I did the exact same thing , spent 2 hours getting a pile together and then waited 20 minutes while he looked things up, grades can be subjective, I felt he looked at more high end prices for books in mid grade, i started to walkout when he stopped me and took 25% off , still wasn’t a deal, I left. Wanted to go there for years and strangely I felt betrayed lol. Plus everything was filthy.
Loved this video. Matt said it was the birthplace or 1st app of Hepatitis... lmao. Jay said he needs an aids test!!! Gary that was crazy, they even had a sweatshop... lol. The pizza looked amazing. Great content. Loved the assassin.
After seeing your garage video. Seeing how organized you keep your comics. I felt like this warehouse was your nightmare. Thanks for the videos. Stay well and keep it comics.
Just found your channel after TH-cam recommended it last week. Love your stuff! Glad to hear Johnny's met expectations. They closed down last year after a fire. I'll have to check it out.
But that pizza!!!!!!! Man though, that place was overwhelming. Where to begin. I can understand leaving without buying. You had fun with pals and that's what counts. Fun video.
Great video, as usual. I tend to like the "empty handed" videos more than the scores because it makes me feel better about all my comic failures. 😄 Pizza always makes up for it!
IF you had weeks to go through it (and could air it all out) that would be a lot of fun to go through. As is, it's mostly just an overwhelming hoarding issue. Oh well, at least you had amazing pizza. That CRUNCH had my mouth watering!
I totally remember this place!! I visited family in Brooklyn and my grandfather took me there like 12 years ago, probably one of the first places I ever bought comics from
That place is insane! I've been there with my father and brother and I'll never forget it. Between the cats, lingering smell, and the THOUSANDS of stuff they have, it was definitely an experience. Funny story: My father found this little toy and asked how much it was and was told "two fifty" and gave the guy $3. The guy looked at him and said "No, $250. That's a prototype action figure." I'm pretty sure we laughed at the guy, paid for our comics and left lol
He doesn't really care if he sells anything, I don't know if he lost the passion for comics or just a hoarder. But I feel so bad for all the cool stuff in there just collecting dust, poop and pee.
Holy crap!!! That place is as big if not even larger and more stocked than mike high comics. I need to go there. This is on my bucket list. All I can say is holy crap!!!!
That went exactly how I expected it to, but dammit anyway it looked fun. I expected you to get a shot of the library ghost from Ghostbusters throwing comics in the air LOL
I love those old NYC stores... they are really dying out, but they used to be everywhere. A Fountain pen hospital, or the rubber store on Canal Street... The Red Caboose for scale models in midtown... stuff like that. The owners are always the biggest characters you've ever met! Usually they don't give a damn if you buy anything or not... they have been there forever and after they pass-on there will never be another like it. Sort of sad for NYC... Wishing you were kinder to the owner/store after you exited, but thanks for making this and sharing the experience.
DUDE!!! What are you doing in my hood bro!!! LOL!!! Yeah the warehouse is...an experience...to say the least!!! By the time you’re done looking around you’re gonna need a shower, an asthma pump and possibly a shot from the tetnis you can get if you walk in the wrong direction!!! All and all a fun place!!! 😂
Actually, you performed a service here. You did the work for him pulling out comics he now knows are desirable and can sell them on Ebay. Should send him a bill!
Ya so many store owners do that now. They make you do all the work and when you bring the books up they check EBay. They basically got you to do their work for free.
My LCS guy does the same thing. I pull books out of his $1 bins and he just takes them away from me and then I just see them sitting in a pile behind the counter forever and ever. I don't go there anymore lol. He's a terrible store owner.
