@@MintHunterComics I live in Canada, and i remember just a few years back, a (very large/popular) US comic store shipping things in flimsy carboard envelopes, and they were ended up folded because they listed the comics as "magazines" in the shipping label. Double wammy, they were exclusives from said store too ;)
Thanks for these tips. Saw your video in my Suggested Videos, and found your other older videos very interesting to binge-watch next. Looking forward to learning from you! 🙏🍻
I'm glad I found your channel! I love comics and this is a great format! Here is some great info, the reader's crease is actually when Marvel sent out single issues to subscribers on their early subscription lists back in the day! Marvel would fold them and put them in an envelope to ship out! I used to have a silver age mailing envelope from Marvel not too many years back, but unfortunately lost it!
I know it's "sad trombone" time for a lot of sellers, but, as a buyer / holder, I am LOVING scooping up these "low" grade (7.5 - 9.4) books for pennies on the dollar and releasing them from their slab prisons. Been an amazing time to finally get my hands on some keys / grails.
Make for great cheap "reader copies". I know in this digital age, you can always read back issues that way but for me, nothing beats reading a story "the old school way"
Always great videos, I always wondered about low-grade Keys, love to find those and not have to spend too much money, but I can see why collectors wouldn’t want them
Extremely informative. As a 59 year old who took a break from comics for 30 years I appreciate your input. I've watched a few of your videos recently and your terrific
All your points are spot on. Thanks for putting your time in. The thing with the "naughty" covers, there is a niche market, you just gotta find it. There are a few facebook groups and on other social media that will pay a pretty decent price.
Having managed two Direct Sales stores. Our Treasury Editions moved well. Slabs unless Keys or pre 1945 barely moved and often I’d have to work them into deals.
As always a great video. And honestly informative if you're looking to add to your personal collection. I know myself, I've actually targeted those less than 9.4 slabs for my "don't intend to sell" PC because in many cases I can get them for basically case cost because of the lack of market for them.
I feel like we’ve all been there, when you’re excited to put something up for sale thinking it’s going to go quick.. aaand it just sits. Great video! Some great info!
That is a very informative list & spot on, James. Thanks for the great content. I'm not surprised about the sellability of the Treasury Editions. Still, I see them becoming rarer in F/VF condition as time progresses because they are more challenging to maintain for the reasons you described.
I personally don't mind a little wear on some of my raws because I am a reader and I typically try and sell in bulk when I do get rid of some stuff. But you did nail the list and you certainly have the experience. Thank you James for the awesome content.
@@MintHunterComics Low grade 90s is hard to except maybe a BA12 or NM98… otherwise mid grade or better for readers. Availability of high grade is just too high.
Very Interesting about the "naughty comics" . Years ago I stock pilled a load of Avatar , Eros, London Night type comics , mainly bought of ebay as they sold really well at like £20 per issue. As soon as ebay banned them I couldnt move them , even slabbed copies. I now add "ask me about my underground comics" in every listing and have taken to throwing in free issues to customers to try to attract interest . (I ask permission first , not everyone would appreciate that kind of free gift) ....still no movement. The variant that has ballooned for me here in the UK tho is the 1990 Spiderman # 1 Blue Lizard . I would see 2-3 a year of theses at about £20 now I cant find a VFN under $250 .
I have no interest in one of the high end variants, matter of fact I can't stand the variant cover gimmicks that Marvel and DC have been doing for the past 20 years.
@@MintHunterComics I kind of hope so. I'm guilty of buying variants (example: I have covers A & B of every issue of the Skybound Transformers) but the high end stuff? Too rich for my blood just for a cover of a modern book.
To tag on to the treasury subject: I sold a 3rd print TMNT 1 and had a hard time shipping that one. I had to chop up one box to protect the book and then slide it in to the shipping box cuz nothing fit that weird shape. It wasn't pretty but I guess it worked cuz the buyer was happy when it got there.
Risqué covers depend on the followers of that specific artist. They sell well at some of the auction places if you let the facebook fan pages of the specific artists know they're up for grabs. Or, you can get decent trades on them.
I just started collecting again after 30 years. I’m just trying to purchase and read my old runs from back in the day. Maybe someday I’ll care about reselling. Great video!
