Need a little advice on shipping Comics

262Runner

I have a bunch of comics I am going to be listing individually.... anybody have any ideas on how to ship these? I do not want to spend a bunch of money on boxes, but I do want them to arrive at each buyers home safely. Can they be shipped in large bubble envelopes with a piece of cardboard backing in a plastic comic bag? What size envelopes should I buy?

thanks for any help

WinPitcher

Whenever I send magazines/comics/yearbooks I always use priority mail and use the boxes they provide for free.


Depending on the weight and destination I'd use the flat rate box or regular box.


Steve

262Runner

thanks Steve

MeteoriteGuy

Unless they are expensive comics, no one is going to buy them at the cost you would have to pass along shipping in boxes. I would suggest for most comics using the ~10 by 12 mailers, backing both sides with cardboard and then writing "DO NOT BEND" on both sides and then shipping media rate. Of course, if these are comics that sell for good dollar....use the free PO boxes.

WinPitcher

Unless they are expensive no one will buy them period.


Comics from the 80's thru 90's just do not sell on ebay.


Steve

neenish

<< <i>I have a bunch of comics I am going to be listing individually.... anybody have any ideas on how to ship these? I do not want to spend a bunch of money on boxes, but I do want them to arrive at each buyers home safely. Can they be shipped in large bubble envelopes with a piece of cardboard backing in a plastic comic bag? What size envelopes should I buy?

thanks for any help >>



Can you post some pics and titles of some of the comics you'll be listing? It could save you some time/money by not posting inexpensive, low grades comics (are they modern, silver age or olders?). BTW, I'd go with the advice of shipping using the free USPS priority mail boxes.

Morgoth

The only comics that sell from the 80s or 90s are the ones written by Alan Moore or Grant Morrison. Valiant pricing has tanked too.

Edit: I would also add Frank Miller to that list

TNP777

I'd have to add Todd McFarlane to the list. I've always loved his work.

Nice Booster Gold/Blue Beetle avatar BTW.

262Runner

This is not my collection, trying to help out a friend. Most are Superman, many different variations, most from 70's & 80's. After looking on ebay, nothing he has seems to be selling at all. I think I will try craigslist, shipping 40 to 50 lbs of comics is not the way to go.

Thanks for the input.

neenish

<< <i>This is not my collection, trying to help out a friend. Most are Superman, many different variations, most from 70's & 80's. After looking on ebay, nothing he has seems to be selling at all. I think I will try craigslist, shipping 40 to 50 lbs of comics is not the way to go.

Thanks for the input. >>



I've had two long boxes shipped from Ill to CA for about $30 each. I bought a small collection from a guy that was mostly Batman, Punisher, X-Men stuff. The only stuff that usually sells from the 70's and 80's are keys and very high grade comics (like 9.6-9.8 grade). Reader condition comics should just be donated or given away as they don't carry much value. Does your friend have a list of comics he's selling? It might be profitable to sell just the keys (if he has any) and give the rest to charity or blow them out on Craigslist.

Morgoth

Thanks, the avatar was done by Chuck The Hun Zsolnai who is on these boards great artist!

Todd McFarlane has really dropped off in popularity for some reason but his early Amazing Spiderman works are still valuable. Some of real early work is valuable just due to it being tied into Wolverine IMO.

If you got some of the cooler Batman storylines like Death in the Family or Ten Nights of the Beast they sell well. Superman has very little classic runs in the 80s and 90s. The Death of Superman was printed about as much as 1991 Upperdeck.

AnkurJ

Whenever I sell golden age books, I sandwich them between two pieces of cardboard or foamboard, and put them in a priority mail box with foam peanuts or bunched up newspaper. For cheaper comics, you can use two pieces of cardboard and put them and the comic in a flat rate priority mail envelope.

AJ