Comic books - buying on ebay my thoughts | Buying

marwo507547 · 2024-10-07T19:18:16.129000Z

So, I am a comic book collector to some degree although these days I tend to buy omnibus instead of individual comics books but I've been collecting for a long time now. One of the interesting things about buying comincs on ebay that I have seen so far: Prices - the prices of comics vary wildly from the generally acceptable prices to some outrageous prices. An example Alpha Flight #1 (1983) in near mint condition generally is worth about $30 give or take but here on ebay I've seen the exact comic but in lesser condition (VF) being sold for over $100. Now that is some outrageous pricing for comics. And then there is the filler comics that you generally get as not all comics are worth something and at times the price for these comics vary wildly from the generally acceptable to the crazy over price - I wonder if anyone will actually buy these over priced comics that are generally fillers. I guess what it boils down to - If the comic book sells at the price listed then it is a good price. If it doesn't sell then perhaps some adjustments need to be made to the prices. That is not to say that there are not good prices for comics there are and I've even bought a few to add to my collection. Condition of comics on ebay - what is interesting at times is what sellers consider good to very good; fine to very fine; to near mint. As a collector I generally have an idea of what I consider NM and the other grades that are used to determine the condition of the comic but at times I wonder if some of these sellers really know what they are doing when they mention grades of the comics that they are selling. I've seen comics that are advertised as F but in reality should be VG or G due to the amount of spinal cracks/stress on the comic. But condition of comics as someone might say is subjective to the individual and that might be true to some degree but if stress damage is obvious then perhaps the condition is not as high as you advertise it is - lucky that images can help determine for the buyer the condition of the comic to some degree but even then images are not perfect but without actually seeing the comic with the naked eye - images are the best that can be done. What it boils down to for those interested in buying comics is if the images don't reveal enough of the condition then ask the seller for more clarity before buying the comic. Selection of comics - wow there is a huge selection from gold to silver age to copper age to modern comics from Marvel to DC to independent and others; so, if comic books are your thing then ebay has a huge selection in one place. CGC - for me at least this is quite annoying as it makes a perfectly good comic that should be enjoyed into an overpriced plastic card - if you don't read it and enjoy the art and story then really whats the point in collecting comics. CGC has made comic books way over priced and made it less about enjoying the medium.

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