I completely agree with you on signed non keys. I have like 20 of them in my ebay store and none of them are selling. I just dumped them all off at the local auction house to try and move them so I can get something for them hopefully.
6:15 you can buy boxes specific for treasury editions from Bags Unlimited as an example. Treasury Editions do sell if they are in good condition like Fine or better.
Just turned 30 years old and decided to collecting comics (finally financially able to pick up this hobby) and I have to say I am hooked on your channel lol! I've always loved comics and its awesome to see how invested you are for not just yourself, but the community. I collect for fun and have no intentions of ever selling so even the "crap grade" comics are still cool to me, but your channel really opens the door to knowledge for us beginners. Keep up the fun work brother. I'll be watching!
Obviously each seller has their own opinions based on customer base, but price anything low enough and it will sell. But Treasuries...I can sell those all day. Like you I am a live seller and all I have to do is talk about the art and the size of the art and people realize how special they are. Case in pot: House Of Mystery treasury with Adams, Wrightson, Toth, Aragones - it is probably the single greatest treasury in terms of art. Good video, kinda has me jonesin' to make my own!
Collectors Resource out of Grand Rapids Michigan sells wraparound artwork/connecting cover frames that fit most treasury editions. There's also UV protection options as well. Have a little price to them but they're solid frames!
Excellent video! I agree wholeheartedly with all of your points. Slowly but surely I see low grade is better than no grade only applying to blue chip keys. Not sure what your sales and research saying.
I think the biggest problem is the push a few years ago for everything to be a 9.8. That was becausse everyone was buying as an investment which (IMO) is the wrong way to look at it, hey to each their own. Also a lot of collectors are very niche now since it is so expensive to be a generalist. Another very good video with lots of good information as always
Personally in the last couple of months filler back issues in general are just hard to move even in dollar bins. We seem to be in a key only/ high grade slab climate at the moment
Ah, the dreaded "subscription crease". I lost it a long time ago, but my Silver Surfer #1 that I got on subscription from Marvel back when dinosaurs roamed the earth had a terrible color breaking split right down the front of the cover. Do wish I still had it though.
Thus explains a lot. I have been to a number of shows and seen the same naughty and treasry size just sitting. I've also found signature and 99's keys for cheap and thought I got lucky
I don't usually sell comics but precovid convention exclusives I was able to sell. Now, convention exclusive covers are also sold online. Sometimes, it mail out before the convention so you'll get it when the convention ends.
I would agree with nearly your entire list with the exception of sealed hardcovers. I have been able to sell my sealed hardcovers on eBay and they’ve done quite well. For slabbed comics, it is very hard to move anything with a grade below 9.8. I don’t do naughty covers/ comics as a general rule because I don’t want to put anything on my storefront that I would be embarrassed for an employer or someone from church to see.
Moving to Lambertville, NJ next spring! Excited to check out the local comic shops. Will be bringing my comic collection with me so will be down for trades and stuff
You're so right about the 80s keys under a 9.4. I had a Amz #299 9.2 newsstand on eBay for months and no one wanted to give $100 or more for it. Finally had to negiotiate with a buyer and sold it for $109 with some bonus stuff.
100% on the "reader's crease" (also known as the "subscription crease", as mailing those issues caused a similar mark). They don't bug me though, so I look at these as a breat buying opportunity.
Very niche crowd for those naughty books. They can sell for a good penny, but it’s like you said you have to find that one person specifically looking for those types of things.
I appreciated this post. Now, what I thought in my head has been corroborated with your post. For new books, they need to be minty new. Older (Silver age), which is my era of book, still can sell due to rarity. Boob books I never had interest in. I've had the real deal and I can't squeeze paper in the same way. Keep on buying and collecting folks. Comics are a fantastic hobby. Best to all. Oh, and Make Mine Marvel! Uh, Silver age, that is.
I've got a couple of exclusive variants that's I've been holding onto since the 90s. Sounds like I should get them graded to keep for my own nostalgia. Just getting into the channel and back into comics. Keep up the great work.
If the crease is a perfectly straight crease up the middle, it's a subscription crease. Back in the day, before the mailer envelope, Marvel would just fold the comic in half and shove it in a normal legal sized envelope and slap a stamp on it. I don't mind those as much and would still buy a lower grade knowing the history of that crease.
