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To Grade or Not To Grade? Opinions Wanted.
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WPBSeller

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Hello All!

I have just under 200 comic books from different publishers and in different conditions. I would very much appreciate any opinions on if any of them should be graded to sell. I am going to post a list in this thread. I have cover photos of all of them as well.

The list is:

Publisher Title Number Month Year Additional Inforamtion:
Archie Adventure Series Conservation Corps (Three Issue Min-Series) 1 August not listed  
Archie Romance Series Katy Keene: Merry Christmas 29 February 1988  
Archie Series Everything's Archie 141 March not listed  
Archie Series Jughead 11 April 1989  
Archie Series The New Archies 13 April 1989  
Archie Series Laugh 6 April 1988  
Archie Series Betty and Veronica 10 June 1988  
Continuity Megalith 1 not listed not listed  
Dark Horse The Terminator: Hunters and Killers (1 of 3) 1 not listed not listed  
DC Blood Syndicate 1 April not listed  
DC Batman: Shadow of the Bat The Last Arkham 1 June 1992  
DC The Death of Superman not listed not listed 1992?  
DC Detective Comics: Batman; Knightfall 16 665 August 1993  
DC Catwoman 1 August 1993  
DC Plastic Man 3 January 1989 Four Issue Mini-Series
DC COPS: Central Organization of Police Specialists 4 November 1988  
DC Dragon Lance 25 December 1990  
DC Green Lantern 7 December 1990  
DC Justice League America 45 December 1990  
DC An Avatar Story: Forgotten Realms 16 December 1990  
DC Ostrander Grindberg & De La Rosa Firestorm 83 March 1989  
DC Captain America 27 March 1989 Top Secret File 2 of 3
DC Mister Miracle Bites Back 2 February 1989  
DC Superman 33 July 1989  
DC Robin II 1 not listed not listed  Four Issue Mini Series Volume 1
DC Robin II 2 not listed not listed Four Issue Mini Series Volume 2
DC Secret Origins 37 February 1989  
DC The Adventures of Superman 449 not listed not listed  
DC Superman 17 May 1988  
DC Plastic Man 1 November 1988  Four Issue Mini-Series
DC Flash 12 May 1988  
DC Justice League International 3 not listed 1989 Annual
DC Mister Miracle 4 May 1989  
DC Justice League International: vs Suicide Squad 13 May 1988  
DC Manhunter 13 May 1989  
DC Secret Origins: Animal Man and Man Bat 39 April 1989  
DC Secret Origins: Power of the Atom 29 August  1988  
DC Batman 429 January 1989  
DC Secret Origins: Because I demand it 40 May 1989  
DC Suicide Squad 24 February 1989  
EC The Haunt of Fear 6 February not listed  
Gladstone Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures 4 May not listed  
Gladstone Walt Disney's Donald Duck 270 March not listed  
Gladstone Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 537 March not listed  
Gladstone Walt Disney's Donald Duck 270 March not listed  
Gladstone Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures 11 February not listed  
Gladstone Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge Adventures 12 April not listed  
Gladstone Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 538 April not listed  
Harvey The Friendly Ghost Casper 245 March not listed  
Harvey Hott Stuff 172 November not listed  
Image Brigade 1 August not listed  
Image WILDC.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams 1 not listed not listed  
Image Shadow Hawk 1 August not listed  
Mailbu Hard Case 1 not listed not listed  
Malibu The Ferret 1 not listed not listed  
Marvel Spawn 1 May 1992 Signed by Al Simons 
Marvel Spawn 2 June 1992 Signed by Al Simons 
Marvel Spawn 3 August 1992 Signed by Al Simons 
Marvel Spawn 4 Sept 1992  
Marvel Spawn 11 not listed not listed  
Marvel X-Men 4 January 1991  
Marvel The Uncanny X-Men: X- Cutioner's Song Part 1 294 November not listed  
Marvel X-Men 2 November 1991  
Marvel X-Men (cover with wolverince, cyclops, and silver surfer) not listed not listed not listed  
Marvel X-Men 3 December 1991  
Marvel X-Men 5 Feb 1991  
Marvel X-Men 6 March 1992  
Marvel X-Men 9 June 1992  
Marvel X-Men 8 May 1992  
Marvel X-Men 10 July 1992  
Marvel X-Men 11 August 1992  
Marvel X-Men 13 October 1992  
Marvel X-Men 22 July 1993  
Marvel X-Men: X-Cutioner's Song Part 3 14 November 1992  
Marvel X-Force 1 August not listed  
Marvel X-Force 2 September 1991  
Marvel X-Force 3 October 1991  
Marvel X-Force 4 November 1991  
Marvel X-Force 10 May 1992  
Marvel X-Force 11 June 1992  
Marvel X-Force 12 July 1992  
Marvel X-Force 13 August 1992  
Marvel Cable (Part 1 of 2) 1 October not listed  
Marvel The Amazing Spider Man 23 not listed 1989  
Marvel The Amazing Spider Man 315 not listed 1989  
Marvel Spider Man 25 August 1992  
Marvel Spider Man Classics 5 August 1993  
Marvel Spider Man (X-Force joins) 16 November 1991  
Marvel Web of Spider Man (Giant Sized 100th Issue) 100 May 1993  
