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New and looking for some advice on old comics
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PastaBoy

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That's probably heard often around these parts.  Anyhow, I have a bunch of comics from my youth that have been stored away for decades now. Never being a collector they weren't sleeved or anything but always dry etc. and pretty random (just bought things to read as a young 'un.)  I went through them a decade ago or so intending to sell - even added them to mycomicshop account - then life caught me up and scrapped that project, but am now considering it once again. I even went and sleeved them all this go round. Older and wiser.  I am just looking for general advice on 1) selling whole thing in one go, 2) selling in pieces, 3) getting some graded beforehand if worthy as well.  Not being familiar with any of these things figured it best to ask first. No dumb questions, right?  My list of comics is below and some sample pics attached. Most of them are similar in condition.  That also leads me to the question - is it worthwhile to send certain ones to get screened/pressed or just not worth it.

Thanks in advance for any wisdom shared!

List:
2001 A Space Odyssey (1976) 8     07/1977     
Action Comics (1938 DC) 500     10/1979     
Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 445     06/1976     
Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 469     03/1980     
Adventures of Robin Hood (1974 Whitman) 4     08/1974     
Amazing Adventures (1979 3rd Series) 4     03/1980     
Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 148     09/1975     
Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 150     11/1975     
Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 168     05/1977     
Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 170     07/1977     
Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 173     10/1977     
Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) 188     01/1979     
Amazing Spider-Man Aim Toothpaste Giveaway (1980) 1     01/1980     
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (1951) 295     07/1980     
Avengers (1963 1st Series) 161     07/1977     
Avengers (1963 1st Series) 189     11/1979     
Batman (1940) Whitman 307     01/1979     
Batman Adventures (1992 1st Series) 16     01/1994     
Batman Family (1975 1st Series) 9     02/1977     
Batman Family (1975 1st Series) 10     04/1977     
Battlestar Galactica (1979 Marvel) 5     07/1979     
Battlestar Galactica (1979 Marvel) 8     10/1979     
Beagle Boys (1972 Whitman) 45     10/1978     
Beep Beep The Road Runner (1971 Whitman) 44     08/1974     
Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 142     08/1978     
Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series) Whitman 159     02/1980     
Captain America (1968 1st Series) 197     05/1976     
Captain America (1968 1st Series) 211     07/1977     
Captain America (1968 1st Series) 229     01/1979     
Captain America (1968 1st Series) 239     11/1979     
Claw the Unconquered (1975 1st Series DC) 7     06/1976     
Claw the Unconquered (1975 1st Series DC) 8     08/1976     
Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 76     07/1977     
Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 79     10/1977     
Conan the Barbarian (1970 Marvel) 104     11/1979     
Daffy Duck (1971 Whitman) 117     08/1978     
Daisy and Donald (1973 Whitman) 29     03/1978     
DC Comics Presents (1978 DC) 14     10/1979     
DC Comics Presents (1978 DC) 18     02/1980     
DC Special (1968) 22     07/1976     
DC Super Stars (1976) 2     04/1976     
Defenders (1972 1st Series) 49     07/1977     
Defenders (1972 1st Series) 50     08/1977     
Defenders (1972 1st Series) 77     11/1979     
Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 460     06/1976     
Doctor Strange (1974 2nd Series) 42     08/1980     
Donald Duck (1971-1980) Whitman Variants 182     04/1977     
Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 185     08/1977     
Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 203     02/1979     
Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) 212     11/1979
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1974 Whitman) 3     09/1974     
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1974 Whitman) 25     06/1978     
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1974 Whitman) 27     10/1978     
Fightin' Army (1956) 140     08/1979     
Fightin' Army (1956) 142     11/1979     
Fightin' Marines (1951 St. John/Charlton) 138     07/1978     
Fightin' Marines (1951 St. John/Charlton) 151     07/1980     
Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 276     08/1979     
Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 279     11/1979     
Flash (1959 1st Series DC) 287     07/1980     
Flash (1959 1st Series DC) Whitman 283     03/1980     
Flash Gordon (1966 Whitman) 19     09/1978     
Flash Gordon (1966 Whitman) 20     11/1978     
Flash Gordon (1966 Whitman) 21     01/1979     
Freedom Fighters (1976 DC) 3     08/1976     
Ghost Manor (1971) 23     05/1975     
Ghost Manor (1971) 42     03/1979     
Ghost Manor (1971) 44     07/1979     
Ghost Rider (1973 1st Series) 47     08/1980     
GI Combat (1952) 186     01/1976     
GI Combat (1952) 216     10/1979     
Godzilla (1977 Marvel) 13     08/1978     
Grimm's Ghost Stories (1972 Whitman) 46     09/1978     
Grimm's Ghost Stories (1972 Whitman) 47     10/1978     
Haunted (1971 Charlton) 19     12/1974     
Haunted (1971 Charlton) 50     07/1980     
House of Mystery (1951-1983 1st Series) 233     07/1975     
Huey Dewey and Louie Junior Woodchucks (1971 Whitman) 43     04/1977     
Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st Series) 226     08/1978     
