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If you have items youd like to auction in a sociallydistanced way, please contact central mass auctions. Learn more about the new features of our site here. The minimum price is not a real reflection of market value. Can i ask the specialist a question about the value of comic books. Find out whats happening at your local comic book shop with our 2020 calendar of special occasions and instore events. Jan 10, 2019 the best place for the individual to sell is through an auction site, such as ebay. Locate the book in the list of books you might need to change the drop list to go to another page. These include the later 10 cent issues and all 12 cent issues, which ended in mid1969. Furthermore, every cgccertified comic book undergoes. Visit us in ma, or we are happy to do comic book appraisals on location. Superworld is one of the top comic book dealers in the world. Louis, mo our company has sat well over 600 world record prices selling vintage comic books at auction. We break down the archie series for the first 100 issues, plus spinoffs, annuals and christmas specials.
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