What are the best 'used' book deals you've scored?

[FreakyFraser]

This isn't the cheapest hobby, so I'm always on the lookout for sweet deals from fellow collectors or people just unloading books they don't want anymore. Saving money always feels good .....what are some of the best deals you've scored?

Some of my best hardcover buys (all mine are in Canadian Dollars....so even cheaper for my US brethren) :

1. Big Damn Sin City - $50 (before the reprint when everybody wanted $200+ for it)
2. Sandman Omnibus Vol.1 - $50 (not sure the guy liked it much so sold it off cheap)
3. Parker: The Martini Edition - $40 (ended up gifting this to a friend for Christmas and having to buy my own copy for $100 lol)
4. Sin City Library Edition Boxed Set Vol.1 - $60 (The double dipping begins.....can't pass up a good deal lol)
5. Wolverine: The Adamantium Collection - $75 (a guy just liquidating his collection....but this is one of those 'is this a deal if I never would have bought this otherwise' purchases lol)
6. Daredevil Frank Miller Omnibus - $50 (same guy as above)
7. Chew Omnivore Edition Vol. 1 to 6 - $120 (fellow hardcover collector just making room in his collection)
8. Invincible Ultimate Collection Vol. 1 & 2 - $10....total. (the 'problem' here, now I need to find deals on the remaining 10 volumes )
9. DMZ Deluxe Edition Vol. 1 to 5 - $150 (Another collector making room. The real value here is buying them all at once and not having to track down deals for each volume)

Lemme know some of you best finds.

[Nab432]

Some of my best finds below.

1. Phalanx Covenant OHC for $52 which I traded straight up for Tomb of Dracula Omnibus Vol 2
2. Punisher by Remender Omnibus $61
3. ASM Omnibus Vol 1-4 $415
4. JSA Omnibus Vol 1-3 $68 which I resold for a profit of $118
5. Conan Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol 1 DM Variant $125
6. Iron Man by Michelinie Omnibus $66
7. Madman Gargantua $68
8. The Sleeper Omnibus $70
9. Deadpool by Kelly Omnibus $80
10. Moon Knight Epic Collections Vol 1-3 $85
11. Death of Captain America + Captain America Lives Omnibus $155
12. Wolverine and the X-Men Omnibus $115
13. Clone Saga Omnibus Vol 1-2 $130

[SJNeal]

There are quite a few Amazon resellers that consistently have great deals. If you're okay with an occasional remainder mark or corners that aren't razor sharp, you can often find trades for 60%+ off cover price. Before Marvel's Epic Collections started going out of print so quickly, I would often wait a couple months after release and pick up several at a time. My favorite resellers include Plumcircle, Bookoutlet, Newbury Comics, and Lehigh Valley Comics.

[FreakyFraser]

There are quite a few Amazon resellers that consistently have great deals. If you're okay with an occasional remainder mark or corners that aren't razor sharp, you can often find trades for 60%+ off cover price. Before Marvel's Epic Collections started going out of print so quickly, I would often wait a couple months after release and pick up several at a time. My favorite resellers include Plumcircle, Bookoutlet, Newbury Comics, and Lehigh Valley Comics.

Yeah I've used Amazon Marketplace for a bunch of solid deals.....and Bookoutlet as well. I'll have to check the others. Most of my best finds have been through Facebook Marketplace and Kijiji (online sell site in Canada.....like Craigslist)

[shooshoomanjoe]

One of the lcs was buying collections so he had a $.10 around 2010 and 2011. The majority of the comi were from the 90s and from the previews 2 years. I ended up filling a long box.

[seusilva]

My best deal ever is 100 Bullets HC Vol.2 for something like 8 dollars, three or four years ago. The book was in perfect conditions but I think the book store didn't had any idea about the book value.