I've been to the KOCH WAREHOUSE a few times over the years. If you're looking for HIGH GRADE stuff, this is not the place for you. If you are looking to shop at the warehouse you need to subscribe to Koches News Letter. It will tell you when they have NEW inventory. They put it all in the front . I've found some good stuff while searching through some of his finds. Pricing is a whole nother thing. He's tough to negotiate with but he has come down on some books. His specialty is dollar books. The place is old and rotten but there are some interesting things . I went there and found a couple of Kamandi Long boxes. He didn't seem to care for the title, so I wound up picking up a couple dozen of them in Very Fine condition. If you're in Brooklyn on a Saturday morning its a fun place to go. There's an old gentleman that works for Koch who's very cool. He can help navigate you through a maze of what has to be a Million Comic Books 😎
How dare a retailer ask you to pay close to fair market value. I get grades can subjective and they might be overcharging you based on grade, maybe that's why they knock 25% off. We all want a deal, but if they actually charged deep discounted prices like people want then they'd make far less money and likely be out of stock by now.
@L Ron Cupboard exactly, he says everything is a dollar, you do the work and sort out hella weak keys and then he goes and haggles ebay prices, fuck that
Looks like the best part of that day was the food at the end, that was a hell of a lot of comics, but so unorganised, and to open up ebay sounds like the guy doesn't know what he's got, happy hunting for the next lot guys.
Loved this video. Though it was a bust, we all have to admit we have been to “this kind of hunt”. I remember finding local comic shops whenever I traveled for work or vacation. Something about being out of your natural comic element and the potential for a key or significant run in your favorite title...Uncanny X-Men was my Achilles heel. I still think there is gold out there in the most random spots. We all just need luck and timing...with patience.
Johnny’s 🍕 👍👍👍👍 Good Call Jay !!! Joe and Ricky are the best. Their Pizza is the equivalent of pulling out a CGC 9.9. Just don’t ever ask for individual slices 😂😂😂
Gary... thanks for covering not just the warehouse but Johnnys also. My fiancé and old coworker always talk about johnnys being the best. I’m more inclined to go now! I’ve always been curious about the Koch Warehouse and nearly made an appointment a few times. So glad I never pulled the trigger. Your video proved what I was afraid it would be. I often see their booths at NYCC and the old Mike Carbo cons and always had a filthy feel just from that!
I went to that place 2 years ago and found a copy of teen titans 12 (batman who laughs). He did looked up the price it was going for and sold it to me for a discounted price right of the bat. It was a good deal after 1 hour of digging. My question to you is, did you wait till he gave you an offer?
Guys like that, that have so much money wrapped up into a massive amount of things dont care if people walk away. They really penny pinch and hold out for top dollar because they already spent the money anyway. Its really a shame that they dont just let it go so someone else can get the deal. Blows my mind.
I go to this warehouse often, when new collections arrive and I can rip through the $1 bins. They definitely up the prices on unmarked books after an eBay search at checkout. I even had them up the price on me from a couple $1 books they said, "weren't supposed to be in there"... FOH. They'll TRY to rip you off but, this is Brooklyn! If you're not trying to make a deal and get the price down they're not gonna discount out of the kindness of their hearts lol! Tell them what you're gonna pay and if they don't like it, bounce! Every time I've denied a price and made my own offer they accepted it.
Man what a bummer, I’ve been to places like this using eBay instead of actually running a business. It’s sad because those books will never probably end up in the hands of someone who will appreciate what they’ve got. Mind you you can see by the state of the place how lazy the owners must be 😂 Man I’d kill for some of that New York pizza right now 🤤
My girlfriend and I went hunting there about five years ago. We had that exact experience. I left a couple early Carnage appearances on his table once he broke out the bay and we left lol. We always say it was an experience too. At least you found the cat! lol
When I was 16 (1986) I worked in the shipping department of NE Comics and had access to their underground warehouse of comics. Great memories of going to pull orders to pack and ship. And read on smoke breaks.
Big fan of Koch's. You need to really dig but they are cool people in there. Block is shady as hell though and there is a place that looks like a sweat shop across the hall. Note just saw your video of that as I posted this.
Trust me no one should every go to this place. It's a freaking joke. They sell everything at max price the eBay sellers want and will never even sell. They will rip you off regardless of the condition. The warehouse is total joke. I never will step foot in that ever again. You need a hazmat suit for that place
It sucks they broke out Ebay for pricing. Pretty cool seeing a whole warehouse full of comics, but really bad seeing that place run like that. That pizza though 😋
I can't believe that guy was gouging you like that. Another cool venue that I wouldn't have thought existed. Place looked like a shit hole though. Hope they comped a pizza for you for all the free advertisement.
