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I decided to start selling my collection around 3 years ago, starting at 'A' and advertising individual issues on eBay (so a whole ton of Alpha Flight and Avengers to start with).
There are tax implications for selling over a certain amount (even if those items are from a personal collection), so I kept a running total and just stopped when I hit the limit, starting again with the next tax year.
So far I've sold around 5 long boxes, with around another 30 to go. It's a slow process but it does give the best return. I did sell some series as a job lot (Clandestine, Knights of Pendragon etc).
Recently, I've discovered an antique & collectors fair that takes place four times a year, just around the corner from where I live. There are a couple of pop culture and toy stalls there too, and I'm considering taking a few boxes of comics to see if I can sell them.
I've been buying omnibuses to replace the stuff I love the most, and I've pretty much got everything I want (around 60 omnis, including all the JB and Miller stuff along with Layton's Iron Man and all the Conan's and ASM's).
I'm 57 and plan to retire before I turn 60, using the time to sell off the rest of my collection of individual issues. We'll see how it goes!
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