Any advice for disposing of old comics?

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Any advice for disposing of old comics? #688092 05/14/06 06:05 AM
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doublechinner Deputy Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,272 Chicago, IL	Strange as it is, I have never done anything but throw away old comics. This made sense when I was a kid and the comic was shredded, or when I had a recent very bad issue. But now, I need to seriously winnow my collection of stuff from the past 20 years. You all have any suggestions on good ways to do this? Sell? Donate? Burn? ...but you don't have a moment where you're sitting there staring at a table full of twenty-five characters with little name signs that say, "Hi, my superpower is confusing you!"

Re: Any advice for disposing of old comics? #688093 05/14/06 08:13 AM
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Kent Shakespeare Time Trapper Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 29,461 Hudson Valley	eBay! The childhood friend Exnihil never had.

Re: Any advice for disposing of old comics? #688094 05/14/06 12:22 PM
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Eryk Davis Ester Trap Timer Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 40,768 Liberty City	There's a thread somewhere about donating comics to Africa.

Re: Any advice for disposing of old comics? #688095 05/14/06 12:45 PM
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Cobalt Kid Bold Flavors Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 34,634 If you don't want my peaches, ...	Also, donating comics to a local library or hospital might be a possible scenario (I got that idea from Lightning Lad).

Re: Any advice for disposing of old comics? #688096 05/14/06 12:52 PM
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walkwithcrowds Deputy Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,464 Glasgow, Scotland	Definately DON'T burn them. # shudder # eBay is a good option because those local comic dealers are SHARKS. (hey Shark Lad) If you want to "do an Earl" and go the Karma route then EDEs suggestion was good or you could donate them to a local primary school - or whatever the American version of that is. It would encourage them to read and you might even inspire a life long love of comics in a few kids, which could, eventually lead them here. Be lucky

Re: Any advice for disposing of old comics? #688097 05/14/06 02:21 PM
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Suddenly Seymour Leader Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,169 Standing beside you in Ferndal...	Depending on the comics and how many of them there are, donation might be your best bet. If you're unloading a whole bunch at once, especially, there are tax benefits, though there are some hoops you have to jump through. (The government's all about hoops.) I recently donated 11 long boxes to Michigan State University's library (the largest publicly accessible collection in the world, they claim), and if you want to hear more about the process, send me a PM. I looked into the eBay route and found that most of the stuff I wanted to drop (late 70s-late 90s) wasn't selling at all or was selling for pennies on the cover price. It just wasn't worth the time and trouble to set up that many auctions. I did eBay a couple things that I knew would make some money (my "Sandman" run, for example), but didn't bother with most. Before I donated, though, I did sell several items to a few Legion Worlders. Geek Watch

Re: Any advice for disposing of old comics? #688098 05/14/06 07:03 PM
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doublechinner Deputy Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,272 Chicago, IL	Thanks for the generous advice. I too was skeptical that eBay selling would be worth the effort. SS, I will send you a message about Michigan State. That is a cool idea! ...but you don't have a moment where you're sitting there staring at a table full of twenty-five characters with little name signs that say, "Hi, my superpower is confusing you!"

Re: Any advice for disposing of old comics? #688099 05/14/06 07:06 PM
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doublechinner Deputy Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,272 Chicago, IL	FYI, one of the things I want to unload is a virtually complete collection of Grell's "Green Arrow" run, if anyone is interested. ...but you don't have a moment where you're sitting there staring at a table full of twenty-five characters with little name signs that say, "Hi, my superpower is confusing you!"

Re: Any advice for disposing of old comics? #688100 05/17/06 06:52 AM
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Vee Time Trapper Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 11,656 Paragon City on patrol	Every once in a while, I'll go through the comics I've picked up that I don't collect, box them up and send them to the local children's hospital. Makes me feel good knowing that some youngster that is in pain or suffering through an illness will have something to take his/her mind off of their pain for a little while. BTW, if you do this be sure to "censor" your package. "Hey Jim! Get Mon out of the Zone!! And...when do we get Condo back?"