He must be an inherited rich guy. Warehouse space in Brooklyn costs a fortune and he obviously isn't selling very much. It does not matter if he sells anything, it is just something to occupy a rich guys time.
No way you found another one of my honey holes. There are some great deals I found there. Also if you ever in queens try Rosa s on fresh pond road or pizza classico
When someone gives me prices (these are $1 each, these are $5 each) and then pulls out ebay when I've gone through and made my selections, it's done. They started the negotiation in bad faith, so there's no good end other than walking away. If you're going to look up current ebay prices, tell me up front. That, in and of itself, is fine. I deal with people who do that all the time. Just don't lie to me up front and then let me mine through your garbage to find the hidden gems and then change the deal.
So...many...books. Looks like a sketchy place. I didn’t catch it in the video, but was it Koch from Kochcom? I get emails from them. They used to have a catalog back in the 80s and 90s called the Avalanche of Wonder.
Koch was one of the biggest names in comics .. kinda like Chuck from Mile High. They own the warehouse and dont care if they make sales . Everytime i swear im never going back ...i end up back there coughing up a storm
I’ve been to this place several times, the thing to understand is that besides it being dirty, he has a ton of stuff in various grades, and lots of it is listed on his eBay store, so when you take some out the box, some have prices and most don’t. So he will check prices on his eBay store or he’ll go to comicbookshop.com and see what they have things listed at. And comics are always 25% of, many times you are not getting a deal, sometimes you do. It can be a real hit or miss
Not really sure what you expect when you visit somewhere with so much stock. It can't all be priced. As somebody who works somewhere with a large stock of comics, but only a fraction of what this guy has it's impossible to keep everything priced, and with constant fluctuations in price due to books becoming hot overnight it makes complete sense for a retailer to check prices at point of sale. Have some patience and support independent business.
What's crazy is that he probably does this knowing that people are gonna cherry pick valuable books and not pay what he upcharges, so he can simply set those books aside and charge the premium or throw it up on eBay. He's benefiting from the diggers doing the work...
It be like that sometimes. It's ok for him to use ebay as a reference. Should still give you a deal since your essentially finding it lol. As collectors/diggers we kind of hope to catch the sellers slipping.
That so happened to me once. Spent 2 hours looking through longboxes. I Had a pile...then he pulled out the tablet..I asked if he had an Overstreet. He said what's an Older street? Ebay was his price guide. I left empty handed.
I had a comic shop near me in Louisiana that would compare eBay prices. Bought NOTHING!!!! Wouldn’t even let me take it out the bag! It’s ok though. He is out of business. I hate to be rude, but everyone shared my opinion on the matter.
WOW!! I've heard about this place for years. I live in South Western CT so it would be 45-60 minute drive for me to check out. But after watching your video, F*CK THAT!! Looking up eBay prices after y'all were there 2+hours??!! Really?? REALLY??!! Yeah, screw that guy. (Hope y'all are feeling better after breathing in all that dust, cheers!!)
Two things about this video -- IF you ever find yourself in a similar situation, while the guy is giving the "tour", grab any random half way decent book and ask him-- "so this is $1" - if he says yes- give him a dollar and the sale is final. If he starts looking shit up-- LEAVE without digging. Also-- wish you had filmed/shared the part where he started looking up ebay prices.
I've always wanted to make a trip to the warehouse, just to experience it. Thanks for the exposure, so now I can feel okay with never going since I know it's not worth the trip lol.
Great video enjoyed it very much. From experience over the last 30 years if the books are not priced when looking at them they are most likely going to be overpriced. If you need Ebay to price every book should just sell on Ebay.
Thank you so much for this video. Was thinking of going there. But you probably saved me 3 hours of my life. Keep up the great work.
I did the exact same thing , spent 2 hours getting a pile together and then waited 20 minutes while he looked things up, grades can be subjective, I felt he looked at more high end prices for books in mid grade, i started to walkout when he stopped me and took 25% off , still wasn’t a deal, I left. Wanted to go there for years and strangely I felt betrayed lol. Plus everything was filthy.
