Star Clipper

3 recommendations and reviews from 3 people

• Referral from November 2, 2013
  

  Brian V. asked:

  STL friends--any suggestions for reputable comic book dealers in the area? I want to sell 50 comics. Thanks!

  

  Scott L. replied:

  Star Clipper in the Loop: http://www.starclipper.com/

  

  Beau W. replied:

  Star Clipper used to buy trades. They might still. I don't think they've ever bought singles. I think Slackers in the St. Louis Outlet Mall might (as might the Books-A-Million on the other side of the mall), but chances are you won't get more than ten-twenty bucks for the lot. That's going to be a problem you'll run into most places. Unless you have some comics of real value, there won't be much interest. I'd call some of the places that sell back issues. A lot of places don't, since it's an insurance nightmare. Most of the stores linked to the Fantasy Shop franchise sell back issues. (The closest for you would probably be the one on Manchester.) Vintage Stock off S Lindbergh does, too. So does All American Collectibles. Give all those guys a call. It may be that they'll only want to buy an issue or two from you. Sometimes you can convince shops to pay for the key issues and take the rest off your hands for free, but most of the time they'll only be willing to take the issues they're interested in. It really just depends on what you have. If you have golden age stuff, you'd be better off selling to private collectors. If you have mostly dark age and modern age stuff, you're not likely to sell them for more than a quarter an issue. Exceptions would be: first issues, variants first appearances, issues drawn by hot artists, small press books, and death issues. If you have silver age stuff, you might do pretty well for yourself by carrying it to a shop. They're valuable enough to spark a shop's interest but not so valuable as to be beyond the shop's means. Steel yourself, though. You won't be getting what they're worth. Shops have to make a profit if they're going to sell back issues, so chances are they'll only offer you half (or less) what they're worth. The only real way you can expect to sell them to a shop employee for what they're worth is if the shop employee wants the issue for himself. Here's the important thing: you need to know what they're worth, yourself. You'll need to know not only what they're worth at mint, but also what they're worth in their present condition. (They're almost inevitably below mint.) Bobby mentioned eBay. That's probably your best bet. It's the easiest way to make a profit on both individual issues and sets. If you do sell them on eBay, beware. Comic fans are pretty particular about the shape of their comics. If the comics aren't accurately represented via text and photograph, angry collectors might drive down your user rating.

  

  Sarah H. replied:

  I would as Star Clipper because if they no longer by single issues, they would be able to tell you who does. They would have no dog in that fight and I have always found the clerks to be nice, helpful and friendly.

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