Insuring your Comic Book Collection
You may think that a comic book collection is purely for kids, but, have you ever stopped and thought about it, collectibles spell big bucks. You may have heard about stamps selling for millions of dollars right? Well, as long as there are people collecting stuff, they will have value, especially if they are hard to find. This scenario goes the same with comic book collecting.
People from all over the world, kids and adults alike, are now collecting comic books. New titles are coming out regularly and new superheroes are born, if you like the particular title, then chances are, you are going to subscribe or wait for it in comic book stores every month. In time you will soon have a collection.
But for some comic book collectors, it’s the rare and hard to find comic books that are waiting to be the center of their collection. This though can be very risky, especially if it is stolen or damaged. Rare comic books in pristine condition spells thousands of dollars. If anything happens to it, then you can just kiss that money goodbye.
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BATMAN Knightfall Collection Comic Book TPB Graphic Lot US $4.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Mar-10-2010 8:34:34 PST Add to watch list |
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COMIC BOOKS: LARGE COLLECTION US $5.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Mar-10-2010 10:12:24 PST Add to watch list |
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Marvel DC Comic Book Magazine 923pc Lot Collection US $1,760.00 End Date: Wednesday Mar-10-2010 12:45:06 PST Add to watch list |
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Grading Comic Books
When you’re collecting comic books, trading your comic books for other comic books that you want is somehow inevitable. Of course when you trade comic books, it’s not just the fair trading that exists in utopia. Not everything in this world has the same value, and the same thing applies to comic books.
What exactly is comic book grading?
Comic books have a certain grading scale that is crucial to know when you are collecting them. It is also important because knowing the right grade scale of a certain comic book will determine its real value. Grading of comic books is usually subjective, meaning that some comic books may have a high grade or value for other collectors while other people may put a low grade on them.
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NY METS 2000 SEASON PROMO COMIC BOOK- MINT US $2.49 (1 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Mar-10-2010 5:55:13 PST Add to watch list |
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Mint condition DC comic books (1970-1992) US $0.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Mar-10-2010 7:00:17 PST Add to watch list |
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American Flagg! Comic Book #13 Howard Chaykin 1984 MINT US $0.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Mar-10-2010 7:42:11 PST Add to watch list |
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Comic Book Appraisal
Comic book appraisal is similar to comic book grading. The thing is, appraising is an objective process that places a fixed price on the comic that you are selling. Furthermore, appraisal is actually the step after grading the comic.
Comic books are appraised on two factors. 1) The condition of the comic book, and 2) the year the comic book was published. The older the comic book, the more valuable it is and the better the quality, the higher the value. Also, a good mix of both qualities really gets the prices high.
To appraise a comic book, you will have to have good relations with a reputable dealer. This is because you may get scammed by dealers. Also, you will be paying quite a lot for the process as it is quite long and tedious. Just remember to be careful with appraising your comic books.
What is Appraising?
Comic book appraisal is the process of finding out the value of the book itself after it has been graded. If you want to sell a book that you think to be of particular value, you have to go through both processes to find out whether it is really that valuable. This is important because you don’t want to feel cheated at the end of the day.
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ANNE RICE, author, HAND SIGNED COMIC BOOK, ISSUE #1 US $15.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Mar-10-2010 14:19:32 PST Add to watch list |
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STAN LEE Autographed PLAQUE Comic Book Legend EXCELSIOR US $11.50 (2 Bids) End Date: Wednesday Mar-10-2010 18:06:59 PST Add to watch list |
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Johnny Ryan SIGNED The Comic Book Holocaust 1st +SKETCH US $24.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Mar-10-2010 18:51:58 PST Add to watch list |
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