What are the pitfalls of selling comic books?
As with any investment collectible, there is fraud within the hobby of selling comic books, whether it’s perpetrated by known dealers, or just the anonymous seller on EBay. The key is understanding and educating yourself to be able to detect and identify the types of frauds, and the means by which the fraudulent activity is carried out, whether it’s the sale of a restored comic book as not restored, or a second print as a first print comic book, or taking advantage of you because you don’t know the true value of the comic book. It always comes down to education. Prepare yourself when you’re buying or selling comic books, so that you can avoid feeling cheated at the end of the day. That’s the worst part of participating in any hobby, is feeling cheated at the end of the day.
