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Definitely Restored. Are you looking to keep it?  In that case I would probably marry it and not bother grading. If you're selling it I would go a similar route and not marry it but in the listing include the centerfold from the other book and sell it by saying something about how the buyer will have the option to marry it if they choose.  

I did that once selling a Hulk 1 that was missing the final ad page and it sold for more than I expected based on the market value at the time. 

I would sell on ebay myself. You could go the fb marketplace route but in my experience buyers who are using those avenues are typically looking for a steal and won't pay the prices that are driven by multiple bidding buyers worldwide on eBay.  I've tried listing stuff on fb, Craigslist, Instagram, etc and in my experience buyers will lowball you and I ended up listing for a higher asking price on ebay (to account for fees) and easily sold there.  Totally depends on the book and its current desirability of course. 

As far as selling lots : when listing I take a group shot of the front covers and a group shot of the back covers,  individual unbagged closeup shots of each book (if the lot is too large I'll do shots of like 4-6 at a time), and closeups of any big flaws.  I've found this is more successful at driving bids than just slapping up a couple big group shots and/or pics of comics in bags. The extra effort to really show the buyer more of the condition of the books when selling a lot does pay off. 

On 6/30/2017 at 7:22 PM, Paul Cook said:

I'm new at this. I just got back a comic graded 7.0 but with "first wrap married" as a qualification. Since I didn't know the comic had any sort of defect before sending it in to be graded, I'm surprised by this. (Not that it bothers me any.) But what does "first wrap married" mean?

If you bought the book from someone who didn't disclose this I personally would be seeking a refund. It's one thing if you knew about it at the time of the sale, but if not then the seller most likely unloaded a hard to move restored book by hiding it. 

This is terrible, but still not as bad as whoever once had a Hulk 181 signed by Lou Ferrigno . Saw that years ago on ebay.

I don't think it's unethical at all, but it is annoying how it has become a selling technique. As in @@!!!WOW @@!!! NEVER PRESSED!!!

Especially annoying when someone lists a low grade book and says "would benefit from a press" as if pressing is going to make a book with color breaking creases and tears go from a 2.0 to a 5.0. 

Only thing worse is a seller claiming a book has "never been read". There aren't enough facepalms in the world 

Idk about comics, but it definitely affects the way I grade people. 

I read in bed like many others. A little risky at times in the past when I was reading through my X-men and started with issue 1. I warned my wife, no sudden movements... 

On 11/1/2020 at 9:43 PM, Kevin76 said:

WHY DO EBAYERS TYPE THE TITLE IN ALL CAPS? ITS SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE SCREAMING

@WOW!!!!!!!!!!!@@@ I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!! @?@!@!@! MOVIE COMING SOON!!!!! @@@@!!!!!

On 9/24/2020 at 1:57 PM, Lazyboy said:

A lot of licensed properties use stories adapted from the original medium.

Yeah I thought of that. But that didn't fit with my amusing observation 

On 9/15/2020 at 9:51 PM, THE_BEYONDER said:

Now?

"All new stories!" ? 

Considering it's the first issue, I would hope so. 

17 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said:

Many Kirby fans like The Eternals, and Rom seems to be popular reading material on the boards.

Agree. I never looked down on Rom. I've had the full Rom run tucked away for about 6 years now. I don't plan on ever selling it but I will feel a sense of satisfaction if Rom is ever in the MCU and blows up. 

15 minutes ago, Qalyar said:

I own one of the books in the OP unironically. Like, acquired it on purpose. In both direct market and newsstand printings, actually.

I may have an illness.

Muppets Take Manhattan #1? 

3 hours ago, 1950's war comics said:

Brute Force #1 (or #4 for that matter) is still 100% better than this drek

These must be worth millions. They spawned the Saw movie franchise right??? 

2 hours ago, Ken Aldred said:

 

 

Never thought I'd see a dolphin crammed into a suit leading a charge into battle 

53 minutes ago, F For Fake said:

I had a similar outcome when I sold my Mom's Beanies several years ago. She was just going to throw them out, and I told her I'd take them and give her the money if they sold, because surely they're worth SOMETHING!

What I found was that they were almost literally worthless, and not worth the expense of shipping. I generally do "Free Shipping" and factor the shipping cost into the starting bid or BIN price, as people seem to like "Free Shipping" whether it's actually cheaper or not. But Beanies are surprisingly heavy, especially in bulk, so if I set the starting bid or BIN at the price of ACTUAL SHIPPING COST, they simply wouldn't sell. I sold a few before that but ended up losing money because I hadn't accounted on how pricey the shipping was going to be.

SO, yeah, with only a few exceptions, Beanies are nearly impossible to make a profit on.

