The Insider Guide to Comic Book Values, Buying and Selling for Collectors and Investors
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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 7 condition defects to look for before you put your books in the mail.
Make sure you check it out.
So how are comic books doing in the down economy and on the heels of a huge stock market drop? Well, if this copy of Amazing Spider-man #1 is any indication, quite well.
This particular copy sold for over $2,000 more than the previous high price this year. It’s impressive to say the least.
Will this behavior continue? Are real assets the place to make money in this challenging economy (at least on the selling end)? We’ll see. In the meantime, the latest free special report for members tackles comic book buying for the investor plus other buying strategies.
If you’re a Comic Book Secrets Member’s Only free subscriber, you’ve probably taken a look at the auctions and sales prices for Giant Size X-men. If you haven’t, I recommend you use the price watching tools provided for you.
I’ve been keeping an eye on some Giant Size X-men #1’s and actually had a low bid on an auction that just ended. The auction ended Saturday for a book described as Fine- by the seller. This was due to some staining on the front and back and small chip from the cover. The book was “raw” or ungraded and sold for $355.99! This is pretty amazing since the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide puts this book around $150 in Fine condition. A copy sold in June for $201, and that was in CGC 6.5 (Fine +) condition. I’ll be watching this book to see if we are seeing the start of a movement or if this was just an aberration.
Here is a look at the book:
