Evaluating a Silver Age Collection

[jnell-migration]

Hello, my name is J'nell and I was looking for some information on identifying a comic books worth. I recently purchased a house as is; while cleaning out the attic I found 290 comic books boxed up dating from April 1949 thru Dec 1965. Various publishers. I am not a collector and have no clue as to where to start to find out if any of them are worth anything. Could someone give me some ideas on where to start.

Thanks,

J'nell

[blowout]

A great place to start would be the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, which comes out annually and lists just about every comic book ever published and a median price for it. That would etablish whether any of the books are 'valuable'. Then you need to determine the condition of the books, which will also impact on the price they may sell for. A Near Mint (almost perfect) book will sell for many multiples of one with creases, tears, water damage etc.

[sckao]

Hello, my name is J'nell and I was looking for some information on identifying a comic books worth. I recently purchased a house as is; while cleaning out the attic I found 290 comic books boxed up dating from April 1949 thru Dec 1965. Various publishers. I am not a collector and have no clue as to where to start to find out if any of them are worth anything. Could someone give me some ideas on where to start.

Thanks,

J'nell

 

 

Hi. Welcome to the boards.

 

Do you think you could list some of the titles and their issue numbers? Whatever you do, don't sell it to the first person who comes along or the first person who emails you.

 

Make a list of the titles and their issue numbers first and try not to handle them too much (or damage them.) If you post a list on this message board, many members can point out the ones that are significant or noteworthy for you.

[shadroch]

Thats a nice find. You must be a lucky sort of guy. You move into a house and find all these comics. Then,knowing nothing about them,you manage to post in the right section of a board you again know nothing about.Who do you like to win the World Series?

[sckao]

Thats a nice find. You must be a lucky sort of guy. You move into a house and find all these comics. Then,knowing nothing about them,you manage to post in the right section of a board you again know nothing about.Who do you like to win the World Series?

 

Actually, shouldn't s/he have posted in the Golden Age section then? The Silver Age is commonly assessed as starting in 1956.

[Aces]

Thats a nice find. You must be a lucky sort of guy. You move into a house and find all these comics. Then,knowing nothing about them,you manage to post in the right section of a board you again know nothing about.Who do you like to win the World Series?

 

[Aces]

First, get a flatbed scanner.

It's worth the $100 if you don't have one.

 

When you sell them here, or on eBay, a nice picture will be worth an extra 10-50% of the sell price for old 1965 books and back. Especially if they are nicer VFs.

 

That could mean 1000s of dollars on 290 books.

 

Without pics people may not even believe you have any comics to sell and that it's all a big scam.

[blowout]

Thats a nice find. You must be a lucky sort of guy. You move into a house and find all these comics. Then,knowing nothing about them,you manage to post in the right section of a board you again know nothing about.Who do you like to win the World Series?

 

Now, now, the guy COULD be genuine.

[joe_collector]

Hello, my name is J'nell and I was looking for some information on identifying a comic books worth. I recently purchased a house as is; while cleaning out the attic I found 290 comic books boxed up dating from April 1949 thru Dec 1965. Various publishers. I am not a collector and have no clue as to where to start to find out if any of them are worth anything. Could someone give me some ideas on where to start.

 

Start with a SCANNER or DIGITAL CAMERA and post pics of your "incredible find".

 

Otherwise, you'll be put in the same category of rooks and cheats as those Aussies who try and sell their Amazing Fantasy 15 copies.

[Sharkey]

Just send them to me (PM me for details) and I'll make you an offer.

[Rocketeer]

Thats a nice find. You must be a lucky sort of guy. You move into a house and find all these comics. Then,knowing nothing about them,you manage to post in the right section of a board you again know nothing about.Who do you like to win the World Series?

 

...Shad,shad,shad,...what is it about you New Yorkers that make you so distrustful and paranoid?.....this might very well be a legitamite,...WTF am I saying?...I'm from New York too,....you're right,...it's bogus.....

[Red Hook]

Wait a darn minute....don't run us New Yorkers down.......we aren't paranoid!

 

BTW.....the poster is a phoney.

[aardvark88]

I'll buy all your 1950s & 60s DCs that don't have issue #s on the front cover. They will probably confuse the heck out of u trying to cross-reference with an Overstreet or Wizard guide. Also, my fave 60s song is Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves.

[Aces]

We did he go?

[hold'em-migration]

First thing I thought was if these books were being stored in someones attic-- wouldn't the heat they've endured already have damaged them very badly?

 

First time poster, short time reader.