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Well, I used to surf this board daily quite a while ago (like a couple of years) - never posted much, but, yeah. Anyhoo, long story short, I realized yesterday that I've pretty much completely lost interest in Valiant, with the exception of Solar. I've spent the past two days going through all my comics to get a giant list of all the stuff I'm planning to get rid of.

Since this was always a fun place to read, and get all of the info, I thought I'd let you all take first crack at things before I post it all on ebay. My small way of giving back. I've got a few rare-ish issues, and a bunch of everything else, so maybe I can help some of you fill out your collections.

Now for the not-so small fine print.

I'm not a grader, and have never really cared much for grading - if it looks decent and is readable, it's fine by me. All of them have been bagged and boarded since I bought them, but some were dug out of the bargain bin, and might not be up to some people's standards. If any of you have specific questions about a specific issue, I can take pics for you - otherwise it's just "90% of them should be in pretty darn good condition, but might not be NM, or even VF, depending on how you rate things."

I'd like to sell things in groups - mostly just cause it makes it easier for me ( that way I don't have that issue of Eternal Warrior 27 lying around without a home :) ). I'm not against breaking apart the groups, that's just my preference. All the prices are for the entire group, and my basic pricing scheme is 50%-ish of whatever the guide listed.

Hope some of you find the stuff you're looking for - I know how much fun I had getting all these in the first place.


Valiant:
Archer & Armstrong 0-1, 5-19, 21-25 $14.50
Armorines Vol. 1 0 Standalone $11.00 *hold*
Armorines Vol. 1 1,3,5,7,9-10 $3.00
Bloodshot Vol. 1 0 Gold $10.50 *hold*
Bloodshot Vol. 1 0-48 $37.25
Bloodshot Vol. 1 Yearbook 1 $1.00
Captain Johner & The Aliens 2 $1.50 *hold*
Chaos Effect, The Alpha, Epilogue 1-2, Omega $2.25
Destroyer 0 $1.50
Eternal Warrior 1-50 $45.75
Eternal Warrior Wings Of Justice Special $2.50
Eternal Warrior Yearbook 1-2 $2.50
Geomancer 1-2, 5 $1.50
H.A.R.D. Corps 5 Comic Defense $1.50
H.A.R.D. Corps 1-18, 20-23, 27-29 $13.75
Harbinger 5 w/ Coupon $5.00 *hold*
Harbinger 8-9, 11, 14-15, 17-27, 30-31, 34-35 $12.50
Harbinger Files 1 $0.50
Harbinger Trade Paperback $3.00
Iron Man X-O Manowar In Heavy Metal 1 $1.50
Magnus Robot Fighter - Invasion TPB $12.00 *hold*
Magnus Robot Fighter & Nexus 1-2 $2.00
Magnus Robot Fighter Vol. 1 11, 13, 15-16, 19-21, 23-48, 50-51, 53, 57, 60-61, 64 $37.50
Magnus Robot Fighter Vol. 1 1-3 w/o coupon $5.75
Magnus Robot Fighter Vol. 1 4-8 w/ coupon $17.50
Magnus Robot Fighter Vol. 1 Yearbook 1 $1.50
Ninjak Vol. 1 00, 0, 1, 5-6, 12, 14, 16, 18, 21, 23 $7.25
Ninjak Vol. 1 Yearbook 1 $1.00
Original Doctor Solar 1 $2.00
Outcast, The Special 1 $1.50 *hold*
Psi-Lords 1-3, 5-7, 9 $4.50
Punx 1-3 $3.00
Rai (And The Future Force) 6-15, 17-18, 20-23, 25-26, 31 $13.00
Rai (And The Future Force) Trade Paperback Blue Variant $6.00
Rai (And The Future Force) Trade Paperback $3.50
Second Life Of Doctor Mirage, The 1-2, 4, 7, 9, 16 $3.00
Secret Weapons 1-21 $14.00
Secrets Of The Valiant Universe 3 $1.00
Shadowman Vol. 1 0 Chromium $1.00
Shadowman Vol. 1 4-26, 29, 32-36, 38, 40-42 $28.25
Shadowman Vol. 1 Trade Paperback $3.00 *hold*
Solar Man Of The Atom 0 Alpha & Omega Softcover $6.00 *hold*
Solar Man Of The Atom Second Death TPB $6.00 *hold*
Timewalker 0-2, 4-10, 12-15 $10.00
Turok Dinosaur Hunter 0-9, 14-15, 18-19, 23, 26-33, 39-40 $13.00
Turok The Hunted 2 $1.50
Unity 0 $1.00
Unity 1 Gold (2 Copies) $12.00
Unity 1 Platinum $7.00
Unity Saga Trade Paperback 1-4 w/ slipcase $16.50 *hold*
Unity The Lost Chapter 1 $1.00
Valiant Era Companion 1 $0.25
Valiant Era Trade Paperback, The 1 $3.00
Valiant Free-View 1 $1.00
Valiant Reader 1 $1.00
Valiant Vision Starter Kit 1 $1.00
Visitor Vs. The Valiant Universe 2 $1.00
Visitor, The 2, 4, 6 $2.00
X-O Manowar Vol. 1 15 Pink $3.50
X-O Manowar Vol. 1 0, 5-8, 12-43, 45-49, 52-54, 56-58, 60-66 $50.00
X-O Manowar Vol. 1 Database 1 V.V.S.S.-related, no COA $5.00
X-O Manowar Vol. 1 Trade Paperback Blue Variant $4.50
X-O Manowar Vol. 1 Trade Paperback $3.00
X-O Manowar Vol. 1 Yearbook 1 $1.00
Predator Versus Magnus Robot Fighter 1-2 $2.00
Predator Versus Magnus Robot Fighter TPB $50.00 *hold*
Deathmate Preview Green Advance Comics $2.00
Deathmate Blue Gold $3.00
Deathmate Prologue, Black, Blue, Red, Yellow, Epilogue $3.00


