Sell your comics
in Scarborough.

Right on my doorstep

Scarborough held a royal charter from Henry II and has been a proper seaside resort since Victorian times, two bays, a castle on the headland between them, and more amusement arcades and gift shops than anywhere else on this coast. It pulls in visitors from across Yorkshire every summer, but the town itself has generations of families who grew up here, and seaside towns are reliably good ground for old comics bought on a rainy day and never thrown out.

Further down the coast than my usual run, but a genuine day trip, and I am happy to talk it through by phone first.

How it works in Scarborough

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. You decide. No pressure, no obligation, and no hard feelings if you would rather sell elsewhere or keep them.
4. I collect and pay. Free collection, and payment on the day rather than when something eventually sells.

What I am looking for in Scarborough

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.