Sell Old Spiderman Comic Books
Spider-Man first appeared in "Amazing Fantasy #15" in August 1962. Since then, he has become one of the most popular comic book characters of all time, with thousands of issues featuring his adventures. Some of them may be worth quite a bit of money, and even those that aren’t can be sold to avid collectors looking for that elusive issue to complete their set. The advent of the Internet has made sales easier, though you can still use old-fashioned means of selling them as well.
Instructions
1. Organize your Spider-Man comics. Spidey appeared in multiple titles over the years, including "The Amazing Spider-Man," "The Spectacular Spider-Man" and "Web of Spider-Man," each with their own publication date and issue numbers. Organizing them makes it easier to determine the value of the entire set.
2. Compare the condition of each Spidey comic book against the Overstreet’s eight-point scale for old comics. Individual issues are graded from Mint (MT) to Poor (PR), depending on whether any pages are bent, the cover is faded, the book is torn, and similar damage. The better a book’s condition, the greater its value.
3. Locate the listing for your Spider-Man comics in a reputable price guide such as the Comic Book Pricing Guide or the Overstreet Price Guide. It provides updated listings covering the price for your books. EBay is another good resource to determine the going price for a given comic book. It’s important to know the general worth of a book before you sell to get a fair price for it.
4. Visit comic book conventions, comic book shops and online forums frequented by collectors. Ask about sales possibilities to get a sense of who may be interested, and check around to see if a given buyer is reputable.
5. Sell your books to a reasonable dealer who can provide you with a fair price. If you’re conducting a sale with a specific person, meet face to face and don’t give him the books until after you have secured the money. A third party such as eBay helps ensure fair sales and provides options in the event the buyer doesn’t come through.
