collecting the entire Alan Moore swamp thing run I’m lacking ten issues I just recently traded an old French rifle for swamp thing 37 As well as the frank miller Wolverine 1-4 I accepted that I would never have swamp thing 37 but now I have it 😊😊😊 It’s in really nice condition as well Great trade The four books you got are great, I really enjoy them, and they’re signed Swamp thing 27 & 28 brings me back to being a kid Luv those comics Thx mike

[@ricbeau3761]

I wish we had that in Montréal

[@lunchmoneycomics]

Come on down, only a 5 hour drive!

[@ricbeau3761]

@@lunchmoneycomics i might do it for their next comic swaps. I have too many books and space begin to be scare 😉

[@jarredsmith9187]

New mutants #98 is by far the best 90"s book to get next to Batman Adventures #12,X-Men#266.Great books.

[@corso_kid]

Great vid, got love from the professional u tubers!!! U are next

[@jadecasssie]

My favorite comic KZbinr (besides Gem Mint and Swagglehaus). Andddddd this is why I'm afraid to initiate a trade 😂😅 either my stuff won't be good enough or I'm gonna look dumb. Not that you look dumb Mike

[@lunchmoneycomics]

Haha I hope I don’t, I thought it was a good trade!

[@jadecasssie]

Of course not!

[@terryhill6935]

Might be a no brainer to some…Marvel stamp question..Would it be a bad deal to trade a Hulk 181 without a Marvel stamp for a Hulk 180 with a Marvel stamp..And say there both very fine.. Would you have to sweeten the pot for one of them..Which one?

[@lunchmoneycomics]

I think most people would take a 181 without a stamp over a 180 with. It’s just such a desirable book

[@randydebower8240]

Wouldn't Swamp Thing #25 be more of a prototype of Constantine? It seems like it's been tough to get a nice Swamp Thing #37 @ a decent price for quite a while. I was lucky enough to get a raw copy a year before the comic boom. Wow, I'm on par with you on 90's stuff since I've never been al that hyped up on Deadpool either. But I like expensive 1st appearances too, so I have a direct copy of New Mutants #98 PLUS a newsstand copy, both in high grade!! I feel the same way about Carnage yet still have 5 nice copies of ASM 361 too!! Great that there are people out there of like minds!

[@lunchmoneycomics]

Yes ST 25 is just a prototype, and as a tease for next week’s video I did get my hands on a #37, so I’m pretty excited about that!

[@randydebower8240]

Sweet -- welcome to the Constantine club!

[@crushlemons]

What box other than comic book boxes could i use to store my comics? ex. Like from a place like office depot.

[@adamhaught9667]

100 dollars for first Carnage and Danny Ketch is a great deal !

[@julianm1023]

How do you know where comic events are at

[@lunchmoneycomics]

I usually hear through comic stores and other shows, but you can Google comic book shows in your area and should get an idea

[@drancealot]

That first Carnage was what got me to quit collecting comics as a kid. I saw that cover on the rack and was like, "they made a red Venom? I'm out." 30 years later I'm back in with a vengeance. But I still refuse to buy that book.

[@lunchmoneycomics]

Lol that’s an awesome story and I totally get it, I’m not a big Carnage fan

[@bobha3639]

The embossed covers and die cut covers of the early 1990s made me decide it was time stop collecting comics back then. Just too much speculation and scratch n sniff covers and nothing else

[@Heyoo414]

Aww man I hate to hear that I love Carnage and that’s my dream book 😅

[@andrewandrew9678]

Finally somebody said it... McDonalds cheese is gross on the breakfast sandwich!

[@LikeCarpenter]

What u call a big key is what I bought for $1

[@brucecree9170]

It’s John Constant”I”ne as in a hard “I” and not an “e”. The character makes a big deal about pronouncing his name, although I forget in which Hellblazer issue. Love the channel and just don’t want you to wake up covered in spiders and flies or as Nergal’s little bitch in a Hellish hotel room for mispronouncing Johnny Con-jobs name. 😂 Cheers and keep having fun with your channel!

[@x4486xx]

Your channel is WAY better than Very Gary’s pretentious channel .. I’m sorry haha

[@danielnicola1602]

Actually, rather than taking a shot a Gary as has been popular lately for him being hardcore on pricing, I give him major points for attending a swap such as this. Also, thanks Mike for explaining why we don’t hear from him on the video.

[@lunchmoneycomics]

I appreciate the compliment but everybody in the KZbin community does their own thing and it isn’t fair to compare. Fact is, channels like mine probably wouldn’t exist without Gary and he was incredibly gracious to me.

[@LikeCarpenter]

The Deadpool book is horrible & sold my nm book 5 months ago

[@silviomanuel1519]

get No 21 of swamp thing, the insane mind of Alan Moore

[@loslakers530]

Bruh 1st issue of ghost rider for 30 bucks!?