Problems and Solutions.

[ickaimp]

I have a couple of problems.

One:
I have too much manga. About 400 tankubon and 200 (mostly DC, mostly yaoi) doujinshi to be exact. Gut feeling says that we're moving soon, so really would like to see that cut at least in half. It was most of the bulk and weight the last time I moved.

Two:
Japan trip looming at the end of March. *panic, panic* We need money for hotel and transportation. (plane ticket is taken care of)

Solution:
Sell the manga and doujinshi.
Um... will be seeing about getting a list up of manga to see if anyone wants them, seeing as we can't get to the one in LJ memories. (Dogmatix, y'want my YGO?)
But what would people consider being a fair price for manga and doujinshi?

Comments

[tdei.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... I'm assuming all the manga are as new, excellent, or very good condition.

If the manga isn't the licensed English version, then I think $4~5 sounds about right. Licensed English stuff going for a bit less their list price tends to be better to sell (since most people would be like: What's the point of buying that off Ebay when I can order it from my local store for less?)

As for the doujinshi, it varies. For older series like say GW, etc. the prices seem to tend to be lower-- the $6~12 range as a starting point. For newer, more popular series, the start price can get pretty high, say like $12-20. ^^ Most of the time the $9.99 thing is a good point to start from on Ebay. =_=; Then again for series that don't seem to ever be on ebay, it's a 50-50 gamble whether this means no one wants it or there's a few crazies out there dying to get their hands on it. The more "popular" a djka is in a fandom, the better end bid you'll get on it.

Ebay aside, I hear the common price for djs up to most with 60 pages in length runs from $4~20. I think you can try pricing a bit higher for larger/thicker books if you want, but it's chancy whether someone would take it. Umm... I would also suggest for djs you personally like but are willing to sell to price it closer to a price you'd let it go at rather than keep.

=) Hope that helped.

[tdei.livejournal.com]

PS-- Me too! I'd like to see what you have. :O~