I hav a lot of old comics which i wud like to sell, does anyone kno a shop in london where i cud sell them?
November 282009
i live in south west london, is there any shops that would give me a good price for all my old comics?
Chances are you’ll find that they won’t be worth as much as you hope, depending what you have. If your comics are from before 1975, do research into what you have. If they’re from after that year, it’s very unlikely you have anything rare of significantly sought after. Most comics from the 80s and 90s routinely sell for 25 cents or less, with only some exceptions (Watchmen, Sandman, indie titles like the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, some Uncanny X-Men). I don’t know what you have, but many 80s/90s collections are filled with undesirable or extremely common fluff books like New Mutants or spin off titles for Spider-Man, Superman and Batman. Joe’s estimate of a dollar a piece is very unlikely if you take them to a comic book store (if they’re from the 80s/90s). Comic stores would go out of business if they offered those kinds of prices.
The alternative route is to list the comics for sale on craigslist.com and you’ll find collectors in your area willing to pay more than the comic stores. Ebay may also be a more profitable way to go, although most people will hesitate pay the shipping charges which can end up costing more than the books themselves when dealing with a collection of several dozen or hundred comics.
In London, THE comic shop to go to is Forbidden Planet, and they have several locations. Call one of them and ask if they’d be interested in looking at them and offering you a price. Here’s their website and list of their locations
http://forbiddenplanet.com/stores/
Since they have multiple locations, they may recommend you take it to one store rather than another, and suggest when to bring them in so you don’t show up when there are no managers around.
November 29th, 2009 at 12:19 am
First of all, I live in the U.S.
But I figure its all the same. Umm, depending on how old your comics are is how much you’ll get for them. You might get a buck or two for a comic if your at a good store. Most old comics can be found in back issues for 2 or 3 dollars.
good luck however.
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November 29th, 2009 at 12:40 am
Chances are you’ll find that they won’t be worth as much as you hope, depending what you have. If your comics are from before 1975, do research into what you have. If they’re from after that year, it’s very unlikely you have anything rare of significantly sought after. Most comics from the 80s and 90s routinely sell for 25 cents or less, with only some exceptions (Watchmen, Sandman, indie titles like the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, some Uncanny X-Men). I don’t know what you have, but many 80s/90s collections are filled with undesirable or extremely common fluff books like New Mutants or spin off titles for Spider-Man, Superman and Batman. Joe’s estimate of a dollar a piece is very unlikely if you take them to a comic book store (if they’re from the 80s/90s). Comic stores would go out of business if they offered those kinds of prices.
The alternative route is to list the comics for sale on craigslist.com and you’ll find collectors in your area willing to pay more than the comic stores. Ebay may also be a more profitable way to go, although most people will hesitate pay the shipping charges which can end up costing more than the books themselves when dealing with a collection of several dozen or hundred comics.
In London, THE comic shop to go to is Forbidden Planet, and they have several locations. Call one of them and ask if they’d be interested in looking at them and offering you a price. Here’s their website and list of their locations
http://forbiddenplanet.com/stores/
Since they have multiple locations, they may recommend you take it to one store rather than another, and suggest when to bring them in so you don’t show up when there are no managers around.
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