Acclaim Comics:
Acclaim Adventure Zone 3 $5.00
Armorines Vol. 2 3 $6.00
Bloodshot Vol. 2 1 Painted $2.00
Bloodshot Vol. 2 1-14, 16 $13.00
Concrete Jungle 1 $2.50
Darque Passages 1-4$6.00
Doctor Tomorrow 3-6, 8, 10, 12 $6.00
Eternal Warriors 1 Preview $3.50
Eternal Warriors 1,4 $7.50
Goat: H.A.E.D.U.S. 1 $3.50 *hold*
Magnus Robot Fighter Vol. 2 1 Painted$2.50
Magnus Robot Fighter Vol. 2 1-18 $15.00
Master Darque $3.00
Ninjak Vol. 2 1 Painted $2.00
Ninjak Vol. 2 1-8, 12 $8.75
Operation: Stormbreaker $1.00
Quantum And Woody 11, 21 $1.50
Shadowman Vol. 2 1 Painted $1.50
Shadowman Vol. 2 1-4, 11-20 $12.00
Shadowman Vol. 3 3, 5-6 $27.50 *hold*
Solar Man Of The Atom - Hell On Earth 1-4 $8.00
Solar Man Of The Atom - Revelations $3.00
Trinity Angels 1-2, 11-12 $4.00
Troublemakers 1-2, 4, 7-8, 11-12, 16-17 $7.00
Turok 2-4 $4.50
Turok 3: Shadow Of Oblivion $5.00
Turok Child Of Blood $2.50
Turok Empty Souls $1.50
Turok Evolution $2.50
Turok/Timewalker 1-2 $5.00 *hold*
Unity 2000 1-3 $24.00 *hold*
Unity 2000 Preview $4.50
X-O Manowar Vol. 2 1 Painted $2.50
X-O Manowar Vol. 2 1-9, 14-21 $17.50


