Many key Silver Age titles slipped markedly in price, particularly the oft-restarted Marvel heroes. But this year, all that seemed to change. These services are an unprecedented meeting of potential buyers and sellers, allowing collectors to track down elusive back issues as never before. Now, a single search of a major online auction site is likely to reveal. It truly is a great time to be a comics collector.
Online services are also a godsend to the seller.
By posting it for sale on an auction service, a seller has an unprecedented opportunity to put these comics in front of the right buyer. And, because all interested buyers are competing for your item, you stand the best chance of getting a fair price for your comics. For many shop owners, auction sites have become an important part of their business. And for the individual trying to sell off a collection, it's a valuable alternative to shlepping tons of boxes from convention to convention or fire-saling the whole thing to a local dealer for minute fractions of guide price. Although they're no replacement for a good local comics shop, these online services have grown from technical curiosities into something which no collector or seller should ignore.