Here are the single issues with the highest number of variant covers to date. How much are my comic books worth welcome to, a quick and simple guide to help you grade and identify your old comic books. We make every possible effort to only report on the price paid for individual comics. Thats the sound of comic book excitement coming to life and ebay has all the brands, genres and issues any fanboy or. All it takes is a quick ebay search to see that high grade cgc comics will always sell for more than their raw counterparts. This collaboration offers a single location for sales support, submissions, and distribution of graded comics for the canadian collecting community. Use our articles to identify and value the comic books in your collection, or let us do the hard work for you with a free appraisal. Comic link the online vintage comic book and comic art. Again, grading comics can be very subjective and have a company like cgc give their opinion can make comic books go for much more than their cover price, especially those with high grades. This especially helpful when you are looking for 1st appearances, significant events in a story line, and even has. Each page includes current market values in ten different grades, as well as a section for real market data, actual prices fetched at auction. Regardless of what tier your comics are being graded in, there are multiple costs associated with cgcs grading process.
The overstreet comic book price guide, 42nd edition. In other words, it takes a dealer time to sort, bag, board and price any comic book. This is the official price guide that every comic book site judges their prices by. We closely monitor and calibrate our staff to maintain adherence to our established standards. To grade a comic, you need to take in to consideration a number of factors before being able to assess the correct grade. You may have an unusual or rare item on your hands that is currently not on the market.
We follow a strict set of guidelines in order to deliver the best possible comic book values. 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. Wonder woman, batman and superman comics abound, plus scores of others are only a few clicks away. Professional sports authenticator psa is the worlds largest thirdparty sports card authentication service the experts in grading cards, sports autographs and memorabilia. Insurance is required on all orders and should be purchased based upon the fair market value of your books. When more than one comic is offered in a particular listing, the entire sale is disregarded. At pnj comics all the pictures on our site can be expanded to a larger size by simply clicking on them. Back in 2012 or so, i discovered graded comics from cgc comics guaranty corporation an independent third party that professionally grades a comic book and securely encapsulates said comic in a sealed plastic slab with a label that details key information and the actual grade of the comic whew, thats a mouthful. Cbcs has teamed up with universal distributions to strengthen our services, for canadian submissions. We created this guide to help the many people who call us asking how much are my comic books worth.
Subsequently, jon became senior price guide editor for wizard. A ridiculously long time later multiple months in most cases, youll get your books back in shiny new cgc slabs. This new facility allows cbcs to assist with the cost barrier. Try it out to get a closer look at these great books. 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. 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. We also provide back cover scans to over 95% of our listings. Every comic book certified by cgc is graded by the hobbys most experienced and trusted team, according to wellestablished grading. These books cover a wide range of genres, from superhero adventure tales to horror stories, allowing you to select the type of comic.
The notes help future purchasers of a comic book because they notate any hidden defects that are factored into the final grade. A fr copy will have virtually no eye appeal and will display major damage. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. While there are a few things i disagree with, this was an impromptu video and not meant to be all inclusive so i give the interviewee wide latitude. The number 1 free online comic book community featuring a comic book price guide database, friends, lists, blogs, and more.
There has been a recent rise in the value of cgc graded comic books. To celebrate the opening of this new, strategically important office, cbcs is conducting a promotion where the first 100 submissions will receive free grading on one or two modern tier comic books. Official overstreet comic book price guide companion sc 1988 2nd edition. If youve stumbled across a treasure trove of comics, then sell my comic books is a great place to find out what you have. Big big comic book price guide comic book grading big little books character toys disney collectibles toy ring guide. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. Zapkapow comics comic book price guide and collection. The primary reason to grade a comic is that there is a direct correlation between the condition of the comic and the value of the book.
The guide to comics, where he was at the helm from 19932003. Smr online is the only official price guide for psacertified collectibles and it is the most comprehensive price guide in the hobby. Cbcs team members all share in the love of our hobby and the medium. A few weeks ago, i attended a local comic convention here in vancouver and i heard about the new company comic book certification service. Sell, buy and trade with comic collectors from around the world.
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. What is the turn around time tat for books submitted to cbcs canada. The process is easier, faster, and designed specifically for our canadian customers. Comic grading company has a simple and affordable pricing structure without any clubs to join. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. The overstreet guide has prices for all books and conditions from gd nm.
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. Grading your comic books guide revel in the detail. Comiclink is the online vintage comic book and comic art auction destination featuring comic book auctions spotlighting the most desirable cgc graded examples of key comics, as well as comic art auctions featuring the biggest names in comic book illustration from the golden age to the present. Canadian office in oakville, ontario to handle comic book grading in canada. The searchable database consists of more than 100,000 pages, each devoted to a specific comic book. Official overstreet comic book price guide companion sc 1990 4th edition. That s the sound of comic book excitement coming to life and ebay has all the brands, genres and issues any fanboy or fangirl could ever want. Now includes the ability to request changes to your pull list. The higher the grade of a comic book the higher the value. Alpha comics is based out of calgary, alberta, canada and provides many services to comic book fans. The grade of a comic book is a shorthand description of the books condition. Comic book grading company the affordable and reliable.
Grading process certified guaranty company, llc cgc comics. Submissions of 10 books or higher will receive two books and submissions of at least 5 books will receive 1 free grading. Buyers now have a very good idea as to what the condition of a comic book is. Love them or hate them, variant covers are a big part of the comic book industry. Comic book price guides are just that a guide to what a comic book is worth. 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. Comic grading professional comic book grading eliminates concerns about grade misrepresentations by providing a professional assessment of condition and quality. The minimum price is not a real reflection of market value. We are open during this difficult time but we are running on a different schedule to best protect everyone. The grade assigned to your book will be a number between 0.
Cbcs is now in canada, comic grading service opens ontario office. The market value of comic books is partly determined by a grading process. Pgx was created to meet the growing demand for professional, thirdparty comic book grading. Of course theres also the fact that graded comics hold higher values. 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. This company was started by steve borock, the former president of cgc so he definitely has some clout in the industry. They are useful only as a starting point to valuing items in your comic book collection. From our humble beginnings, we have grown to the largest, most complete comic book price guide with well over 1,000,000 comics in our database.
While there is a certain amount of subjectivity to this process, a reasonably accurate grade can be assigned by a careful amateur. Heres how to find out how much your comic books could be worth. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the overstreet comic book price guide. Submit your books pgx comics pgx comic grading services. Official overstreet comic book price guide companion sc 2008 38th edition. 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. Welcome to the comic book price guide that has been 25 years in the making. Cbcs comic book certification service grading company. The price guide, currently in its 37th release, features information on the ten point comic book grading scale, as well as approximate values of thousands of american comic books with different. The iguide comic book price guide is maintained by warren and his board of advisors. If you want to hear some realities about comic book values, grading and cgc i highly recommend you take some time and view the three videos below. New, old, and rareslabbed comics comic related toys childrens comics your pull listsubscription can be viewed online. The grading notes are available here to help a submitter understand how we came to the consensus of the grade on the cbcs label.
Cbcs offers a new approach to grading comics in canada. Digital imaging for comic books submitted under any of cgcs grading and service. Comic book price guides, like overstreet, have a minimum price for comic books. Comic book values, grading and cgc video series comic. Grading will only preserve and protect the value of an alreadyvaluable book.
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