Advice on what auction site to consign graded books to? 0

[Bludriver]

I would like to sell most of my graded books. I have about 50 I would like to sell but they are not keys ( I only have a few keys and I want to hold on to those).

They are all at least 9.4 and are mostly silver age from Marvel, DC, Dell & Key

I am not sure what would be the best place to consign this type of collection to in order to get the most $ for my books

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[BlowUpTheMoon]

Welcome to the Boards!

[Bludriver]

11 minutes ago, BlowUpTheMoon said:

Welcome to the Boards!

Thank You!

 

[blazingbob]

www.highgradecomics.com

 

[Bludriver]

I should mention that I want to sell them all in an auction at one time

So the choice would have to be places like ComicConnect, ComicLink, Heritage...etc

I am just not sure which would be best for me since these are not keys (although high grade)

[KCOComics]

Comiclink seems to be humming these days. 

You could also try mycomicshop.com 

Allot of board members have great experiences with them (both buying and selling). 

You might want to talk to @blazingbob with highgradecomics.com 

I'm not sure what his fees are,  but you can consign books to him. Great site and a great reputation and traffic. 

GL. It's a good time to be a seller. 

[Bludriver]

2 hours ago, KCOComics said:

Comiclink seems to be humming these days. 

You could also try mycomicshop.com 

Allot of board members have great experiences with them (both buying and selling). 

You might want to talk to @blazingbob with highgradecomics.com 

I'm not sure what his fees are,  but you can consign books to him. Great site and a great reputation and traffic. 

GL. It's a good time to be a seller. 

Thank You very much

I was wondering if one site gets higher $ amounts than others for the books in their auctions. Obviously if I had an X-Men #1 or Hulk #1 I would not worry, but since they are not key books I am unsure who to choose.

[Bird]

I go with heritage, but I trust vinnie at comic connect as well. I myself have been disappointed at Clink with some items but things do tend to average out overall.

good luck

[KCOComics]

10 minutes ago, Bludriver said:

Thank You very much

I was wondering if one site gets higher $ amounts than others for the books in their auctions. Obviously if I had an X-Men #1 or Hulk #1 I would not worry, but since they are not key books I am unsure who to choose.

I don't think one site will necessarily bring more money. I think they are all getting a ton of traffic these days.

There was a perception that Comiclink was better for SA, but that perception seems to have faded as they've brought a lot of big GA books to market.  

I think any of the big 4 will get you exposure and good auction prices. Without doing research, I believe MCS has the lowest fees, CL and CC are comparable and heritage has the highest fees. I may be off base and someone can correct me if I'm wrong. 

 

Edited March 26, 2021 by KCOComics

[Bludriver]

1 minute ago, Bird said:

I go with heritage, but I trust vinnie at comic connect as well. I myself have been disappointed at Clink with some items but things do tend to average out overall.

good luck

Thank You very much

[Bludriver]

1 minute ago, KCOComics said:

I don't think one site will necessarily bring more money. I think they are all getting a ton of traffic these days.

There was a perception that Comiclink was better for SA, but that perception seems to have faded as they've brought a lot of big GA books to market.  

I think any of the big 4 will get you exposure and good auction prices. Without doing research, I believe MCS has the lowest fees, CL and CC are comparable and heritage has the highest fees. I may be off base and someone can correct me if I'm wrong. 

 

Thank You again

I called Heritage today and they said it is 15% commission but it may be 10% depending on the books I have (I have to send a list). Since many of my books are not Marvel, I want to try and find a place that has a large customer base because my books are mostly DC & Dell/Gold Key and not as sought after.

[Black_Adam]

I like (and have sold with) all of the names mentioned but for auction I would choose Comiclink.

[Bludriver]

14 minutes ago, Black_Adam said:

I like (and have sold with) all of the names mentioned but for auction I would choose Comiclink.

Thanks...I am going to check out their past auctions.

[andy49]

Heritage should have mentioned that your books should expect to bring at least $10,000 before you can list with them.

 

 

[Bludriver]

30 minutes ago, andy49 said:

Heritage should have mentioned that your books should expect to bring at least $10,000 before you can list with them.

 

 

They did not mention that. That may put them out of the running.

[wurstisart]

Interesting topic.

Once for example Heritage auctioned the items off, how is the process afterwards? Are they taking their 15% out and send you a check? How is the tax (income) dealt with?

 

[marmat]

I think  a great opition is to list them here. 

 

[Bird]

On 3/26/2021 at 7:11 PM, andy49 said:

Heritage should have mentioned that your books should expect to bring at least $10,000 before you can list with them.

 

 

I sent them some stuff at the end of last year and this never came up, it was only about 10K total.

[Bludriver]

I decided on ComicLink and shipped 27 books out so they will be appearing in the April 15th auction. My expectations are low but I am hoping they sell for at least near what I paid. Only 1 of the books was Marvel.

[wurstisart]

7 hours ago, wurstisart said:

Interesting topic.

Once for example Heritage auctioned the items off, how is the process afterwards? Are they taking their 15% out and send you a check? How is the tax (income) dealt with?

 

Anyone who can share their experience?