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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
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Posted: Fri Jun  1 19:43:11 1984
Date-Received: Tue, 5-Jun-84 19:40:13 EDT
Organization: Dartmouth College
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    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....