Pennsylvania man buys first appearance of Batman

[Bizarro Amy]

Western Pa. man has coveted Batman comic - Yahoo! News

[Earth 2 Chris]

Man, Pennsylvania must be the Golden Age comic Klondike. I once read an article about "pedigree" comic collections, and most of them came from Pennsylvania.

You PA guys, check those attics!!!

Chris

[toys2cool]

Wow,what I would give to find something like that hiding around.I wonder how much he payed

[davidb]

And that's the reason I always check out the attic of any place I move.

That said, it's interesting what collections may show up in certain areas of the country. I know that decades ago you weren't considered a real "fan" in the Chicago area unless you had a full run of the JSA in All-Star Comics. Makes me wonder how many of those runs are still waiting to be found.

[Comic Book Geek]

Wow,what I would give to find something like that hiding around.I wonder how much he payed

much, much, much less than the thing is worth for sure.

Everytime I see a story of a great find like this i can't help but think that the seller is a complete dope. Taking a comic into a comic book shop to see what it's worth is like asking a potential buyer what your home is worth. Hundred bucks? OK, you're the expert. here ya go. Actually it's worse, because if someone says your house is only worth a couple bucks most people would know better.

have they no internet, bookstores or libraries where these people live? Ten minutes of research and he'd have scored hundreds of thousands more.

This guy was probably really happy with his sale when he walked out of the store, but he is now reading about how much his comic is worth in the national news, and it's all his fault that he sold it to the first guy that he asked.

[Earth 2 Chris]

In the article it says the seller came in with a price guide, and had been to another comic shop first, where they felt they weren't being treated fairly. Apparently they had a general idea of the value, the shop owner graded it for them, and purchased it at a price they were comfortable with. Sounds right to me. Not really sure a better way to go about selling a comic like that.

Chris

[The Toyroom]

Goes to show there are still undiscovered treasures out there!

[Earth 2 Chris]

Sorry, I meant to post a link to THIS article from Newsarama, which does mention that the seller knew a bit about what they had:

PA RETAILER FINDS DETECTIVE COMICS #27 - NEWSARAMA

Chris

[chalwa]

That's nice.
The local comic shop in Asheboro (the Comic Conspiracy) had a similar find when a lady walked in with some books her father had bought her as a child. They were purchased while she waited in the car and included some funny animal, an Action Comics issue and Amazing Fantasy#15!
It was bought and sold fairly and everybody won. I even got to hold and read through it!
Good times.

bestest

Chalwa
(Chris of Earth-1?)

[Marvelmania]

Being a comic or batman fan would you sell it or keep it?

[Comic Book Geek]

Sorry, I meant to post a link to THIS article from Newsarama, which does mention that the seller knew a bit about what they had:

PA RETAILER FINDS DETECTIVE COMICS #27 - NEWSARAMA

Chris

OK, the article I'd read on this didn't mention and of this. Still, this sort of thing should go to an auction house

Being a comic or batman fan would you sell it or keep it?

Pay off the mortgage, have the kid's college pretty much set... That would change things for the rest of my life. No contest, it would be sold

[phil]

I live near Pittsburgh and first heard this on the local radio news. I know Todd McDevitt,
so it was weird to hear his name on the radio. One of Todd's New Dimension Comics
stores is a stone throw from my house. I was in the store yesterday and the guy working
there told me Todd's purchase also made news in London!

[joshvox]

Being a comic or batman fan would you sell it or keep it?

Man, I'm a big batman fan, but for that kind of cash I would have to sell it. I'm not rich after all

[toys2cool]

Being a comic or batman fan would you sell it or keep it?

sell it in a heartbeat

[Megospidey]

sell it in a heartbeat

Yeah, Mr. Rock, we know what you would do