Dedicated yard sale guy buys and sells other people's junk. Hitting garage sales every weekend, cleaning, researching, listing on eBay. Sharing treasures and knowledge with you. Follow the adventures of the Yard Sale Fool.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
The Closest I'll Ever Get to Superman #1
I was recently digging through a collection of comics I bought. At the bottom, there was a curiously wrapped bundle. I thought to myself, C'mon, be Action Comics #1! It was Action Comics #61 instead, from June 1943. It is probably the oldest super-hero comic I will ever find.
This comic was in terrible condition, with old water stains and mold spots. The pages were brittle and flaky. It sold for $100 on eBay.
Action Comics #1, featuring the debut of Superman, was published in June 1938. It is estimated there are only 50-100 original copies in existence. I would love to find one in any condition!
Someday, this will be me.
A rare Chinese Song Dynasty bowl was bought at a yard sale for $3 in New York. It was estimated at $300,000 and sold for $2.2 million. Someday, this will be me.
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