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ronvaughan private msg quote post Address this user | |
| All, Would like to get your opinions on the best way for me to pare down my collection by selling off bulk loads. I want to sell the majority of my collection and keep keys and sentimental books only. What are the best methods and channels to sell books in bulk? |
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 Suck it up, buttercup!!
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KatKomics private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @ronvaughan - same goal for next year or two!! | ||
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KYoung_1974 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Just my opinion, but if you want to sell in bulk, you probably need to do it locally through like Craig's List or FB market place. Or, get a booth at a local con. On Ebay, you're going to have issues as most people aren't looking for lots, but those one or two books to complete a run. I've had luck selling up to maybe 3 or 4 books in a lot, but some of the larger runs I've put up have hardly gotten any interest. Of course, it all depends on what you are trying to sell and your mileage may vary... |
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doog private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I just went to a con, got rid of 3 long boxes at .25 each. And a bunch of $1, $3, and $5 books. I noticed many dealers do 3 for a dollar. Table cost was too high though for it to make much sense. Large lots on EBay work, especially if your post office allows media mail for comics, my post master does. Many don’t. | ||
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ronvaughan private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Thank you, I will go the local facebook and craigs list route. Most of the book I want to depart with are I believe collectable, so I do not want to depart with them for the dollor bin prices. Sample of books to sell and majority are 8.5 and above - Alpha Flight (1st Series) (Marvel, 1983–1994) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10-2, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22(2), 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 106, 107, Anl 1, Anl 2 The Avengers (Marvel, 1963–1996, 2004, 2017–2018) 66, 67, 68, 70, 72, 73, 75, 76, 77, 78, 82, 86, 90, 91, 106, 107, 120, 121, 131, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 178, 193, 209, 221, 222, 223-2, 223,224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244(2), 245(2), 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271(2), 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286(2), 287(2), 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307,308,309, 310, 311, 341, 363, Anl 10(2), Anl 11, Anl 12, Anl 13, Anl 14, Anl 15, Anl 16, Anl 17, Anl 18 Batman (DC, 1940–2011) 163, 166, 171, 180, 215, 220, 225, 226, 229, 230, 242, 243, 245, 246, 247, 250, 252, 257, 260, 264, 311, 322, 333, 346(7), 404, 405, 433, 434, 435,436, 442, 443, 444, 451, 455, 456, 457, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 471, 474, 475, 476, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490,492, 493, 494(2), 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 500/CS, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508(3), 509, Anl 8, Bk 2 Captain America (1st Series) (Marvel, 1968–1996, 2009–2013, 2017–2018) 177, 194, 235, 261, 276, 280, 281, 282-2, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 299/MJ, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 308/A, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 326-2, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 358/MJ, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 408, Anl 8 |
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 Beaten by boat oars
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Studley_Dudley private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @ronvaughan I definitely see a few books on my list if you would be willing to break up some of the bulk. | ||
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ronvaughan private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Sure, let me know what your looking for. I have so many more titles but did not want to use this forum as a selling oppurtunity. I will look at the format of facebook and other social media apps. to see what is being sold out there and how | ||
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Suck it up, buttercup!!
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KatKomics private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I'm getting to the point that after I decide what to keep I may just call one of those we travel any where guys to take them away. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by KatKomics It’s fun to set up at a con and watch folks make stacks of your cheap books, enjoy the costumes, joke with the dealers trying for a ridiculous deal. The obvious hoarders are troubling however. Going home with a few fewer long boxes is a bonus. I always try to buy at least one book, and not care too much about profit. In my mind I paid nothing for the common books, and many times they were essentially throw ins with the small number of keys anyway |
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 To answer your question, no, this is not where the comics go to die.
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MutantMania private msg quote post Address this user | |
I admit I have a problem. If people would just quit selling their collections so cheap I would be ok  Good luck with your sales. Let me know how the facebook thing goes. I have a serious amount of books to get rid of... |
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 Pictures? We don't need no stinking pictures.
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brysb private msg quote post Address this user | |
| As far as eBay is concerned, I am one of those who is always on the lookout for specific runs, but...I am also looking for bargains in NM. If you look to sell a run on eBay and expect to get market value it probably will not happen unless there is high demand. I see a lot of larger runs on eBay where a seller will break them up into 5-10 issues and place multiple auctions, I think this is the best route to go. | ||
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Odinson2000 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I had about 1500 books pre-1980, with about 85% pre-1977. This past summer, I pulled what I thought were the best 50 or so out and sold the rest in a one-time, one-hour bulk sale to a store to generate the money for grading. Now, by the time they’re all back from grading next year, I’ll have about 60 high value graded comics as my total collection. Not for everyone, but I’ve been very happy with the change. I’ve been reading everything digitally for nearly 10 years now, so it was the right time for me. |
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