I got back into collecting.So I’ve learned hard way and lost money on buying variant books at a premium.Now there not worth anything I paid for. I’ve learned to be more patient with that and see what stays at a good value. Hard lesson to learn. Thank you for what you do and your knowledge has helped me a lot. I’ll keep collecting,but I know what I want to collect and what not to do now.
That Kris that you called a reader's crease I believe it's actually a subscription comic crease, because comic books that you subscribed to back in the early 60s and 50s were folded in half. I think it was in the 70s before they finally realized not to fold them in half catering and put a crease in it.
The “ readers crease” is known as the subscription crease, it used to bother me more than it does now. I don’t mind banged up comics, I own them because I love to have them.
As a new collector, I love a lot of these post-1980 lower grade slabs. Because demand for them is lower, I can grab a lot of key books usually at a decent price and check them off my list. Then later on when looking to buy a copy of that same book in better condition, I'm not making the purchase from a position of FOMO, which allows me to be a little more objective about whether or not the upgrade in question is a good deal.
The risqué covers that I do own are from like Paul Green or EBAS & it’s simply cause it’s them. I doubt I’ll be able to move them the day I part with my collection but, c'est la vie. 80s & 90s books that are CGC but not 9.8 are the bane of my existence. I sent in several during the comic boom that came back 9.6 & it’s such a pain to move them. No one is going to give you hardly anything for them. You’re almost better off popping them out & selling raw.
I'm still really new to Collecting and Selling Comics so this video is super helpful. I will be checking out your other video after this. Thanks again and have a Great Day
If they're financially motivated collectors they would love you. You're raising the prices of their comics. Just like all the comics that have been thrown in the trash over the years. You essentially need the vast majority of a collectible to be thrown out to raise the prices. Old typewriters and film projectors were insanely expensive when they were first sold. Now you can get one that's more than a century old for 50 bucks. Because so many of them weren't thrown out.
I picked up a stack of treasury editions at a shop for 5 to 15 each because they were all above mid grade. These are extremely hard to find in high grade because they do not store well.
This all makes me think of many years ago before even the thought of the first X-Men movie, I sold my near mint copy of Giant Size X-Men #1 for $100. It originally sold for .50c and today sells for thousands.
From my experience most of what you say I agree with. Low grade 90s because of high grade high volume availability are tough movers. I also agree with the graded and naughty covers. Where you lose me as a old collector is the "reader creases". Beware those are a niche market, but the down the middle are actually subscription copies and they are starting to become more sought after. People who know what these are , are buying on the cheap. Especially expensive if you have A. Any sort of Providence like the original mailer, or B. It's a key book. Collectors are starting to recognize these as books sent straight from Marvel to the fans. Remember in the very first few issues of over street the advisors said "Silver age Marvel is not worth buying due to its massive print runs and easy availability". That was more than a half dozen experts. As for signatures. I think if it's a current artist it may be hard to move because they are signing more and more. So much to the point that unsigned keys may become more expensive. It's a interesting debate right now. But Legends or reclusive artist and writers demand a premium regardless of the book. Of course I have been very lucky to buy many signed books at astounding prices because of that type of thinking, at least pre pandemic. Now the same books go for hundreds and hundreds of dollars. Just my two cents. Love your channel.
I would think most books that aren’t standard size would be more difficult to move. So not just Treasury sized comics, but even mini-comics, ashcans, promos, etc. that don’t fit in normal bags and boxes.
Do you remember those massively oversized DC character books that Alex Ross did in the 90’s? I bought all of those and they barely fit in a short box standing on their spines. Beautiful, but I don’t think there is any bag and board existing for them.
“Readers crease” might actually be an original shipping problem. They used to send comics by mail FOLDED IN HALF 😢
Correct you are! Even as recent as DC rebirth I was still getting my books shoved in my tiny mailbox lol
He is correct they would fold the comic and ship it to you sometime they creased and sometime they did not.
I remember that when u had a subscription back in the 60's and 70's they folded up the comics in half when shipping.
