Found old comic books/ what to do? 0

[pyrzn]

Hello fellow nerds!

I started cleaning out our barn the other day and to my surprise... I found a pile of 40+ comic books. Theres a few Archie, one Walt Disney showcase, and a ton of Marvel/DC comics. Action Comics Superman/Weird War/Forever People/Unexpected/Thor/Aquaman/Captain America/Conan/Kull and so on. They are really in terrible condition and I doubt they are worth grading. There is one „Amazing Adventures feat. The Beast No.11“ that could be valuable. It is (like the others) in bad condition due to it being kept in a barn (unbagged/boarded/stacked) it also has writing on the cover. 
 

Now to my question: Is it worth getting restored and then graded? Sorry for the long post! 
 

[Keys_Collector]

[ThothAmon]

Welcome to the boards. Fun find. Was this the biggest “key” in the collection?  Looks too beat to me for restoration and grading. A priest might be more appropriate. Just kidding!

[William-James88]

On 7/25/2020 at 5:02 AM, pyrzn said:

Hello fellow nerds!

I started cleaning out our barn the other day and to my surprise... I found a pile of 40+ comic books. Theres a few Archie, one Walt Disney showcase, and a ton of Marvel/DC comics. Action Comics Superman/Weird War/Forever People/Unexpected/Thor/Aquaman/Captain America/Conan/Kull and so on. They are really in terrible condition and I doubt they are worth grading. There is one „Amazing Adventures feat. The Beast No.11“ that could be valuable. It is (like the others) in bad condition due to it being kept in a barn (unbagged/boarded/stacked) it also has writing on the cover. 
 

Now to my question: Is it worth getting restored and then graded? Sorry for the long post! 
 

No it is not, sadly.  And I'll say why. Restoration is very costly and is only worthwhile if the result produces a rarity. Meaning if the book you are restoring is hard to find in a really good shape. it's not the case with this book since this isn't a rare book, same goes for any book after 1945 (and most before as well). And if there are non restored copies available, then that's what people will buy instead of the restored one. So you'd be paying 50-100$ to restore this comic and only sell it as a 10$ novelty item.

Do you have Forever People 1? That book is selling well these days, in any grade.

[The Lions Den]

On 7/25/2020 at 5:02 AM, pyrzn said:

Hello fellow nerds!

I started cleaning out our barn the other day and to my surprise... I found a pile of 40+ comic books. Theres a few Archie, one Walt Disney showcase, and a ton of Marvel/DC comics. Action Comics Superman/Weird War/Forever People/Unexpected/Thor/Aquaman/Captain America/Conan/Kull and so on. They are really in terrible condition and I doubt they are worth grading. There is one „Amazing Adventures feat. The Beast No.11“ that could be valuable. It is (like the others) in bad condition due to it being kept in a barn (unbagged/boarded/stacked) it also has writing on the cover. 
 

Now to my question: Is it worth getting restored and then graded? Sorry for the long post! 

Congratulations on your find!

 It appears you've acquired some good reading material...  

[theCapraAegagrus]

What to do? Read them.

[1950's war comics]

On 7/25/2020 at 5:02 AM, pyrzn said:

I found a pile of 40+ comic books

these are reader copies only, no value  ,,, not much difference than had you found an old pile of newspapers.....

[Deadpoolica]

On 7/25/2020 at 5:02 AM, pyrzn said:

Is it worth getting restored

No...and that applies to any comic book