Reply With QuoteTake them to a comic shop, there is at least one in every city and many towns have one somewhere and get them appraised.
Do not throw them out!
My brother in law who has passed away collected comics and annuals over the years - well from his youth, really.
There are two suitcases and about 5 or 6 black plastic bags full of these things.
Titles include Marvel, Silver Surfer, Comic World, Air Boy, Freelander, World without end, Holocaust, Killer Death, Hombre, Challenger of the UK. There are also things like Star Trek annual 1976 and Judge Dredd 1987 in excellent condition.
Any ideas of who might want these or are there any collectors that you know of ?
I would take them to the tip but then I thought that's not what he would have wanted - so if there is any wisdom out there I would appreciate your input?
Any monies that we get will probs go the the hospice that helped him out at the end which would be appropriate methinks.
They are on the Wirral. Thanks in anticipation.
Brian
Take them to a comic shop, there is at least one in every city and many towns have one somewhere and get them appraised.
Do not throw them out!
I collect (in small numbers) and would love to have these but don't really have the space.
I would suggest a good indpendent store and not one of the chains like forbidden planet. Worlds apart seems to be close by - don't know them but they look at first glance to be the right sort of place.
Give them a call and see if they would be interested/willing to go through them for you and give you a price.
Rob.
EBay.
Good pictures and an honest description will sell them - a full collection (not cherry-picked through) is a comic collectors version of a "barn find" and will attract a fair bit of interest.
The market is a bit slack because so much is readily available online for free, but marvel especially is still red hot.
If you put these on a 99p start and collection only then you'll do ok.
There are comic dealers who'll buy them but you'll get pennies each, they will be looking for specific titles and the bulk of the collection will be common stuff I suspect.
Another option could be a children’s ward at a hospital.
Don't throw them away whatever you do as mentioned above, they are worth something which if you sell off can then be donated.
I'd be interested in the Marvel and Silver Surfer comics if you want to sell?
I used to collect comics years ago...had to stop because of lack of space!
Condition is everything with comics. The smallest blemishes can affect prices quite a lot and it doesn't no sound particularly encouraging that they have been kept in bin bags.
You have a couple of options basically. You could take them to an independent comic shop for them to look through but they will only be after specifics. They won't offer you much for them (well below market value) and the rest of them will either be rejected or they will offer you pennies for them.
Another option is to go through them yourself and price them using a combination of EBay and a comic buyers guide. You will probably find most of them are of a low value.
It would take a while to list them on EBay but it might be the best option.
As above, there are places online you can sell them but Village's advice to go through them and see if there are any of particular value is sage. I would be happy to buy any Fantastic Four or Judge Dredd but I think my wife probably would kill me.
If you do find any with a bit of value, get them bagged and (acid free) boarded asap. I cringed a bit when I read they were in black plastic bags... but as long as they're out of the sunlight.
Unfortunately, most comics have little or no value (see 99.99% of my FF collection as an example... damn you pre-teen hindsight for not picking a franchise that had some legs to it!) but they obviously had some value to your brother. What do you think he would have wanted done with them? Was he saving them for the artwork/nostalgia/uplift in value or was he just a hoarder?
And I'm sorry for your loss.
Thanks for the input guys - FYI a good proprtion are in the individual tranparent plastic bags that they were bought in.
AND
My wife has just(yesterday) put them into black plastic bags to free up the wardrobe space that they were occupying - they were in there since purchase.
Brian
E-bay or a specialist auction has to be the best way. I'd be tempted to sell as a lot but different lots for each comic might be better. Specialist advice on pricing is the key here I think.
Ian
I freecycled mine when I moved. Gave them to a charity as things to read.
Thanks for all the ideas - job done.
Very nice market trader called in and took the lot - donation to the hospice.
B
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