Spiderman’s Villains
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Here is an awesome picture of The Amazing Spiderman’s villains. Which villain is your favorite?
Mine are:
- Green Goblin
- Mysterio
- Rhino
- Sandman
- Hydroman
Stick Tight, I’m Upgrading To WordPress 2.5
Just a quick note to let you all know that I am upgrading my site to WordPress 2.5 as I want to install a really cool theme. If the site seems to be down for a little bit, don’t worry, I will have it back up shortly. Thank you for all of your cooperation.
Happy Collecting.
Patrick
The Comic Collector
3 Steps To Finding The Value Of Your Comic Book
Hello comic collectors.
I know, I know… It’s been awhile since I last posted but I am working on putting some good content together for you. Recently, I received this question from “Angela” a fellow collector:
“I have some old Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom Comic books that I have had since I was a teenager. They are still wrapped in plastic. They were limited editions. How would I find out what these would be worth today?“
First, thank you for the question and it is definitely a question that many collectors ask quite often before they determine to sell their comic books or maybe determine worth for their collection. Let’s get started shall we. (Thanks to my good friend Sean over at comicbooksecrets.com for the outline for this - go check out his site after you read this.)
Step 1: Gather Titles and Issue Numbers
If you have an “Amazing Spiderman” collection, what you would do is list all of your issue numbers on a piece of paper or in a text editor such as notepad. Here is an example:
Amazing Spiderman 300
Amazing Spiderman 316
Step 2: Determine Condition or “Grade”
A quick note here, grading your comics is subjective. As an example, I prep comic books for collectors to increase the grade of the book before they send them into CGC or PGX for grading. They may send me a “Wolverine 1 Limited Edition”. That collector may have graded that book a 9.2, but when I review the book to determine an estimated arrival grade, the grade may actually be a an 8.0.
That’s a huge difference when it comes to grading. So, what’s the best way to determine the condition or “grade” of my comic books? First, acquire for yourself the Bible of the industry, the “Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide” along with the “Official Overstreet Comic Book Grading Guide” (you can find these in the right navbar under the blog signup form. Look for “Recommended”).
The basic comic book gades are:
For more details and descriptions of these grades, visit my good friend, Seans site and watch his video.
Mint (MT) and Near Mint (NM)
Vefy Fine (VF)
Fine (F)
Very Good (VG) to Good (G)
Fair (FR) to Poor (PR)
Step 3: Find The Value of your Comic Book
We have a couple of ways to find the value of our comic books. First, we can use the Overstreet Price Guide but, as my good friend Sean has said, this is really only good for research of first appearances, villains, etc. as the pricing is a year or more behind and can be biased as they receive a lot of data from dealers.
The best way to find values for your comic books is on eBay! Yes, you’ve read that right - the famous eBay site has the most up-to-date pricing on what you could get for your comic books.
So, what I’m going to do is a video for you guys on how to research your comic books on eBay. Keep watching this site as I will have this coming up soon.
Happy collecting.
Patrick
The Comic Collector
Who Is Turning 40 and Back Issue Picks
Hey comic collectors,
Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend as much as I’m enjoying my 4-day weekend. Weather has been real nice here in Michigan, although we did have a little rain today. Before I get to my main topic today, can you guess who is turning 40 on June 2nd?
Please guess who it is by leaving a comment to this post - I’m really interested in the answers that will be given. No hints though - sorry!
Ok, for those of you who have been following my site and what information I’ve been putting here, there is a link at the top of this page named “Back Issue Picks” which is a page that gives you picks of comic books that are under the radar and/or will be on the rise because of the comic book movies coming out.
The back issue picks page has been updated with some new comic books to keep an eye out for.
Why would you want to keep an eye out for them?
One reason is because if you buy these comic books before their prices hit a “high” you can either flip them for profit or grade them and increase your return on investment. I will be covering this more in my review of Sean Jones’ Movies, Comics and Cash program. I’ll give you the link to his site once my review is complete.
In the meantime, before you have to venture back to work, check out the back issue picks for some gems to add to your collection.
Happy collecting.
Patrick
The Comic Collector
Scareface’s Treasure - A Look At A High-Grade Comic Book
NEW IN THE STORE:
If you wish to purchase any of these items, please click the title and it will take you to that item in our store. Your purchases help keep this site going and allows us to bring you the best information to you on comic book collecting.
1. Tomb Raider : Scarface’s Treasure PGX 9.9 - Here is a high-grade beauty that you can add to your comic book collection.
2. The Avengers 66 “The Great Betrayal” - A classic Avengers cover, 1968.
3. Spiderwoman 1 First Print - A rare find for your collection. 1978
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I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend. We had some great weather here in Michigan - in the 80’s all three days!
Anyhoo, I wanted to give you all an update on the 48 hour challenge that I put out - the results are in - we made a sale…
Ok, so it was one measly sale. But that one sale will now go towards helping out a serviceman who actually needs it and Myself, Dave and the one who purchased can feel good about that. We will have many other challenges down the road as we grow, to help out others in need.
Next, I am working on another product review for you all - and this one is an awesome one! I kid you not, you will love this once you see it - so add my site to your rss feeder and keep an eye out for that review.
Want a hint on what it is?
Glad you asked… it will cover how you can turn your comics into cash by taking advantage of the comic book movie rage.
Finally, I’ve been making changes to the site (some visible, some not) that I hope will benefit you and others looking for information on comic book collecting. Coming up I will be doing some articles on Prepping Comic Books. Many of you may not know what prepping is or what it’s purpose is, but I will dig into it here on this site.
Comic Tip –> Prepping can increase the grade and value of your comic book instantly! <–
That’s all for now, have a great week.
P.S. I won’t be updating the site that much over the next week as my son is back home from school and I will be spending some time with him, but don’t worry, I’ll be putting some good information together for you. Thanks for being a loyal viewer of my site. God bless.
Patrick
The Comic Collector