Most people who want to convert old comics to cash, regardless of whether they are a collector or they have discovered a stash in their attic, want to get top dollar for no effort.
Unfortunately, back in the real world, the price you'll get will depend on the effort you devote to selling your comics.
However, there are some tips that will help whether you just want quick cash or you're going to bring your A-game hustle.
In this article I'll tell you three secrets to bringing home more money for your old comics.
My first tip is to sell your valuable comics individually, and bundle your cheap comics together.
You want to extract the maximum value from your expensive comics while not accepting spare change for the rest.
By selling your valuable comics individually, you'll be able to hold them back if the price isn't right.
When bundling your cheap comics, you could split them by character, for example, so that with some luck someone will buy all your Superman comics because they're a Superman fan or because they want a specific issue.
My second tip is to try to sell your comics at as many different places as possible.
There is a huge list of places you could sell your comics, such as eBay, Craigslist, Comicbookclassifieds.
com, or at comic conventions or shops.
If you try to sell your comics on eBay, and you're only offered chump change, you don't have to accept it.
It takes no time at all to stick an ad on Craigslist or to pop in your local comic shop.
My third tip is to pay attention to how you present your comics.
With your more valuable comics, this can mean submitting them to the CGC for grading.
A comic that is professionally graded is more appealing to buyers.
Equally, if you are selling your comics online, take good photos - that doesn't mean misleading buyers and hiding defects, but clearly presenting your comics.
People are more likely to buy a comic that has several photos of the cover and inside pages rather than a comic with just a dark photo of the cover or no photo at all.