Miscellaneous:
Doctor Solar Man Of The Atom 30 $1.00 *hold*
Magnus Robot Fighter 4000 A.D. 11 $1.00 *hold*
Turok Son Of Stone 40 $1.00
Magnets: Robot Dismantler 1 $0.25 *hold*
Bloodskirt 1 $0.25 *hold*
S.O.F.T. Corps 1 $0.25 *hold*


All prices are sans shipping, as per usual. I'm open for trades, but very limited (basically just the Spawn and Savage Dragon issues I'm still missing [and some other random stuff])

BTW - if one of you high rollers just wants the whole shebang, I'll let it go for $500.

If you've got any questions, feel free to msg me. And thanks for looking.

Thanks again. You've all made this place a great place - I know I enjoyed my time.

--Josh

--edit: added holds and last night I realized a typo in the gold key and whitman comics - they're in really bad shape (typical ancient comic) and are only really worth a buck as far as I'm concerned.
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Hold the following for me:

PVM Trade $50
Unity 2000 1-3 $24.00
Bloodskirt 1 $0.25
S.O.F.T. Corps 1 $0.25

Doctor Solar Man Of The Atom 30 $5.00
Magnus Robot Fighter 4000 A.D. 11 $5.00

Give me some idea on the condition of all these. Thanks!

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Good luck with these....most of those books, in self professed "non-NM" condition, are 25 centers or less....folks just don't want to pay $$ for modern ubercommons that aren't VF/NM or better.

But, it's a great way to read them.

Whatever you don't sell, you can certainly donate for a tax deduction, and you can deduct the full guide value (in its grade) of the book, or cover price, whichever is greater.

I wouldn't ask 50%-ish of Guide, because Guide is for NM books...Eternal Warrior #1-50, outside of maybe #1, 2, 4-6, and 45-50 (which are no more than 50 cents-$1 each, maybe $3 for #50 in NM), are all ubercommons worth 25 cents in NM shape.....and you're asking almost $1/book for everything.

So.....

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ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:Good luck with these....most of those books, in self professed "non-NM" condition, are 25 centers or less....folks just don't want to pay $$ for modern ubercommons that aren't VF/NM or better.

But, it's a great way to read them.

Whatever you don't sell, you can certainly donate for a tax deduction, and you can deduct the full guide value (in its grade) of the book, or cover price, whichever is greater.

I wouldn't ask 50%-ish of Guide, because Guide is for NM books...Eternal Warrior #1-50, outside of maybe #1, 2, 4-6, and 45-50 (which are no more than 50 cents-$1 each, maybe $3 for #50 in NM), are all ubercommons worth 25 cents in NM shape.....and you're asking almost $1/book for everything.

So.....
I have to agree, I just went to a show today and was buying these basic books for 10 cents each! and most I paid was $5, for Harbinger #1 w/ coupon! Even got a Unity2000 #3 for $1 !!!
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Shoot me over a list of the Spawns you need, I have a full run that I'd like to dump, w/ TPB's 8-)
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ckb wrote:Hold the following for me:

PVM Trade $50
:!:





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ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:Good luck with these....most of those books, in self professed "non-NM" condition, are 25 centers or less....folks just don't want to pay $$ for modern ubercommons that aren't VF/NM or better.

But, it's a great way to read them.

Whatever you don't sell, you can certainly donate for a tax deduction, and you can deduct the full guide value (in its grade) of the book, or cover price, whichever is greater.

I wouldn't ask 50%-ish of Guide, because Guide is for NM books...Eternal Warrior #1-50, outside of maybe #1, 2, 4-6, and 45-50 (which are no more than 50 cents-$1 each, maybe $3 for #50 in NM), are all ubercommons worth 25 cents in NM shape.....and you're asking almost $1/book for everything.

So.....
I thought about that - I know a lot of the commons I picked up for .25 a piece at most. But . . . it's just a first shot - if they don't go, I'll just mark 'em less.

