How to sell non-key comic books! Tips & tricks for making space for more - plus Viewer Mail
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- Опубликовано: 7 май 2023
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John & Richard hit the Viewer Mailbag and answer your questions, including how to get rid of all those non-key comic books that fill extra long boxes in your house! The Hot Book of the Week is another Star Wars first appearance, but is it just plain FOMO? The 25 Year Rule showcases Rob Liefeld's Awesome Comics reboot and our Underrated Books of the Week include the first solo comic for The Question and an under-the-radar classic Batman cover!
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What do we do with our comics that are valued at a dollar or less? Give them away to kids! Since we are costumers, whenever we go to cons, we give a comic to any kid that wants to take a picture with us or visits us at our fan table. This is our way of paying it forward and planting the seed for the next generation of comic collectors.
13:33 Another option is find a young reader (*assuming the books are age-appropriate!) who might appreciate them as a gift..
I've done garage sales with .25c/.50c/$1 boxes and bundled story arcs/runs for cheap... sold tons. Then donated the leftovers to children's wings of hospital or Boys/Girls clubs etc. Great way to move bulk.
Battletech was such a HUGE part of my childhood. The books were awesome (I’m actually collecting Battletech books from my childhood) and the tabletop game was cool. I never had the time or money to dedicate to the original tabletop game but dabbled in the helix-click pre-painted miniatures game. However, many forget about the CCG (collectible card game) that came out in the 90s. I LOVED that card game and spent countless hours of fun collecting, building decks, and playing. Great memories!
I am attracted to full runs with the keys included. I think that's a future trend in collecting that makes a lot of sense.
A great option for books you want to just get rid of to make space? Put them in a free little library near you. Great way to give the books out to kids in your neighborhood.
Great episode gentleman. You’ve are so correct regarding looking at the entire book out is the bag. I purchased a beautiful gi joe -#2 1st print newsstand. It was in a milite 4 with a full back. Got home to look at it more closely to find that it had water damage that was not detectable while in the milite bag. My $30 beauty turned into a $2 filler. ALWAYS take the bag out and if the seller will not let you. Walk away.
Thanks guys ( and the comment section too). Appreciate you tackling my question and the advice! Helpful and motivational. Time for some spring cleaning!
Thanks for all you guys do!
Wow. Was not expecting my email to lead off the Viewer Mail segment again! Thanks for a second shout-out. Showing a snippet of the video might've given a bit of context. Glad to hear that Richard has started saving up for that AF15 again. Job done 😄.
Love the Battletech talk as well. Role-playing games were an integral part of my pre-teens and teenage years and informed many of my reading choices, including comics. Always awesome when you guys give time to other things that mean a lot to me.
Thanks for all you do, guys.
At the 12:15 mark where you read the letter of a fellow looking to vend some non-grail type books. I've done that on eBay and I've been using that site for 25 years! Mostly as a buyer but I did take a couple of long boxes and I put them up on auction starting at .99 cents.
I had a lot of duplicates and triplicates and I wanted to thin it out. They sold well but I didn't group them, I sold them as single books even though many were numerically sequential. I used that money to offset other books I wanted and not come out of pocket so much. It was fairly labor intensive but might be less so if you group by maybe three or four books at a time. Best to him in that endeavour.
Just got a chance to listen to this episode in the car today, and almost drove off the road when I heard my name in viewer mail! Thanks for taking on my question about PWCC! I was a little surprised that you both were opposed to the idea, but I think you brought up some good points. Proud that my name will always be associated with "the circle jerk episode"!
Creative circle jerk! That's awesome! And Richard's reaction is priceless!!!
I have this fun, kinda silly 5 year plan to build a private part time comic dealer side business, and the advice on just tabling a local show with what I have now and make room/raise capitol for bigger investments wasn't just practical, but motivational. Thanks for that!
Excellent advice about selling low-value comics. I would also suggest that two of the photos on an Ebay listing should be of the interior of the comic, maybe inside cover/first page and the centrefold; I don't understand sellers who post only a photo of the cover and then give no written information about condition beyond "Acceptable" or "Very Good". Also, avoid "looks good for its age", this is a meaningless cliche when it comes to comics.
I second an Archie episode, so much comic book and social history in those titles.
And a Charlton episode too, their Silver Age output included some fascinating issues and series.