@@MintHunterComics I live in Canada, and i remember just a few years back, a (very large/popular) US comic store shipping things in flimsy carboard envelopes, and they were ended up folded because they listed the comics as "magazines" in the shipping label. Double wammy, they were exclusives from said store too ;)
@@johnscamardo2145 this is what I specifically remember 👍
I like that you base your content on your actual sales experiences, unlike some channels that are Key app driven... 😊
I appreciate that!
Thanks for these tips. Saw your video in my Suggested Videos, and found your other older videos very interesting to binge-watch next. Looking forward to learning from you! 🙏🍻
That's great to hear - thanks!
I'm glad I found your channel! I love comics and this is a great format! Here is some great info, the reader's crease is actually when Marvel sent out single issues to subscribers on their early subscription lists back in the day!
Marvel would fold them and put them in an envelope to ship out! I used to have a silver age mailing envelope from Marvel not too many years back, but unfortunately lost it!
I know it's "sad trombone" time for a lot of sellers, but, as a buyer / holder, I am LOVING scooping up these "low" grade (7.5 - 9.4) books for pennies on the dollar and releasing them from their slab prisons. Been an amazing time to finally get my hands on some keys / grails.
I’m doing the exact same thing. It’s great to get some of these keys I never thought I’d have access to.
Same, I collect to read so swiping up key gaps in runs for real cheap feels great especially when it's a really good looking copy too
Great video! Low grade 90’s books are my biggest peeve when buying collections. They just dont sell, but people think they have gold.
Make for great cheap "reader copies". I know in this digital age, you can always read back issues that way but for me, nothing beats reading a story "the old school way"
It's funny how the "good girl" covers don't sell, but bondage covers or ALF banging a seal are in high demand. I guess we're a kinky bunch 😂
One seems more artsy or historic, the other seems “porny”
@@MintHunterComics Gotta find that "one type of collector". 🤣
I'd buy a cover of Alf banging anything!!!
Didn't know this existed 5 minutes ago. Now I'm searching ebay. Thanks alot.
@@PSYCHOxDADxCOMIX Maybe if we can get the license we can launch "Alf bangs the universe". A very immature mature series...
Great video. Lot of valuable info. The signed non-key comics was my favorite part. Thx again
Always great videos, I always wondered about low-grade Keys, love to find those and not have to spend too much money, but I can see why collectors wouldn’t want them
Extremely informative. As a 59 year old who took a break from comics for 30 years I appreciate your input. I've watched a few of your videos recently and your terrific
All your points are spot on. Thanks for putting your time in. The thing with the "naughty" covers, there is a niche market, you just gotta find it. There are a few facebook groups and on other social media that will pay a pretty decent price.
Having managed two Direct Sales stores. Our Treasury Editions moved well. Slabs unless Keys or pre 1945 barely moved and often I’d have to work them into deals.
As always a great video. And honestly informative if you're looking to add to your personal collection.
I know myself, I've actually targeted those less than 9.4 slabs for my "don't intend to sell" PC because in many cases I can get them for basically case cost because of the lack of market for them.
I feel like we’ve all been there, when you’re excited to put something up for sale thinking it’s going to go quick.. aaand it just sits. Great video! Some great info!
That is a very informative list & spot on, James. Thanks for the great content. I'm not surprised about the sellability of the Treasury Editions. Still, I see them becoming rarer in F/VF condition as time progresses because they are more challenging to maintain for the reasons you described.
It is just tough, in general, to sell comics for a profit on a regular basis. Great work. Looking forward to the next video.
I personally don't mind a little wear on some of my raws because I am a reader and I typically try and sell in bulk when I do get rid of some stuff. But you did nail the list and you certainly have the experience. Thank you James for the awesome content.
For 80s - yes, but 90s? Mid grade maybe, but no low grade!
@@MintHunterComics Low grade 90s is hard to except maybe a BA12 or NM98… otherwise mid grade or better for readers. Availability of high grade is just too high.
Best comic channel. Thanks for all the info you give.
Appreciate it!
That "Reader's Crease" is from the mailman. Many people used to have mail subscriptions bitd
Very Interesting about the "naughty comics" . Years ago I stock pilled a load of Avatar , Eros, London Night type comics , mainly bought of ebay as they sold really well at like £20 per issue.
As soon as ebay banned them I couldnt move them , even slabbed copies. I now add "ask me about my underground comics" in every listing and have taken to throwing in free issues to customers to try to attract interest . (I ask permission first , not everyone would appreciate that kind of free gift) ....still no movement.
