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Selling a comic book collection
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:11 pm
by araby
My friend is helping me by having me grade/sell his entire collection. Any info/tips anyone has is appreciate. What I've done so far:
-read online Robert Overstreet's advice
-bought an April 2008 edition Official Overstreet Price Guide
-now learning how to grade them
On a side note:
On the back cover of a 1979 X-MEN, there is an ad for "Wate-On". If you're too skinny, and want to gain 10-15lbs, this product is for you. Imagine that...
Re: Selling a comic book collection
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:46 pm
by Drem
hah that's awesome. society was so much better back then
Re: Selling a comic book collection
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:30 pm
by araby
the ad showed a picture of a healthy woman wearing shorts and a halter top. I don't think I've EVER in my life seen a weight-gaining ad for women. shows how much things have changed over the years...
Re: Selling a comic book collection
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:29 am
by Jay
Polypropeline has a life of 10 years before it liquifies and starts staining the comics yellow. I'd ask him to make sure his plastics are new enough.
Re: Selling a comic book collection
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:43 pm
by araby
yah he bought them a few years ago. I'll ask him anyway to make sure.
So far, if my grading is accurate and I'm being METICULOUS...he's got $200 worth and I've only been through one box. The Spawn, The Trans Formers and Wolverine seem to be the most valuable so far.
Also I learned that I can't do it when I'm tired. There's a BIG difference between Silver Surfer, and THE Silver Surfer. Just like THE Trans Formers and Trans Formers. Like 300 bucks difference. It's kinda fun...but tedious. I'm learning way more than I ever thought I would about comics.
Re: Selling a comic book collection
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:53 pm
by Martrae
They all have boards in them, right?
Re: Selling a comic book collection
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:41 pm
by Minrott
If he has a Punisher collection, IM me as mine has some holes in it.
Re: Selling a comic book collection
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:59 pm
by araby
Not all of them have boards. The majority of them do though and the majority of these are NM, also. even without a board. If they're not NM, they're VF.
Minrott I will do that if I run across any. Nothing so far, though.