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Muna wa Wanjiru asked:


When we buy our comic books we look to see what the current price is and if we like that particular comic. Beyond these facts very few of us will look to see what the range of comic book prices can be. For those of you who would like to know what the general price for your comic books are like you can look for a comic book price guide.

At present there are some very well known comic book price guides. These guides are Wizard Magazine, Standard Catalog of Comic Books and Overstreet to name but a few. You can find these comic book price guides in the standard book format and there is also an electronic format of these price guides.

The comic book price guide plays an important role for comic book collectors and comic book lovers. The various comic book guides will have information about the known resale value that you can expect from your comic book or comic book collection when you decide to sell those comic books.

You can also use these comic book price guides when you are deciding to add some vintage or hard to find comics to your ever growing collection of comics. From the comic book price guide you will be able to gain an idea of what these comics cost.

Since the vintage comics are ones that are from the early period of the various comic series you will be able to understand why these types of comics are given higher prices as compared to your current favorites.

A comic book price guide will also have details about some of the comics that are loved by many individuals. When you use a comic book price guide you will need to read the guide carefully to gain an idea of the many types of items that are found in these guides.

Once you understand this information you will be able to use the guide to find what sort of price you can expect to get from your comic book collection based on the condition of each of the books in the collection.

From a comic book price guide you will be able to find the standards that are used to grade your comic books. These standards are known as Mint, Near Mint, Very Fine, Fine, Very Good, Good, Fair and Poor.

While these are the accepted norms for comic book conditions there are some occasions when the comic book will fall between these standards. At this point the grading will be with a plus or minus sign to indicate where the comic book standard is.

These and other types of information can be found in a comic book price guide. The next time you visit your local comic book shop you may want to see if you can buy a comic book price guide. With this guide you will be able to judge for yourself if your collection is worth the money that you paid for it.

Muna wa Wanjiru asked:


There is a passion among collectors to buy items that are in excellent quality or relatively difficult to find. This fact applies to comic book collectors too. While many of us love reading comic books there are others who look for collectible comics. These comics are not confined to one genre or even one type of comic book storyline. Instead the collectible comics are chosen by their collectors’ tastes.

The way to find good quality collectible comics is to take your time finding the various facts about comic books. These facts include which types of comic books are considered as being collectible comics. The collectible comics are not necessarily the current most popular comics.

These current comics may be very popular today but there is always the chance that interest in these comic books will die away quickly. The type of comics that you can consider as being collectible comics are ones that have been around for some time. In these collectible comics the interest in earlier issues is still very strong.

While the publishing division of comic book companies may come out with new editions and artwork of the original comic book, it is always possible to find unaltered comic books that are still in the original artwork. When you find these types of comic books you should see if you can look at the condition of the comic book.

Since comic books are declared as being collectibles only once their physical condition has been examined you should see if you can find a comic book price guide that will inform you of what these comic books can be bought and sold at when they are in great or good conditions.

The type of collectible comics that people look for include comics like the original Archie comics, Wonder Woman, Little Lulu, Superman number 1 and the few early editions, Silver Surfer, Richie Rich, Spawn, Vampirella, Transformers and many others. The best types of collectibles are the ones from the very early days of the comics’ history.

When you come across collectible comics like these you should make sure that they are in good condition. Once you have see how the quality of the comic book is both on the inside and the outside you will need to have the comic book appraised. This should be done if it is possible before you buy it for collection purposes.

Once the appraisal has informed you about the status of the comics that you have selected and you are satisfied with your purchase your next step is to provide protection for these collectible comics. The best way to store these collectible comics is by inserting them into clear plastic sleeve pockets and keep them stored upright.