I've always just enjoyed reading them, never really cared for how much they're "worth", so that's why I just did 50% the guide - seemed like a good number. In all honesty, if i make $300, I'll just start giving them all away - I don't really need a tax deduction.

Thanks for your comments - it's much appreciated.

To all those who have msged me, etc - I'll get in touch as soon as I get off work.

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ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:Good luck with these....most of those books, in self professed "non-NM" condition, are 25 centers or less....folks just don't want to pay $$ for modern ubercommons that aren't VF/NM or better.

But, it's a great way to read them.

Whatever you don't sell, you can certainly donate for a tax deduction, and you can deduct the full guide value (in its grade) of the book, or cover price, whichever is greater.

I wouldn't ask 50%-ish of Guide, because Guide is for NM books...Eternal Warrior #1-50, outside of maybe #1, 2, 4-6, and 45-50 (which are no more than 50 cents-$1 each, maybe $3 for #50 in NM), are all ubercommons worth 25 cents in NM shape.....and you're asking almost $1/book for everything.

So.....
Where would you donate comics? Clothes, books, toys, all them kind of things I know, but comics?

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Rubiks-Q-Bert wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:Good luck with these....most of those books, in self professed "non-NM" condition, are 25 centers or less....folks just don't want to pay $$ for modern ubercommons that aren't VF/NM or better.

But, it's a great way to read them.

Whatever you don't sell, you can certainly donate for a tax deduction, and you can deduct the full guide value (in its grade) of the book, or cover price, whichever is greater.

I wouldn't ask 50%-ish of Guide, because Guide is for NM books...Eternal Warrior #1-50, outside of maybe #1, 2, 4-6, and 45-50 (which are no more than 50 cents-$1 each, maybe $3 for #50 in NM), are all ubercommons worth 25 cents in NM shape.....and you're asking almost $1/book for everything.

So.....
Where would you donate comics? Clothes, books, toys, all them kind of things I know, but comics?

children's hospitals?

Shelter form the Strom?


just ideas.............

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Post by Rubiks-Q-Bert »

Don't you have to make so much money anyways to claim donations? I don't know of any childrens organizations locally. I don't drive to go to the nearest childrens hospital.

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Rubiks-Q-Bert wrote:Don't you have to make so much money anyways to claim donations? I don't know of any childrens organizations locally. I don't drive to go to the nearest childrens hospital.
you need to itemize to get a lot of deductions...but I believe the EZ tax form has a donation spot as well doesn't it?

ship 'em to byrneout...ship 'em to some other hospital or organization...shriners, st. jude...isnt' there a comics for kids? Thought I remember reading about that at some point.
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I'm about 90% positive that if you don't donate at least $500 (in total donations for the year) you really dont get anything on your taxes :hm:
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Squirrel wrote:I'm about 90% positive that if you don't donate at least $500 (in total donations for the year) you really dont get anything on your taxes :hm:

If you itemize you get the actual fair market value of whatever you donate at your effective tax rate (re: tax bracket).

For example, my AGI is 40,000 but I itemize for 15,000, then I only pay tax on 25,000. And if you make additional donations, say $100 now you itemize for 15,100 and only pay tax on $24,900 or donate $500, and now you pay tax on $24,500...and so on. Any donation to a qualified charity is deductible....if you itemize.

Natually, there are phase-outs at higher income levels but the average taxpayer usually doesn't come close to them (150K range for a married-joint couple). The nice thing about donations is that there is no threshhold as is the case with medical expenses (only itemize on the value over 7.5% of AGI - very tough to make) or misc. expenses (only itemize on value over 2% of AGI).

Hope this helped,

Signed, Your Friendly Neighborhood CPA 8-)

PS - deducting comics at cover price is inaccurate although I doubt the IRS is up to date on minor comic values. The pronouncement reads, "If you give property to a qualified organization, you generally can deduct the fair market value....at the time of contribution." So if you get audited, hope the IRS doesn't look up Turok # 1 values on ebay :oops: :lol:
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hulk181man wrote:
Squirrel wrote:I'm about 90% positive that if you don't donate at least $500 (in total donations for the year) you really dont get anything on your taxes :hm:

If you itemize you get the actual fair market value of whatever you donate at your effective tax rate (re: tax bracket).

