Graded comic book values

You can start at our comic book values free course, or pick up an overstreet comic book price guide. Part of the reason is because its understood that at minimum the cost of grading the comic is added to the raw value of the book. Welcome to the best website for bronze age, silver age and golden age collectible comic books and original comic book art. With ebay, you dont have to choose sides, because we have plenty of any option. Add this hot, new modern comic to your collection today. 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. If you are unsure what the title is, look at the indicia small block of text inside front or rear cover. Visit us in ma, or we are happy to do comic book appraisals on location. It includes over 400,000 prices for a host of different. The iguide comic book price guide is maintained by warren and his board of advisors. Values for both are starting to even out a little bit more now that more people are starting to trust the services from cbcs. The cpg team has put together our grading standards based upon market standards in the hobby as well as included extensive research into cgc grading. Gpa for cgc comics is the worlds first analysis and reporting service for online auction and dealer comic book sales. Comic books, bags, boards and graded plastic cases are not included.

Tomb of dracula 1972 comic book price guide gocollect. Pgx was created to meet the growing demand for professional, thirdparty comic book grading. Both 1st and 2nd printings are marked 1st edition on cover. A lot of 80s comics are usually found in the 25 cent bins, but depending on the issues and titles, some are worth a decent amount of money. As well as thousands of illustrations, there are features on grading.

In general, the more restoration has been performed, the less the comic is worth compared to its apparent grade value. Once restored, a comics value depends upon several factors. A spine split of up to 23 the length of the book, a missing back cover provided the front cover is still attached, severe water damage or residue damage. All in all though, i personally think restored books are terrific for collectors and i have owned many with pride. May 24, 2011 the more common the book, the less the restored book is worth to the average person. Comics that are submitted to cgc are graded by professional graders on a 10 point scale and then sealed inside a hard plastic cotainer to prevent tampering. Smr online is the only official price guide for psacertified collectibles and it is the most comprehensive price guide in the hobby.

The more common the book, the less the restored book is worth to the average person. The prices above reflect comic books already gradedslabbed by cgc which is an. The searchable database consists of more than 100,000 pages, each devoted to a specific comic book. Not a price guide but rather a real time reporting of. You can think of the grade of a comic book like a grade on a report card. Buy in bulk and display your entire collection adjusts to fit all comic book sizes. Slabbing a comic is a practice of sending a comic book to one of two grading companies cgc or pgx where they, for a fee, assign a grade for the comic and place it in a protective case. Whether you are an avid comic collector, a repeat offender one who once. Some strict collectors consider the era finished by 1950. Superworld comics buying and selling comic books, free.

Overstreet price guide comic books graded by cgc mycomicshop. However, there are still a lot of people out there that will pay more for. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. Types of damage that place a comic in fr range include. A lightly restored book will be valued higher than a book with heavy restoration in the same apparent grade. In other words, it takes a dealer time to sort, bag, board and price any comic book.

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. Most comic book lovers pledge allegiance to either dc comicsfeaturing that famous alien from krypton and aquaman, among many othersor marvel comics, which gave us the webslinging. I had a copy of x factor graded that was still vacuum packed and they gave it a 7. From our humble beginnings, we have grown to the largest, most complete comic book price guide with. Auctions, such as ebay, are a great way to see how much people are willing to pay for a comic book. Each page includes current market values in ten different grades, as well as a section for real market data, actual prices fetched at auction. These generally have a negative effect on the value. A high grade, like an a or mint, is good, while a low grade.