Nice advice on buying a table at a local trade show.
One of my favorite channels on RUclips. Thanks y’all for the great content show after show.
Very appreciated, Wes, thank you!
Hi guys, I’m a new viewer. I just happened to discover your show by scrolling the suggested videos. And as a comic fan, I loved every minute of this episode. Great work guys and I will checkout more of your videos
Thanks, Roberto and welcome!
Good data and advice. Pull it out, when in doubt. Indeed indeed indeed. Thank you for your awesome show.
Yup. Pull it out.👍
Yes, please do an Archie episode, perhaps showcasing the 100 pagers from the 1950s, Katy Keene and the Archie super heroes such as the Fly and Jaguar.
Great info! Thanks
Great Video. I normally lot 50 comics at a time and offer them for $5.00-$10.00 for the lot plus Medium box usps flat rate shipping. about 50 books fit nicely in the flat rate box, and people get 50 books for less than $1.00 a book
That’s a good idea.
Great show, glad I found you guys
We’re glad you’re here!
Getting rid of unwanted comics: I used to bag 2 books together back to back and sell the pack for $1 at garage sales. Often someone would come and buy the whole stack. Sometimes to encourage them to buy more I'd do a 'buy 3 packs get one free' deal.
Great video as always. Supreme by Moore is actually my fav Moore series and that is saying a lot.
I did buy a Batman grouping of Knightfall, It was great to get the whole storyline at one time.
I love how "the trash bag collection " and "the stroller collection " have become part of my vernacular
Just saw your comment and thought I would say hi - from one Darren Smith comic fan to another.
@@darrensmith9564 it's a pleasure to meet you, Darren Smith
Great show always thanks ❤❤
I believe no particular Comic will ever become worthless and it actually takes about 30 years before you will begin to discover some of the most valuble Comics Within your own Particular Collection itself as most of thé actual Values behind Collevting Comics comes from the actual Artists themselves being tied (Inter-Changingly) to the actual Comics & Stories themselves and the ultimate passing of these various extremely Popular and Famous Artists of which have and had produced many different and Various types of Artworks,Characters,and Stories all throughout many Decades now.
So I believe that if you've gotten your enjoyments from Comics and some are not what you would prefer to keep then you should most likely Sell or Trade for something you actually want to have instead as either is actually benefitual to you in thé end.
Just love that comic book format screen! Even has the patina of old newsprint in the gutters!
Re: Ditko and Glanzman. What I read years ago was that when Ditko wrote the scripts for Charlton, he used the pseudonym DC Glanzman, which confused me as a kid, because I knew of Sam Glanzman and thought they were related. Maybe Dick Giordano assigned that name to those scripts? Why he didn’t credit Ditko on the scripts is a mystery. Wish I knew for sure where I read that, but I’m middle aged and my memory isn’t what it was.
In the late 70s/early 80s, I was a fiend for Ditko art and after discovering his Blue Beetle and Question books via Modern Comics reprints, I started looking for the original Charlton books at my LCS. (In 1979-80, 1960s era Charltons were really cheap!) Those Charlton reprints from Modern Comics (which you could always find at one of the K-Marts in Toledo) was a great source of discovery, such as Captain Atom (by Ditko), Peacemaker, Judo Master, E-Man, and other really great comics.
I’m all for an Archie-centric episode. I’m currently trying to piece together a run from #100-400, and I’ve already finished the #200-400, minus one of the dirty innuendo covers (#271, “Pearl necklace”) which I refuse to pay $100-300 for. Just waiting for a really low grade copy for $20 just to fill that open spot. Believe it, many of those mid-late 50s Archie’s are pricey, but I remember buying many high grade 12 and 15 centers in dollar boxes back in the day.
I am in dunedin florida and looking for a collection on non key books.
John, it’s like you figured out the segue… and now you can’t turn it off!! 😂 Another great episode guys, good to see you at last night’s sale 😊🤙 (mmcomicsales)
I'm interested in seeing this video! By the way...the first book in the middle long box is a actual key. #1 Meet The Skrulls (FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE WARNERS (SKRULL FAMILY) AND G'IAH (SKRULL) - I sold a 9.8 a few weeks ago for $200!! 😄
Argh - good eye! Changing now!
Just caught a show for the first time. Love the quality and content. This is great. Longbox love affair is one of my best friends on youtube. You should definitely get him on the shoe sometime! Just subbed.