Incredible Hulk (1962-1999 1st Series) 237     07/1979     
Invaders (1975 Marvel 1st Series) 15     04/1977     
Invaders (1975 Marvel 1st Series) 21     10/1977     
Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 84     03/1976     
Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 100     07/1977     
Iron Man (1968 1st Series) 114     09/1978     
Jonah Hex (1977 1st Series) 33     02/1980     
Jonah Hex (1977 1st Series) 39     08/1980     
Jughead (1949 1st Series) 302     07/1980     
Justice League of America (1960 1st Series) 169     09/1979     
Kamandi (1972 DC) 24     12/1974     
Kamandi (1972 DC) 42     06/1976     
Kamandi (1972 DC) 58     09/1978     
Kid Colt Outlaw (1948) 210     09/1976     
Krofft Supershow (1978 Whitman) 4     09/1978     
Little Monsters (1964 Whitman) 26     09/1974     
Machine Man (1978 1st Series) 6     09/1978     
Madhouse Comics (1974) 96     11/1974     
Man from Atlantis (1978) 7     08/1978     
Man-Thing (1979 2nd Series) 5     07/1980     
Marvel Classics Comics Series (1976) 19     07/1977
Marvel Fun and Games (1979) 3     11/1979     
Marvel Premiere (1972) 52     02/1980     
Marvel Special Edition Star Wars (1977 Marvel/Whitman) Treasury 3W     01/1977     
Marvel Spotlight (1979 2nd Series) 3     11/1979     
Marvel Super Heroes (1967 1st Series) 85     11/1979     
Marvel Tales (1964 Marvel) 64     01/1976     
Marvel Tales (1964 Marvel) 81     07/1977     
Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 59     07/1977     
Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 78     02/1979     
Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) 87     11/1979     
Marvel Triple Action (1972) 36     07/1977     
Marvel Two-in-One (1974 1st Series) 26     04/1977     
Marvel Two-in-One (1974 1st Series) 32     10/1977     
Marvel Two-in-One (1974 1st Series) 48     02/1979     
Marvel Two-in-One (1974 1st Series) 57     11/1979     
Marvel Two-in-One (1974 1st Series) 61     03/1980     
Marvel Two-in-One (1974 1st Series) Annual 4     01/1979     
Marvel's Greatest Comics (1969) 71     07/1977     
Marvel's Greatest Comics (1969) 74     11/1977     
Marvel's Greatest Comics (1969) 80     11/1978     
Marvel's Greatest Comics (1969) 86     03/1980     
Mickey Mouse (1941-90 Whitman) 170     04/1977     
Ms. Marvel (1977 1st Series) 21     12/1978     
Nova (1976 1st Series) 10     06/1977     
Nova (1976 1st Series) 11     07/1977     
Our Army at War (1952) 296     09/1976     
Phantom Stranger (1969 2nd Series) 33     10/1974     
Phantom Stranger (1969 2nd Series) 34     01/1975     
Popeye (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key/King/Charlton) 150     09/1979     
Power Man and Iron Fist (1972 Hero for Hire) 61     02/1980     
Rampaging Hulk (1977 Magazine) 17     10/1979     
Rawhide Kid (1955) 131     01/1976     
Rawhide Kid (1955) 140     07/1977     
Richie Rich and His Girlfriends (1979) 5     08/1980     
Richie Rich Inventions (1977) 14     08/1980     
Richie Rich Riches (1972) 48     08/1980     
Secret Society of Super Villains (1976) 1     06/1976     
Shogun Warriors (1979) 7     08/1979     
Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) 34     09/1979     
Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) 36     11/1979     
Spider-Woman (1978-1983 1st Series) 11     02/1979     
Spidey Super Stories (1974) 36     09/1978     
Star Spangled War Stories (1952 DC #3-204) 199     05/1976     
Star Trek (1967 Whitman) 55     09/1978     
Star Wars (1977 Marvel) 14     08/1978     
Star Wars (1977 Marvel) 29     11/1979     
Super Friends (1976 DC 1st Series) 26     11/1979     
Super Goof (1965 Whitman) 49     10/1978     
Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 213     12/1975     
Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 216     04/1976
Superman (1939 1st Series) 301     07/1976     
Superman (1939 1st Series) Whitman 331     01/1979     
Tales to Astonish (1979 2nd Series) 4     03/1980     
Tarzan (1972 DC) 252     08/1976     
Tarzan (1977 Marvel) 14     07/1978     
Thor (1962-1996 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 247     05/1976     
Thor (1962-1996 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 279     01/1979     
Thor (1962-1996 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) 289     11/1979     
Time Warp (1979) 1     11/1979     
Tomb of Dracula (1972 1st Series) 58     07/1977     
Turok Dinosaur Hunter (1993) 1VVSS     07/1993     
Turok Son of Stone (1973-1982 Whitman) 117     09/1978     
UFO and Outer Space (1978 Whitman) 17     09/1978     
Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) 118     02/1979     
Uncle Scrooge (1972 Whitman) 150     03/1978     
Uncle Scrooge (1972 Whitman) 156     09/1978     
Uncle Scrooge (1972 Whitman) 162     03/1979     
Unknown Soldier (1977 1st Series) 241     07/1980     
War (1975 Charlton) 14     06/1979     
Warlord (1976 1st Series DC) 26     10/1979     
Weird Mystery Tales (1972) 14     10/1974     
Weird Mystery Tales (1972) 15     01/1975     
Weird Mystery Tales (1972) 16     03/1975     
Weird War Tales (1971 DC) 28     08/1974     
Weird War Tales (1971 DC) 33     01/1975     
Weird War Tales (1971 DC) 39     07/1975     
Weird War Tales (1971 DC) 46     05/1976     
Weird War Tales (1971 DC) 90     08/1980     
Weird Wonder Tales (1973) 16     06/1976     
Witching Hour (1969 DC) 51     02/1975     
Witching Hour (1969 DC) 55     06/1975     
Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series Whitman) 251     01/1979     
Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series Whitman) 264     02/1980     
Woody Woodpecker (1972 Whitman) 165     04/1978     
Woody Woodpecker (1972 Whitman) 168     07/1978     
Yang (1977 Modern reprint) 10     01/1977

