Archive for October, 2008


Comic Book Buying and Selling – The Key is Negotiating Power

Are you buying or selling comic books? The key in both situations is negotiation. Let’s face it, whenever there is a transfer between two people, be it time, labor, products, or yes, comic books, negotiating is key. In the last issue of the member newsletter we discussed several buying strategies and touched a little bit […]

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Comic Book Prices in a Down Market – Tales and Sales from the Frontlines

Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ve seen the devastation stocks have endured over the last couple of weeks. My 401k and IRA’s are weeping! But how are comic book prices holding up in these hard times? Let’s look at two key issues for some clues. First we have an issue of Amazing Spider-man […]

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Prepping Comic Books for Professional Grading

If you’re thinking of sending your comic books to CGC or PGX, you may want to do a quick check before they go out the door. Contrary to popular belief, there are some flaws that will affect the final grade of your comic books that can be fixed. Patrick over at comicbookcollecting.net has written about […]

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