Sell your comics
in Scunthorpe.

Right on my doorstep

Scunthorpe is a steel town and proud of it, grown out of five old villages once the iron ore was found underneath them, and still nicknamed the Industrial Garden Town for the parks planted around the works. The football team are known as the Iron for the very same reason. It is not a place that shouts about itself, but towns built on heavy industry are reliably good ground for old comics, put away in the good years and forgotten in a loft. Star Stores on Frances Street has kept the comics, toys and sci fi flame going locally for years.

About a two hour run down from Teesside, and I cover it alongside Grimsby and Hull.

How it works in Scunthorpe

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 Scunthorpe

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.