Comic Book Hoarder Races to Sell 90,000 Comics

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  • @anthonyyoung6433
    @anthonyyoung6433 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    Overstock means the stuff comic stores couldn’t sell for years. Even in $1 bins.

  • @GarrottWalifKalil
    @GarrottWalifKalil 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

    Loved the video!💕 Just started my comic book collection and found Toon Haven. They offer a huge variety of digital comics for every genre, and lifetime updates too!😍

  • @PatrickRummery
    @PatrickRummery 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

    Pawn stars..."the best i can do is $5 for your collection."😂

    • @funnybookfamily
      @funnybookfamily  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      There was one episode where the younger guy bought a collection that had New Mutants 98 in it. Then their “expert” came in and said it was all worthless and the comics were worth 5 cents each.

    • @gregjames5439
      @gregjames5439 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      😂

    • @Roybatty066
      @Roybatty066 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Will you take 5.50$
      Whoa! Im losing money here.

  • @DoughnutJunkie
    @DoughnutJunkie 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    This is the best collection I’ve ever seen in my life.

  • @jarredsmith9187
    @jarredsmith9187 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    After 15 years of collecting and 5 short boxes of keys,low print runs,rare variants,there is only a few more books I want. You have a ton of comics and personality I would just keep the ones that you really care about and sell the rest.

    • @allisknu11
      @allisknu11 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is the way.

  • @ShowMeTheMendozas
    @ShowMeTheMendozas 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    There’s no way you’re sorting through that in 4 days.

  • @peterwiese1729
    @peterwiese1729 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    OMG. My blood pressure was going up just watching this 😅

  • @timothymarkin4481
    @timothymarkin4481 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I’ve got 120 longboxes and it’s way too much. Tried culling the stuff I don’t need but that’s tough in itself because I’ve got so much emotionally invested in a large part of it.

    • @Dreadnok_K6
      @Dreadnok_K6 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      You don't "need" any of it. Hoarding is a mental condition.

    • @Dreadnok_K6
      @Dreadnok_K6 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Hingusbingus4 Well you're wrong, you also need shelter. But back to my point, hoarding, is a mental illness.

    • @mysterymac38
      @mysterymac38 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      My daughter in law's father passed away, and he hoarded everything. Record albums, unopened CD's, unopened DVD's, Hot Wheel cars , autographed pictures, MLB Baseball bats and Gloves, Baseball Caps, cards, and Jackets, Unopened toys, Multiple copies of Playboy and other adult books still in sealed bags, and about ten long boxes of comics. I just wish he spent his money just on comics. I can't hold a yard sale selling adult magazines.

  • @hortanokilli7608
    @hortanokilli7608 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have about forty short boxes and I was getting mad at myself. This just shows that my collection is tiny - thanks for making me feel better about myself! :)

  • @josephbarbera9220
    @josephbarbera9220 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    With that exceedingly large inventory of comics you would need a store to sell them because it would take forever to list them on eBay and mail them to buyers. I hope you made back your money.

  • @harryschlitz4067
    @harryschlitz4067 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Omg, I’am so glad I found ur channel. This is amazing ur collection, I’am a “hoarder” too. Lol, IF I knew you and lived close to you I would have volunteered to help rent a 10x30 indoor storage space, that way you could take ur time going through everything. Blessings to you and Family.🤠☀️👍

  • @NoMoreNonsense321
    @NoMoreNonsense321 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I must be the only person who likes Malibu and Valiant comics. Sure, Marvel and DC have my favorites but I always liked the other two companies growing up as a kid in the 90s.

    • @joechlystun7979
      @joechlystun7979 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Malbu was short lived but still has a big following. many of us are still holding out hope for a revival of the characters but legally it seems impossible. even if the creators want to bring them back, marvel still owns all the rights..... or do they? its all a strange legal mess!

    • @cardsfan5100
      @cardsfan5100 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh no. I love Valiant. I have complete runs of several series. Valiant is great. I still buy them.

  • @BionicThiago123
    @BionicThiago123 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a journey lol. Thank you for documenting it, it was fun to watch. The buyer delaying for a week was a huge blessing in the end.

