Why does one comic book cost more than another? This knowledge is critical if you are buying or selling.
In this video I cover three general factors that contribute to comic book pricing:
* Notability
* Rarity
* Condition
Then I provide three tools to help you determine more precise values for your books:
* Overstreet Price Guide: https://gemstonepub.com/en/comic-book-price-guide
* The E-Bay Method: ebay.com
* GPA Analysis: https://comics.gpanalysis.com/
&&Links for More Information&&
--Estimating Existing Population of Comic Books--
* CGC Census (indicates how many have been graded by CGC) https://www.cgccomics.com/census/
* Estimating all existing books (CGC graded plus ungraded; it's hard)
https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/307940-amazing-fantasy-15-numbers-of-copies-in-existence-v-original-print-run/
https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/437292-what-percent-of-existing-copies-of-action-1-detective-27-superman-1-and-batman-1-are-already-cgc-graded/
--How to Grade--
* CGC Video on Grading (featuring Matt Nelson): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do4lDEzkULQ&t=55s
* Overstreet Grading Book: https://www.gemstonepub.com/en/the-overstreet-guide-to-grading-comics-2016-edition
--Raw vs CGC--
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ow4bmdi0cQ
--Comic Book Images That Aren't My Own Books --
* Heritage Auctions: HA.com