Marvel The Spectacular Spider Man (Giant Sized 30th Anniversary Special) 189 June not listed  
Marvel The Amazing Spider Man (Super Sized 30th Anniversary Issue) 365 August not listed  
Marvel Spider Man 1 August 1990  
Marvel Spider Man (Giant Sized 30th Anniversary Special) 26 September not listed  
Marvel Web of Spider Man (Giant Sized 30th Anniversary Special) 90 July not listed  
Marvel Spider Man 2099 1 November not listed  
Marvel Wolverine Save the Tiger 1 July not listed  
Marvel X-Factor: X-Cutioner's Song Part 2 84 November not listed  
Marvel X-Factor  4 not listed 1989  
Marvel X-Factor 70 September 1991  
Marvel X-Factor 39 April 1989  
Marvel X-Factor, The All New All Different 78 May 1992  
Marvel Wolverine 13 Early October 1989  
Marvel Wolverine 31 Late September 1990  
Marvel The Incedible Hulk 405 May 1993  
Marvel Fantastic Four 375 April 1993  
Marvel Ghost Rider 16 August 1991  
Marvel Marc Spector: Moon Knight 1 not listed 1992  
Marvel Ghost Rider 1 July 1992  
Marvel Ghost Rider 3 Sept 1992  
Marvel Warheads 1 June not listed  
Marvel Cage 1 April 1992  
Marvel The Incedible Hulk 393 May not listed  
Marvel Excalibur 3 December 1988  
Marvel The Uncanny X-Men: Annual Shattershot 16 not listed 1992  
Marvel Silver Sable and the Wild Pack 1 June 1992  
Marvel Superman (I have two different cover versions of this one) 123 May 1997  
Marvel Darkman 5 August not listed  
Marvel Darkhawk (possibly) 30 August 1993  
Marvel Ironman 294 July 1993  
Marvel The Silver Surfer 82 July 1993  
Marvel Marvel Age 126 July 1993  
Marvel Alpha Flight Special Special not listed 1992  
Marvel Midnight Sons Morbius 1 September 1992  
Marvel Meteor Man 1 May not listed  
Marvel Sabre Tooth 1 August not listed  
Marvel Night Thrasher 1 August 1993  
Marvel The Invaders 1 May 1993  
Marvel Bulwinkle and Rocky 4 May not listed  
Marvel X-Factor: Xtinction Agenda Part 6 61 December 1990  
Marvel The Punisher 25 December 1990  
Marvel Conan Saga 29 September not listed  
Marvel Silver Surfer 21 March not listed  
Marvel Captain America  339 March 1987  
Marvel Conan the Barbarian 216 March not listed  
Marvel Conan the Barbarian 206 May not listed  
Marvel Marvel Comics Presents Four All-New Features 18 not listed 1989  
Marvel Inferno the New Mutants 71 January 1988?  
Marvel Damage Control 1 May 1989  
Marvel The X-Men's Havok: Marvel Comics Presents 25 not listed 1989  
Marvel The Uncanny X-Men 228 April 1988?  
Marvel Count Dracula 3 March not listed  
Marvel Marvel Age 91 August not listed  
Marvel Nth Man: The Ultimate Ninja 3 October 1989?  
Marvel Dino Riders 2 April not listed  
Marvel GI JOE: A Real American Hero 71 May not listed  
Marvel Captain America 353 May 1989  
Marvel Sergio Aragone's Groo the Wanderer 37 March not listed  
Marvel Damage Control 4 August 1989  
Marvel Foofur 5 April not listed  
Marvel Spider Man Storm and Power Man not listed not listed not listed Marvel Comics Group
Marvel Bulwinkle and Rocky 8 January not listed  
Marvel Tales of GI Joe 5 May not listed  
Marvel Avengers West Coast 48 September 1988?  
Marvel Aveners Spotlight 22 September 1989  
Marvel Marvel Comics Presents Wolverine 56 not listed not listed  
Marvel Marvel Comics Presents Wolverine 57 not listed not listed  
Marvel X-Factor: Inferno 37 February 1988  
Marvel The Mighty Thor 407 September 1989  
Marvel The New Mutants 75 May 1989  
Marvel Solo Avengers Starrng HawkEye 17 April not listed  
Marvel Avengers 306 August 1988  
Marvel Alf 11 January not listed  
Marvel Madballs 10 June not listed  
Marvel Fantastic Four 323 February 1988  
Marvel The New Mutants 76 June 1989  
Marvel Avengers West Coast 47 August 1989  
Marvel The West Coast Avengers 40 January 1988  
Marvel Solo Avengers Starrng HawkEye 18 May 1989?  
Marvel Jim Hensen's Muppet Babies 25 May not listed  
Marvel Jim Hensen's Muppet Babies 24 March not listed  
Marvel GI JOE: A Real American Hero 70 April not listed  
Marvel Bullwinkle and Rocky 9 March not listed  
Marvel GI JOE: A Real American Hero 85 April not listed  
Marvel Comics The Warlock Chronicles 1 July not listed  
Mavel Alf - Alf Goes Back To School 10 December not listed  
Now Mr. Lizard (w/ 3-d Glasses and Lizard Capsule) 1 not listed not listed  
Now The Twilight Zone (3-D Special) 1 not listed not listed  
Now The Original Astroboy 19 May not listed  
Now The Terminator 10 July not listed  
Now The Terminator 9 June not listed  
Now The Terminator 8 May not listed  
Now Racer X 5 February not listed  
Now Racer X 7 April not listed  
Now Speed Racer 19 April not listed  
Now Speed Racer 22 July not listed  
Now The Real Ghost Busters 9 May not listed  
Now Fright Night 7 May not listed  
Now Fright Night 6 April not listed  
Now Ralph Snart Adventures 8 May not listed  
Star Masters of the Universe 13 May not listed  
Star Silver Hawks 5 April not listed  
Wizard Comic Price Guide N/A July 1995

