Crakdkaine Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 So I have a decent sized collection of comics probably around 600 or so from late 80s to mid to late 90s. I just wanted to know how to go about selling them or getting then graded, if it's worth my time or if there's people out there that will offer a good deal/price for collection of that size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 It's likely that they're all worth very little. You would have to look up if there are any 'keys', and then determine what grade range they're in. If no 'keys', are there full runs? Randall Dowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowGradeBronze Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 There is a grading thread on here called 'Buddy Can You Spare A Grade' that will save a you a ton of time compared to submitting them to CGC for a formal grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvelmaniac Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 This is NOT a for sale post, just relating our story of selling to the OP. My Son was/is selling his books, about 2000 with runs of ASM 201 - 440, Daredevil 133 - 211, F.F. 201 - 416, Uncanny X-Men 94 - 150, X-Men 1 - 91, Full/Complete Runs of ROM, Spectacular Spider-Man, Web Of Spider-Man, Spider-Man, Sensational Spider-Man, Silver Surfer Vol. 1, 2, 3., Transformers (Vol. 1) 1 - 80, Marvel Superhero Secret Wars (Vol 1) 1 - 12, etc. I contacted about 10 dealers in my area and only one dealer was interested and came to see the books, he offered $800.00 for all 2000 books and we said NO. I have been selling them for him (sold 109 books) and just selling those books (many keys) we have already received 2.5 times what the dealer offered for the entire lot, so we have about 1900 books left, the majority of which I will suggest he sell at a yard sale since they are basically dollar bin books. IMO, you should learn to grade the books yourself (grade a book then post in the "Hey Buddy Can You Spare a Grade" section to see if the group agrees), price the books (using eBay Sold Auction Prices which is actual FMV for the same book in the same grade) and sell them here or on Facebook (all of my sales were on Facebook), eBay would be the very last resort, since they are 80's/90's books My Comic Shop will probably not be interested, they were not interested in buying the majority of our books. These books are filled with great info, even though the Price Guide's prices may be outdated there is plenty of good info in those pages. https://www.amazon.com/Overstreet-Comic-Book-Price-Guide/dp/1603602771 https://gemstonepub.com/the-overstreet-guide-to-grading-comics-6th-edition/ If you post a list of the books you have I am sure folks will tell you if there are any books of value that you should get graded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 On 12/7/2021 at 12:12 AM, Crakdkaine said: So I have a decent sized collection of comics probably around 600 or so from late 80s to mid to late 90s. I just wanted to know how to go about selling them or getting then graded, if it's worth my time or if there's people out there that will offer a good deal/price for collection of that size No one is going to give you a good price for it all. Go to a key issue database (like this one https://www.keycollectorcomics.com/) and figure out if you own any issues that are key, and thus likely worth something. Try remembering which issues you have that have a first character appearance, for instance. Sell those individually, you can figure out the worth by looking at previously sold listings on e-bay. Don't get anything graded unless those issues look flawless (because you'll have to wait a year to get them back and whatever price you pay for grading would be a loss since you could instead just sell the hot comics as is). You could sell those better books either here, on e-ay or through mycomicshop.com, which is who I do business with. Then, for the rest, just dump them at a local comic shop at 10 cents an issue, which is the standard rate. What I just wrote is literally your best way to maximise how much you'll get out of it with the least effort. Any other option is either a greater loss or more effort (which may not be worthwhile depending on how you value your time). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 On 12/7/2021 at 7:50 AM, theCapraAegagrus said: If no 'keys', are there full runs? Does it matter? Full runs seem almost like a novelty item these days. If you want to maximise your revenue, it's keys or bust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littledoom Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 On 12/6/2021 at 9:12 PM, Crakdkaine said: So I have a decent sized collection of comics probably around 600 or so from late 80s to mid to late 90s. I just wanted to know how to go about selling them or getting then graded, if it's worth my time or if there's people out there that will offer a good deal/price for collection of that size Where are you located? Depending on your location I know many dealers who will make an effort to drive to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 On 12/7/2021 at 10:40 PM, littledoom said: Where are you located? Depending on your location I know many dealers who will make an effort to drive to you For a pig in a poke at 600 books from that era? I don't know any dealer who would make the drive without seeing pictures of the books on the off chance there is something worth going to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littledoom Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 On 12/7/2021 at 9:48 PM, shadroch said: For a pig in a poke at 600 books from that era? I don't know any dealer who would make the drive without seeing pictures of the books on the off chance there is something worth going to. I do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crakdkaine Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 On 12/7/2021 at 9:40 PM, littledoom said: Where are you located? Depending on your location I know many dealers who will make an effort to drive to you Northernish idaho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 On 12/7/2021 at 11:32 PM, William-James88 said: Does it matter? Full runs seem almost like a novelty item these days. If you want to maximise your revenue, it's keys or bust. If you want to sell them? Absolutely. How likely are you to buy a run vs single non-key issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revat Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 On 12/7/2021 at 10:54 PM, Crakdkaine said: On 12/7/2021 at 9:40 PM, littledoom said: Where are you located? Depending on your location I know many dealers who will make an effort to drive to you Northernish idaho Location gonna be tough, too many books to ship economically if you're trying to sell as a lot. And sounds like not too close to a major metro area (which would have more dealers and comic shops and more people generally interested). If you don't know a ton about comics and aren't interested in taking too much time to learn about it, I'd just take a representative sampling of pictures of books, and post on Craigslist or whatever local selling app, and just solicit offers for a month (you can let people come view if you want). Then sell to the highest offer. Of course you will be leaving money on the table, but how much is your time worth (and you can't know if its worth it to take the time until you take the time to learn all about your books, at which point the odds are high it will not have been worth your time)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 On 12/7/2021 at 10:53 PM, littledoom said: I do Go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 On 12/8/2021 at 6:36 AM, theCapraAegagrus said: If you want to sell them? Absolutely. How likely are you to buy a run vs single non-key issues? Sell the keys, dump the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 On 12/9/2021 at 10:51 PM, William-James88 said: Sell the keys, dump the rest. If they can sell the rest as runs, then do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...