Sometimes you walk away empty handed. I’ve always wanted to go to New York and eat their pizza! Great stuff Gary!
Never thought I'd see a vid where the best part was the food from you. BWAHAHAHA. Keep it comics.
Damn. They can't always be winners. Better to walk away empty handed than over pay. Great video
Louis are you from the bronx?
Loved this video. Matt said it was the birthplace or 1st app of Hepatitis... lmao. Jay said he needs an aids test!!! Gary that was crazy, they even had a sweatshop... lol. The pizza looked amazing. Great content. Loved the assassin.
Lol Koko
After seeing your garage video. Seeing how organized you keep your comics. I felt like this warehouse was your nightmare. Thanks for the videos. Stay well and keep it comics.
Anxiety filled
Just found your channel after TH-cam recommended it last week. Love your stuff!
Glad to hear Johnny's met expectations. They closed down last year after a fire. I'll have to check it out.
Are you local?
But that pizza!!!!!!! Man though, that place was overwhelming. Where to begin. I can understand leaving without buying. You had fun with pals and that's what counts. Fun video.
Great video, as usual. I tend to like the "empty handed" videos more than the scores because it makes me feel better about all my comic failures. 😄 Pizza always makes up for it!
There is a reason that guy had thousands of books sitting around collecting dust...now we know. Glad you at least got some crazy good pizza out of it!
IF you had weeks to go through it (and could air it all out) that would be a lot of fun to go through. As is, it's mostly just an overwhelming hoarding issue. Oh well, at least you had amazing pizza. That CRUNCH had my mouth watering!
Never thought I'd be drooling over a pizza in a comic video
I totally remember this place!! I visited family in Brooklyn and my grandfather took me there like 12 years ago, probably one of the first places I ever bought comics from
That place is insane! I've been there with my father and brother and I'll never forget it. Between the cats, lingering smell, and the THOUSANDS of stuff they have, it was definitely an experience.
Funny story: My father found this little toy and asked how much it was and was told "two fifty" and gave the guy $3. The guy looked at him and said "No, $250. That's a prototype action figure." I'm pretty sure we laughed at the guy, paid for our comics and left lol
Great video Gary. First few minutes I was like, man I gotta check this place out. By the end I was like, that dude in the Bronx was way better.
He doesn't really care if he sells anything, I don't know if he lost the passion for comics or just a hoarder. But I feel so bad for all the cool stuff in there just collecting dust, poop and pee.
Thanks for the drive to Brooklyn 👍 appreciate seeing the awesome NY scenery.. great pizza 👌 cheers and stay safe..
That was cool seeing you go across the bridge and looking into the city! Thanks for that!
Holy crap!!! That place is as big if not even larger and more stocked than mike high comics.
I need to go there. This is on my bucket list. All I can say is holy crap!!!!
That went exactly how I expected it to, but dammit anyway it looked fun. I expected you to get a shot of the library ghost from Ghostbusters throwing comics in the air LOL
I love those old NYC stores... they are really dying out, but they used to be everywhere. A Fountain pen hospital, or the rubber store on Canal Street... The Red Caboose for scale models in midtown... stuff like that. The owners are always the biggest characters you've ever met! Usually they don't give a damn if you buy anything or not... they have been there forever and after they pass-on there will never be another like it. Sort of sad for NYC... Wishing you were kinder to the owner/store after you exited, but thanks for making this and sharing the experience.
I agree with you 100%. As soon as Ebay popped, I was done! Fun video, awesome channel, Thanks for sharing!
nailed it w the 3 ninjas shout
Very cool Gary thanks for showing this was there any golden age?
Joe Koch!!!! Legendary and you guys went where most folks will never get a chance to go to!!!
Love when you get together with the guys from Pressable Defects, a shame the warehouse was a bust, but Johnny's Pizza is always delicious!
DUDE!!! What are you doing in my hood bro!!! LOL!!! Yeah the warehouse is...an experience...to say the least!!! By the time you’re done looking around you’re gonna need a shower, an asthma pump and possibly a shot from the tetnis you can get if you walk in the wrong direction!!! All and all a fun place!!! 😂
I was expecting you to buy the whole collection.
