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I need help - found early 90's Comic Collection, not sure what to do
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PleaseHelp

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Hello,

I was cleaning out my garage this weekend and I found a box full of comic books from the early 90's, and they are all in sealed protective bags, never been opened(no fingerprints) or read before. I inspected all of them the past couple days, the corners are perfect, the spines(which is a new term I discovered yesterday) are all great, no issues at all with covers, but I am just not sure what do with them. They are a collection that I was given brand new in the early 90's that I completely forgot about but now that I am trying to make extra room in my garage I just realized what I had. Yesterday I went to an authorized CGC servicer which I found on this website, and I took my top 50 in value(based on GPA), and he estimated they would all receive very high grades as they are in mint condition. They were two he recommended for pressing, which I am not even sure what that is, but it will help take care of a couple minor things that I would have never noticed. I am just not sure what to do, I am open to selling the collection as is, but he did mention grading which does have an upfront cost and has a better resale value. Any input would be greatly appreciated as I do not plan to hold onto these books. Thank you for your help!

Here is the list of books I found:

Marvel Comics 2099 Unlimited - The Premier of Hulk 2099 1
Marvel Comics Avengers (30th Anniversary - Alternate Visions) 360
DC Batman Knightfall - 2nd Print 500
DC Batman Knightfall (Die-cut out) 500
DC Batman Knightfall (The Breaking of the Batman) 497
DC Batman versus Predator 3
DC Batman vs Predator 2
DC Batman vs Predator (Prestige Format) 1
DC Black Bagged Death of Superman Memorial Edition  75
DC Black Condor 1
Valiant Bloodshot 5
Valiant Bloodshot 1
Image Bloodshot  6
Valiant Bloodshot * 2 copies 8
Image Bloodstrike 1
Image Brigade 2
Image Brigade 3
Image Brigade 1
Image Brigade 4
Marvel Comics Cable 1
Marvel Comics Cable 2
Marvel Comics Cable (Gold Foil) 1
Marvel Comics Cage 1
Marvel Comics Cage 2
Image Cyber Force 4
Image Darker Image* 3 Copies 1
Marvel Comics Deadpool 1
Marvel Comics Death 3  1
Marvel Comics Deathlok 25
Valiant Deathmate Blue 1
Valiant Deathmate Prologue * 4 Copies  
Valiant Deathmate Yellow 1
Marvel Comics Deaths Head 1
Marvel Comics Death's Head II (Guest starring X-Men) 1
Marvel Comics Fantastic Four (375th Anniversary Issue) 375
Dark Horse Grendel Tales 1
DC Hawkman (1993 Gold Cover) 1
Marvel Comics Infinity War 1
Marvel Comics Iron Man (30th Anniversary Issue) 290
Topps Jurrasic Park 1
Marvel Comics Justice League 69
Valiant Magnus - Robot Fighter 24
Valiant Magnus Robot Fighter 25
Marvel Comics Namor #37 37
Dark Horse NextMen 1
Image Pitt 1
Image Pitt 2
Dark Horse Predator vs Magnus Robot Fighter 1
Dark Horse Predator vs Magnus Robot Fighter 2
Valiant Rai and the Future Force 13
Valiant Rai and the Future Force 9
Marvel Comics Resurrection - The Silver Surfer - Warlock 1
DC Robin II - The Joker's Wild * 2 Versions 4
DC Robin II - The Joker's Wild * 4 Versions 1
Valiant Secret Weapons  2
Valiant Secret Weapons * 3 Copies 1
Image Shadow Hawk 4
Image Shadowhawk II 3
image Shadowhawk II 2
Image Shadowhawk II (Black Cover) 1
Valiant Shadowman 16
Image Shaman's Tears * 2 Copies 1
Marvel Comics Silver Sable and the Wild Pack 1
Valiant Solar - Man of Atom 22
Valiant Solar - Man of Atom 23
Valiant Solar - Man of Atom 25
Valiant Solar - Man of Atom 21
Image Spawn 1
Image Spawn 2
Image Spawn 9
Image Spawn 3
Image Spawn 5
Image Spawn 8
Image Spawn 10
Image Spawn (Signed by Al Simmons AKA Spawn '94) 12
Marvel Comics Spider-Man ("Torment") Part One of Five 1
Marvel Comics Spider-Man (Giant-sized 30th Anniversary) 26
Marvel Comics Spider-Man (Sub-City) Part Two of Two 14
Marvel Comics Spider-Man Unlimited (Maximum Carnage) 1
Dark Horse Star Wars (Dark Empire) 1
Dark Horse Star Wars (Dark Empire) 2
Image Stormwatch 2
DC Superman  (Doomsday - Guest starting Justice League America) 74
DC Superman - The Man of Steel 18
DC Superman - The Man of Steel 19
DC Superman - The Man of Steel  22
DC Superman - The Man of Steel (6 Part Mini Series - Lex Luther Stirkes!) 4
DC Superman - The Man of Steel (6 Part Mini Series - Return to Smallville) 6
DC Superman - The Man of Steel (Bonus Superman Poster) 501
DC Superman (1993 - Reign of the Supermen) * 2 Copies 82
DC Superman (Reign of the Supermen!) 81
DC Superman (The man of tomorrow is back) 78
DC Superman in Action Comics 684
DC Superman in Action Comics (The Last son of Krypton is Back) 687
Image Superpatriot 1
DC The Adventures of Superman 500
DC The Adventures of Superman 497
DC The Adventures of Superman - White Sealed (Back from the Dead?) * 2 Copies 500
Marvel Comics The Amazing Spider-Man 360
Marvel Comics The Amazing Spider-Man  358
Marvel Comics The Amazing Spider-Man (Carange Part One) 361
Marvel Comics The Amazing Spider-Man (Carnage Part Two) 362
Marvel Comics The Amazing Spider-Man (Carnage: The Conclusion) 363
Marvel Comics The Amazing Spider-Man (Giant sized 30th Anniversary of Amazing Spider-Man #1) 375
Marvel Comics The Amazing Spider-Man (Super-sized 30th Anniversary Issue)  365
Marvel Comics The Incredible Hulk (30th Anniversary Issue) 393
Marvel Comics The Incredible Hulk (400th Issue Special) 400
Marvel Comics The Punisher 75
Image The Savage Dragon 1
Marvel Comics The Secret Defenders 1
Marvel Comics The Silver Surfer 75
Marvel Comics The Spectacular Spider-Man (Giant-sized 200th Issue) 200
DC The Terminator - Deathstroke 8
DC Trinity 1 1
Valiant Turok - Dinosaur Hunter * 3 Copies 1
Image Union 1
Valiant Valiant Reader 1
Marvel Comics Venom - Funeral Pyre 1
Marvel Comics Venom - Lethal Protector 5
Marvel Comics Venom - Lethal Protector 4
Marvel Comics Venom - Lethal Protector 1
Marvel Comics Venom - Lethal Protector 6
Marvel Comics Venom - Lethal Protector 3
Marvel Comics Venom - Lethal Protector 2
Defiant Warriors of Plasm * 3 Copies 1
Marvel Comics Web of Spider-Man (Giant-sized 100th Issue) 100
Marvel Comics What if the Hulk Had Killed Wolverine? 50
Image Wilcats Triology  1
Image Wildcats 1
Image Wildcats 1
Image Wildcats 2
Image Wildcats  3
Image Wildcats * 2 Copies 4
Image Wildstar 1
Image Wildstar * 2 Copies 2
Marvel Comics Wolverine - Top Secret 50
Dark Horse X - Comics Greatest World 1
Marvel Comics X-Factor 92
Marvel Comics X-Force 1
Marvel Comics X-Force 25
Marvel Comics X-Force (Domino Revealed) 11
Marvel Comics X-Men (The Uncanny) 300
Marvel Comics X-Men (Wolverine vs Ghostrider) 9
Marvel Comics X-Men 2099 1
Marvel Comics X-Men Unlimited 1
Valiant X-O Database 1
Valiant X-O Manowar 21
Valiant X-O Manowar 0
Valiant X-O Manowar 20
Valiant X-O Manowar  18
Valiant X-O Manowar * 2 Copies 14
Valiant X-O Manowar * 2 Copies 15
Image Youngblood 2
Image Youngblood 1
Image Youngblood 3
Image Youngblood 4
Image Youngblood 0
Image Youngblood - Yearbook 1
Image Youngblood Battlezone 1
Image Youngblood Strikefile 1

