Comic Book Values

As every comic book collector knows, buying and selling comics is central to building a collection to be proud of. It’s also half the fun of collecting: trying to extract as much bang from your buck as possible. While buying comics as an investment isn’t as popular as it used to be, there is nothing more satisfying than making money from the hobby you love.

Besides loving the comics themselves, comic collecting is about floating around cons looking for that one issue you’re missing, or entering into bidding wars on eBay. It’s great to have that feeling that you’ve got a great deal by hustling and clever negotiation and knowing the secrets that others don’t.

It seems that every other Tom, Dick and Harry is getting ripped off because they don’t know what they’re doing. Even when they’re not getting outright scammed, collectors in the know run rings around them by barely lifting a finger. Knowing how to sell for more and buy for less is key for serious comic collectors.

There is loads of lousy and conflicting advice online that supposedly helps out collectors. I get the impression that many of these people just invent this stuff on the spot and don’t have any actual experience collecting comics. If you love comics, you buy and sell comics, you dislike time-wasting and hassle, and you want quality information not fluff, then I’d recommend getting Comic Selling Secrets.

The author is an 11-year-veteran comic book collector, and in his eBook he spills loads of solid tips and tricks that I simply haven’t seen anywhere else. It’s well worth it just as an investment, completely ignoring the satisfaction you’ll have knowing you’re getting the best deal. Check it out here.

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There are many ways to sell comic books. Where you decide to sell your comics can depend on how much time you want to commit, and the value of the comics you have. In this post I’ll list a three different ways to sell your comics and briefly comment on each.

Classified Ads And Printed Ads
Many people who don’t know much about buying and selling comics try to sell their entire collection with a small advert. While this is quick and easy, people who search such ads for comics are probably looking for bargains. Many hope that the seller does not know the value of their comics, wishing to pick up treasure for chump change.

Dealers
Some dealers will buy comics outright to sell in their shop or on their website. The price you get will depend on the dealer in question, and obviously dealers will only buy at a price that will ensure they can sell your collection on at a profit. A better way to sell is to make a contract with your dealer, a “consignment”, where a dealer sells your comics for you in exchange for a percentage of the money made. If you’re looking for the quickest and easiest method to sell your entire collection in one go, this is probably a good option. However, in exchange for the time you save, you’ll lose money that you could have had.

Auction
While it is possible to sell your comics at proper auction houses, and perhaps that is appropriate for extremely rare and valuable comics, what I’m discussing here is online auctions, particularly those on eBay. For many comic collectors, eBay is the first place they search when buying comics. eBay does have a wide audience, but how much your comics sell for depends on how you listed it and how lucky you are. If you are going to sell on eBay, it’s important to take the time to list your comic properly, otherwise you’ll get a raw deal.

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