The variant that has ballooned for me here in the UK tho is the 1990 Spiderman # 1 Blue Lizard . I would see 2-3 a year of theses at about £20 now I cant find a VFN under $250 .
I have no interest in one of the high end variants, matter of fact I can't stand the variant cover gimmicks that Marvel and DC have been doing for the past 20 years.
I think 2020 was the worst of it
@@MintHunterComics I kind of hope so. I'm guilty of buying variants (example: I have covers A & B of every issue of the Skybound Transformers) but the high end stuff? Too rich for my blood just for a cover of a modern book.
To tag on to the treasury subject:
I sold a 3rd print TMNT 1 and had a hard time shipping that one. I had to chop up one box to protect the book and then slide it in to the shipping box cuz nothing fit that weird shape. It wasn't pretty but I guess it worked cuz the buyer was happy when it got there.
As a collector, I love your channel. Very informative. Thank you.
Appreciate you watching!
Risqué covers depend on the followers of that specific artist. They sell well at some of the auction places if you let the facebook fan pages of the specific artists know they're up for grabs. Or, you can get decent trades on them.
Spot on with these observations- low grade 90s is especially tough because there is just SO much of it!
I just started collecting again after 30 years. I’m just trying to purchase and read my old runs from back in the day. Maybe someday I’ll care about reselling. Great video!
Great video learned a lot. I have a bunch of nonsense odds and ends comic books that I’m trying to get rid of so this was very educational. Thanks.😊
I completely agree with you on signed non keys. I have like 20 of them in my ebay store and none of them are selling. I just dumped them all off at the local auction house to try and move them so I can get something for them hopefully.
Very informative. I just recently started collecting and had no idea there was so much depth to this.
Welcome to the rabbit hole!
6:15 you can buy boxes specific for treasury editions from Bags Unlimited as an example. Treasury Editions do sell if they are in good condition like Fine or better.
Thanks for the tip!
Just turned 30 years old and decided to collecting comics (finally financially able to pick up this hobby) and I have to say I am hooked on your channel lol! I've always loved comics and its awesome to see how invested you are for not just yourself, but the community. I collect for fun and have no intentions of ever selling so even the "crap grade" comics are still cool to me, but your channel really opens the door to knowledge for us beginners. Keep up the fun work brother. I'll be watching!
Obviously each seller has their own opinions based on customer base, but price anything low enough and it will sell. But Treasuries...I can sell those all day. Like you I am a live seller and all I have to do is talk about the art and the size of the art and people realize how special they are. Case in pot: House Of Mystery treasury with Adams, Wrightson, Toth, Aragones - it is probably the single greatest treasury in terms of art. Good video, kinda has me jonesin' to make my own!
Excellent video for sellers and buyers alike. Thanks for making this for the community.
Subscription creases were a thing too.
Your first mistake is buying comics you intend to move. Buy what you want to read and buy covers that you like. Period.
What was his second mistake
You just reminded me that I love Kirby's 2001 Treasury Edition! But many treasury editions cause more problems than they are worth.
Collectors Resource out of Grand Rapids Michigan sells wraparound artwork/connecting cover frames that fit most treasury editions. There's also UV protection options as well. Have a little price to them but they're solid frames!
Excellent video! I agree wholeheartedly with all of your points. Slowly but surely I see low grade is better than no grade only applying to blue chip keys. Not sure what your sales and research saying.
I think the biggest problem is the push a few years ago for everything to be a 9.8. That was becausse everyone was buying as an investment which (IMO) is the wrong way to look at it, hey to each their own. Also a lot of collectors are very niche now since it is so expensive to be a generalist.
Another very good video with lots of good information as always
Really enjoyed this one. The high dollar variants is so true, I may even go down to $20.
Been following for awhile, keep up the great work
Your reasoning made sense with each category you discussed. I just wish it was that way with some of my local shops.
Agreed, the readers crease is a subscription fold. Marvel didn’t start sending out flat subscription comics until the mid 80s.