For example, my AGI is 40,000 but I itemize for 15,000, then I only pay tax on 25,000. And if you make additional donations, say $100 now you itemize for 15,100 and only pay tax on $24,900 or donate $500, and now you pay tax on $24,500...and so on. Any donation to a qualified charity is deductible....if you itemize.

Natually, there are phase-outs at higher income levels but the average taxpayer usually doesn't come close to them (150K range for a married-joint couple). The nice thing about donations is that there is no threshhold as is the case with medical expenses (only itemize on the value over 7.5% of AGI - very tough to make) or misc. expenses (only itemize on value over 2% of AGI).

Hope this helped,

Signed, Your Friendly Neighborhood CPA 8-)

PS - deducting comics at cover price is inaccurate although I doubt the IRS is up to date on minor comic values. The pronouncement reads, "If you give property to a qualified organization, you generally can deduct the fair market value....at the time of contribution." So if you get audited, hope the IRS doesn't look up Turok # 1 values on ebay :oops: :lol:
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n-boy wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:Good luck with these....most of those books, in self professed "non-NM" condition, are 25 centers or less....folks just don't want to pay $$ for modern ubercommons that aren't VF/NM or better.

But, it's a great way to read them.

Whatever you don't sell, you can certainly donate for a tax deduction, and you can deduct the full guide value (in its grade) of the book, or cover price, whichever is greater.

I wouldn't ask 50%-ish of Guide, because Guide is for NM books...Eternal Warrior #1-50, outside of maybe #1, 2, 4-6, and 45-50 (which are no more than 50 cents-$1 each, maybe $3 for #50 in NM), are all ubercommons worth 25 cents in NM shape.....and you're asking almost $1/book for everything.

So.....
I thought about that - I know a lot of the commons I picked up for .25 a piece at most. But . . . it's just a first shot - if they don't go, I'll just mark 'em less.

I've always just enjoyed reading them, never really cared for how much they're "worth", so that's why I just did 50% the guide - seemed like a good number. In all honesty, if i make $300, I'll just start giving them all away - I don't really need a tax deduction.

Thanks for your comments - it's much appreciated.

To all those who have msged me, etc - I'll get in touch as soon as I get off work.
Nothing personal to you, and no offense intended, this is just a general observation.....

....but why is it when people say they "don't really care how much something is worth", they almost always price them much higher than what they are actually worth?

Unless it's a true laissez-faire "I don't care to KNOW how much they're worth, I want this much, period."

To me....if I didn't care how much something was worth, I'd ask below what market was on them, because I wouldn't care that I could get $X more for them....but that's just me.

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hulk181man wrote:
Squirrel wrote:I'm about 90% positive that if you don't donate at least $500 (in total donations for the year) you really dont get anything on your taxes :hm:

If you itemize you get the actual fair market value of whatever you donate at your effective tax rate (re: tax bracket).

For example, my AGI is 40,000 but I itemize for 15,000, then I only pay tax on 25,000. And if you make additional donations, say $100 now you itemize for 15,100 and only pay tax on $24,900 or donate $500, and now you pay tax on $24,500...and so on. Any donation to a qualified charity is deductible....if you itemize.

Natually, there are phase-outs at higher income levels but the average taxpayer usually doesn't come close to them (150K range for a married-joint couple). The nice thing about donations is that there is no threshhold as is the case with medical expenses (only itemize on the value over 7.5% of AGI - very tough to make) or misc. expenses (only itemize on value over 2% of AGI).