Actually, you performed a service here. You did the work for him pulling out comics he now knows are desirable and can sell them on Ebay. Should send him a bill!
I thought the same thing
Ya so many store owners do that now. They make you do all the work and when you bring the books up they check EBay. They basically got you to do their work for free.
beat me to it. you did his work
My LCS guy does the same thing. I pull books out of his $1 bins and he just takes them away from me and then I just see them sitting in a pile behind the counter forever and ever. I don't go there anymore lol. He's a terrible store owner.
I've been to the KOCH WAREHOUSE a few times over the years. If you're looking for HIGH GRADE stuff, this is not the place for you. If you are looking to shop at the warehouse you need to subscribe to Koches News Letter. It will tell you when they have NEW inventory. They put it all in the front . I've found some good stuff while searching through some of his finds. Pricing is a whole nother thing. He's tough to negotiate with but he has come down on some books. His specialty is dollar books. The place is old and rotten but there are some interesting things . I went there and found a couple of Kamandi Long boxes. He didn't seem to care for the title, so I wound up picking up a couple dozen of them in Very Fine condition. If you're in Brooklyn on a Saturday morning its a fun place to go. There's an old gentleman that works for Koch who's very cool. He can help navigate you through a maze of what has to be a Million Comic Books 😎
It's funny you did all the work to just turn around and get eBay prices if that be the case you could have stayed home and shopped on eBay🤦♂️
Go there and make deals. They work with you.
How dare a retailer ask you to pay close to fair market value.
I get grades can subjective and they might be overcharging you based on grade, maybe that's why they knock 25% off. We all want a deal, but if they actually charged deep discounted prices like people want then they'd make far less money and likely be out of stock by now.
@L Ron Cupboard exactly, he says everything is a dollar, you do the work and sort out hella weak keys and then he goes and haggles ebay prices, fuck that
Awsome video gary very funny
That warehouse looked like a horror movie where you could get lost in a maze and buried alive by dusty, dirty, cat feces covered comics lol
Looks like the best part of that day was the food at the end, that was a hell of a lot of comics, but so unorganised, and to open up ebay sounds like the guy doesn't know what he's got, happy hunting for the next lot guys.
Loved this video. Though it was a bust, we all have to admit we have been to “this kind of hunt”. I remember finding local comic shops whenever I traveled for work or vacation. Something about being out of your natural comic element and the potential for a key or significant run in your favorite title...Uncanny X-Men was my Achilles heel. I still think there is gold out there in the most random spots. We all just need luck and timing...with patience.
Great 17 minute pizza commercial that had comics. 😂
Well put James lol
Johnny’s 🍕 👍👍👍👍
Good Call Jay !!! Joe and Ricky are the best. Their Pizza is the equivalent of pulling out a CGC 9.9. Just don’t ever ask for individual slices 😂😂😂
Gary... thanks for covering not just the warehouse but Johnnys also. My fiancé and old coworker always talk about johnnys being the best. I’m more inclined to go now!
I’ve always been curious about the Koch Warehouse and nearly made an appointment a few times. So glad I never pulled the trigger. Your video proved what I was afraid it would be. I often see their booths at NYCC and the old Mike Carbo cons and always had a filthy feel just from that!
I went to that place 2 years ago and found a copy of teen titans 12 (batman who laughs). He did looked up the price it was going for and sold it to me for a discounted price right of the bat. It was a good deal after 1 hour of digging. My question to you is, did you wait till he gave you an offer?
Nope.
Thank you im living my comic book life thru you hello from san Antonio
Guys like that, that have so much money wrapped up into a massive amount of things dont care if people walk away. They really penny pinch and hold out for top dollar because they already spent the money anyway. Its really a shame that they dont just let it go so someone else can get the deal. Blows my mind.