We monitor the fire hose of online comic book sales across various marketplaces and report on the sales of cgc and cbcs graded books in our comics price guide. New listing mopsy comic book october 1948 by gladys parker anc comics beautiful. Welcome to the comic book price guide that has been 25 years in the making. Reporting on thousands of certified comic book sales daily, gpa is the only service that offers the level of depth and analysis required in todays fastmoving comic book market. A comic book in fr condition may have nonstory elements such as coupons, ad pages, or marvel value stamps cut or torn out of the book. Gocollect only tracks values of slabbed and graded comics. These include the later 10 cent issues and all 12 cent issues, which ended in mid1969. Comic book certification service cbcs was started by professional comic book hobbyists with the intent of protecting our fellow hobbyists when buying and selling comic books. The golden age describes an era in the creation of comic books published between the years of 1938 and 1955. Locate the book in the list of books you might need to change the drop list to go to another page. In the example above carnage part one is not part of the title. A lot of 80s comics are usually found in the 25 cent bins, but depending on the issues. By requesting prescreen and specifying a minimum grade on your invoice, you will be charged grading fees only for comic books that meet or exceed your specified minimum grade.

It includes over 400,000 prices for a host of different collectibles including, but not limited to. Once restored, a comic s value depends upon several factors. As with most collectibles, there are some auction websites that are better than others. Updated and added to every day, it will eventually list all significant british comics published and all marvel. The searchable database consists of more than 100,000 pages, each devoted to a. Aaron albert, a collector of and an expert on comic books, has studied, taught, and written about the comic book genre for more than 20 years.

The vast majority of comics from the 1980s and later have little, if any, value today. The market value of comic books is partly determined by a grading process. For each sale discovered, we match it to the specific comic in our massive database which also includes variant covers and printings. The minimum price is not a real reflection of market value. Lets show you some examples, so you can understand what your books grade on this scale. In general, the more restoration has been performed, the less the comic is worth compared to its. 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. Twoinone design allows you to hang your comic books on the wall or display them on a shelf threestep assembly makes the process quick and easy.

Superworld comics is home to many rare and valuable comics for. Most comic book lovers pledge allegiance to either dc comicsfeaturing that famous alien from krypton and aquaman, among many othersor marvel comics, which gave us the webslinging spiderman, the new mutants and patriotic captain america. In other words, it takes a dealer time to sort, bag, board and price any. The comic book grading companies will offer witnesses, so a representative from the grading company will stand with you as you get a book signed. The worse the quality of the resto job, the less the book is worth to the average person. Also, the heritage auctions archives contain high quality images of comics, so the archives are also an outstanding resource for identifying your comic books. Books that have been encapsulated and certified by an objective thirdparty grading service take the guesswork out of the grading process for both collectors and dealers. The term grade is used to describe what condition a comic book is in.

We can help you find the fair value of your comics. Therefore being able to correctly determine the grade of a comic is an important skill for buyers and sellers alike. The standard comic book grading system that is widely used today is the one developed in the official overstreet comic book grading guide. If you discover an old collection full of batman comics. Raw comic values all it takes is a quick ebay search to see that highgrade cgc comics will always sell for more than their raw counterparts. Books that have been encapsulated and certified by an objective thirdparty grading service.

If youre just getting started with having your comics graded, my recommendation is to join cgc at the associate level. However, there are still a lot of people out there that will pay more for a cgc graded comic than a comic at the same grade with the cbcs label. Reporting on thousands of certified comic book sales daily, gpa is. It depends on the book, so there is no hard and fast rules. Superworld comics is home to many rare and valuable comics for fun and investment.

This grading process details the exact condition and completeness of a comic, allowing the seller to get an idea of how much it is worth. Comics that are submitted to cgc are graded by professional graders on a 10 point scale and then sealed inside a hard. Look for evidence of tape or glue or other attempts to repair the book. What this does is gives a person who is buying a comic the confidence in knowing what sort of condition it is in, assigned not by the seller or the buyer, but. Collectors and dealers that collectsell a lot of professionally graded comics use other pricing sources. The caped crusader and his sidekick, robin, have been around since the late 1930s. The book pretty much summarizes all the checking points in determining the value of a comic book, and provides extensive comic book grading scale and descriptions for each grading level. We are always interested in buying comic book collections and original comic book art.