Now, as for the side conversations about 90's drek comics, in the general I agree with you folks that they're usually not worth much. But there are exceptions, particularly if you have complete runs. Complete sets of even Image and Valiant 90's junk at its drekkiest will sell at the right price, and bulk boxes always sell, at least around here. The key is getting the drek at the right price. Paying a buck a book, yeah, you'll lose your shirt. But if you can get them for 5 cents a piece, or $25 a long, I don't think I've ever lost money on that stuff. It's not EASY to sell, and you have to put in work, but you can sell almost (ALMOST!) anything if priced right. Again, the key is what you put into it to begin with, and how much work you're wanting to put in. For me, it was a fun hobby.

I don't buy bulk much anymore, because as I get older I get tired of hefting boxes around. My last "big" buy was a 30+ long collection of drek. Took me several months to get it sorted and sold off, and I made money on it, and it was fun. But I also got tired of hefting boxes around, or finding space in the garage and laundry room to process them. So these days I stick with much smaller buys, or buys that are practically guaranteed to sell quick. But drek can be profitable and fun, if your expectations on return are properly calibrated. Please note that none of these opinions are inre: the eBay scam being discussed in this thread. That guy is clearly a mook. 

Well said. I need to go through my basement drek. Idk if these days Dark Horse Star Wars are considered drek (I THINK those are early 2000s) but I have about a small box of those. Unfortunately none of the recent mandalorian "keys" though. I did a basement search for those after coming across some Instagram posts and came up empty handed. Waugh Waugh. 

I've also got a bunch of drekkie #1 issues like Thundercats, Married with Children, Barbie, Beauty and the Beast, M.A.S.K,  etc 

18 minutes ago, tvindy said:

Oh, darn! There goes my whole thesis! Curse you, Disney!

Haha there's also a newer show that is pretty off the wall. Kind of reminds me of Ren and Stimpy. It's just called Mickey Mouse. 

Man, this thread has really gone off the rails. I hope floppybubbles is reading all this. 

50 minutes ago, tvindy said:

I believed it, because it made sense. Superman was becoming more and more of an anachronism, and he was not nearly as popular as he had been in the past. The storylines that could spawn from the aftermath of that event (the DC universe's oldest, most powerful and most ethical hero being killed) could go on for years. It would mark the ending of an age. And you could still have Superman stories on alternate Earths. Also, some Kryptonians were still around, like Supergirl and the Kandorians. I see the situation as somewhat analogous to what Disney did with Mickey Mouse. No, they didn't kill him, but they long ago stopped producing Mickey Mouse cartoons and comics. (Other classic characters, such as Donald and Goofy, still get occasional cartoons and even movies.) Mickey is Disney's flagship character, but he exists now only as a symbol. I assumed something similar was in store for Superman. Also, for him to truly be the greatest hero of all time, he really does need to have a heroic (and permanent) death.

Haven't you seen Mickey Mouse Clubhouse??  Mickey and the Roadster Racers? Hot dog hot dog hot diggity dog. Mickey is alive and well as I and my two young children can very much attest to 

7 hours ago, wombat said:

I would slab all my 90s Superman in a heartbeat if I could just find someone to synchronize turning the keys to unlock the special vault I made in my basement to protect them. 

2 hours ago, kustomizer said:

You never know, some of those might have recently become "keys" due to the first appearance of some suddenly "hot" character who's going to be in an upcoming movie. Worth a quick check before striking that match.

*drops match *

You were right. They're all suddenly hot now. 

55 minutes ago, gadzukes said:

I've put up bundles of 20 superman comics in NM condition from the 1990s for $.99 + shipping on ebay before and had maybe only 5 people even look at the auction over a 5 day period, with no bids.  I'm just going to Goodwill that stuff from now on.  If LCSs had nickel bins I don't even think it would sell.

I've got multiple long boxes of 90s superman garbage in my basement that I won't even waste time taking pics of to sell.  I picked them up as part of a $200 lot that included the full 70's marvel Star Wars run, the Marvel Transformers run, Marvel GI Joe run and others. So the purchase was worth it but I need to unload those 90s rags. I do have a fire pit out back.... 

2 minutes ago, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

Maybe he meant he purchased these from neat stuff on his dead grandfather's credit card?

So technically he inherited them from him..

That's what his grand pappy would have wanted. 

1 minute ago, wombat said:

Even his grandfather hates him. 

Haha well done. 

3 hours ago, roccojoco said:

Nice work. The cover writings and stains match the Neatstuff auction perfectly.  I also messaged this guy and he said he inherited this from his grandfather who "died several years ago." That is an absolute lie, so everything else can expected to be a lie.

When I called him on how obvious it is that he bought these from the neatstuff listing (the Hulk 3 has writing on the "H" that matches as well, in addition to the staining on the Hulk 1) his response was sorry if it's inconvenient for you that my grandfather passed away and left these for me. 

Apparently his grandfather was neatstuff and he left them to floppy for a $4667 fee. 

There aren't enough facepalms in the world for this guy. 

1 hour ago, kustomizer said:

Definitely. I'm becoming more and more hesitant to buy raw keys now.

Agree.  I'll buy raw books to fill my runs or even minor keys, but no way i would buy a raw "grail" any more.