Informal Survey - Selling Silver Age Marvels

[The Henry Farm-migration]

When it comes to selling Silver Age marvel on e-bay - do people here think selling silver age books in groups of five or ten consecutive issues generally yields a higher total return than selling those same books individually?

[AlexanderM]

I think it does at times, and at times brings a lower price.

 

That may not have helped you a lot, but I think it is how it is.

[vaillant]

I agree with Alexander – it mostly depends on circumstances.

 

With those FF lots, there was surely a bidding frenzy, that with more considerate collectors won’t happen. It’s always a risk.

[rodan57]

If they are low grade books I'd be tempted to say, yes. In a buyer's mind they are getting more bang for their buck when one considers shipping.

 

In the case of higher grade books, many collectors are searching for particular issues and are probably not interested in paying for unneeded books.

[jaybes]

In my experience, I would say "5 to 10" book lots may be too much for SA. Believe it or not, I've done a lot better with 2 or 3 book groupings.

 

Also, I'm not sure how much credit to give this, but I think it's easier to sell DC SA in small lots than singles, and visaversa for Marvel.

 

[PT]

Personally 5 or 10 might be a bit much for higher grades, depending on the price I like to pick and choose individual issues. If its a low value run, limited series or whatever then maybe... For me, I think Jaybes might be right, 2 books with a story run..

 

[vaillant]

Personally 5 or 10 might be a bit much for higher grades, depending on the price I like to pick and choose individual issues. If its a low value run, limited series or whatever then maybe... For me, I think Jaybes might be right, 2 books with a story run..

 

Fantastic Four #66-67

[Trev]

I think it all depends on the value, condition, and importance of the book in question. I would guess that generic, low-mid grade stuff does best in consecutive issues (or as close as you can get) of 5-10 books with a target of $50-$100 yield. Higher grade stuff should be listed individually and any single book worth more than $25 may do better listed individually.

 

This assumes that ebay is your listing engine.