jaxcomics Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 On 2/13/2020 at 10:57 AM, marvelmaniac said: First let me say, I have no issues with MCS, I used to buy from them years ago and I was very happy with the books and service, they are a business looking to make money so they can ask any price for any item, however, saying that their current prices are = to FMV...???, (If what books are actually selling for = FMV) We can agree to disagree on this although I have what I consider to be Black and White proof. My Son is selling his books, I took the keys, graded them and priced them. ( about 300 books, All Raw) The list of books for sale that I made for us has two prices, eBay sold auction prices (same grade as our books, I scan their pics and judge the grade for myself, using the most current auction prices, a minimum of 5 bidders, being sure there was no bidding war, etc) and what online comic shops are asking for the same books in the same grade, using prices from MCS (not their consignment books which IMO are Stupidly Ridiculous) and Metropolis, MCS is not even close on most, $200 + difference on ASM 300 VF+ 7.5. My initial asking price is the average of the MCS/Metropolis price and I usually have a lot of wiggle room since on most listings MCS is 50% - 100% higher than eBay sold auction prices. Either way, the OP has been given a few choices as to how to determine the value of his books, eBay, Overstreet, MCS and other online comic stores, his LCS, etc, hopefully his question has been answered to his satisfaction. It also bears mentioning that a lot of the purchases from the MCS regular inventory are made using trade credit (since you can't use it on auction/consignment items), so it stands to reason that their prices would be above FMV to some extent. The amount received for trading books in to them (that are often nearly impossible to sell elsewhere) is usually significantly more than their cash buying price, and can add up very quickly; so taking advantage of this and then using it to purchase keys directly from them puts you at a significant advantage over someone paying cash for the same item. Being able to trade 100 or so $3-$4 books collecting dust in a long box for a properly graded ASM 300 isn't something I can do anywhere other than MCS. I think that their prices are usually very fair, given that dynamic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 On 2/13/2020 at 11:50 AM, mycomicshop said: Some additional info. Amazing Spider-Man 300 GPA average for CGC 7.5 is around $215-230 Recent sales of consignments: CGC 9.6 $640 sold after 20 days CGC 9.4 $475 sold after 20 days CGC 9.2 $415 sold after 9 months CGC 9.0 $335 sold after 16 days raw 8.5 $350 sold after 1 day raw 7.5 $246 sold same day listed raw 7.5 $246 sold same day listed raw 7.0 $233 sold same day listed raw 6.5 $225 sold same day listed CGC 5.0 $175 sold after 5 days raw 4.0 with minor color touch $189 sold after 7 months Recent sales of our own inventory: CGC 9.6 $725 sold after 18 days CGC 9.4 $460 sold after 1 month CGC 9.4 $460 sold after 12 days CGC 8.5 $340 sold after 4 days raw 7.5 $315 sold after 3 days CGC 7.5 $245 sold after 5 days raw 6.0 $216 sold after 15 days Is there a way -- or will there be a way -- for users to retrieve Sold item data from MCS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycomicshop Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 3 hours ago, manetteska said: Is there a way -- or will there be a way -- for users to retrieve Sold item data from MCS? Not currently, but there will be. No specific ETA. The closest to that that you can do currently is you can search our new in stock page. You'll see items listed within the past 6 months, and if they sold they're colored red and you'll see what they sold for. Here's an example using the new in stock page to see issues with "Eternals" in the title priced $20 or more: https://www.mycomicshop.com/restocked?q=eternals&minprc=20 csaag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockyd57 Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 On 2/12/2020 at 9:50 AM, Gravin said: At some point someone will respond: "It is worth what someone will pay for it." Which is true...but not terribly helpful The following sites are solid starting points that you can check for free comicbookrealm.com comicspriceguide.com EBAY sold listings Will check those sites out,thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockyd57 Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 On 2/19/2020 at 5:34 PM, mycomicshop said: Not currently, but there will be. No specific ETA. The closest to that that you can do currently is you can search our new in stock page. You'll see items listed within the past 6 months, and if they sold they're colored red and you'll see what they sold for. Here's an example using the new in stock page to see issues with "Eternals" in the title priced $20 or more: https://www.mycomicshop.com/restocked?q=eternals&minprc=20 Will check that out,thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