  • @sle71r
    @sle71r 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fascinating, but absolutely mentally exhausting to think about sorting this stuff, let alone trying to sell it. Love your organization of your filing cabinet comics, but the boxes are a nightmare, it must keep your brain absolutely scrambled just thinking about it.

  • @texasscifi3431
    @texasscifi3431 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I have 34 short boxes. A ton from Ollie's Bargain Market and Half price books over the 40 years of my comic book collecting.

    • @funnybookfamily
      @funnybookfamily  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      The books that I sold are the ones that end up in Ollie’s. This is how the business model for those packs works: the person packing them buys these collections and then sells them to Ollie’s.

    • @FernandoGastelo
      @FernandoGastelo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@funnybookfamilyI buy from Half price and Ollies too so that means my collection is based of leftovers 😅

  • @akaBoG
    @akaBoG 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've got about 16,000. I've decided to pair down to a pretty focused collection and sell off the rest.

  • @libasanAdventures
    @libasanAdventures 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Fascinating! Thanks for sharing!

  • @cardsfan5100
    @cardsfan5100 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just love returning to your video just to look at the boxes. Just organizing would be euphoric.

  • @adammeade
    @adammeade 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This video is amazing. It's like the House Of Leaves of comics.

  • @johnw4455
    @johnw4455 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    great collection, but the more the video went on the more anxiety built up. reminded me of when i had 5 days to pack up everything i had. had no time to relax besides eat and nap and back to packing.

  • @SamuraiKidMusic
    @SamuraiKidMusic 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    alf 48 is one of the only comics i have still from my childhood haha....u want it?

  • @The_Oak_Boat
    @The_Oak_Boat 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    when you cut your thumb that reminded me that when your at cons or shops if you look closely at the books sometimes you see dried blood on the back of them.

  • @JesseDictor
    @JesseDictor 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It’s interesting you see this as hoarding or an amazing amount- I feel collectors I know have about 1/2 of what we see here. They also just have less indie and have it a lot more organized.

  • @shakascloset1700
    @shakascloset1700 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    My first comics were in 1987 when I was 10. Awesome collection you got. I'm a bronze age type of collector

    • @michaelrichards669
      @michaelrichards669 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good years 1986 to 89. My brother and me loved Marvels... The Nam. Good series on the Vietnam War. Also bought Sgt. Rock and few other series.

  • @JCtheComicGeek
    @JCtheComicGeek 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just saw your channel for the first time. I love how you incorperate your family into your hobby! New sub here!

  • @shakascloset1700
    @shakascloset1700 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I can't believe I watched every minute. 👍 congrats

  • @mkaquatosh1
    @mkaquatosh1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Oh I would love to finish my Asm, web of or Wolverine run. I’ve never saw so much comics before. I really like the vault, great idea and well organized.

  • @thequietrevolution3404
    @thequietrevolution3404 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I own a total of *50 Omnibuses, 50 Epic Collections and 50 Graphic Novels* (toss in a Compendium or two). And I thought THAT was too many. The first comic book I ever read as a kid was *Amazing Spider-Man #20. "The Coming of the Scorpion"*

  • @kurtcomics8797
    @kurtcomics8797 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I"ll take it all, get in touch

  • @cardsfan5100
    @cardsfan5100 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I use lateral file cabinets and CLZ too. The cabinets are great. Much better than long boxes

  • @proud_to_be_a_ted
    @proud_to_be_a_ted 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    😮😮 static.. again !!?? Everywhere ive looked lately this "static" keeps showing up !!

  • @czarnick123
    @czarnick123 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I learned more about the comic book market than I ever have before just watching this video

  • @OralleInlish
    @OralleInlish 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for sharing this, truly excellent content!

  • @ryanj.3102
    @ryanj.3102 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I try not to buy everything and only focus on ASM for the most part. If i find something I really like, i'll buy it but I definitely hold back because of space issues.

  • @21Million
    @21Million 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    you could easily hire 1-2 people , who are comic knowledgeable, to help you sort

  • @Palermo1999
    @Palermo1999 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wait for that John Sable movie to be announced

  • @KonaCards
    @KonaCards 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I watched the whole thing. And I was feeling your anxiety.

