Who knew Vulcan was the one the 'kids' would be clamouring for? Check out the list of things I've sold on eBay in the last month. Most valuable comics are Vulcan. Which no-one's ever heard of, and which was all reprint!
Sold Mar 27 - April 24
3 x Vulcan (final 3) £36.00
13 x Look-In (x 4 batches) £29.71
3 x Vulcan (23-25) £26.00
3 x Vulcan (20-22) £26.00
What If No 1 £20.00
3 x Vulcan (17-19) £14.61
3 x Vulcan (5-7) £12.50
6 x Valiant 73 - 75 (x 3 batches) £12.00
3 x Vulcan (14-16) £11.50
3 x Vulcan (11-13) £11.50
3 x Vulcan (8-10) £11.50
3 x Vulcan (2-4) £11.50
11 x Dredd, Jaws various. £17.00
POTA record & comic £10.50
9 x Look-In 1977. £10.50
9 x Look-In 1975. £9.50
10 x Look-In 1975. £9.50
Thor 132 1967. £8.50
11x Howard, Hulk various £8.50
4 x Excalibur (inc 1) £8.00
10 x Look-In 1976 £7.50
8 x Valiant & Lion (x 3 batches) £7.50
10 x Look-In 1975. £7.00
5 x Mad 1976. £5.50
9 x Mad 1977 £5.00
7 x Spawn, Vanguard various £5.00
Dan Dare poster mag 1977 £4.40
6 x Unexpected 77-82 £4.25
4 x Werewolf 1974 £4.20
3 x Deathlok. £4.20
Doomsday + 1 £4.20
Vulcan No 1. £4.20
10 x Look-In 1976. £4.00
9 x Look-In 1975. £4.00
FF Special 3 1965 £3.21
3 x Plastic Man £3.20
9 x Mad 1978 £3.20
8 x Buster & Jet/Cor. £3.20
Thor 139 1967 £3.00
FF 85 1969. £3.00
Cor!! Xmas 1973 £2.50
Smash 22 1966. £2.50
Smash 21 1966 £2.50
Smash 14 1966 £2.50
Robocop £2.50
Radio Times Dr Who 1996. £2.50
2 x Look-In Annuals. £2.50
2 x Look-In specials. £2.50
2 x TMNT £2.50
2 x Radio Times Dr Who. £2.50
2 x L’Echo Des Savanes £2.50
Dr Who Bigger On Inside + special. £2.50
4 x Whizzer, Whoopee £2.50
4 x Star Trek annual. £2.50
4 x Doom Patrol £2.50
4 x Warlock 1974 £2.50
4 x Marvel inc CE3K 1978 £2.50
Spider-Man 1975 + 3 £2.50
5 x Radio Times Dr Who. £2.50
5 x Dr Who weekly/monthly. £2.50
5 x Mighty Thor. £2.50
5 x Defenders 76-79. £2.50
7 x ‘W’s (Wulf, Warlord) £2.50
8 x 2000AD reprints £2.50
8 x Punch 77-83. £2.50
8 x Look-In 1977 £2.50
9 x Look-In 1976. £2.50
Total. £461.88
So once again a month's listing of comics generates about two days worth of earnings, but to be honest it's fun, and think of all that shelf space I'm clearing (for the record the storage unit looks no emptier each time I visit it). And what have we learned about the value of old comics?
Most valuable individual comic - What If..? No 1, going for twenty quid. Not a very good comic, honestly. The Planet Of The Apes comic with 45rpm single at £10.50 comes a close second and would be the sort of thing I'd have bid for back in the day. (When I paid, I think, 25p for that What If comic, I was splashing out by the standards of the day. Turns out I was quite the shrewd investor.)
Most surprisingly valuable comic - Vulcan. 28 issues went for a total of £165.31, making them worth £5.90 each. I can't see why, but ours not to reason why.
Least valuable comics - the Look-Ins that went for £2.50 for 9, so 27p each. Though the various Punches and Radio Times are less worth per page. There are unsold items still out there. Nobody wants my Q magazines, even now I've doubled the size of the batches from 4 to 8 magazines. And I have enough of them to insulate a roof so I'd better find some way of shifting them.
As for the next month's sales, we are already looking at something that'll outstrip the What Ifs and Vulcans - I've put the X-Men comics up for sale. One's standing at 60 quid, and most haven't had a bid at all. Que sera sera.
Find all my eBay items here, and happy bidding.
Hi there..I'm interested in Vulcan Comic and I note your comments about the lack of quality! For me it had 3 or 4 of my favourites in one place(Kelly's Eye, Trigan Empire, the Spider etc). I have most of the issues but lack 20th December 75and 17th Jan 76. Would also like to get the Holiday Special that was produced. If ever you come across, would be juch appreciated. Kind regards, Andrew. andrewclode@hotmail.com
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