Comic Book Prices; One Dollar or Five Thousand Dollars?

Comic book prices! Are you a collector or investor of comic books? Do you know the difference? Well, a collector is an individual who has a comic book collection with the intent to keep and display. A comic book investor is one who makes a business or practice of collecting comic books with the intent of selling to others. Many collectors these days are a hybrid of the two. They have some comics they intend to keep for themselves while others are to be sold at some later date. And thus, there is a higher degree of interest in comic book prices.

Yes, I have discovered a site that, for lack of a better phrase, discusses comic books like the S & P discusses stocks. Want to get an estimate of the going rate of a particular issue from a particular series? Or get an indication of a series’ worth in general? Then you have to check out comic book prices and comparisons.

Do you want to know what a copy of Amazing Spider-Man #129 is worth? Looks like it could be $400.00. Of course prices fluctuate everyday. This comic book exchange site is the place to keep up on market fluctuations. A word to the wise though. You may need to surf and read for a while to understand how to use this site fully and above all, follow the terms of usage and any other helpful suggestions. Think you have an idea of what your particular comic book is worth? Check this site and read some of their helpful articles. It may surprise you.

This inexpensive download can make you a comic book pricing expert in your own right. You can then help all your friends with their pricing information. And it is right on your desktop at a moment’s notice. That is where I keep mine.

Hot dog! I have now had the fine pleasure of getting to know a master of comic book pricing tatics. He has some amazing info on how to track comic books that have corresponding movies in the works and how to profit from them. Why let Hollywood movie moguls be the only intities profiting from Superhero movies? Sean shows you how to buy low and sell high. And what to buy and what not to as you follow a new movie. So if you want to have fun and make a few bucks go check out out Sean's "Comics, Movies and Cash" bundle. 'Nough said!

Well, I guess if you are also interested in current comic-book-prices at the newsstand and such, that also merits some discussion. While cruising some of the bookstores and grocery stores downtown, it looks like single issues are going for $3.00 to about $6.00. Boy, that is sure different from my younger days when they were 10 to 12 cents an issue. I guess that kind of dates me doesn’t it?

It still appears to me, that if you are really interested in a certain comic book line, yearly subscriptions are really the way to go. They can be had for around $20.00 to $30.00, which equates to roughly $2.00 an issue. Definitely cheaper than newsstand prices, don’t you think?

Well, I have just recently found out that my good bud Jay, is now working at a remarkable comic book shop out in the Bay Area in California. Jay is a great resource for all things related to comic book supplies. He is now working at a place called R & K Comics and Cards. They are one of the oldest comic shops in the Bay Area (25+ years!), R & K Comics and Cards is known for their wide selection of comics, graded comics, gaming cards, trade paperback books, toys, manga, art and collectibles.

They are now embarking on an entirely new journey by creating a new website found at longbox.net . You really need to surf over and check out what they have to offer. I don’t believe you will regret it.

You can also see what Chuck over at Mile High Comics has to offer, although he does deal a lot in back issues, but hey, it’s worth a check.

Just one last note before I finish up this page.

Wow! Look what I figured out how to do for you. You may or may not be familiar with all that is available on eBay. But now, I have figured out how to display some of the Comic Book merchandise available there. The table below gives you some of the items available or you can click on through with the link in the bottom left hand corner to see all items available.

If you have never registered at eBay, you may want to take a minute to do that so you can participate in all the auctions that may interest you. Good luck and have fun at eBay!