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Posted 5/17/2009 12:54:59 PM
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Hey Everyone,
I have over 150 comics, all from the 1950's. I'm not sure if they are worth anything. After putting about a quarter of them into comicpriceguide.com it says that my collection is over $5,000. I know that is the value if they are in perfect condition. Could you guys take a look at some of my scans and let me know what you think?

Here they are:






You can save-as for high res.

What would you recommend I do with them? Are they worth trying to sell right now? Should I sell separate or as a bundle?

Any help is appreciated.


-Rob :-)
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Posted 5/17/2009 1:56:20 PM


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Well if you look at the scans they came out funny so cant grade them until you have a clear scan.  It looks like your pasting them and they wont come out the right size that way. You need to upload to a free server like www.photobucket.com and then paste the link ( easier than it sounds) then they should look right.

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Posted 5/17/2009 2:28:58 PM


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Probably need bigger scans too. Resize them at photobucket to 15" - 17" monitor.



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Posted 5/17/2009 2:54:44 PM
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Gotcha. Here is my photobucket album. The files are about 3meg each, so they should be pretty good quality.

http://s661.photobucket.com/albums/uu336/comichokie/

If these don't work then I'll try rescanning.



-Rob :-)
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Posted 5/17/2009 2:58:03 PM
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This should work:










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Posted 5/18/2009 1:29:58 AM


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Much better. So for different reasons they all seem to me are the 4.0 to me. The DT could go higher but that mssing corner makes me think 5.0 tops. Oh and next time scan backs too.

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Posted 5/18/2009 8:15:51 PM


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Much better. So for different reasons they all seem to me are the 4.0 to me. The DT could go higher but that missing corner makes me think 5.0 tops. Oh and next time scan backs too.

I think you're too hard on the Lucy. 5.5 or 6.0 - It's a solid white cover, that much discoloring is allowed in Fine (F+?) or less. (just my 2 cents.)

I'd agree on the other grades.
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