Are 81 vintage comic books from the 80's worth.....?

Question

50 cents each so about 40 dollars? and on top of that i have a gargoyle set #'s 1-4 limited edition that i'm selling for 12 bucks on top of that

Answer 1

That would depend on which issues of what comic book series from the 80s that you want to sell, and how you plan to try to sell them. If you plan to try to sell them on E-Bay with a minimum "buy it now" price of $40, you may not have many bidders. The key factor is what books you have, and what kind of shape they are in.

As tor the limited edition set of Gargoyles, at twelve dollars for the set, those issues will only appeal to those who were fans of the short lived made-for-television cartoon series. I certainly wouldn't consider buying that item for twelve dollars but I wasn't a fan of "Gargoyles."

Depending on what you have, a comic shop would be unlikely to buy any of the books you want to sell, making E-bay your best bet. You need to use google to find the Comic Books Price Guide and evaluate the books you want to try to sell, since it may not be worth your effort.

Answer 2

Try pricing them at the link below to see what they are being sold for because you do not want to sell a valuable comic that may be of value - good luck .

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Answer 3

If the comics are from the 1980s through today, they're not going to be super valuable. The highly valuable comics are from the 1960s and earlier. For the last 30 years, you'd have to sort through all of the books to MAYBE find a hand full that would go for over $10 apiece, and that's only if they're in just about perfect condition. The most valuable books for this time period were those that were independently produced. Mainstream books like X-Factor, New Mutants, Spider-Man, Superman, etc..from the 1980s-today are extremely common and easy to come by, and therefore, not usually rare or desirable. Back in the 60s and before, kids treated their comics like c**p and would throw them out since they didn't think they would be worth something someday. That's why older comics are rare and more valuable in better condition.

If you want to price the books, pick up a copy of Wizard or use http://www.comicspriceguide.com but you should know how the price guide works first. The prices listed for any given issue are the highest prices a retailer would reasonably be expected to ask for the issues in near perfect shape. That's for retailers. Retailers can put a $4 price tag on a comic and wait 10 years for someone to walk in and buy it at that price. If you want it sold NOW, instead of in ten years, you usually have to settle for 50 cents a piece or less for most books from the 80s and 90s. Comics listed at $7 and above you're more likely to see more money for. Check eBay to see what people ACTUALLY pay for the books you have. You may find many of them in "lots" or collections, not for sale individually.