how do i find the estimated value of comic books online without having to buy anything?

Answer 1

If it's relatively new or there are many in print, then they won't be worth too much more than you paid for them. The reason that some comics are worth hundreds or even thousands of dollars is this:

- They are made in VERY limited quantities with NO exceptions or reprints

- or... they are from the early years... During the war citizens were asked to recycle to buy bonds for the war effort. The first thing a mother could think of to recycle was "those damn comic books"... which made many if not most or all of the older comics EXTREMELY rare, sought after, and thus: VERY VALUABLE.

I read a while back that a Superman #1 sold for almost $500,000... So, comic books, thinking that they can keep making that sort of money off their books started making Limited editions (which were actually just variant covers of an already existing book) thinking they'd rake in profits. However, the only people buying the variants or special reprints, were just a few of the hard core fans. So, they ended up flooding the market with books that weren't being sold...

Anyway, if you are asking about an old family stash, the best thing to do is to go to a hole in the wall comic book store. Don't go to the "clean and fancy" ones. The crusty ones are the best because the people there are experts and in fact they don't really want outsiders showing up, criticizing their life's obsession... They can also explain to you about the grading system for comics... you can have a valuable comic, but if it's in bad shape, it can deteriorate it's worth. They can also tell you about the current popular trends, which can change back and forth... this too can affect the value of your books. Good Luck from a comic obsess'o!!!

Answer 2

you can search on amazon.com using the name of the comic

Answer 3

www.yahoo.com www.ebay.com