You win some, you loose some, but you live to fight another day. Pizza looked great. Lol
I go to this warehouse often, when new collections arrive and I can rip through the $1 bins. They definitely up the prices on unmarked books after an eBay search at checkout. I even had them up the price on me from a couple $1 books they said, "weren't supposed to be in there"... FOH. They'll TRY to rip you off but, this is Brooklyn! If you're not trying to make a deal and get the price down they're not gonna discount out of the kindness of their hearts lol! Tell them what you're gonna pay and if they don't like it, bounce! Every time I've denied a price and made my own offer they accepted it.
Cant win them all, but thanks for the shot of the city going over the bridge
Man what a bummer, I’ve been to places like this using eBay instead of actually running a business. It’s sad because those books will never probably end up in the hands of someone who will appreciate what they’ve got.
Mind you you can see by the state of the place how lazy the owners must be 😂
Man I’d kill for some of that New York pizza right now 🤤
Awesome work mate
My OCD was going off this whole video 😳 that pizza looked fire 🔥
you need an painters n95 mask. not just for covid but for all the dust and the funk
Glad to see you walking away from this one Gary. As soon as i heard e-bay, I would've walked away. Great video as always my friend.
Love those hunting for comics videos
My girlfriend and I went hunting there about five years ago. We had that exact experience. I left a couple early Carnage appearances on his table once he broke out the bay and we left lol. We always say it was an experience too. At least you found the cat! lol
thanks for going thru all that for us
This video induced a DEFCON 5 anxiety attack, but I loved it lol
When I was 16 (1986) I worked in the shipping department of NE Comics and had access to their underground warehouse of comics. Great memories of going to pull orders to pack and ship. And read on smoke breaks.
For a minute there, I thought you were gonna get waked!
lol i was waiting for him to tell you to shut up and dig. my comic book ocd goes nuts everytime i go there. i want to organize so bad.
That pizza looks so good. I need to visit New York.
That pizza looked seriously good
That’s crazy That warehouse was insanity
Gary’s got some major dad energy goin on in this vid
Big fan of Koch's. You need to really dig but they are cool people in there. Block is shady as hell though and there is a place that looks like a sweat shop across the hall. Note just saw your video of that as I posted this.
Trust me no one should every go to this place. It's a freaking joke. They sell everything at max price the eBay sellers want and will never even sell. They will rip you off regardless of the condition. The warehouse is total joke. I never will step foot in that ever again. You need a hazmat suit for that place
Even though you did not get any books still looks like you had a lot of fun😃👍
Well, you at least got that awesome view from the bridge and outstanding pizza.
Yooooooo I’m from Brooklyn and I had no idea this existed!!!
It sucks they broke out Ebay for pricing. Pretty cool seeing a whole warehouse full of comics, but really bad seeing that place run like that. That pizza though 😋
I can't believe that guy was gouging you like that. Another cool venue that I wouldn't have thought existed. Place looked like a shit hole though. Hope they comped a pizza for you for all the free advertisement.
He must be an inherited rich guy. Warehouse space in Brooklyn costs a fortune and he obviously isn't selling very much. It does not matter if he sells anything, it is just something to occupy a rich guys time.
No way you found another one of my honey holes. There are some great deals I found there. Also if you ever in queens try Rosa s on fresh pond road or pizza classico
Empty hands but full belly !
It was fun to watch !
Hey Gary what grade would you give the pizza lol😅 it looks like a 9.0
9.8
Thats shit is at least 9.4
You batted 500. Struck out with the books but hit a home run with the pizza.
They're open now!!! I haven't been there since 2013! I gotta head back. They give great weekend deals.
The best part of the video was Johnny’s Pizza 🍕 in Mount Vernon! But, like you said, spending a day friends makes it worth it!
Comics?!! I watched strictly for the pizza 🍕😂
When someone gives me prices (these are $1 each, these are $5 each) and then pulls out ebay when I've gone through and made my selections, it's done. They started the negotiation in bad faith, so there's no good end other than walking away.
If you're going to look up current ebay prices, tell me up front. That, in and of itself, is fine. I deal with people who do that all the time. Just don't lie to me up front and then let me mine through your garbage to find the hidden gems and then change the deal.
