I’ve invested all of my “moneys” in comic books! No, but I have entered the ebay world to try and move comics I’ve been sitting on for a few decades. They mostly come from two collections I inherited, and also some I collected in my teens. No great fortunes so far, but I’m still building my rating before I attempt to let go of the more high-end stuff.

So the first step is research - see what things go for. It is interesting to note that everything up until ‘82 is considered “Bronze Age”. So take that geezer. But I’m really not complaining. I also have some “Silver Age” titles as well. Then comes the strategic game of pricing and seeing how the bidders react. The best case, of course, is to get a bidding war going, and watch your sale go up and up. But it’s difficult to list something for 99 cents to get those initial nibbles, when you saw the same title just sell for $20. But I’ve had plenty of listings expire with no interest at all, so one wants to list low and get at least two buyers drooling. A high price is useless if no one bids. Then comes the building of multi-book “lots” to gain attention. Offer a gem or two and make them take some lemons in the mix. Of course, one geek’s gem is another geek’s lemon. Then there is the professional grading system, but I’m not obsessing on that too much, just trying to be honest in my descriptions.
And finally, as I attempt to widdle three long boxes down to one of keepers and some paypal cash, there is the challenge of my own changing taste. Much of this stuff was someone else’s collection and I have no attachment to certain titles, but now suddenly, a huge run of early Dr. Strange does seems cool. Maybe I should keep these early 70’s Conans when he meets up with Elric… What’s wrong with Werewolf by Night? And hell, if I unload these Ms. Marvel and Captain America’s (squares) I could even buy the issues I’m missing for a complete run… So you see: Overstreet is just as complicated as Wall Street.