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Action Comics #222 FN+ 6.5 $180 ncb creases center of book, crease across lower right corner, small tear upper right, small chip out left bottom of back cover

Action Comics #215. GD 2.0 $50 tape on spine, small piece missing top edge, creasing lower left, 1 1/2 inch tear back cover

Action Comics #195. VG+ 4.5 $135 2 non color breaking crease left mid spine, dirt/discoloration right side of cover, foxing? back cover

Action Comics 173. VG- 3.5 $170 slight spine roll, spine stress, lower right corner damage, writing (one letter), 1 inch tear last page of book

Action Comics 163. VG- 3.5 $130 slight spine roll, spine stress, lower right corner damage, writing (one letter), 1 inch tear last page of book

Action Comics 162. VG+ 4.5 (they will all be Action Comics folks, if you don't like them you may go). Date stamp, spine stress, both outer corners creased, great color. $180.

I'm selling my personal comic collection. These comics have been in my possession for over 50 years. I can guarantee they have never been pressed. Shipping: If you are OK with a cardboard sandwich in a bubble mailer I can send first class for $4.50, priority for $8. If you prefer a priority box I will charge whatever it costs me, probably $10-$12. I can combine shipping for no extra charge unless it requires a 2nd package then I will charge the same as the first. Slabbed comics will be sent in a priority box for $15. I will buy insurance for anything over $200. I will take returns within 7 days of when you receive the package if you mail back using the same service as I used and give me a tracking number within the 7 days. I will take PayPal, checks, or Money orders. No list people please. First in the thread or PM gets the book. If you have questions or would like more pictures just PM me.

I can caution you on the CLink data. GC posts links to CLink sales. Clink does not always keep these links active so many of them don't work but for some of the top sales they do work. For example on Action Comics 256 there is a sale of a 9.4 (highest graded) and also a 9.0 where the links do work.

Do you feel that slabbed SA DCs do as well or better on Clink as they would do on eBay?

Also I appreciate the advice everyone offered on this thread. I will be offering some books for sale on this site and if I find eBay to be too painful I may go the ComicLink route. It does appear that they have achieved some good results with SA DCs. I kind of need a hobby in retirement so I don't mind trying eBay. If i just send them off to an auction house and let them deal with it I don't get any involvement.

After being accused of making a 'rookie mistake' I decided to pony up the money for a 1 month subscription to GPA. I have looked at sales of my 20 or so slabs on both GPA and GoCollect now and while GPA does have more sales listed than GC, many of the extras (not all) are older sales that I would not make current pricing decisions on. GC also has some sales that GPA does not have including sales within the last few years from both eBay and ComicConnect. I know GPA uses these sources so I'm not sure why some sales from them are missing. My advice to collectors here is if you really want to see as many sales as possible you need to use both although for heavily sold comics you could probably use either one satisfactorily.

Thanks for your detailed reply. I only have one book I would consider to be four figures (Action 242). However I do have some other stuff I would consider to better than mid-grade. DCs in high grade from the late 50s are not easy to find. Several of my slabbed copies are in the top 5 graded and most of the 18 mentioned above are in the top 20.

Bob not sure where you got the 'Thanks but I'm going to do it my way'. If you re-read my posts I said I will probably try sell some books here. I am concerned that I am not known on these boards but I will give it a try. I'm not in a big hurry to sell my better stuff.

Thanks for the info

I have signed up for GoCollect.com to get a good idea of values. I also search eBay to see what sales have been made. I have seen on GoCollect some of the sales by the auction houses that start with low bids and wind up selling for less that people realize on eBay with BINs. I may have to let them sit on eBay for awhile but I am willing to do that.

Thanks for the responses. I may try a few on the sellilng section of these boards. As for realizing selling prices on eBay I plan to go the Buy it Now route for the better stuff. If I were to use an auction house are there any preferred ones or any to avoid?

I collected comics as a kid during the 60s. I have been a lurker on these boards for many years but have rarely posted. I have not been an active collector for many years but I still have 3 long boxes of comics that I now want to sell. The heart of my collection is every issue of Action Comics from #222 (Nov 56) to #357 (Dec 68). This includes 18 issues between 241 and 271 that I've had slabbed with grades from 7.0 to 8.5, and a 242 in 5.0. I have a few older Action Comics including a poor condition #14. I have a bunch of other random stuff as well, including a few Marvels. These books have been in my possession for over 50 years (with the exception of a few I bought off the stand in the 70s), and I always told my wife I would sell them after I retired. So I am now retired and I have the time to deal with selling them. I am technically savvy and my inclination is to start listing them on eBay. Any advice?

Thanks for your reply James

Please grade this Action #231. Has a small tear in middle of outside edge on back cover. Top edge damage. Would pressing help this?