I'm a Geeked-Out Fanboy

I am a geeked out fanboy.

I work in a comic book store, so it's already obvious that I am a geek. Still, I don't think I'm hardly as bad as some of the clientele I get in the store. In any case, I turned into a big geek today, at least for a little while.

Around noon or so, a guy can in looking to sell a collection. Apparently, his mother was a packrat and stored all kinds of things. He found a box of old comics in the attic, and didn't know what else to do with them. So, I gave him the typical speil. "Bring them in , in a box. Leave your name and number on the box. The owner will take a look at them when he gets the chance." Thankfully, the guy was a lot more receptive then most of the other people we tell that to. Most people are trying to sell a spawn #1, but want to be there when the owner looks at it so that he doesn't steal it or something. My boss has had to say, on more occasions than probably necessary, that his reputation isn't worth that kind of hassle. Also, if the person wanted to learn how to grade the books while my boss did it, then it would cost over $50 an hour. Time is money, and nothing is free.

In any case, I looked at the top comics in the box and noticed they were a couple Gold Key books, which are pretty cool. My boss usually likes those, so I left it at that. A little later on, my boss went through the collection, separating it into noteworthy things. Every so often, he puts a book on the side counter. I saw him do this a couple times, and get intrigued.

I walked over to see what they were. Lo and behold, there was an Amazing Spiderman #2. I've never seen that issue before. I've seen plenty of reprints and such, but not the actual thing I front of me. A couple neat books later, and down drops Avengers #4, the first appearance of the Silver Age captain America. Keep in mind that the Avengers book has a NM value of $2500 and the GD value of about $200. Still, I was afraid to touch them.

I was totally geeked out because when my boss sent me to put them in a bigger, better box, I couldn't do it. I got the box for the books, but didn't want to actually touch them because I didn't trust myself with handling them. I still haven't touched them.

I'm just a big dork. What else can I say?