For example a comic book in mint, or near mint, condition will be much more valuable then the same book in poor condition. Almost all comic books have the retail cover price at the time of publication on the cover. With over 1 million comic books in the system and close to one million users over our lifetime, you will never find a more useful tool for your collecting needs. In the example above carnage part one is not part of the title. Comic book appraisal has been the foremost source for formal appraisals for comic books, original comic art, original newspaper strip art, animation art and original illustration art, for over 25 years.
Easily search titles such as amazing spiderman, batman, xmen and the black panther. Price guides are also important tools for collectors looking to sell their collection or determine their collections worth for insurance purposes. See todays beano comics for sale, best offer and auction. Comic appraisals comics4kids inc comic book reading. The caped crusader and his sidekick, robin, have been around since the late 1930s. Since 1996 with your help we have given away well over 2,000,000 comics to the kids for free we use grading standards and definitions we personally helped redefine may 1999 for bob overstreet in his overstreets comic book grading guide and overstreets comic book price guide. Welcome to the comic book price guide that has been 25 years in the making.
Author ian fleming released casino royale, the first novel in what would be the james bond book series in april 1953. I was looking through an old trunk today with my siblings and we found lots of old comicsbooksxmas annuals. Well known to book collectors and booklovers, our site is an excellent resource for discovering a rough value of an old book. Free card price guide baseball, basketball, hockey. We use credits as payment when submitting an item for valuation. We offer both single credits and batches of credits at discounted prices. Cards trading card database has prices achieved from actual card sales, not estimates. If you discover an old collection full of batman comics. You will even find a few auction sites dedicated to the comic book market. Before determining the value of a comic book, its condition, or grade has to be determined. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. When searching on its important to find copies that match the book in your possession as accurately as possible. He currently produces and publishes nexus the comic strip, a revival of the sunday paper adventure strip.
Whether you are an avid comic collector, a repeat offender one who once collected but fell by the wayside, are new to the industry, or someone who came across some old comics, welcome to the world of comics. When more than one comic is offered in a particular listing, the entire sale is disregarded. Archies girls betty and veronica comics price guide. At you will not only be able to check on comic book prices using our free comic book price guide, but you can also add comic books to your collection to track their progress over time.
Abebooks has been part of the rare book world since going live in 1996. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. Since it isnt difficult to do your own research it may be in your best interests to find the value of your book yourself. The minimum price is not a real reflection of market value. Certain hot comic books can double or triple in value in a very short period of time. Cpg is the premier online comic book price guide for comic valuations and comic collecting. Search from close to 6000 publishers from dozens of countries. What is the most expensive us comic book art sold at auction. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. Comic book price guides are generally monthly, quarterly, or yearly publications which detail the changes in the resale value of a comic over a period of time. We only offer specific valuations for items that are deemed acceptable for auction but will attempt.
Free book appraisals can be helpful if you just want a general idea of what your book is worth. We make every possible effort to only report on the price paid for individual comics. From our humble beginnings, we have grown to the largest, most complete comic book price guide with well over 1,000,000 comics in our database. The comic book price guide, comic book manager, and many more programs. This is where having the issue information is vital.
Credits dont have any expiration date and can be used to claim a valuation. Multiple valuations, please see scale of fees on homepage. Just go the section of that book or type in the issue title for online price guides and you should easily find the comic book you are looking for. We go by the title on the cover, ignoring the first the and a etc. Just wondering is there anywhere online i can check the value of these or if theres a website i can mail with the names and years and get a valuation sent back. This is intended to be a basic guide so that you have a general idea of the grade of your books for pricing purposes. Enter a word to search for all matching uk and us publishers and titles. In other words, it takes a dealer time to sort, bag, board and price any comic book. You can also connect with others in the comic industry to. A dealer making an offer on your comic books is hardly likely to point this out to you.
He wants to give you the least he can get away with to buy your comics from you. The iguide comic book price guide is maintained by warren and his board of advisors. Most comics that say 30c or higher on the cover are of later vintage and have limited value. We follow a strict set of guidelines in order to deliver the best possible comic book values. It is a present and would like to get it valuated before i give them a dud 09. Marvel zombies kirkman, phillips and chung variant edition 1.
A book that has significant damage is likely not worth much. As with most collectibles, there are some auction websites that are better than others. When this happens it can reduce the value of all known copies with. There are grades in between these basic grades such as finevery fine, but we want this to be a general easy. Comic book price guides, like overstreet, have a minimum price for comic books. If you need an accurate appraisal for insurance or other important purposes then you should go to a certified appraiser for the most accurate appraisal. All of them at your literal fingertips, marvel, dc. We break down the archie series for the first 100 issues, plus spinoffs, annuals and christmas specials. Sports card price guide prices from actual card sales. After all, we all watch the antiques roadshow and pawn stars and sit back amazed as undiscovered treasures come to light. Dark horse comics the umbrella academy gerard way and gabriel ba 4 of 6, free comic book day edition. These include the later 10 cent issues and all 12 cent issues. The forbes article 4 factors behind american collectors growing interest in original comic art states one of the reasons for the surge in collecting original comic book art is the fact that old comics books are often discovered in estate sales, attics, and even inside walls. Browse our permanent auction archives to see what similar items are selling for.
Updated and added to every day, it will eventually list all significant british comics published and all marvel and dc comics that were either officially distributed or non distributed in the uk. The dust jacket is both the most decorative part of a book, and the most delicate. Of course, it should be noted that the comic book market is highly speculative, to say the least, so if you choose to see it as an investment opportunity, it is quite risky. If there is something that you are looking for but is not in the guide yet, drop me a line and i can help. Smr online is the only official price guide for psacertified collectibles and it is the most comprehensive price guide in the hobby. Finding information about a comic book is a good way to get an idea of a comics. The more credits you buy, the lower the price per credit. I got this when a grandpa pigeon store was closing in the 80s. If you are unsure what the title is, look at the indicia small block of text inside front or rear cover.
The comic book price guide for great britain comic search. Most hard cover books published since the early 20th century were sold with a dust jacket. The searchable database consists of more than 100,000 pages, each devoted to a specific comic book. If you own one of these rare books, youre sitting on a. The aim is to provide factual information from the marketplace to help collectors. This unique report looks at the art and collectibles market from the viewpoint of the valuer or appraiser, as opposed to the traditional transactional prices based on auction sales. Each page includes current market values in ten different grades, as well as a section for real market data, actual prices fetched at auction. How well the book has been preserved through the years has a great impact on its value.
Auctions, such as ebay, are a great way to see how much people are willing to pay for a comic book. I have a comic book called tony wong presents drunken fist by jademan comics. With over 1 million comic books in the system and close to one million users over. Start your comic book search using the premier free comic book price guide. Collectors, dealers, financial institutions, museums, attorneys, galleries and the irs have availed themselves of our services for establishing. In fact, i bought several dc and marvel comics as well they came in a package called super value comics out of print comics special purchases collectible titles packaged in the usa. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. Harry potter spells royal mail stamp collection 20, harry potter book collection royal mail stamps 14, 2 for each book, hogwarts houses.
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