shaxper
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Post by shaxper on Jan 29, 2021 10:41:08 GMT -5
With the back issue market being what it is, I'm giving serious consideration to selling more stuff on ebay. The problem is, it seems like every month there's six new hot back issues because of characters being announced for upcoming film and TV projects. Clearly, a print publication can't possibly keep up with these constant changes in back issue demand and value. So is there a reliable, online one-stop resource that keep tabs on what everything is worth? Sure, I could check ebay, but that will only show me what issues I specifically know to look for. I'm seeking more of a general index that can show me, for any given run, which issues are suddenly worth a chunk of change and which ones are not.
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Post by Randle-El on Jan 29, 2021 10:55:05 GMT -5
With the back issue market being what it is, I'm giving serious consideration to selling more stuff on ebay. The problem is, it seems like every month there's six new hot back issues because of characters being announced for upcoming film and TV projects. Clearly, a print publication can't possibly keep up with these constant changes in back issue demand and value. So is there a reliable, online one-stop resource that keep tabs on what everything is worth? Sure, I could check ebay, but that will only show me what issues I specifically know to look for. I'm seeking more of a general index that can show me, for any given run, which issues are suddenly worth a chunk of change and which ones are not.
I use mycomicshop.com as a general reference. It has a good interface, usually has data on just about any issue I've looked for, and provides prices at several different grades depending on what they have in stock. I wouldn't say it's prices are necessarily market-value accurate, but it gives me a good sense of whether a particular issue is significantly more valued than it's neighbors in a particular run. When I've sold back issues in the past, I check mycomicshop to get me in the ball park, and then eBay sold listings to fine tune my asking price.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 29, 2021 13:48:54 GMT -5
With the back issue market being what it is, I'm giving serious consideration to selling more stuff on ebay. The problem is, it seems like every month there's six new hot back issues because of characters being announced for upcoming film and TV projects. Clearly, a print publication can't possibly keep up with these constant changes in back issue demand and value. So is there a reliable, online one-stop resource that keep tabs on what everything is worth? Sure, I could check ebay, but that will only show me what issues I specifically know to look for. I'm seeking more of a general index that can show me, for any given run, which issues are suddenly worth a chunk of change and which ones are not.
I use mycomicshop.com as a general reference. It has a good interface, usually has data on just about any issue I've looked for, and provides prices at several different grades depending on what they have in stock. I wouldn't say it's prices are necessarily market-value accurate, but it gives me a good sense of whether a particular issue is significantly more valued than it's neighbors in a particular run. When I've sold back issues in the past, I check mycomicshop to get me in the ball park, and then eBay sold listings to fine tune my asking price.
I never liked the prices that site provided. Seems outrageous on some books. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2021 14:43:19 GMT -5
If you are checking mycomicshop, you have to keep in mind that on consignment books, the consigner sets the price, not Lonestar, so a lot of them reflect wishful thinking rather than actual market price. If you look at books that Lonestar is selling, but are not consignment books, you can get a better sense of what the market price is (a much better sense than checking Mile High prices which are set so he can offer 40-50% discounts and still get close to market value prices on books). If I check Lonestar, I usually check what they are paying to buy books, as market price is usually 3-4X what they buy for. It also gives you a sense of what books are in demand, as they only buy things they think they can move. The downside, is that high demand key books are only listed as will match best offer, which is little help.
There are a few apps out there that track FMV (fair market value) for books, and I have seen them referenced on some of the youtube channels I explored but never actually followed because they were mostly about chasing spec books, unfortunately the names of them never actually stuck in my memory, so I can't really suggest any of them.
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Post by Randle-El on Jan 29, 2021 21:56:59 GMT -5
Regarding mycomicshop prices -- my experience has been that with common, run-of-the-mill issues that are not key, first appearances, #1s, etc. their prices are quite fair. I've used them a number of times to fill in gaps in my collection. For the back issues eras that I collect (late 70s early 90s), the prices I paid were reasonable -- especially when factoring in convenience (not having to deal with multiple sellers, searching a website vs. rifling through long boxes) and availability (they usually have most things I'm looking for). Could you find better deals if you went through the trouble? I'm sure you could. But again, for the types of issues I'm looking for I felt they were reasonable enough.
When it comes to key issues though... all bets are off. Like MRP said, they do a lot of consignment, so that jacks of the price on those books. Also, a lot of higher value issues they sell are slabbed, so you have to factor that in as well.
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Post by brutalis on Jan 29, 2021 22:29:31 GMT -5
The entire idea of a pricing guide is as nd was for the benefit of f sellers. A way to easily "quote" an arbitrary price that we I'll guarantee a profit for the seller. As a buyer anything is only worth what I am willing to pay. Outside of handcrafted art or creations which are a SINGULAR artifact creating their worth to the buyer, almost all other items depends upon what others have paid for so the next seller can claim that as an "asking" price.
Supply and demand would have something to do with resale value but buyers looking to use comicbooks as investments paying a little now in hope of a bigger payoff later has turned pricing to insane levels.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jan 30, 2021 8:09:30 GMT -5
If it's a book that's more than a couple dollars, I take a bit of an average between Mycomicshop (usually the best one) 50% of what Mile High lists (Which is often still way too high for any key issues, but sometimes you find stuff that hasn't been repriced for a long time) and recent completed ebay auctions.
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Post by tartanphantom on Jan 30, 2021 11:02:53 GMT -5
gocollect.com is very good at tracking FMV for slabbed books based on actual sales from several sources, but is obviously geared toward the spec market. Also, it allows you to search by book title, which will bring up a list of issues within that title, including trend data. If you're like me and don't really chase the hottest slab trends, it doesn't really work for you, since raw books are not really tracked. However, if you click on a title, you will see that it tracks all grades for a title from 0.5 to 10.00 grades. this will at least give you a reasonable idea on keys.
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