Hope this helped,

Signed, Your Friendly Neighborhood CPA 8-)

PS - deducting comics at cover price is inaccurate although I doubt the IRS is up to date on minor comic values. The pronouncement reads, "If you give property to a qualified organization, you generally can deduct the fair market value....at the time of contribution." So if you get audited, hope the IRS doesn't look up Turok # 1 values on ebay :oops: :lol:
My mom (an EA) has always said that cover price for comics is a legitimate deduction to make, because it's assumed that that is its fair market value (because that's what it was originally sold for) and the IRS doesn't depreciate small value items.

Yes, no?

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ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote: Nothing personal to you, and no offense intended, this is just a general observation.....

....but why is it when people say they "don't really care how much something is worth", they almost always price them much higher than what they are actually worth?

Unless it's a true laissez-faire "I don't care to KNOW how much they're worth, I want this much, period."

To me....if I didn't care how much something was worth, I'd ask below what market was on them, because I wouldn't care that I could get $X more for them....but that's just me.
for my purposes, i thought 50% off guide for what is mostly (to my uneducated eyes) VF/NM books seemed fair. Now, I can see what see what you're saying, in general. I think that a lot of the time it's due to the confusing/subjective manner of grading in a lot of different type of collections (not just comics). People generally see a price guide and think that's what it's worth no matter what. Now, I'm not that person, of course. Greed, as per usual, plays a huge part with most people selling things.

As far as I'm concerned, I really don't care all that much what they're worth. I enjoyed them for reading, and hope that someone else will, as well. At the same time, I didn't want to just say "$5 for the whole shebang" - I've put a significant amount of money and time into it, and it would be nice to recoup a small portion of it.

In the end for me, I thought 50% was fair-ish (guesswork, for the most part), and the market should decide. If it's not, then none of us are out of anything (cept maybe greg, for hosting) - I've still got the books, y'all still have your money. Once I get the initial sales here out of the way, they'll all be on ebay with no reserve or anything. All in all, it was an attempt to give back a small bit (I would've jumped at a couple of those prices immediately back in the day) - if it was misguided, oh well :)

oh, and no offense taken - interesting discussion.

And do everyone - if it's not obvious, i'm very willing to negotiate. I don't want to end up with nothing, of course, but right now, they're just taking up space in my tiny apartment.

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When they go up on eBay - be sure to link us. :D

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n-boy wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote: Nothing personal to you, and no offense intended, this is just a general observation.....

....but why is it when people say they "don't really care how much something is worth", they almost always price them much higher than what they are actually worth?

Unless it's a true laissez-faire "I don't care to KNOW how much they're worth, I want this much, period."

To me....if I didn't care how much something was worth, I'd ask below what market was on them, because I wouldn't care that I could get $X more for them....but that's just me.
for my purposes, i thought 50% off guide for what is mostly (to my uneducated eyes) VF/NM books seemed fair. Now, I can see what see what you're saying, in general. I think that a lot of the time it's due to the confusing/subjective manner of grading in a lot of different type of collections (not just comics). People generally see a price guide and think that's what it's worth no matter what. Now, I'm not that person, of course. Greed, as per usual, plays a huge part with most people selling things.

As far as I'm concerned, I really don't care all that much what they're worth. I enjoyed them for reading, and hope that someone else will, as well. At the same time, I didn't want to just say "$5 for the whole shebang" - I've put a significant amount of money and time into it, and it would be nice to recoup a small portion of it.

In the end for me, I thought 50% was fair-ish (guesswork, for the most part), and the market should decide. If it's not, then none of us are out of anything (cept maybe greg, for hosting) - I've still got the books, y'all still have your money. Once I get the initial sales here out of the way, they'll all be on ebay with no reserve or anything. All in all, it was an attempt to give back a small bit (I would've jumped at a couple of those prices immediately back in the day) - if it was misguided, oh well :)

oh, and no offense taken - interesting discussion.

And do everyone - if it's not obvious, i'm very willing to negotiate. I don't want to end up with nothing, of course, but right now, they're just taking up space in my tiny apartment.
In general, it makes me feel bad (ugh, there's that word) when I see folks who DID put a significant amount of money in something....anything....and not be able to get 1/10 of what they invested back out of it.