Personally in the last couple of months filler back issues in general are just hard to move even in dollar bins. We seem to be in a key only/ high grade slab climate at the moment
Ah, the dreaded "subscription crease". I lost it a long time ago, but my Silver Surfer #1 that I got on subscription from Marvel back when dinosaurs roamed the earth had a terrible color breaking split right down the front of the cover. Do wish I still had it though.
You are QUICKLY moving up my Comic Book Podcaster ranking list!
I've got a few Treasury Editions.. the size really is kind of obnoxious. Great video!
Respect a lot of your insight, and enjoy your channel!
Thus explains a lot. I have been to a number of shows and seen the same naughty and treasry size just sitting. I've also found signature and 99's keys for cheap and thought I got lucky
I don't usually sell comics but precovid convention exclusives I was able to sell. Now, convention exclusive covers are also sold online. Sometimes, it mail out before the convention so you'll get it when the convention ends.
I would agree with nearly your entire list with the exception of sealed hardcovers. I have been able to sell my sealed hardcovers on eBay and they’ve done quite well. For slabbed comics, it is very hard to move anything with a grade below 9.8. I don’t do naughty covers/ comics as a general rule because I don’t want to put anything on my storefront that I would be embarrassed for an employer or someone from church to see.
Moving to Lambertville, NJ next spring! Excited to check out the local comic shops. Will be bringing my comic collection with me so will be down for trades and stuff
Check my shop out!
The missing MVS is a heartbreaker…especially when undisclosed. Great list!
You're so right about the 80s keys under a 9.4. I had a Amz #299 9.2 newsstand on eBay for months and no one wanted to give $100 or more for it. Finally had to negiotiate with a buyer and sold it for $109 with some bonus stuff.
100% on the "reader's crease" (also known as the "subscription crease", as mailing those issues caused a similar mark). They don't bug me though, so I look at these as a breat buying opportunity.
Very niche crowd for those naughty books. They can sell for a good penny, but it’s like you said you have to find that one person specifically looking for those types of things.
I’m a bit surprised by that because on crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo it’s boobs that sell comics.
I appreciated this post. Now, what I thought in my head has been corroborated with your post. For new books, they need to be minty new. Older (Silver age), which is my era of book, still can sell due to rarity. Boob books I never had interest in. I've had the real deal and I can't squeeze paper in the same way. Keep on buying and collecting folks. Comics are a fantastic hobby. Best to all. Oh, and Make Mine Marvel! Uh, Silver age, that is.
I really enjoy your perspective and knowledge. Thanks for your channel
I've got a couple of exclusive variants that's I've been holding onto since the 90s. Sounds like I should get them graded to keep for my own nostalgia.
Just getting into the channel and back into comics. Keep up the great work.
If the crease is a perfectly straight crease up the middle, it's a subscription crease. Back in the day, before the mailer envelope, Marvel would just fold the comic in half and shove it in a normal legal sized envelope and slap a stamp on it. I don't mind those as much and would still buy a lower grade knowing the history of that crease.
I got back into collecting.So I’ve learned hard way and lost money on buying variant books at a premium.Now there not worth anything I paid for.
I’ve learned to be more patient with that and see what stays at a good value.
Hard lesson to learn.
Thank you for what you do and your knowledge has helped me a lot.
I’ll keep collecting,but I know what I want to collect and what not to do now.
Great video as. Thank you for enlightening us with your knowledge. Keep up the great work. 😎
That Kris that you called a reader's crease I believe it's actually a subscription comic crease, because comic books that you subscribed to back in the early 60s and 50s were folded in half. I think it was in the 70s before they finally realized not to fold them in half catering and put a crease in it.
Cool channel. Glad I found it. I’m new to collecting comics.. and I appreciate the easy to understand information.
The “ readers crease” is known as the subscription crease, it used to bother me more than it does now. I don’t mind banged up comics, I own them because I love to have them.
Those Sandman hardcovers are bomb
Hi man I love the channel. I've learnt a lot from your channel. 🔥All the love from South Africa !!
Hi and thanks!
As a new collector, I love a lot of these post-1980 lower grade slabs. Because demand for them is lower, I can grab a lot of key books usually at a decent price and check them off my list. Then later on when looking to buy a copy of that same book in better condition, I'm not making the purchase from a position of FOMO, which allows me to be a little more objective about whether or not the upgrade in question is a good deal.