  • @AlessandraFornachon
    @AlessandraFornachon 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    wow, great video. thanks so much

  • @chantillycat5415
    @chantillycat5415 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    30 minutes in at this moment. 90s comics were massively over produced. The speculation brought about by newbie shop owners, many of whom were ball card dealers fleeing the same glut destruction they caused in that market, devastated comics and apparently left many warehouses and store rooms full of "hot" comics.
    Yeah they may temporarily "heat up" again, but what happens when people realize there are tens of thousands of unsold copies out there.
    There are dealers with hundreds of copies of many issues that they bought at pre-order prices or warehouse bulk prices. And this goes back at least to the very early 80s with X-Men, Daredevil, etc.

  • @rsjerald
    @rsjerald 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Man, sorting and moving that many boxes would literally have killed me. If I did survive I'd never want to touch another comic again. Hope you can keep shrinking it down to be as manageable as possible. You've seen long term hold bulk issues just doesn't pay off. You or whoever inherits it always just ends up bulking it all.

  • @andrewthompson9921
    @andrewthompson9921 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I wish people would just recycle their Jon Sable, Malibu, and anything they personally call "garbage nobody wants".

  • @diodelad758
    @diodelad758 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Naked and Afraid is kind of the opposite situation, but watching this gives me similar vibes.

  • @jbagz1359
    @jbagz1359 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I would be so scared that out building would leak or flood, its like a basement with no upstairs

  • @dwaynesmith9482
    @dwaynesmith9482 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Dude seeing those comics not bagged and boarded up literally has me pulling my hair out

  • @ericbogacz6274
    @ericbogacz6274 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I found that Ren and Stimpy comic 2 months ago at a swapmeet I grabbed it and a bunch of others from the run, what an odd coincidence

  • @MiyaKogawa
    @MiyaKogawa 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video, appreciate you sharing it!

  • @stevenblack6049
    @stevenblack6049 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    P.S.I personally have never seen any types of Comics, Magazines,or any other actual Books become worthless at any time whatsoever,but this is difficult for you and frustrating as hell and I myself have been through it as well.

  • @marksiniard9731
    @marksiniard9731 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's amazing how similar your laugh is to another TH-camr who is now deceased, Rich Piana. He was a body builder but, you two have an identical laugh.

  • @jellowpy9243
    @jellowpy9243 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Whats the humidity level in the area? Do you use a dehumidifier in that garage? Bec here in Ottawa its considered dry here but during Spring to Fall i can fill a 50pint dehumidifier every 1-2days at 40% humidity level

  • @Tom-gp6oy
    @Tom-gp6oy 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow, I wish i could find that many longboxes, or any for that cheap. Where do you find $40 longboxes?

  • @Scard4life
    @Scard4life 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How much are you actually looking to get for the whole garage

  • @AluinMucott
    @AluinMucott 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great show guys, thank you

  • @JoeKyser
    @JoeKyser 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    wholesale me a couple boxes. I want to get into comics

  • @MetalBum
    @MetalBum 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for sharing this man. This is how my garage looks. But I have about 1/100th of your collection 😊

  • @CemSelamet
    @CemSelamet 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Mike Grell's Jon Sable getting no love :( 6:46

  • @PeraltaDormon
    @PeraltaDormon 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks a ton, this was super helpful!

  • @joechlystun7979
    @joechlystun7979 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    great stuff! i personally don't think any comic is worthless. many of todays keys we're at one time or another in the bargain bin. plus, great stuff for the guy that just loves to read and appreciate comics and nostalgia in general. i for one love Malubu's ultraverse. many of us out there that enjoy those books! englehart, gerber, warren ellis, etc.... Great stuff! I'm hoping beyond hope that Marvel (or someone else) revives those wonderful characters!!! oh, and that animated series was FANTASTIC!!!! sad that valiant is still considered a notch or two above trash but i still read and enjoy Bloodshot! I agree, Mike Grell's Sable literally IS everywhere and seemingly 0 interest in it. but i'm one of the few people that still remember the TV show and that it was once considered a HOT book. It truly is a shame cause it's still a good quality read and everything you'd expect from a Mike Grell book!

