My aunt recently asked if I was interested in a handful of longboxes from her friend who was cleaning out a storage locker east of Portland (mostly '90s stuff, mix of DC/Marvel/other, that her son didn't have time/interest in claiming). After the initial collector/new reading urge passed, suggested she'd be better served donating them to a charity, like Ronald McDonald House or some sort of shelter for kids. Tax benefit plus good vibes. She ended up doing that, which is cool.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Wednesday, 11 July 2018 19:22 (five years ago) link
Yeah, it's pretty much the only advisable route re: getting rid of comics these days. Nothing is worth anything unless it's really old & rare.
― This Casserole is Divine! (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 11 July 2018 19:33 (five years ago) link
I don't remember the exact figures but in conversation with a used book buyer, bookstores typically pay 10-20% of what the book will resell for, so if you can find an industrious ebay-er who is willing to sell everything for you for half the proceeds, it's still a good deal. If you have some gems, it might be worth taking to a store who is willing to send them out to CGC to be graded.
― Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 11 July 2018 19:34 (five years ago) link
nothing is worth sending reading material to CGC to seal into tombs
― kelp, clam and carrion (sic), Wednesday, 11 July 2018 19:37 (five years ago) link
I'd also be very careful about what '90s material I donated to children, but I'm a moralist prude iirc
― kelp, clam and carrion (sic), Wednesday, 11 July 2018 19:39 (five years ago) link
I could probably trade my lifetime accumulation of tens of thousands of dollars worth of comics in for a pretty sweet home entertainment system or something. HD-ready, 5.1 audio, the works.
― This Casserole is Divine! (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 11 July 2018 19:59 (five years ago) link
I'd also be very careful about what '90s material I donated to children
yeah for real
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 11 July 2018 20:02 (five years ago) link
Please, for the love of god, let the children familiarize themselves with the normal parameters of human anatomy before exposing them to those twisted masses of overly-crosshatched flesh.
― This Casserole is Divine! (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 11 July 2018 20:04 (five years ago) link
did you say that in a crypt keeper voice?
― Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 11 July 2018 20:19 (five years ago) link
re: donations, prison book donation groups like superhero comics and graphic novels. I sent off 250 to one here in TX a couple of weeks ago.
― louise ck (milo z), Thursday, 12 July 2018 05:32 (five years ago) link
they have content rules so I just left out anything rated mature or parental advisory just in case
― louise ck (milo z), Thursday, 12 July 2018 05:34 (five years ago) link
Thanks for that additional idea!
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Thursday, 12 July 2018 16:37 (five years ago) link