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James Woodcock
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Joined: 21 September 2007
Location: United Kingdom
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| Posted: 03 July 2026 at 11:24pm | IP Logged | 1
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Tomorrow I sell my comic collection - the whole collection.
Obviously this is a massive step, but it has been a really long time since I
have read a physical back issue.
Like, nine years.
So I have theses 34 long boxes of comics, taking up a ridiculous amount of
space in my house. I don’t read them, my son doesn’t read them, I can
access the vast majority digitally (pending an EM pulse of the whim of
Bezos removing them from my Kindle library).
I’ve been contemplating this for years, and even sold a few key issues
during covid. But I finally took the plunge a few weeks ago and contacted
someone who was advertising that they buy collections.
Has anyone else taken this step? Do I need to watch out for depression
kicking in in about a week’s time? Will I wake up in a cold sweat screaming
‘What have I done?’
Or will I feel liberated at the space I have freed in my house?
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Trevor Smith
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Joined: 21 September 2006
Location: Canada
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| Posted: 04 July 2026 at 12:15am | IP Logged | 2
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I sold mine off years, hell, decades ago, and at the time,
a switch had just flipped - it was just time, and it sounds
like that's kind of what's happened for you now, James.
I've now bought a few hardcovers collecting works of
specific creators since then, like JB, f'rinstance, but
I've not spent even five seconds thinking "oh geez, I wish
I hadn't done that". I hope that allays some of your
fears!
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Edward Aycock
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| Posted: 04 July 2026 at 12:16am | IP Logged | 3
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I am going through it right now. I am keeping all my JB stuff and George Perez stuff but everything else must go. Spider-Man stuff goes the fastest. I came to the realization that not only did I not even remember half of what I had, but some of it can bring in some money. Not enough to live on but enough to keep me afloat for a short while. I, too, wonder if I will regret it. But again, they've served me well. And it's been a real gas revisiting everything on the floor of my living room.
I still have all my first edition books, and I am keeping those.
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Bill Collins
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Location: England
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| Posted: 04 July 2026 at 6:50am | IP Logged | 4
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I sold a lot of non-valueable issues at car boot sales. The
good stuff is in my loft and my cousin's son is having them
as he's a fan and i know they will give him pleasure and be
looked after. The very good stuff i am keeping, hardback's,
omnibus's etc. It took me a while but i had to move a lot
to make use of a built in wardrobe and to decorate the back
bedroom. At my age i needed to de-clutter a lot of stuff! I
sincerely hope you don't get withdrawl symptoms James. Like
you i haven't read a physical copy for about 10 years, the
exception will be Elsewhen when i get back from holiday. I
do have a lot digitally, but again i haven't read those for
a few years.
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Edward Aycock
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| Posted: 04 July 2026 at 9:52am | IP Logged | 5
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Going against Marie Kondo, this stuff still doe spark a lot of joy, but I've had some of it for over 40 years and maybe time to share that joy.
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Brian Price
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| Posted: 04 July 2026 at 1:57pm | IP Logged | 6
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I'm slowly selling off the books I don't care about any more on Atomic Avenue and eBay. My plan was to whittle my collection down from about 100 short boxes, but I ended up using the proceeds to add about 20 more. My plan is to have everything organized and a buyer lined up before I go so when my time is done my daughter can liquidate my collection without too much hassle.
I do mostly read stories digitally, (and mostly on the crapper, lol) but for the stories I like and want to collect I still want the paper version.
I've given serious thought to selling my collection while I'm still around and becoming more of a nomad. Still might someday, but I'm not ready yet.
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