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Comic book values. Interesting....

  • So the graphic novel thread got me thinking. A couple of years ago my parents were cleaning out their attic and made me take two boxes of old comic books from when I was a kid. I have left them sitting in storage and haven't done anything with them.

    So I hopped out to this site to check values:

    http://www.newkadia.com/

    I have a few that worth a couple hundred dollars, a lot in the $50-$100 range. A many more $50 or less. I decided to check on the original Teenage Age Mutant Ninja Turtles comic. My buddy back in 84 tried to get me to buy a copy. He said it was going to be huge. I didn't believe him, I thought it was the dumbest thing ever. He happily bought a 1st edition. That thing is now worth, in mint condition $14,111. THAT IS INSANE. Makes me wish I had bought it.

    LoneWolfSparty

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  • goodbar said...

    This kinda stuff though....sure a website says worth 100 bucks, but who actually pays that? Say you said, "yep I don't want it anymore gimme my 100 bucks." How do you move it? I'm guessing ebay, comic book store right? Seems like an episode of pawn stars where you'll probably only end up with 1/5 of what they're valued at.

    This.

    As someone who bought a ton of comics in college and sold them about 15 years later, I can attest to the validity of the above-poster's statement. It's like Beckett and sports cards. Cut the 'value' in half and then start dealing. But with comics, it's even worse because they get damaged easier.

    Blackthorne

  • Blackthorne said...

    This.

    As someone who bought a ton of comics in college and sold them about 15 years later, I can attest to the validity of the above-poster's statement. It's like Beckett and sports cards. Cut the 'value' in half and then start dealing. But with comics, it's even worse because they get damaged easier.

    Agreed. Condition is everything. The right audience is everything. I've learned that watching the auction kings show. They get an expert saying this thing is worth this. Then at the auction it goes for a lot less. OR a lot more. It all depends who is in the crowd.

    I had a very rare Atari 2600 game years ago. It was valued at $150 in good condition. Mine wasn't that great and still fetched like $120.

    LoneWolfSparty

  • interesting you brought this up. my uncle passed away a while ago and had a crapload of comics from when he was a kid. my parents were going through them and he has the first 200 of amazing spiderman, fantastic for, x-men, etc. by the book it would be a fortune, but trying to find someone to pay the FMV is something else.

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    BrodieMSU

  • ."Comic Book Men" on AMC is an interesting show. Shows how the market for stuff like that works at Kevin Smith's store.

    WBill19542

  • Would think that E-Bay would be perfect for selling such treasures...world wide access to interested individuals. A lot better than taking them to the local Comic Book Guy.

    "Leave the gun.....take the cannoli" "It's not your job to be as confused as Nigel."

    Son of Sparta

  • WBill@ said...

    ."Comic Book Men" on AMC is an interesting show. Shows how the market for stuff like that works at Kevin Smith's store.

    Unless you're selling to a collector, everyone is buying it with the thought of how much money they could make re-selling it. You can't sell to a store if you're going for top dollar. eBay or other auctions. Maybe craigslist.

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    AASpartan

  • Son of Sparta said...

    Would think that E-Bay would be perfect for selling such treasures...world wide access to interested individuals. A lot better than taking them to the local Comic Book Guy.

    And a lot more time consuming too.

    Madhatter536

  • goodbar said...

    This kinda stuff though....sure a website says worth 100 bucks, but who actually pays that? Say you said, "yep I don't want it anymore gimme my 100 bucks." How do you move it? I'm guessing ebay, comic book store right? Seems like an episode of pawn stars where you'll probably only end up with 1/5 of what they're valued at.

    So true. I have collected original movie posters from before 1984 and the price lists for some of them are greatly elevated when compared to what people will pay. My brother collected comic books for years before taking the whole lot down to the old Curious Books store on Grand River where Sam, the owner, fleeced him good for his collection. My brother needed money for a car and got it, but if he had held on to what he had he could have bought a house today.

    This post was edited by SpartanEar on 4/13/2012 at 9:10 AM

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    SpartanEar

  • If you have anything worth selling, you pretty much need to get it graded these days. http://www.cgccomics.com/grading/

    I haven't done it, but I've considered it and then backed off due to laziness. My collection is getting out of hand so I'll need to do something soon.

    PortlandSpartan ●

  • Blackthorne said...

    This.

    As someone who bought a ton of comics in college and sold them about 15 years later, I can attest to the validity of the above-poster's statement. It's like Beckett and sports cards. Cut the 'value' in half and then start dealing. But with comics, it's even worse because they get damaged easier.

    Right now it's really anything that's 1960's or earlier sells pretty well. Anything later than that is almost worthless in the current market. As for the condition with comics it's a bit different than sports cards. The prices in beckett are based on mint conditions whereas top level comics can go for upwards of 10X book value if in good enough shape. The comic book market is crazy and based completely on condition.

    jimmywalker

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