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May 16, 2016 By Brian 8 Comments

This weekend’s yard sale finds

The clouds parted and that great yellow orb in the sky finally showed itself once again this weekend, and it couldn’t have come at a better time, since several nearby neighborhoods were having their community yard sales. I had bit of success…

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I found some fun items at the sales this weekend, including LEGO sets — one still sealed — for a dollar each, an unopened Star Wars figure, and a plush dog from Up!, which just happens to look exactly like our family dog — and that’s just the beginning!

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I expect to find plenty of Imaginext toys at the yard sales this summer. I left behind all the play sets, because I just don’t have the space for them, but I scooped up all these figures for a buck. I also got a collection of Marvel and Pixar Cars Squinkies for another dollar.

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There’s something very satisfying about holding a teeny tiny world eater in your fingertips.

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I’m always looking for a holy grail for my collection, and I actually found one this weekend! Possibly the best 25 cents I’ve spent in a while, though the anatomical brain for another quarter was also a pretty good buy. The Where the Wild Things Are figure is the first Funko Pop! I’ve found at a yard sale, but I think that Pops! will start cropping up soon, and will be yard sale fodder for years to come.

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I’m not a big fan of estate sales, but there was a sale in our neighborhood that I decided to check out, and I’m glad I did! The house reeked of dog pee, and most everything was junk, but there was a table covered in comic books. I wasn’t expecting much since each comic was stored in a large sandwich bag, and taped three times, but as I started to dig, a few treasures started to appear. The comics were in amazing shape and their prices were so arbitrary that I couldn’t figure out what was going on — I honestly think the seller went through the stack, randomly marking the comics from $1-$5, thinking that if all the comics sold, the total would be in the right ballpark. I bought a stack of dollar comics, mostly Spider-Man and Hulk comics, I also picked up the three awesome paperback books above, and then there was this…

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Yeah, this one wasn’t a dollar, but I got a really, really good deal on it. I am thrilled to add this to my collection, but now I have this nagging thought that someone was there before me and snatched up a Hulk #181. I asked if they had sold a lot of comics before I got there, but apparently, only two comics were sold before I got there. Maybe I should have gone on the first day.

How are the yard sales shaping up in your area? Found any treasures yet?

Filed Under: Comic Books, Toys Tagged With: Yard Sale

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  1. Jeremy says

    May 16, 2016 at 11:22 am

    I believe that the Python Holy Grail came packaged with a special Monty Python beer called ‘Monthy Python and the Holy Ale.’ I can remember seeing it at my local store.

    Reply
    • Brian says

      May 16, 2016 at 11:30 am

      genius.

      Reply
  2. Paxton Holley says

    May 16, 2016 at 11:57 am

    Nice, Brian. Especially that Hulk #180. I actually have a Hulk 181 and I’ve always wanted to add 180 to my collection but never found a good condition/good price combo. That one looks like a beaut.

    I’m always on the lookout for good Imaginext DC heroes figs too. My son loves them. Those are some good finds.

    PS – I’ve actually had the Monty Python and the Holy Ale and it’s pretty good. A little on the strong side, but enjoyable.

    Reply
    • Brian says

      May 16, 2016 at 12:31 pm

      Hey Pax, how about I trade you #180 for #181??? 😉

      Reply
      • Paxton Holley says

        May 16, 2016 at 9:02 pm

        Hmmm, let me think about that………….

        Reply
  3. Chester Jan Martinez says

    May 20, 2016 at 4:08 pm

    Nice find!

    Reply
  4. Mike Gutierrez says

    June 16, 2016 at 9:46 am

    Brian, you always get lucky with Yard sales and the like. Here in NYC, I guarantee someone else would have gotten to those Spider-Man comics before I would have. Love the marvel books. I still have my copy of Bring On The Bad Guys, although it’s in really beat up condition from all the years I would read, read and re-read it.

    Great haul, sir

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    • Brian says

      June 16, 2016 at 10:41 am

      Thanks Mike! I also have an old battered copy of Bring on the bad Guys — this one will be its replacement, and the kids will get my old copy to read until the cover finally falls off.

      Reply

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