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[Delfloria]

Yep, that is from X-Men #1.

[dbcn]

amazing @Delfloria  - those are spectacular books to have picked up off the rack!

[KCOComics]

On 5/23/2024 at 12:06 PM, Delfloria said:

I'll PM ASAP. Your so kind to do this for me. I've considered getting them graded but I've not overcome the fear of loosing them in the mail. Yeah, they are not in the best of condition but I figured they still had some life in them.

 

The mail risk is and risk of something happening to them during grading is real.. it's a small risk, but we've seen horror stories! 

My approach has been to privately insure the comics with Collectible Insurance. 

They will insure the comics through the mail (damage or loss), BUT not when the comics are at CGC. Once CGC has them, their insurance we'll take over so presumably the comics will be covered the entire time. 

The annual policy with Collectible Insurance will likely cost less than insuring the books through USPS or FedEx even for just one trip. Just make sure you get signature confirmations and know follow the policy guidelines... those books are too expensive to make a mistake with. 

[KCOComics]

On 5/23/2024 at 12:15 PM, Delfloria said:

Yep, that is from X-Men #1.

These are absolutely incredible!!! I'm glad you kept them all that years. You're $0.12 investments in 1962 will work out well for you. 

Congrats!!! 

[Delfloria]

On 5/22/2024 at 6:43 AM, dbcn said:

That is an amazing set @Delfloria - Is that first open book an X-Men 1?

Thanks. Good guess on the X-Men pages. See my latest post.

[Delfloria]

On 5/23/2024 at 9:18 AM, dbcn said:

amazing @Delfloria  - those are spectacular books to have picked up off the rack!

As a kid, I just happened to be at the right place at the right time. Beyond these #1s I have dozens of early random numbers from this same time period. Had to get my weekly fix.

[Delfloria]

On 5/23/2024 at 9:18 AM, KCOComics said:

 

The mail risk is and risk of something happening to them during grading is real.. it's a small risk, but we've seen horror stories! 

My approach has been to privately insure the comics with Collectible Insurance. 

They will insure the comics through the mail (damage or loss), BUT not when the comics are at CGC. Once CGC has them, their insurance we'll take over so presumably the comics will be covered the entire time. 

The annual policy with Collectible Insurance will likely cost less than insuring the books through USPS or FedEx even for just one trip. Just make sure you get signature confirmations and know follow the policy guidelines... those books are too expensive to make a mistake with. 

Did a quick dive into the Collectible Insurance info. WOW............. there are a lot of companies....any recommendations?

[KCOComics]

On 5/23/2024 at 12:39 PM, Delfloria said:

Did a quick dive into the Collectible Insurance info. WOW............. there are a lot of companies....any recommendations?

https://collectinsure.com/

 

Alot of us use these guys. I have a contact over there I could try to dig up. It's pretty painless.  

Full disclosure - I've used them for a few years, but I've never had to file a claim. So I can't speak to how painful the claim process might be. I really only use them for the shipping insurance. If I have to ship a big book, or I send an order to be graded, it's piece of mind. 

 

[Cman429]

On 5/22/2024 at 1:43 AM, Delfloria said:

Sorry it took so long. Here is a sample of their quality. Fantastic 4 is the roughest of the bunch. What do you guys think??????

 

 

What is the “important message about the new amazing” from the editor the cover mentions? I’ve seen this over a billion times in my 30+ years as a fan and always wondered what the message was! You’re the first person I’ve met with a raw copy not sealed in a horrible slab so can you please solve my lifelong mystery? 

Beautiful books, btw! I hope you enjoy the yacht or summer home in Cabo selling them is going to net you!

[Delfloria]

On 5/23/2024 at 10:32 AM, Cman429 said:

What is the “important message about the new amazing” from the editor the cover mentions? I’ve seen this over a billion times in my 30+ years as a fan and always wondered what the message was! You’re the first person I’ve met with a raw copy not sealed in a horrible slab so can you please solve my lifelong mystery? 

Beautiful books, btw! I hope you enjoy the yacht or summer home in Cabo selling them is going to net you!

Yacht and Cabo, I wish. I find it sad to think these things end up in a slab and inaccessible............ I put the Spidey back in the box but the next time I take it out we can discover what that message is all about.

[Delfloria]

On 5/23/2024 at 10:04 AM, KCOComics said:

https://collectinsure.com/

 

Alot of us use these guys. I have a contact over there I could try to dig up. It's pretty painless.  

Full disclosure - I've used them for a few years, but I've never had to file a claim. So I can't speak to how painful the claim process might be. I really only use them for the shipping insurance. If I have to ship a big book, or I send an order to be graded, it's piece of mind. 

 

Thanks for the recommendation. Much appreciated.

[Delfloria]

What do you guys think about the idea of selling it all as a package deal or several package deals compared to single issue offerings? Just curious because some of the Batman, Superman, Brave and the Bold, Blackhawk, Doom Patrol, Sea Devils, Justice League, Challengers of the Unknown, Flash, Green Lantern, S.H.I.E.L.D, Dr. Strange, Tales of Astonish and of this era don't seem to be too much in demand.