Interesting video as usual. Thanks for doing the work.
Crazy how you can't sell mature books. WhatNot has many channels that seem to always sell whatever mature books they put up.
The risqué covers that I do own are from like Paul Green or EBAS & it’s simply cause it’s them. I doubt I’ll be able to move them the day I part with my collection but, c'est la vie.
80s & 90s books that are CGC but not 9.8 are the bane of my existence. I sent in several during the comic boom that came back 9.6 & it’s such a pain to move them. No one is going to give you hardly anything for them. You’re almost better off popping them out & selling raw.
That’s a subscription crease. Subscription copies used to be folded in half and mailed in an envelope that way.
I'm still really new to Collecting and Selling Comics so this video is super helpful. I will be checking out your other video after this. Thanks again and have a Great Day
Aww, man. Collectors would hate me. I've read my comics while sitting in the pool
That honestly sounds like the perfect afternoon
Makes me want to install a pool so I can read comics in it.
If they're financially motivated collectors they would love you. You're raising the prices of their comics. Just like all the comics that have been thrown in the trash over the years. You essentially need the vast majority of a collectible to be thrown out to raise the prices.
Old typewriters and film projectors were insanely expensive when they were first sold. Now you can get one that's more than a century old for 50 bucks. Because so many of them weren't thrown out.
Another solid video...thx!
Thank you for the update, its very helpful!
I’m enjoying your content. Nice and casual approach with great information.
Spot on list. You can never underestimate the printing runs of bronze to modern books vs. the actual demand for the books.
This was one of my favorite videos last time, good stuff!
Insightful list. Hadn't thought about much of this, but I tend to agree with you.
I really appreciate these kinds of videos. Glad I found your channel.
I haven’t really paid attention to treasury editions. Thanks for sharing!
Another insightful video. Keep up the great work!
Great channel! Glad I found it!
This list was pretty spot on, not much to disagree with on it. Great work as always.
I picked up a stack of treasury editions at a shop for 5 to 15 each because they were all above mid grade. These are extremely hard to find in high grade because they do not store well.
As a seller and collector, i truly appreciate lists like these. Thank you
Excellent video! Excellent idea for a video! Love this
I'm actually such a sucker for variants.
Love your stuff... this was one of my favorite videos you've done.
This all makes me think of many years ago before even the thought of the first X-Men movie, I sold my near mint copy of Giant Size X-Men #1 for $100. It originally sold for .50c and today sells for thousands.
From my experience most of what you say I agree with. Low grade 90s because of high grade high volume availability are tough movers. I also agree with the graded and naughty covers. Where you lose me as a old collector is the "reader creases". Beware those are a niche market, but the down the middle are actually subscription copies and they are starting to become more sought after. People who know what these are , are buying on the cheap. Especially expensive if you have A. Any sort of Providence like the original mailer, or B. It's a key book. Collectors are starting to recognize these as books sent straight from Marvel to the fans. Remember in the very first few issues of over street the advisors said "Silver age Marvel is not worth buying due to its massive print runs and easy availability". That was more than a half dozen experts.
As for signatures. I think if it's a current artist it may be hard to move because they are signing more and more. So much to the point that unsigned keys may become more expensive. It's a interesting debate right now. But Legends or reclusive artist and writers demand a premium regardless of the book. Of course I have been very lucky to buy many signed books at astounding prices because of that type of thinking, at least pre pandemic. Now the same books go for hundreds and hundreds of dollars. Just my two cents. Love your channel.
Great video! I enjoyed learning what does not move!
Such a valuable video for us novice collectors. Appreciate you brother!
First time watcher, good show,subscribed, good info. Keep up the good work 👍
I've always found the comic book market to be very fickle
I would think most books that aren’t standard size would be more difficult to move. So not just Treasury sized comics, but even mini-comics, ashcans, promos, etc. that don’t fit in normal bags and boxes.
Do you remember those massively oversized DC character books that Alex Ross did in the 90’s? I bought all of those and they barely fit in a short box standing on their spines. Beautiful, but I don’t think there is any bag and board existing for them.
I may have does books. Thanks for the great info you always give the community.
I like Treasury Editions, but they are hard to store!
"reader crease" could also be from the mail person, a lot of the time, comics were folded to fit in the mail box