Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site dartvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!floyd!cmcl2!seismo!hao!hplabs!sdcrdcf!sdcsvax!dcdwest!ittvax!decvax!dartvax!mwm From: mwm@dartvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.comics Subject: Re: selling comics Message-ID: <1751@dartvax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 1-Jun-84 19:43:11 EDT Article-I.D.: dartvax.1751 Posted: Fri Jun 1 19:43:11 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 5-Jun-84 19:40:13 EDT Organization: Dartmouth College Lines: 29 As far as marketing comics goes, the only way you'll have any luck with the recent stuff (ie 1972 or later), is to have the high demand stuff like Conan #1 or a big name like that. Most dealers, reputable or not, will only offer up to two-thirds of guide price for the suckers. So be prepared for a bit of a loss (unless you bought them all new and have kept them in perfect condition). The demand from the dealership point of view for things later than about 1970 is not too great nowadays to begin with... I tried to sell a complete run of the Avengers and was told in no uncertain terms that there was already a glut of the stuff in dealerships... You could try selling it retail on your own piecemiel like... you'll get better money for your high demand stuff... like i did with the miller dare-devils and that kind of stuff, but then it leaves your collection depleted and thoroughly unattractive to dealers. I hate to say it, but these things really are albatrosses... enjoy them while you have them, because you'll have them for a long time, unless you want to take a loss... the real trade hay-day for comics was in the late 1970's... things have died down since then.... good luck mark modrall mwm dartmouth college.... ps - see you guys in the fall... i'm out of here....