I’ve said it a gazillion times here throughout the years, but it bears repeating for any first timers peeping out the drivel I spew here. Which, by the way, thank you immensely for taking a moment here with me. But back to the post at hand... as a comic & toy shop owner, I’m in the very fortunate position of having the shop be a natural magnet for folks looking to get rid of their collections with ease.
People move on from these comics, toys, or other collectibles for a variety of reasons: moving, having a baby, a death in the family, car broke down, bought a storage locker, addiction, or maybe they simply changed their focus. Fact is, you name it, and we’ve probably heard the reason, and I’m always happy to see if a deal can be made.
Now, I want to preface this by saying that we’ve been open for nearly 17 years at this point, and we have a MASSIVE inventory with over:
- 7000 action figures
- 1300 statues
- 8000 Funko Pops
- 300 long comic boxes
- 800 wall books
- 6000 graphic novels
...and, of course, a massive selection of new books and other miscellaneous items just on our sales floor. All unique SKUs. That’s not counting our back room overstock and 2 shipping containers full of inventory.
Mainly, I'm trying to paint the picture that we are stacked to the ceiling and don’t really need what most folks bring in to us. That does not stop us from wheeling & dealing though, which usually leads me to my disclaimer to all that they can always make more moolah if they were to take the time to move their horde online. The reality is most people are either too busy, too lazy, or too afraid to take that route. That area with those folks is where it’s my time to shine.
Which brings me to a collection I purchased 2 days back that I wanted to share with you all. This gentleman was a prime example of one of those fellas who would hunt out collectibles at discount stores like Big Lots, TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Five Below, & Ollie’s, which occasionally get some really groovy merch that they simply blow out at delicious prices. This fine chap was one of their biggest fans as the entire lot he brought in was comprised of that ilk.
After my several-minute speech that I’ve now perfected, presenting him with his more lucrative but time-consuming options, he decided in about 3 seconds that he wasn’t willing to take that approach. He first threw out his request for $600 cash. That was definitely higher than I wanted to drop for this specific batch, especially during these very dreary and slow days of post-Christmas blues when people are generally broke & business is noticeably slower. That, along with the fact that I already had a large portion of this stuff multiple times over to begin with, made me not willing to “overpay”. In order for me to take this all on, I needed it to be at a rate that made sense for us.
Anyway, I was thinking I was willing to go to about $200 bucks, so I countered with $150 thinking he would counter me… except he didn’t. He just accepted immediately which took me by surprise. So I ended up adding a $20 Gift Certificate to it just so I didn’t feel too terrible for the beating I just administered to him. 🤷♂️
As for what’s in this collection?! Well, the thumbnail shows some of it, but I’ll break it all down in another post tomorrow as I feel this backstory has consumed enough of your time for today. But know that it consists of around 90 individually packaged pieces plus 2 longboxes of comics. Interested to see what’s what? Then check back tomorrow for the skinny on all of it!!!
Blewitt