Keep this in mind, and you'll never be disappointed with your sales: always think of the $2.50 (or whatever) you pay for a new book as the entertainment cost, the amount of money you were willing to spend to be entertained (however you define that) for however long it lasted.

(Set aside the cost/benefit analysis of new comics for the sake of the discussion, cause that's a whole OTHER can o' worms.)

When you go see a movie, and you pay $10 (ugh), you won't ever see that money back, ever. There's nothing tangible, nothing physical that can be taken away from the experience. You also don't get to experience it anywhere else but in your own mind, unless you pay another $10.

With comics....you don't have to replay it in your mind. You've got it right there, and you can re-read it to your heart's content (I didn't use to think that would work, but with the passage of 10-15 years now since I originally read a series...Rom comes to mind, as does Animal Man, as does Giffen/DeMatteis' Justice League, which I am reading right now....I find I've forgotten enough to make it enjoyable again), and you never have to pay another dime...unless you get rid of it.

Also consider that 99.9999945% of all magazines (Time, Newsweek, People, EW, etc) are worthless the second the next issue comes out, because they now have become...say it with me....back issues, and few people want to read "news" and whatnot that's dated.

So in reality, the $2.50 you pay now is "used up" by you being entertained...either now, or 10 years from now...so if you sell them, even for 1 cent each, you're still being "profitable"...because the original cost was for the entertainment value, not the physical value of the book itself.

Back issues you pay OVER cover price for are an entirely different story, of course.

But that's why I preach so long and so loud about anyone, everyone, NOT buying into the hype, and NOT paying $X for "the latest hot book", based on the advice of ANYONE that would be ILLEGAL were it in the Stock Market, Real Estate, Futures, etc., that it is "sure to go up in value."

The comics market is LITTERED....like 1,000 to 1 ratio....with books that have LOST value as opposed to those that never did.

Valiant comics is one of the CHIEF examples...and not just the "key" books.....how much is Eternal Warrior #18 worth, right now?

25 cents.

So.

If you get ANYTHING monetarily out of selling your comics, if you consider it a bonus (instead of being disappointed that they're not worth what you paid for them) you will never, ever be unhappy.

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Oh, also keep this in mind: with very, VERY few exceptions, NOTHING printed by DC, Marvel, Image, Valiant, or Dark Horse from 1993-1994 will EVER be worth ANYTHING.

Give me an exception, I'll give you 100 that aren't.

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ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:Oh, also keep this in mind: with very, VERY few exceptions, NOTHING printed by DC, Marvel, Image, VALIANT, or Dark Horse from 1993-1994 will EVER be worth ANYTHING.

Give me an exception, I'll give you 100 that aren't.
damn, u mean I cant send my kid to college on that box of Turok #1, with that RARE foil cover I see all over ebay? :lol: :lol: :lol:
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ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:Oh, also keep this in mind: with very, VERY few exceptions, NOTHING printed by DC, Marvel, Image, VALIANT, or Dark Horse from 1993-1994 will EVER be worth ANYTHING.

Give me an exception, I'll give you 100 that aren't.
damn, u mean I cant send my kid to college on that box of Turok #1, with that RARE foil cover I see all over ebay? :lol: :lol: :lol:
No, but I hear those make nifty wall-tiles for a room.

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Rubiks-Q-Bert wrote:Don't you have to make so much money anyways to claim donations? I don't know of any childrens organizations locally. I don't drive to go to the nearest childrens hospital.
you need to itemize to get a lot of deductions...but I believe the EZ tax form has a donation spot as well doesn't it?

ship 'em to byrneout...ship 'em to some other hospital or organization...shriners, st. jude...isnt' there a comics for kids? Thought I remember reading about that at some point.
Yes there is a comics4kids and I happen to be VP of it. Our website is down and the registration company will not return my calls, so who knows when it will be back, but we do take donations.


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