  • @patrickt6642
    @patrickt6642 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I thought my dvd collection was big but you got me beat.

  • @mr.buysalot
    @mr.buysalot 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If you are looking to move it all let me know. Depends where you are. I buy large mixed inventory but would buy it all as long as its not just independent. I would need the mix with marvel and dc

  • @chitzzz1384
    @chitzzz1384 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If you read what you collect, then the spending would be worth it whether it is 1 dollar or 100dollar

  • @shakascloset1700
    @shakascloset1700 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was a GI Joe collector since 87 and stopped in 90. Wish I would have known to keep going. 🤦‍♂️

  • @roybal1975
    @roybal1975 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    where you located i would buy boxes? i'll take 5 boxes

  • @WillMiranda-r6e
    @WillMiranda-r6e 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where are these books at ? If I’m near I’ll buy some

  • @jarredsmith9187
    @jarredsmith9187 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You should take all the comics with you and open up your own comic book shop cause that is what I would do and you should sell a ton of them too.

    • @funnybookfamily
      @funnybookfamily  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The problem is the cost of rental space. Two comic shops have gone out of business in my area recently. There’s just not enough people buying comics at the moment, it seems.

  • @dwaynesmith9482
    @dwaynesmith9482 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I would be terrified of moisture or water overflow/ roof collapse etc

  • @richardemms
    @richardemms 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey There. Just found this video. I'd love - if you still have boxes- to buy from you. Thanks.

  • @nighttigercomics7323
    @nighttigercomics7323 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Where's the golden age?

  • @MrBiggybit
    @MrBiggybit 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The throwing away money thing actually feels like a sickness , you feel sick! I tend to watch the show Hoarders, force myself to watch these people struggle with it and just force myself to face that. Do I really want to become like that? Then throwing away money doesn’t feel so bad

  • @wtf106
    @wtf106 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    6:20 You even have a German edition of Spider-Man "Die Spinne" issue #83 from the 70s. In VF 10,- EUR

  • @ClercLaura
    @ClercLaura 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    very helpful, worth the watch

  • @ReubenHulyah
    @ReubenHulyah 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ill definitely try that, thanks!

  • @KlausElizabe
    @KlausElizabe 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fantastic vid!!! Thanks a lot!

  • @Duopggod
    @Duopggod 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Valiants Magnus #1 isn’t the characters first appearance is why it’s not valuable.

  • @Mightyant-tp3ko
    @Mightyant-tp3ko 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    So there cherry picked already so its a 1 dollar bin books

  • @WadhaPetruszka
    @WadhaPetruszka 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can't wait to start my collection

  • @bigq1977
    @bigq1977 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I purchased twenty storage containers because my short boxes were too taking too much space in my basement.

  • @bjs9887
    @bjs9887 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A bone-chilling cautionary tale. 5 stars.

  • @dontquoteus5379
    @dontquoteus5379 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    If ever a person needed a self-storage place.

  • @kevinhash6844
    @kevinhash6844 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What state are you located in?
    I am in Michigan and I buy comics. I am sitting on $3500.

  • @ryebaldy8479
    @ryebaldy8479 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was just wondering if dehumidification is necessary in these type spaces?

    • @funnybookfamily
      @funnybookfamily  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      There were dehumidifiers in both the basement and the garage.

    • @ryebaldy8479
      @ryebaldy8479 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If you have any ASM silver age or bronze age you would like to part with, I would love to buy them!

  • @stevenblack6049
    @stevenblack6049 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Even at cover price all of them are literally worth millions of dollars in all actuality and will most likely be bought by various types of financially secure individuals who definitely would like to actually have all of them for themselves currently,so don't worry about it and just enjoy the attention and the actual prospect's of getting real buyer's and other Big Comic Collectors who may actually see your video presently-"Man Im somewhat envious of you and that extraordinarily large Collection tgat you have ultumately brought together-"Wonderful!!"

  • @WhiteArtsMagic
    @WhiteArtsMagic 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Do you think he made his money back?

  • @Comiccollector34744
    @Comiccollector34744 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love the story and the journey

  • @ozzyseda
    @ozzyseda 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    what is the name of you E Bay Store ?