I liked the cat. And it was cool to see the warehouse and pizza. At least you guys tried. Can’t get anything if you don’t try
So...many...books. Looks like a sketchy place. I didn’t catch it in the video, but was it Koch from Kochcom? I get emails from them. They used to have a catalog back in the 80s and 90s called the Avalanche of Wonder.
Koch was one of the biggest names in comics .. kinda like Chuck from Mile High. They own the warehouse and dont care if they make sales . Everytime i swear im never going back ...i end up back there coughing up a storm
That place is crazy!
I’ve been to this place several times, the thing to understand is that besides it being dirty, he has a ton of stuff in various grades, and lots of it is listed on his eBay store, so when you take some out the box, some have prices and most don’t. So he will check prices on his eBay store or he’ll go to comicbookshop.com and see what they have things listed at. And comics are always 25% of, many times you are not getting a deal, sometimes you do. It can be a real hit or miss
Not really sure what you expect when you visit somewhere with so much stock. It can't all be priced. As somebody who works somewhere with a large stock of comics, but only a fraction of what this guy has it's impossible to keep everything priced, and with constant fluctuations in price due to books becoming hot overnight it makes complete sense for a retailer to check prices at point of sale. Have some patience and support independent business.
Have you ever heard of a clean warehouse? Me neither.
He's not going to sell all those books if he starts checking their value everytime
What's crazy is that he probably does this knowing that people are gonna cherry pick valuable books and not pay what he upcharges, so he can simply set those books aside and charge the premium or throw it up on eBay. He's benefiting from the diggers doing the work...
Questdgw totally agree! What a scam, let the customer do the work and he gets the rewards. Bad business practice in my opinion!
I never get that type of mentality. If your customers wanted to pay ebay prices they would have just saved their time and bought it from ebay
@@Questdgw man, I didnt even think of that. What a sheister
Jordy . If the conditions of the books are the same, a retailer charging FMV isn't unfair.
Great to see johnny’s pizza back in the groove
One of the LCS I went to in my area pulled that ebay shit on me, even after the books were already priced. Told em to keep em.
It be like that sometimes. It's ok for him to use ebay as a reference. Should still give you a deal since your essentially finding it lol. As collectors/diggers we kind of hope to catch the sellers slipping.
That so happened to me once. Spent 2 hours looking through longboxes. I Had a pile...then he pulled out the tablet..I asked if he had an Overstreet. He said what's an Older street? Ebay was his price guide. I left empty handed.
wow i know that area in brookyn. dam nothing . what a shame. nice to hangout with friends.
I had a comic shop near me in Louisiana that would compare eBay prices. Bought NOTHING!!!! Wouldn’t even let me take it out the bag! It’s ok though. He is out of business. I hate to be rude, but everyone shared my opinion on the matter.
WOW!! I've heard about this place for years. I live in South Western CT so it would be 45-60 minute drive for me to check out. But after watching your video, F*CK THAT!! Looking up eBay prices after y'all were there 2+hours??!! Really?? REALLY??!! Yeah, screw that guy. (Hope y'all are feeling better after breathing in all that dust, cheers!!)
You know how I know Voldemort won? Because Ollivander isn't selling wands anymore, he's selling comic books in Brooklyn lol.
Great video
Two things about this video -- IF you ever find yourself in a similar situation, while the guy is giving the "tour", grab any random half way decent book and ask him-- "so this is $1" - if he says yes- give him a dollar and the sale is final. If he starts looking shit up-- LEAVE without digging. Also-- wish you had filmed/shared the part where he started looking up ebay prices.
So, who's warehouse is this? Is it Joe Koch's place? That's the only warehouse guy I was aware of but I've not visited. you could have mentioned.
Yes it is
I've always wanted to make a trip to the warehouse, just to experience it. Thanks for the exposure, so now I can feel okay with never going since I know it's not worth the trip lol.
It’s not
I've been to that warehouse a few times. Massive place.
Jay's Rollin them pillars look like a picket fence lol
Great video enjoyed it very much.
From experience over the last 30 years if the books are not priced when looking at them they are most likely going to be overpriced.
If you need Ebay to price every book should just sell on Ebay.