Buying a Comic Book Collection: The Dos and Don'ts I Use in Negotiations
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- This time will be a big, fun Marvel Bronze Age comic that come from a recent collection I've bought. But, most importantly, I talk through the techniques and guidelines I use when negotiating buying a comic book collection. There are many different ways, but this is how I typically approach buying a collection.
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Might work for some collections -- but for example what if someone has a complete run of X-Men from #100 to #300 or a sweet bronze age run of Amazing Spiderman -- for purposes of this example all perfectly maintained at 9.0 or above ? I'd argue in this case that the seller should try to sell these valuable runs on it's own.
The other I don't understand with your method if you're just going to pay for the few highest keys (and then give the seller peanuts for the remainder of his/her collection) -- why doesn't the seller just cherry pick his/her collection and sell the keys separately?
70% FMV for big keys, 50% fmv for minor keys, filler at 0.25 cents to 0.60 cents a book depending on quality (read popularity) of the series and condition of the fillers.
There are a lot of people on ebay who do overpay for comics. They must have a lot of storage space and not value their money as much as I do. It is getting harder to find decent prices on lots of comics and find deals, time invested in searching for deals cannot be recouped either.
Very informative! Appreciate the transparency aspect toward the client, no one likes to get ripped off. Keep the videos coming!
Thanks. Appreciate you watching.
Congrats to 1000 subscribers. At last!! Good video. Hope you had some nice christmas days.
Thank you, Frank! Appreciate you watching! I'm like Wile E Coyote who finally caught the Roadrunner and doesn't know what to do with that success. Now that I'm cross that 1,000 threshold I'm not sure what to do. :)
Just found your channel and love it! And love to see someone so organized and routine with how you process your books, can I ask what those types of shelving are called? I can’t seem to find that specific kind, I aspire to have a set up like this one day rather than stacking the boxes directly on top of one another
Here is the shelving: amzn.to/3HVLLZg Alas, I think the price has gone up considerably. But I've noticed it on Marketplace, so it might be worth it to look for it used. It's perfect because it holds 4 BCW short boxes side-to-side.
And here is what I do to help the boxes slide well: ruclips.net/user/shortsTwlyPo0i1gw?feature=share
@@Nerdsonearth thanks!
I appreciate the thoughts and insights. I’ve never bought a collection but would like to someday. I’m still trying to learn more about buying that way before I pull the trigger. If I could get to where I could buy a collection and break even in terms of getting the books I want and having enough to sell to make back my money I’d feel like I was winning.
My experience is that it isn't difficult to sell enough to make your money back provided you can "float" the cost for long enough. For example, I bought a $3,800 collection early this year and I just broke even on it last month, having sold only a third of it and also keeping the biggest key for my PC. So, nice profit from here on out but I'll also have to blow out a bunch in a spring yard sell, so also lots of work. I am blessed that my family could "float" that expenditure for that time and I would've been in a pickle if I would've needed to get the money back plus profit in a short period. It takes time.
We need to grab a burger in Hopkins and unleash plans to build a comic book empire at Pink Elephant.
@@Nerdsonearth muah hahaha! (he laughs while rubbing his hands like a super villain)
@@Nerdsonearth absolutely
I think this a good approach, thanks for sharing. How do you value the filler?
Man, that's a really good question and I need to give you a very unsatisfactory answer because the truth is "it depends."
I obviously try to get as good a deal on the filler as possible, and most sellers understand that if you are fair with them on the books they value most. Modern or 90s filler I almost don't want to take it home with me because there is so much of it.
But if it is Bronze Age I will pay $1 a comic or more for "filler" because the overlooked vintage stuff is still good stuff!
But one tip I can share is to look for runs. A box a scattered, random filler has less value to me than organized boxes of runs. For example, Starman from DC is definitely filler, but the last collection I bought had a full run of it in order and bagged and boarded. I was able to flip that run on eBay easily and with little work on my part, so I was happy to get that filler!
Hope that helps.
@@Nerdsonearth . It does . Thank you for taking the time to respond.
What channel is the fella that only does 17 cents a comic?
Ah, my brain is washed out and I can’t recall the channel name. Tall guy, shaved or really close cropped hair… if I recall I will circle back and share with you.
@@Nerdsonearth Thanks buddy!
I enjoyed your video.
Thank you, appreciate you watching.
What happens when every book is a key in 9.0 and above ? How do you approach that type of collection ?
You know, I don’t encounter that very often. My wheelhouse is Bronze Age or earlier and those collections often have some modern comics sprinkled in but I don’t really buy collections that are mostly modern, so I don’t see stuff that is consistently 9.0+ often.