  • @StonerJames
    @StonerJames 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just saw the pinned comment and Pawn Stars offered $5 only for 90k comics? That's a joke. Even if they're not collectable they're worth $0.25 each so that's at least $22,500 if you sold each one for a quarter. PS was only offering you $0.00005 for one comic. They know they would get at least $900 for them. That's one cent per book.
    My brother and I own our own comic and retro game store. Would you take $20k for the lot? We can't go higher. But only for the lot shown in this video. We can't buy anymore for now.

  • @BoomWeCollectCards
    @BoomWeCollectCards 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How many boxes did you end up selling?

  • @_Javier_Garcia
    @_Javier_Garcia 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I want some of those indie boxes!!!

  • @ChristianHansard
    @ChristianHansard 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm over hear hating when I had to buy short box number 6.

  • @FernandoGastelo
    @FernandoGastelo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just listed a few dozen items on ebay while watching this

  • @TT-fq7pl
    @TT-fq7pl 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That's way too neat to be real hoarding.

  • @mickeybeavison1053
    @mickeybeavison1053 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Insane stash! Wish you could hold on due to market timing :(

  • @revolutioninthedark7048
    @revolutioninthedark7048 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I feel you dude, I collect manga and at a point where I want to sell some of the manga I've had since childhood. I started collecting when I was 12 and fell in-love with manga and anime at the age of 14!! So I'm at that age where I still love comics for teens but I'm so over certain series. One manga series that I'm going to sell when I have all 30 of the books is RaveMaster. I started collecting the comics when I was 12 and it and naruto were my first anime and manga series.
    I know I'm going to collect and read all of Naruto, cause it's timeless and it also is a series that is for anyone young and old. However, RaveMaster is dated and seems to be one of those comics that is strictly for teens from 12-15 and at the same time stuck in the early 00's. So RaveMaster, will be collected up to 30 and then sold and re-homed to someone who can take care of them.
    I know every collector goes through this, you just get too much stuff and a lot of it you've out grown so it's time to get rid of them.

  • @AndrewSunada
    @AndrewSunada 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wait...so are up trying to sell all this?

  • @lesbaquiran5049
    @lesbaquiran5049 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I live in northern NJ and looking to buy

  • @t_rain2578
    @t_rain2578 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Holy smokes dude that’s a crazy amount of books. How long did it take u to upload all those books into CLZ? I just started using CLZ myself and when I first get going I’m all stoked and into it but then like several boxes later I’m like” this is getting annoying”. But it is fun stumbling upon books I totally forgot I had

    • @funnybookfamily
      @funnybookfamily  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just the ones in the file cabinets are on CLZ. It took about 3 years to get them all in there.

    • @Delano4real1
      @Delano4real1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@funnybookfamilywhat state are you in? I would like to connect and buy some boxes.

  • @stevenblack6049
    @stevenblack6049 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    40 minutes in and Im actually finding out that this video was posted 3 months ago as it was being presented as actually being posted 9 hours ago and this was actually sekf defeating and pointless currently on 03/O2/2024 of March -"Yeah."

    • @NobodyI991
      @NobodyI991 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Well he did mention it was December.

    • @chantillycat5415
      @chantillycat5415 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah same here. I was excited over a possible box with 80s Daredevil and dirt cheap independents. Lost my collection in a fire and was hoping he was either close or could mail.

    • @chantillycat5415
      @chantillycat5415 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I still haven't finished watching the video yet. Nearly a third of the way in I had to stop watching.
      Amazing that there are so many collections like this out there. And knowing dealers buy truckloads by the weight makes me wonder why the prices are so high on so many comics. The market seems rather like a Blood Diamond scenario.

    • @str8swish538
      @str8swish538 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@chantillycat5415that’s blows

  • @79derik
    @79derik 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where can you buy?

  • @shannonhoffman5875
    @shannonhoffman5875 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    do you still have some?

  • @Godovgrind
    @Godovgrind 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is why I have gone strictly digital now.

  • @HotRodakaMadMax
    @HotRodakaMadMax 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I would love to buy books from you