anybody into comics?

[Akeel]

I got a whole bunch of old comics and wanna unload these.

anyone know how much they might be worth? or how i can find out? where can i get rid of em?

[James]

go to a comic book store

[Akeel]

guess what we're doin this weekend?

[James]

goin to a comic book store?

[Phrenetic]

...lol

[NinjaBoy]

Generally comic books aren't actually worth that much. Most stores won't even bother going through them.

Any titles you have you think are valuable? I know a bit about them.

[tiedye]

Post a list with specific titles and volumes. The difference between X-Men and the Uncanny X-Men is vast in price difference.

I still keep up with them a fair bit.

[Akeel]

Originally Posted by James

goin to a comic book store?

nothing gets by you.

[Akeel]

I got the thing #1 from the 70's
the three part first appearance of carnage
some stupid dc one where lois lane dies
all i can remember right now....

[tiedye]

Those are not necessarily expensive collector's items (although The Thing may be worth a fair bit, I couldn't find anything on it).

I'd say your best bet is to get them appraised at a comic book shop and then sell them independently if you're looking to make the most cash off of it. Private collectors will shell out a bit more if it's something they want in their collection for personal pride (ie. all three parts of the first appearance of Carnage).

If you want to sell the whole lot off and just be rid of it, I may know someone. Get them appraised first though.

[tiedye]

Also, a quick Google brought this up:

Upcoming Vancouver Comicon events

[Akeel]

^
nice one...i might keep the carnage one...they've been in those little baggies forever and I could get that framed and mounted or something.

[tiedye]

No doubt.. those aren't so much expensive as they are just fucking cool to have.

[rawb]

PERSONALLY, I WOULD KEEP THE COMICS IN A BOX STORED SOMEWHERE.

GIVE THEM TO YOUR SON OR TOMBOY DAUGHTER, THEY WILL GET MORE USE OUT OF THEM THEN ANY COLLECTOR WILL

UNFORTUNATELY COMIC PROSPECTING STARTED BEFORE 1990 SO MOST OF THE COMICS POST 86 ARE WORTH LITTLE (THANKS WIZARD + TRADE PAPERBACK MANIA)

BASICALLY THE REAL WORLD VALUE IS LESS THAN THE SENTIMENTAL VALUE, OR THE "WOW DAD YOURE SO COOL!" VALUE YOUD GET FROM GIVING THEM TO YOUR OFFSPRING

PS: FIRST 3 CARNAGES eBay: Amazing Spiderman Comics Lot 361 362 363 First Carnage! (item 130098017128 end time Apr-12-07 09:15:37 PDT)

[tiedye]

Exactly. The only real coin you'll get from these is from private collectors who want them solely for personal pride.

[se7en]

theres some online site that show prices for comics. however comics and cards arent worth anything nowadays, just to many kinds.

[tiedye]

That's not true at all se7en. It's BECAUSE there are so many spin-offs that the genuine originals are going up in price. Not to mention it's about the right time for a comeback. Comics are starting to reappear all over the place and conventions are becoming more and more frequent again.

[omega_image]

if you're looking to sell them akeel: check out the going price on ebay or buy yourself a copy of wizard magazine (not sure if its still around, but used to always grab one to see the going value of my comics)

but yeah, generally speaking value has gone down a lot. anything pre 90's may have some worth. but post 90s unless you paid a pretty penny for it, chances are it hasn't gone up that much.