I don’t know if this is a question anyone can help with but I am desperate and I thought I would put it out there. First some background, I am a 59-year-old comic book collector who has been collecting comics and toys since I was bout 5 years old. About 5 years back, I was seriously injured (I have one leg, my spine was fractured at the neck level, and the tendons of my right hand were damaged). While I have recovered from most of my physical injuries and am now able to work again, the accident and time our of work cost me a very deep financial cost that I still have not been able to fully recover from. Add to the fact that I have 2 kids in college and am sole support for a family of 4 and you probably can get the picture. Selling off parts of my collection helped somewhat but frankly my problem is that I am disorganized and never really cataloged my collection which I estimate to be about 2000 books, as well as toys and action figures, and includes items from the 1960’s to about 2010. Because of that, and just working to support my family, I never have time to organize and grade everything.
I live in the Grand Rapids, MI area and what I want to know is if there are any collectors looking for a large collection (I am willing to sell basically everything I have) who would be willing to spend the time to catalog what I have and make an offer. I recognize that is a big ask but my hope is that the collection is valuable enough to at least help minimize my current debt and get me back to financial stability.
Please don’t respond if you just want to mock my situation, tell me how stupid I am for not keeping better track of my collection, or are a con artist looking to rip me off. I always loved this community, and I am hoping that I can get responses from decent people who understand my situation and want to help. Thanks.
Update:
I have also attached some pictures. I also included other things I have collected including video games, statues, toys, and bound collections of comic series - as well as some random comics to show everyone that the conditions can tend to vary significantly. As you can see I have not stored everything properly and I am aware of that, although I do believe most of my collection is at least in a very good to fine or better condition but it does vary. I recognize that everyone would likely like a detailed list of everything and that is where I come up short. Still, I hope it gives everyone a better idea of what I am hoping to sell.
