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Does anyone collect comic books?
I collected as a kid in the 80's and early 90's. I vaguely remember the comic market took a nose dive at some point in the mid 90's and a lot of the values decreased.
Did the market for them ever rebound at all? I used to read Wizard magazine to gauge the value of comics. Is there a new best resource for gauging their value? Feel free to share any images of your collections, I'd love to see them! Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk |
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Never collected comics but I do have every issue of Savage Sword of Conan in a box somewhere.
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Not very familiar with the comic market but from what I understand it’s a lot like cards. First appearances can be worth a lot. The older, the better and condition is incredibly important. Commons from the 80s and 90s are worthless.
Overall, due to the success of the movies, I think the comic market is excellent for the right comics. |
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Yes
I am a collector, BATMAN only. Have collected for several years on and off. I not too knowledgeable about price guides, I usually just use closed auctions as a barometer.
Here are a couple of my favorite books:
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Yes, I collect. Did as a kid (along with baseball cards) and got back into it about 5 years ago. The market is strong and I even consider it more robust than cards. At least more participants. I spend my online time here and at the CGC comics (the PSA/SGC of comics) message board. https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/for...omics-general/ There has been a huge run up in the value of comics the last 10 years.
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cool batman
Those are some really cool Batman books. I have a few hundred batman books as well.
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I collected as a kid back in the 50's. I still have a nice run of Superboy from about 1955 until 1960.
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I too collected in the 90s. I had about five long boxes full of books that I sold a few years ago to give my kids a little nicer Christmas than I was able to afford otherwise that year. I got a very fair offer from a great dealer in PA for the lot of them along with some old toys I had. I sometimes have seller's remorse from some of the books I sold, but it was worth it for me to see my kids on Christmas that year. There are still some books worth money from that period, but not many I don't think. I love seeing books from that era too so thanks for posting some pics of the books you have. Were you into the Valiant titles when they came out or Image?
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Overstreet is THE guide for valuing books. However, there isn't a single book they value at less than $2.50-3.00 in NM condition and most of those aren't worth 10 cents. I was taught comic collecting by an old boy who owned a comic shop in LA and was the first private dealer to hold artist events/signings in his store. Briefly the cut-off for old school books is 1975. Prior to that distributors would give credit for unsold stock if you tore off the top 1/3 of the book and sent it back. After 1975 the distributors said forget it. You bought it you keep it. So there is a shorter supply prior to 1975. Condition is everything as well as the title and characters appearance. That being said, about 4 months ago I sold an Amazing Spider-man 361, a mid-1990s book for $150. Stuff gets hot and first appearances, upcoming movies, etc effect the market. Just sold a 5 piece Suicide Squad collection for $20 - 1 book was the key and others were throw ins. It's a bit of a challenge to learn the market but fun. Hope this helps. T. Last edited by Tearhill; 05-28-2019 at 02:18 PM. |
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