ComicsAndCode

I'd refrain from placing orders on their site until they've sorted out the SSL certificate issue.

I’ll take!

I thought that set was very reasonably price.

Hey Gene! Wow...why did you have to remind me of this sale?! Argh! I have major regrets for putting this up on the market when I did and selling it. I don't recall offering it below $10K but it's very likely that I did as I was in the process of buying a home and needed the extra cash for the down payment. Baby on the way too - stressful times. So I sold James' MCR cover art and a Batman #1 and bought our first home. Anyway, I sold this piece in the Fall of 2012 for $12,500. Filled with regret, a year or so later, I asked the buyer if he would sell it back at a premium, but he declined. I don't know who owns it now. A handful of OA collectors have reached out to me about it since. Just FYI on how I acquired the art - I emailed James some time in 2008 specifically for the piece because was a fan (still am) of both his work and MCR. He responded and to my surprise, told me that it was still in his possession and was willing to sell. He invited me to his home, we chatted for a while, showed me around his studio and I left with the piece. Such a memorable moment in my life.

Ha! Indeed.

Thanks for sharing your kudos page and the explanation. again, sorry for being suspicious...and I'll tell you where this is coming from. Dude from MN, with a very similar handle as yours (ebay though) agreed to sell his comic collection for $2k. Asked for check. I sent it but I never got the comics. So this thread triggered my suspicions.

Sorry to be that guy, but since this is your first sales thread on the board, do you have any references on the board that you can share? Also, provide your first and last name. The fact that you ONLY accept checks and money orders is a bit unusual to me. why not paypal?

A different way of going about it...don't re-sort or categorize at all. Just add new additions to the end of the stack. Mark each box with a unique code (could be letters, numbers or combination of both). Have a spreadsheet of all your books with any information you wish to add and INCLUDE THE BOX CODE. Highly efficient way of locating your comics and no more having to shuffle books around across your boxes...added benefit is that it reduces risk of damaging comics by constant handling. I would think that this is the way major dealers handle their ever-changing stock. Or some variation of it. And yes, you have to create an inventory spreadsheet, but all collectors should be doing this already!

With an asking price matching the original sale price...make offer option too.

Lol. Well, I should re-phrase what I said. Watching out for re-sale / flips of "Promise Collection" books for sheer amusement There is no way I would go after any of those books, for the very reason you bring up.

I'm watching out for any resales / flips of "Promise Collection" books.

An alternative to going off of other's baseless guesses, see if you can find some comps that closely match your Brett Anderson Wolverine sketch. That is typically, and I think the ideal way of getting an estimated valuation for your sketch. To get you started, here are a couple that I found from a cursory Google search, fairly recent: https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/sketches/brent-anderson-wolverine-sketch-original-art-1982-/a/121825-14004.s. ($192 w/ buyer's premium) https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1503070 (Ask him how much he sold it for)

Can't argue with that!

Thanks. Couldn't resist!

I'm not trying to be argumentative for the sake of it - I'm really interested in other's thoughts...when a seller lists a certified graded comic book on eBay, isn't that seller in fact selling the book AND the slab? To me the answer is an obvious yes. And therefore, I think the buyer requesting information about slab condition is fair game. You can call it pathetic or what you will but it's a relevant request. Plus as a seller, if you then respond with accurate detail of the item ( I favor written description over images) that eBay can reference in the event of a dispute, then what's the worry?

As a collectibles dealer who uses eBay as a key sales channel (fully integrated with my online store), I've decided to take requests like these at face value and don't hesitate on providing the info buyer requests for. I think that's good customer service. It also helps to establish credibility. I just don't see the benefit of speculating on buyer's intentions.

Missed that Sgt Fury #1! Aww shazbot!

Here he is in case you come across him on instagram...

Good luck! I venture to say there are now many more collectors on the hunt for SME #5 pages than ever. If you can pry it out of the owner's hands, then I think you would do well for yourself as we are just beginning to see a spike in demand for Shiang-Chi and looks like he could become a main stay in the MCU.

Thanks for letting me know. Appears to be purchasing with comicaldreams and has sold once, and that one sale was a scam that seems to have worked for him unfortunately. The purchases might have been an effort to increase his feedback score to build credibility.