HOW TO FIND EBAY’S ‘HIDDEN’ BEST OFFER SELLING PRICE Whether you’re planning to sell an item on eBay and don’t know at what price you should list it at, or you’ve found an item you want to buy but aren’t sure if the asking price is fair — looking up what similar items have sold…
WHERE TO BUY COMICS ONLINE BESIDES EBAY There’s no arguing the fact that eBay is often seen as the main source for comic collectors to buy comic books online. As of this writing, there are over 5.7 million comic book listings on eBay. But just because eBay has the most aggregated comic book listings, that…
WHERE TO FIND BLACK FRIDAY COMIC BOOK DEALS Who doesn’t love to score sweet deals during the Black Friday through Cyber Monday shopping bonanza? I know I do! Not only am I in the market for a new 4k HDTV (thanks to my 3 year old for shattering the screen on the living room set)…
GRADING OPTIONS FOR UNWITNESSED SIGNED COMICS Every day I get emails and DM’s from comic collector’s all over the country asking me questions about comics and comic book grading. It’s with great responsibility that I take the time to answer each person’s question, and sometimes when I get asked the same question more than a…
On July 10, 2019 CGC announced that they had partnered with eBay to introduce a new service called CGC Expert Review which promises to help shoppers on eBay make smarter, safer collectible purchases. In theory this sounds like a great service for comic book collectors, but after you dig in to the details, it seems…
If you’ve bought comics online or have ever searched Google for the best comic book shipping boxes, then more than likely you’ve heard of the Comic Flash Mailer from Gemini Comic Supply. Heck, you might even be using them to ship comics in right now like I am. I’ve been using the flash mailers for about a year…
So a funny thing happened the other day when I was logging on to CGC’s website to check out the status of my current submission with them. As the homepage loaded up, a banner ad for a website called DIGAuction.com caught my attention.
IS CGC WORTH IT? Breaking Down the Cost, Time and Effort Ever since I began my journey to open up this very online comic book shop, there’s been one question that I’ve been asked by comic book enthusiasts more than any other, and that question is: Is CGC Worth It? While the question itself is…
When it comes to having your comics graded and “slabbed” by an impartial and independent third party, there are three main companies available to choose from – CGC, CBCS & PGX. CGC was the very first company to grade and slab comic books beginning in 2000. PGX entered the market shortly thereafter beginning in 2002.…
I’ve been an Instagram user since 2011, but it wasn’t until I started an Instagram account for the Certified Comic Shop in 2017 that I discovered comic book raffles. If you’re unfamiliar with participating in a raffle to win a comic book, here’s a brief synopsis of the process: