How to Sell Comic Books Online

Selling comic books online is a very lucrative job. Many sellers start out by offering their own books for sale before buying books from others to sell at a profit. Since there are many sellers peddling their books online, you need to use clear pictures of each book and keep careful lists of what you do sell. To get started in the online world, you’ll need to first decide what to sell and invest in a high quality digital camera.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Comic books
• Price guide
• Digital camera
• Computer

1. Decide how you want to sell the comic books online. Online auctions are a good option for beginners, especially Web sites that allow you to set up your own storefront. This way you can sell some books at an auction setting and also list books with your own prices.
2. When shopping for comic books to sell, check their condition. You’ll need to keep a list of the condition of each book because that helps buyers decide if they want to buy.
3. Check an established price guide to see the value of the comic books. While book prices are seldom seen online, you can use this as a starting point to decide your sale price. Typically sellers start their auction listings at 25-50 percent of the book price and list the firm prices at 50-75 percent of the book price.
4. Take pictures of the comic books with a digital camera and upload them onto your computer. Make sure that the pictures are as clear and detailed as possible for buyers to see. If there are any flaws or damages in the book, take additional pictures of those spots.
5. Write detailed listings of the comic books because buyers need to know as much information as possible. Include in the listing the images you took earlier and any other information you think a buyer might need.

Tips & Warnings

• Answer questions from potential buyers as quickly as possible. Sellers who ignore questions or put them off for several days can lose a big sale.
• Offer accurate shipping costs. Some sellers lose sales because they charge too much for shipping.