Right on my doorstep
Peterlee is a New Town too, built from 1948 and named after Peter Lee, the Durham miners' leader, on land that was straightforward colliery country before the pits closed. Like Washington and Newton Aycliffe it was built quickly to house mining families, which means streets and streets of the exact postwar housing where a comic collection gets left in the loft rather than thrown out.
On the coast road between Sunderland and Hartlepool, so a Peterlee collection usually fits alongside one of those.
How it works in Peterlee
- Send photos. Covers and spines are enough to start. If it is a full collection, a photo of each box and a few close-ups of anything you think might matter.
- I go through them properly. You get an itemised view rather than one number for everything, so you can see which comics carry the value and which do not.
- You decide. No pressure, no obligation, and no hard feelings if you would rather sell elsewhere or keep them.
- I collect and pay. Free collection, and payment on the day rather than when something eventually sells.
What I am looking for in Peterlee
Marvel and DC from the 1960s through to the 1990s, key first appearances, complete runs, independent titles and horror. I will also take the ordinary boxes alongside the good stuff, because leaving somebody with four boxes of comics nobody wants is not much of a service.
Not sure whether yours are the ones that matter? The comic values section goes through the most commonly asked about issues, honestly.
Why sell to me rather than a general dealer
Most house clearance firms and general second hand dealers price comics by the box, because they have no way to tell a valuable issue from a common one. That is fine for them and expensive for you. I read these, I sell them, and I know the difference between a first printing and a reprint, and between a newsstand copy and a direct edition.
Got comics in Peterlee?
Send a few photos and I will tell you honestly what you have. Free valuation, no obligation.
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