Alex!! Back atcha - thanks so much
I'm a fellow youtube creator in Cleveland Ohio. Thanks for the info about Recess. I've been wanting to try out Zombiecide games.
Always a great show! I just started reading Geoff johns superman with Legion of Super Heroes and was intrigued at the legion. I was wondering, Richard would you ever be willing to do a video on a good jumping on point for the legion of super heroes? For years I've seen the poor legion of super heroes or legionnaires get roughed up in the dollar bin section and I was always interested, but overwhelmed with the quantity of series and issues that story line has. It's almost like DC's X-Men lol
I used to order from TFAW but it started to seem that I always had damaged books from them during shipment.
Old man rant! 😂😂😂❤
I came for the comics, and stay for the segways 🙌🏻 it’s the 25 year rule!
My understanding was that people were excited about the first appearance of Gretta not Dr Cuatta. The word was that the book is low print run and her character is reminiscent of Dr Aphra
lol, I just ended up with some big runs of American Flagg! 6-50 (vol 1), 9-10 (vol. 2) and Special #1 (vol. 1) if you want :)
and on a similar note to your Trash bag collection...this is listed in my CLZ as Methhead suitcase collection....
*PWCC's* Response: _As with envelopes owned by _*_Carnac the Magnificent,_*_ our comics are hermetically sealed in a mayonnaise jar since noon today on _*_Funk & Wagnall's_*_ porch_
The problem is there are so many back issues who is looking for a random Avengers book from 10 years ago? Which is a shame because so many of the best runs on stuff are just forgotten.
Seems the business model is to run small print runs with a rapid second print if required.
KATY KEENE!!! Do Katy Keene!!!! 🤩🩷
Hmm I’m not sure if minor keys are even worth holding onto. Sometimes these characters remain obscure despite being having a lot of potential. Sometimes I buy comics because of the cover art then realize it’s not even a key issue at all and will probably be worthless in the future despite have a $4-$5 price on the cover page. I don’t know how the comic industry is even surviving selling modern books with the current cover prices unless it’s only rich kids who buy them.
Fun video guys. Do you get other RUclipsrs on your channel? I’m in Melbourne Australia. On my channel I show off random comics from my 20,000+ collection and I end on a key issue.
Amazing fantasy 15 is the second to final comic in his collection? I don't understand
I don't think penultimate means what you think it means
what is more important to me is how can I buy your non key comics and for how much do you sell small boxes for, I do local comic books shows and my big books don't sell, as I sit there watching, the guys with dollar books making hundreds of dollars, my selling plan has changed, and I now am looking for good deals on bulk lots, to move for $1 each
Some truth in this. Just did a show where one dealer had 30 $1 boxes. 75% of the cash in the room went his way.
$1 or $2 box at a local con
I can't even count the number of MJ inserts I've ripped out over the years.
$1 book today until one blows up, becomes a key, then look back and regret it. All seriousness, move them for 10 cents each.
40:46 Advice for the ages
I disagree on the Marks jewelers feedback, what if he sells it, gets a direct, and then realizes how hard and/or pricey it would be to obtain one again? I'd bet he would be real unhappy with you guys.
I will burn my collection before I gp to a comic shop to be humiliated again with an offer of peanuts again. 😞
Lot 'em up and sell 'em cheap!
Do not use a storage unit for any books of value. They are not secure at all. Don't care if you need a code to get in the door and they have cameras etc they are not secure
Didn't Scott kill Professor X once?
Why even say you care about comics if you don't want the regular issues and only collect key issues? Such a mentality is only investment in comics. It has nothing to do with devotion to comics or interest in them. If you only collect keys it means comics are only money to you, which is far from the point. A joke, really.
Hi, there - I think I can counter this a bit...there are a lot of books I bought to read that I don't really want to collect or save. I enjoyed the book and then I'm pretty much done with it. Those are the kinds of things I would purge.
First appearances are the new "1st issue collector's item!" They're purely speculative, nearly no long term value and already tiresome. If Marvel and DC actually tried to invest in some half-decent writers they wouldn't need to rely so heavily on first appearances and variant covers but I know that's far too much to ask for at this point.
Do not store collectibles in storage units. There are homeless people that live in storage units and can steal your books without being detected.