Designed with the serious collector in mind, dreck check is a comic book search engine for collectors and dealers. These are the most actively sold comics over the past couple months. Welcome to the comic book price guide that has been 25 years in the making. We offer one free valuation of a single british comic, american comic book or british annual. Collectible appraisals and estimates collect insure.
We can also do valuations of collections or part collections for a fee. We have completely redesigned the site and you will now notice that we have a much greater emphasis on comics dated from before 1975. Providing our customers with the finest american comic books for over 30 years. Clz core is our central online comic database, that is the database that you search by barcode or by series in the add comics screen. Abebooks has been part of the rare book world since going live in 1996. Choosing the best comic collecting software for you.
A second option for valuation is metropolis collectibles. As one of the leading specialists in the world for vintage british and american. We go by the title on the cover, ignoring the first the and a etc. If there is something that you are looking for but is not in the guide yet, drop me a line and i can help.
However, we are offered about 1020 collections per day, and usually buy just one or two per week. We are always interested in buying comic book collections and original comic book art. Is that old comic you found in the attic worth something. In other words, it takes a dealer time to sort, bag, board and price any comic book. A missing dust jacket, or a dust jacket that is in poor condition, can cut a collectible books value more than 50%. Smr online is the only official price guide for psacertified collectibles and it is the most comprehensive price guide in the hobby. Once you input a few comics and go through all of its features, youll quickly realize the value of the small one time charge to be able. Limited collectors edition comic books all regular issues are out of stock. Comic book inventory software keep track of your comic.
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Visit us in ma, or we are happy to do comic book appraisals on location. The rare 1920s through 1960s keys from paramount, vocalion and others in original like new condition are very much sought after and sell quickly at high prices. Are you holding a rare gem in your collection that will bring top dollar. In addition to the latest market reports, analysis, and prices, this years edition celebrates the 75th anniversary of batman, takes a detailed look at rare canadian comics, and inducts a new lineup of industry. We can help you find the fair value of your comics. Platinum 18971937, golden 193855, silver 195669, bronze 197079, and modern 1980present. Without question the best comic book inventory app available. It includes over 400,000 prices for a host of different collectibles including, but not limited to. Gocollect can now put you in touch with highly respected buyers and sellers in the comic book industry. Comic book database software, catalog your comic collection.
Join a welcoming and vibrant comics and action figures community at the forums and blog. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. When selling wholesale, or selling your entire collection at one time, expect to be offered anywhere from 30% to 50% of the total retail value depending on the quality and condition of your items. Free online comic book and action figures database to. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. In general, the comic information delivered by core is quite complete and correct, but you may sometimes run into entries that are quite sparse e. The condition of the book was especially remarkable because, as parents know all too. Beginning in the late 1930s, records were usually massproduced, thus making them quite common. Rarity, title, issue, and condition determine value, although often one of those variables is far more important than the others. All images on comic collector live of their respective publishers.
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Free valuations of your comic collection are not something we can provide. Sell, buy and trade with comic collectors from around the world. Updated and added to every day, it will eventually list all significant british comics published and all marvel and dc comics that were either officially distributed or non distributed in the uk. Comic books have been published for more than a century, and collectors categorize them into five ages. When searching on its important to find copies that match the book in your possession as accurately as possible. Well known to book collectors and booklovers, our site is an excellent resource for discovering a rough value of an old book. Since 1970, the overstreet comic book price guide has been the bible for those looking to fully comprehend the back issue marketplace. Comic book collecting a valuation guide 1984 comic books. An appraiser can be hired to deliver an unbiased recommendation as to the expected replacement cost of your book s or the fair market value for selling your books. Major comics companies have titles with histories that span decades of publication, and if you are new to a particular arc, it can be hard to even decide where to start.
Aaron albert, a collector of and an expert on comic books, has studied, taught, and written about the comic book genre for more than 20 years. Collectors insurance is a specialist product which helps protect your collections in case anything should happen to them. If you want to sell old comic books youve just found or inherited, then these are the challenges you are going to face. Enter a word to search for all matching uk and us publishers and titles. Comic book valuations online expert valuations in 24hours. Start your comic book search using the premier free comic book price guide. A professional book appraiser is a rare book specialist, probably a bookseller, who is well versed in the pricing of rare books. Whether you are an avid comic collector, a repeat offender one who once collected but fell by the wayside, are new to the industry, or someone who came across some old comics, welcome to the world of comics. Since 1975, weve been the goto spot for comic book fans and super hero lovers. Its important to emphasize this, because too many collectors especially when its time to sell their comic books quote the value of the books in their collection. Comic book collecting, a valuation guide by robert m. We follow a strict set of guidelines in order to deliver the best possible comic book values. From our humble beginnings, we have grown to the largest, most complete comic book price guide with well over 1,000,000 comics in our database. The estimated values shown on each web page are outofdate in many cases.
Comic book price guides, like overstreet, have a minimum price for comic books. The dust jacket is both the most decorative part of a book, and the most delicate. The comic book price guide for great britain comic search. Easily search titles such as amazing spiderman, batman, xmen and the black panther. Dozens more features for you to discover completely free.
While it does a nice job of managing your comic database, it does leave a bit to be desired in terms of updating values as the market changes. Its important to emphasize this, because too many collectors especially when its time to sell their comic books quote the value of the books in their collection they simply look up all the prices in the guide, usually blanketgrading their books as near mint minus 9. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. This is a small collection of comic books and graphic novels, mixture of marvels dc and others all individually priced some for. Collections often build in value over time, and insurance can help to cover the monetary value of your collection, in case items are lost, damaged or stolen.
Welcome to the best website for bronze age, silver age and golden age collectible comic books and original comic book art. Superworld comics is home to many rare and valuable comics for fun and investment. Dec 27, 2017 image comic book price guide image caption the 1936 rupert left is valued at about. A book that has significant damage is likely not worth much. The physical state of a marvel comic book commands a great deal in finding out its value. As one of the leading specialists in the world for vintage british and american comics and annuals, were always in the market for buying collections. Most hard cover books published since the early 20th century were sold with a dust jacket. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. Scroll down to add issues to your want list and well email you when they arrive.
Christmas annuals in the attic what are yours worth. These include the later 10 cent issues and all 12 cent issues, which ended in mid1969. It can be difficult to know the value of a comic book. It may also give you peace of mind that you could replace any.
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