sealed in original bag

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

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FineCollector

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This is common fare for craigslist, and sells cheaply, if at all.  If you dont have the expertise to grade them yourself, dont even consider sending them for grading, or you'll likely pay more for the slab than the final result is worth.  Take best offer on the lot and move on.

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Bomber-Bob

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On 9/2/2018 at 12:43 PM, WPBSeller said:

Hello All!

I have just under 200 comic books from different publishers and in different conditions. I would very much appreciate any opinions on if any of them should be graded to sell. I am going to post a list in this thread. I have cover photos of all of them as well.

 

Sorry, this is real common stuff mostly just worth a buck or two, many are 50 cent box fodder. Definitely not worth slabbing. The Spawns may have been worth slabbing but, unfortunately, the signatures would result in a Qualified label because they were not witnessed. As suggested by someone else above, sell them as a lot but don't expect much. 

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revat

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generally, not worth it, but to some extent it depends on grade.  Some of these MIGHT be worth it if you can grade into CGC 9.8 or higher, but it depends on your preferences for risk and return on investment.  But to distinguish you'll have to do your own price and grade analysis, which is almost CERTAINLY NOT WORTH YOUR TIME, unless you have a love of comics.  But nothing stands out as a MUST-GRADE.

Sell in bulk off craigslist and just be done with it.

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WPBSeller

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Hey Everyone,

Thank you for your replies! I really appreciate it. I don't want to waste my time or money getting them graded if it's not worth it. Reference the Spiderman 23 Annual from 1989. I attached a picture. The wrinkles are in the plastic cover not the book cover. I may have listed it wrong... I just copied what was on the cover. The Captain America was an obvious error on my part if I listed it as DC.

Anyway, really, thanks again. I appreciate the advice.

LN

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thehumantorch

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5 minutes ago, WPBSeller said:

Hey Everyone,

Thank you for your replies! I really appreciate it. I don't want to waste my time or money getting them graded if it's not worth it. Reference the Spiderman 23 Annual from 1989. I attached a picture. The wrinkles are in the plastic cover not the book cover. I may have listed it wrong... I just copied what was on the cover. The Captain America was an obvious error on my part if I listed it as DC.

Anyway, really, thanks again. I appreciate the advice.

LN

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Hi LN.  Sorry I don't see a lot of value in your list.

A lot of the books you list without a publishing year.  That is sometimes on the cover but almost always in the indicia which is where publishers provide details about the comic or magazine including the date, title, issue #, where it's printed etc.  The indicia is small print usually located on the bottom of the first page, sometimes on the inside front cover or back cover or last page of the comic.

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44 minutes ago, thehumantorch said:

Hi LN.  Sorry I don't see a lot of value in your list.

A lot of the books you list without a publishing year.  That is sometimes on the cover but almost always in the indicia which is where publishers provide details about the comic or magazine including the date, title, issue #, where it's printed etc.  The indicia is small print usually located on the bottom of the first page, sometimes on the inside front cover or back cover or last page of the comic.

It is pretty clear that this collection is from around 1988-1993 and I don't think it is worth the time to open the books to see the date.

There are a few books here worth a couple of bucks but the rest are books the sellers on this board would have in their bulk dollar boxes or 50 cent boxes.

 

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2 minutes ago, Artboy99 said:

It is pretty clear that this collection is from around 1988-1993 and I don't think it is worth the time to open the books to see the date.

There are a few books here worth a couple of bucks but the rest are books the sellers on this board would have in their bulk dollar boxes or 50 cent boxes.

 

I'm all about education and knowledge dude.

Just in case you didn't know,  "Indicia is the plural of the Latin word indicium, meaning distinguishing marks", we're speaking Latin dude, .....Latin....

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3 minutes ago, thehumantorch said:

I'm all about education and knowledge dude.

Just in case you didn't know,  "Indicia is the plural of the Latin word indicium, meaning distinguishing marks", we're speaking Latin dude, .....Latin....

your education is appreciated I am sure.

To the original poster go forth and check those indicia!

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