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marvelmaniac

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Hello and Welcome!!!

Just my opinion as a 40 year collector, not a seller...

eBay requires a lot of time and work, you have to list, package, ship and deal with people trying to get over on you.

From what I can see the ASM 361/362/363 are the only books of any value and that is "right now" due to a supposed movie appearance and there are ton's for sale on eBay right now, most being sold as a lots.

Current eBay auction sales show ASM 361 raw VF/NM 9.0 selling for about $75.00 while a CGC NM+ 9.6 sold for $186.00 and a CGC NM 9.4 sold for $154.00, factoring in the cost to grade is there any real profit there in grading for a quick sale?

IMO if these books do not really mean anything to you and you are just looking to get rid of them check with your LCS, you may only get pennies on the dollar but it would be quick and easy or a yard sale, etc.

Or as was already stated...

"Why not sell them to the CGC guy?"

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shadroch

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You can send them to get stabbed, wait six months and lay out two grand to discover 90% of them will sell for less than you "invested" in them.

Or you can sell the whole box and look at it as finding two Ben Franklin's instead of the box.

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comicginger1789

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My honest suggestion:

Sell the Amazing Spider-Man issues for around $100-120

Sell the Spawn issues for around $20-30

Sell the Venom Lethal Protector issues for $25-30

Sell the Deadpool issues for $5

The rest would be a waste of time to get graded and are tough sells at even a $1.00

If someone offered me $150-200 for the bunch, I would take it as a seller. You could try to grade the 361 but even then, you are only likely to make a fair bit more if you get a 9.6-9.8 grade which is a gamble. 

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PleaseHelp

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Thank you for all your input. Honestly, I would like to sell them as a lot. I've done a little research and it appears there is about an upfront cost of $300-400 if I wanted to grade the top 10 comics of the group, hope for a high grade. I could break even, I could make or even lose money, nothing is guaranteed. But in the end, I am not in this to make a profit, I am not a comic collector or seller, a fair market value offer would be fine for me. Who is this "CGC Guy" as mentioned above?

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21 minutes ago, PleaseHelp said:

 Who is this "CGC Guy" as mentioned above?

You mentioned bringing them to an "authorized CGC servicer", he should know the guy they are talking about.

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1 hour ago, PleaseHelp said:

Got it, yes, I only went just to get an evaluation of the comics. I did not really think to offer them for sale right away to him, but I that will definitely be an option.

Being a dummy, I will offer you $500.00, plus shipping for the whole lot.

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RockMyAmadeus

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7 hours ago, Spawnfreak said:

Being a dummy, I will offer you $500.00, plus shipping for the whole lot.

That's actually a very good offer. 2-3 years ago, that would have been a laughably high offer, but now...eh, not so much. There is a LOT of drek in here. A LOT. BUT...there are some gems, so if your offer's legit, I would encourage PleaseHelp to take it.

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