So I get a call at the shop today and the guy is telling me he has to sell his massive toy collection. I won’t get into the details as of why, but he needs to move it quickly. So I took the ride over not really knowing what to expect and man o man...this guy collected everything!!!
Marvel Legends, Funko Pops, Horror figs from Beca and Mexico, DC Direct, Dragonball Z, Gundam, Transformers, One-12, S.H. Figuarts, Kotobukiya, DC Universe Classics, Halo...so much stuff. He claims he bought at least 2 of everything and some stuff way more. He claims to have over 30 of the ML Emma Frost which is s $125 Figure alone. He has sealed and loose figures. Statues. Variant cover comics. The big problem?!? He would not give me a price which was a tad frustrating. He’s supposed to give me one soon as he looks through the collection. I hope we can get it for a fair price as it’s definitely a good one. I snapped some pics to show the community here. Take a look! All the boxes are filled with sealed product. I only went through about 20 boxes. Just too much to look at in one sitting. The stuff in the basement was mostly loose. Pure Madness!!!
Worth prolly tree fiddy
Sounds accurate.
That's astounding. I kept waiting for it to end, and there was just more and more.
Yeah it’s pretty nutty. There’s a lot more to this story that I’d love to tell but I am still holding out hope to actually get the damn thing. This guy is really dragging his feet on this...
Best episode of Extreme Hoarders EVER!!!
Oh absolutely. At least this maniac hoarded toys and not old pizza boxes and newspapers. Lol
dang thats a lot!
Still so much drama regarding this collection. Who knows if I’ll ever get it.
Wow.... that’s a huge collection!
Love the transformers!
I only looked in like 10 of the boxes too. So much more to see.
Wow, this is an awesome collection of toys, maybe around 25k or more ;)
Value? Definitely way higher. Fingers crossed that I can get it still.
If my online business is getting better in 2019, I want to start again collecting comic. I remember the feeling when I bought one of my comics at 15 years old!
That would be awesome! Do you still have your collection from back then?
Where are you located?
Yes, I still have my collection, I am located in Canada.
Awesome. Yeah, I love seeing folks who’ve had their collection with them through the years. I’ve been collecting almost 30 years and have all my nonsense still.
What is great you living from you passion with your comic shop. :)
Holy Jackpot, Batman!!
Yeah this collector is what we call...crazy. Lol
I see you have not scored that collection yet. Have you had any further contact with the
crazyguy? :)I sent him another text last night. No response. Total tool. Super irritating as he could be totally stringing me along. Weird thing is I see ZERO way that he’d be able to keep it so I honestly don’t know what he is waiting for.
What an ass. But this is intriguing to me. Do you think he is trying to get something for free, like some kind of free appraisal from you? Did he contact you originally?
Well shit, sounds like it dead in the water at this point.
Could be totally dead in the water. Here is the basic run down...
Dude calls me as he needs to get all of his collectibles out of his parents house. He is 43 and lives with them. Well they are not on good terms and he is kicked out and the folks now have a restraining order against him. He cannot enter the house. He has no car, no money, no job, no place to live. I believe as of the moment he is staying at a friends but that can only last so long. So the collection remains his only asset to acquire money to basically live off of right now yet he legally cannot get it so that whole mess is tied up currently. From what I gathered, the parents do not want the stuff. They just want it out of their place but I guess he and the courts and the parents have to work out a time to do it all. I think this moron is stalling. He is kinda unstable and a loose cannon from what it seems. I had some sympathy for him in the beginning but he's now dragged this out so much and screwed me personally by initially making me get a storage space for it as he told me to do, that I hope he comes crawling to me as I will now offer him a bit less based on principal. I see his stupid facebook posts which ae insane rants and it makes me cringe. When it's all don...if I get it I will do a proper post as I have screen shot his messages which are truly difficult to read. Basically I think the dude is nuts and unstable and expects everybody to do everything for him. His mom told me insane stories and I could not believe it but they absolutely make sense now seeing all the nonsense going on regarding them.
Holy shnikes, what a saga. Stay safe out there dude!
WOW! massive collection. Thanks for sharing the photos.
Anytime. If I get it I’ll be sure to do a piece on it.
That's a crazy huge collection, but why on earth would you get someone in to have a look at it, without having at least SOME idea of what you want for it?
This dude is not super stable to be honest. Lots of drama surrounding this so who knows if it’ll ever happen. Bummed if it doesn’t.
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Wow very impressive! And I can't even choose ONE Funko pop...
Lololol. Stay away. They will suck you in!!
Yes they will for sure. I finally made up my mind to the baby driver funko and the titanfall combo!
I'll probably get a dancing baby groot too. ;-) It was the hardest decision on my life.
Solid choices my friend!!! There are a few Dancing Groot's as well...different colored pots and a holiday one!
Oh really! Couldn't be that easy... I actually like Bomb holding Groot from GOTG 2. His expression is priceless!
Also a solid choice. To be honest, most of the Groot Pops are pretty good.
Yep they do look amazing. I'm a little disappointed with the rest of the guardians. But it's hard to match baby groot's cuteness!
The question is, did you buy it? That's a lot of space and you need to turn some of it over quickly to recoup the costs.
Not yet. I want to. Hold up is on his end. Family and legal stuff.
Holy sh!t that is a ton of stuff my god! But why would he get someone over to look at it without having at least some idea on the price no wonder it was frustrating, but dang so much!
He finally gave me a price a couple weeks back. If I get it and complete the transaction, I’ll push all the juicy details. This one is a insane story.