How do guys find out what to pay for rare comic book covers?

[uchiha101]

I'm kind of confused and lost on how much to pay for comic book covers that are rare for example green lantern # 3 for the golden age, is it percentage based or what? any advice would help!

[2staples]

Original art?

[uchiha101]

Original art?

 

no the covers for the comic books like this

 

[uchiha101]

and it was just the cover for sale how would you figure out a price to pay?

[thunsicker]

Difference in price between a low grade restored copy and a coverless copy?

[uchiha101]

so it would be like pay 10% of what the price of a coverless copy is worth right?

[Illustrious]

so it would be like pay 10% of what the price of a coverless copy is worth right?

 

Nope, covers sometimes sell for more than what a coverless copy of the same comic would sell for.

[thunsicker]

So what I was saying is:

 

In the example above GA Green Lantern #1 coverless looks to be about a $400 book and a lower grade restored copy (1.8/2.0) is about a $1000 book. That would mean the cover is worth around $600 or so. My thinking is that you could marry the cover to a coverless copy and get around the value of a restored lower grade copy.

 

EDIT: Of course if the cover was really nice you might get more for the married copy.

[uchiha101]

So what I was saying is:

 

In the example above GA Green Lantern #1 coverless looks to be about a $400 book and a lower grade restored copy (1.8/2.0) is about a $1000 book. That would mean the cover is worth around $600 or so. My thinking is that you could marry the cover to a coverless copy and get around the value of a restored lower grade copy.

 

EDIT: Of course if the cover was really nice you might get more for the married copy.

 

okay thanks

 

It'll take a bit of getting used too!

[kav]

There are more coverless Action #1 than Action #1 covers so the covers I believe are worth more. Because you can have a shotgun wedding and make a complete book. I wouldnt try to remove staples and re attach though I'd just keep it as a detached cover.

[uchiha101]

There are more coverless Action #1 than Action #1 covers so the covers I believe are worth more. Because you can have a shotgun wedding and make a complete book. I wouldnt try to remove staples and re attach though I'd just keep it as a detached cover.

 

neither would I