[KCOComics]

On 5/23/2024 at 3:16 PM, Delfloria said:

What do you guys think about the idea of selling it all as a package deal or several package deals compared to single issue offerings? Just curious because some of the Batman, Superman, Brave and the Bold, Blackhawk, Doom Patrol, Sea Devils, Justice League, Challengers of the Unknown, Flash, Green Lantern, S.H.I.E.L.D, Dr. Strange, Tales of Astonish and of this era don't seem to be too much in demand.

 

It will be harder to sell as a package and you likely won't maximize the value. 

These books are worth a good amount. So finding someone with the capital and desire to buy them all will be hard. 

Realistically you'll end up selling to dealers (who would love to buy them).  And while I can recommend trustworthy dealers who will give a fair offer, they will need to make money too!  Which means you'll be looking at $.50 on the dollar. Maybe a little better. 

If you leave them unslabbed (which I would also love), unfortunately they'll be harder to sell as well. The average collector wants the assurance that they aren't restored or trimmed or missing pages.  That is the value of CGC.  

There are other options though. If you want to sell them, you could consign them to Mycomicshop. They can take care of grading and then sell them for you at auction. I believe you would pay a 10% auction fee + the cost of grading.

If that is route your interested in, they are pretty active on these boards and could answer questions.  

In my opinion, it's the easiest way to get a fair return with minimal work. 

 

 

[Delfloria]

On 5/23/2024 at 12:47 PM, KCOComics said:

 

It will be harder to sell as a package and you likely won't maximize the value. 

These books are worth a good amount. So finding someone with the capital and desire to buy them all will be hard. 

Realistically you'll end up selling to dealers (who would love to buy them).  And while I can recommend trustworthy dealers who will give a fair offer, they will need to make money too!  Which means you'll be looking at $.50 on the dollar. Maybe a little better. 

If you leave them unslabbed (which I would also love), unfortunately they'll be harder to sell as well. The average collector wants the assurance that they aren't restored or trimmed or missing pages.  That is the value of CGC.  

There are other options though. If you want to sell them, you could consign them to Mycomicshop. They can take care of grading and then sell them for you at auction. I believe you would pay a 10% auction fee + the cost of grading.

If that is route your interested in, they are pretty active on these boards and could answer questions.  

In my opinion, it's the easiest way to get a fair return with minimal work. 

 

 

Thanks for your feedback. This has been very, very helpful as I start this journey.

[bc]

Didn't have the chance to buy those off the rack, must have been an incredible experience! And to save them for all these years is very cool.

As others have mentioned, getting the keys slabbed (and you have a bunch) will maximize the resale value. Almost all of the auction houses will take care of that for you for a percentage of the hammer price (plus they have the insurance covered already). 

Just from what you posted so far, this could be a nice little six figure addition to a retirement plan.

Congrats 

-bc 

 

[Delfloria]

On 5/23/2024 at 3:16 PM, bc said:

Didn't have the chance to buy those off the rack, must have been an incredible experience! And to save them for all these years is very cool.

As others have mentioned, getting the keys slabbed (and you have a bunch) will maximize the resale value. Almost all of the auction houses will take care of that for you for a percentage of the hammer price (plus they have the insurance covered already). 

Just from what you posted so far, this could be a nice little six figure addition to a retirement plan.

Congrats 

-bc 

 

Sounds like an auction house might be the way to go. Any recommendations guys? In the past I have dealt with Profiles in History on other kinds of items. Do they do comics?

[Grendel72]

Would recommend Heritage ( www.ha.com) or Mycomicshop (www.Mycomicshop.com). They will also send the books for grading on your behalf. Heritage takes a pretty penny to auction your books but they have the biggest reach. You can contact them and work out a deal. There are others as well such as comiclink and comicconnect. If I'm not mistaken, profiles when defunct when the founder joined Heritage.  

[KCOComics]

On 5/23/2024 at 11:57 PM, Delfloria said:

Sounds like an auction house might be the way to go. Any recommendations guys? In the past I have dealt with Profiles in History on other kinds of items. Do they do comics?

I would call around and talk with each of them.  They will all have different fees and timeliness and you can figure out what is right for you. 

Comiclink.com 

Comicconnect.com

Mycomicshop.com 

HeritageAuctions.com 

Those are the big 4 for comics. Heritage is the biggest and usually gets the best results, but they will charge the highest fees.  You may be able to negotiate the fees away, but for these books, I probably wouldn't go with them.  

Comiclink and comicconnect are both great and easy to work with. Fees are very similar.  I believe they'll both help you with grading, but i would call for specifics. 

Mycomicshop, has a bit of a more personalized feel.  It's family run and they will make things easy. I would still call and ask about fees. They have weekly auctions and featured auctions. You'll want to be in the featured (which these will be).  They will yield the strongest results. 

Good luck! 

Edited May 24 by KCOComics

[Mayor006]

On 5/23/2024 at 12:06 PM, Delfloria said:

I'll PM ASAP. Your so kind to do this for me. I've considered getting them graded but I've not overcome the fear of loosing them in the mail. Yeah, they are not in the best of condition but I figured they still had some life in them.

Depending on where you are located you can take them to a show like Heroes in Charlotte NC where CGC will be in attendance and hand them directly to a representative of CGC.