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PastaBoy

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While I'm asking on comics may as well ask about these too.  My old Dragon magazines - basically same sort of questions. I see them for sale around, but can they be graded etc. Most are in great shape overall.

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The only two books that popped out at me are the 2001#8 and the X-Men. I'd post those two in the please grade my book section and see if people think they are slab-worthy. The rest are pretty common and cheap. 

I can't help you with the Dragons. I have no dealt with them since the early 90s.

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The Dragons can be graded. CGC will basically, as far as I know, grade any magazine that fits the magazine slabs. 

Whether they are worthwhile to slab, however, I do not know. I mean there's ALWAYS someone who wants stuff, but finding them is the problem.

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Galen130

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Not really seeing much here, but that’s okay.  They were purchased to be read, like most of my collection (over 2500 raw comics). For any of them to be of real value, they would need to grade high...which may not be the case with yours.  Magazines can be graded...just depends on whether they are worth it. (thumbsu

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KCOComics

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56 minutes ago, William-James88 said:

Not worthwhile to get any graded. You can sell them in one go to mycomicshop as you had previously planned.

How would that work exactly? My comic shop would buy them outright? 

Or list them as a lot at auction? 

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MCS has a tool to see what they want to buy in certain issues and grades. You can choose to take it or leave it. Once an issue goes over a certain value, they will allow you to consign it instead (if you want, you can still sell it to them). Then it goes to them, they grade it and prep it for sale. Then, I think, you can either have them put it in one of their auctions or just on Ebay and their website. Then, it sells, and you get money.  :)

 

51 minutes ago, KCOComics said:

How would that work exactly? My comic shop would buy them outright? 

Or list them as a lot at auction? 

 

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