• When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

Magazine Selling / Trading Thread ONLY
17 17

Started by toyman-migration,

898 posts in this topic

Brandon Shepherd

Brandon Shepherd

Posted
Posted
On 3/30/2022 at 7:43 PM, wombat said:

 

Thanks for posting this! I dabbled in Bronze Horror for a bit a few years back. I liked what I found and liked the group of people who regularly contributed here like @oakman29, @bounty_coder and @wombatto name a few.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Axe Elf

Axe Elf

Posted
Posted

Ok, just looking for a little advice here, since I've never tried to sell anything online before (ever).  But I'm needing to reclaim a little bookshelf space, with my recent acquisitions of CREEPY, EERIE and VAMPIRELLA runs, so I was thinking about giving my friends here the first crack at some magazines I should part with.

You see, the same storage box that contained my 7 old CREEPYs and 7 old EERIEs that started it all back in February (henceforward known as "Pandora's Box") also contained a few dozen MAD, CRACKED, and National Lampoon mags, mostly from the early 80s, so Question #1...

Would anyone be interested if I were to create a sales thread for these books?

Like I said, these mags have been in a storage box for about 14 years, and sitting on various bookshelves for 20ish years before that, without boarding or bagging--but without a lot of usage, either--just pressed between other magazines.  As a result, I think most of them present better than a lot of the trash I'm seeing on eeBay for $10-$20 (though they're not "NM" or anything, either).  But before I go scanning them all and taking the time to create a sales thread, I'd like to think that there exists at least a little interest, so I don't come off looking like an insufficiently_thoughtful_person.  And that's a nice segue into Question #2...

If I create a sales thread, should it go in the "Copper/Modern" forum or the "Mixed Age/Misc" forum?  It seems like the early 80s are kind of a gray area in terms of era (overlapping Bronze and Copper), but I'm not sure that some of the MADs/CRACKEDs might not be from 79 or something, so if they're real strict about it, maybe the Mixed/Misc would be more appropriate?  Or should I just post them in this thread?

Any guidance or opinions, especially those of a helpful and encouraging nature, are welcome.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
wombat

wombat

Posted
Posted
On 4/4/2022 at 10:31 PM, Axe Elf said:

Ok, just looking for a little advice here, since I've never tried to sell anything online before (ever).  But I'm needing to reclaim a little bookshelf space, with my recent acquisitions of CREEPY, EERIE and VAMPIRELLA runs, so I was thinking about giving my friends here the first crack at some magazines I should part with.

You see, the same storage box that contained my 7 old CREEPYs and 7 old EERIEs that started it all back in February (henceforward known as "Pandora's Box") also contained a few dozen MAD, CRACKED, and National Lampoon mags, mostly from the early 80s, so Question #1...

Would anyone be interested if I were to create a sales thread for these books?

Like I said, these mags have been in a storage box for about 14 years, and sitting on various bookshelves for 20ish years before that, without boarding or bagging--but without a lot of usage, either--just pressed between other magazines.  As a result, I think most of them present better than a lot of the trash I'm seeing on eeBay for $10-$20 (though they're not "NM" or anything, either).  But before I go scanning them all and taking the time to create a sales thread, I'd like to think that there exists at least a little interest, so I don't come off looking like an insufficiently_thoughtful_person.  And that's a nice segue into Question #2...

If I create a sales thread, should it go in the "Copper/Modern" forum or the "Mixed Age/Misc" forum?  It seems like the early 80s are kind of a gray area in terms of era (overlapping Bronze and Copper), but I'm not sure that some of the MADs/CRACKEDs might not be from 79 or something, so if they're real strict about it, maybe the Mixed/Misc would be more appropriate?  Or should I just post them in this thread?

Any guidance or opinions, especially those of a helpful and encouraging nature, are welcome.

I do think there would be some interest. You might want to try some big bundles just to move them. Any key or higher priced issues?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Axe Elf

Axe Elf

Posted
Posted
On 4/5/2022 at 4:25 PM, wombat said:

I do think there would be some interest. You might want to try some big bundles just to move them. Any key or higher priced issues?

I don't really have THAT many to be bundling them; maybe about 10 MADs, 10 CRACKEDs, and 25 National Lampoons total.  There's even a "Classics Illustrated" ("Treasure Island"; Long John Silver's edition) in there too, and 4 random Tattoo magazines--so maybe 50 altogether?  I was just going to ask between $10 and $20 for each of them, depending on condition.  Maybe offer a "Buy 2, Get 1 Half Price" special or something?

I wouldn't know which ones might be keys or more collectible issues (if any), so for people who do, there's a chance of striking gold I guess.  Just looking at eeBay prices, it doesn't look like any are crazy collectibles or anything--though like I said, I think a lot of mine present better than many of the copies I see offered on eeBay for $10-$20.

Thanks for the input!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Axe Elf

Axe Elf

Posted
Posted
On 4/17/2022 at 7:14 PM, Joshua33 said:

Just saw this sell on Ebay. Yowser!!!

Screenshot_20220417-171048_eBay.jpg

Was just coming to post that (in the "Throw Out Your Overstreet Guide" thread, but since you posted it here, I'll go with that), as I had been watching it too.

It's not the same seller, but slabbed copies of Vampi #36, #37, and #39 (I think 9.8, 9.8 and 9.6) just sold for like $995, $949, and $800 each recently as well (but I couldn't tell you which was which).

Get 'em while they're hot...

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Gregd

Gregd

Posted
Posted
On 4/17/2022 at 8:26 PM, Axe Elf said:

Was just coming to post that (in the "Throw Out Your Overstreet Guide" thread, but since you posted it here, I'll go with that), as I had been watching it too.

It's not the same seller, but slabbed copies of Vampi #36, #37, and #39 (I think 9.8, 9.8 and 9.6) just sold for like $995, $949, and $800 each recently as well (but I couldn't tell you which was which).

Get 'em while they're hot...

Where was that? On EBay?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Axe Elf

Axe Elf

Posted
Posted
On 4/17/2022 at 7:27 PM, Gregd said:

Where was that? On EBay?

Yeah, all four.  The three I mentioned were all the same seller, this one was a different seller.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Joshua33

Joshua33

Posted
Posted
On 4/17/2022 at 5:26 PM, Axe Elf said:

Was just coming to post that (in the "Throw Out Your Overstreet Guide" thread, but since you posted it here, I'll go with that), as I had been watching it too.

It's not the same seller, but slabbed copies of Vampi #36, #37, and #39 (I think 9.8, 9.8 and 9.6) just sold for like $995, $949, and $800 each recently as well (but I couldn't tell you which was which).

Get 'em while they're hot...

Fortunately, bought all of these in exemplary condition, before they got hot.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Gregd

Gregd

Posted
Posted
On 4/17/2022 at 8:36 PM, Axe Elf said:

See? I TOLD you we should have posted it in the "Throw Out Your Overstreet Guide" thread!

It was Joshua's fault!

Oops! I didn’t even know which thread I was in- just clicked the notification 😂😂

Link to comment
Share on other sites
oakman29

oakman29

Posted
Posted
On 4/17/2022 at 5:26 PM, Axe Elf said:

Was just coming to post that (in the "Throw Out Your Overstreet Guide" thread, but since you posted it here, I'll go with that), as I had been watching it too.

It's not the same seller, but slabbed copies of Vampi #36, #37, and #39 (I think 9.8, 9.8 and 9.6) just sold for like $995, $949, and $800 each recently as well (but I couldn't tell you which was which).

Get 'em while they're hot...

They are certainly becoming a hot commodity these days. Great books that have eluded the masses for a long time.😍

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
17 17
Go to topic listing