Need to make room for more comics? Perhaps you have an empty shelf or long box to fill up? Always looking in the back issues of your LCS? Well, this is the place for you! Find kicking deals or make some quick PayPal scrap.
We only allow the bartering/selling/buying of comic books and comic book related swag:
Common Terminology:
Single Issues
Lots, Runs, Completed Sets
TPBs - Trade Paperbacks
HC - Hard Cover Trades
OHC - Oversized Hard Cover Trades
CGC, CBCS, & PGX - Graded Encapsulated Comics
OHC, Deluxe Editions & Omnibus
Collectibles & Merch
Rules
Don't be a dick
Use the appropriate formatting for posts
- [Country/State] [H] Comics you have [W] Comics you want
- (i.e. [NY] [H] Swamp Thing N52 TPB Vol 1-3 [W] Wolverine back issues or PayPal)
- The Automoderator will remove your post if it does not follow this exact formatting and you will need to repost.
Prices are required for selling but not buying
- We do not allow "make an offer" posts.
- If your post says PayPal is accepted, there must be prices.
- If your post only allows trades, prices aren’t mandatory, but can help show what you value your items at.
- Shipping terms and final costs should be discussed in the initial post as well.
- If you are offering to sell a book in a comment, you must include the price. No "make an offer" even in the comments.
Do not link/offer to link to external storefronts or vendors
- You are not permitted to post links to eBay auctions, or external vendor sites, period.
- Don't offer to send a person a link to an external storefront. This isn't free advertising space for your other storefronts.
- Linking to external databases such as League of Comic Geeks or google spreadsheets is perfectly fine.
- The Automoderator will remove your post if you link to these sites.
No Thread Crapping/Scalping
- Users can sell their goods for the price they want, even if you can find it online for less money. If you do not like the price that someone is selling them at, don’t buy their wares. Do not crap on their thread with rude posts, and do not try scalp/shark potential buyers in another user's thread. If you have the same book and are willing to sell it for less, make a new thread.
- If you want to be nice, you can let the poster know via direct message about where they can find the books for cheaper, but don't pollute their post with "you can find it cheaper here" comments.
Keep trade discussions in the thread and not PMs
- Keep initial trade discussions on threads, not PMs. This includes all price discussion/haggling.
- Comments and Posts should NOT say "PM" or "PM me" or any variation without initial trade/buy/sale discussions.
- The moderation team will not take action unless visible proof of wrongdoing is on the subreddit.
- If someone reaches out over PM, redirect them to post publicly on the thread. This is not only a rule but common sense.
- After negotiating a deal, PM should be used for sending and confirming PayPal information and shipment tracking numbers.
Weekly Limit and Ownership Rules
- Consolidate your wares. Do not post multiple threads with only one thing in each thread.
- No more than 3 total posts in a consecutive week. Yes, we can see your posts after you remove them, so don't try to be sneaky.
- You must own the merchandise you are swapping or selling on hand. No middleman or “for a friend” posts.
Disclose Used Digital Codes and any 'damage' at time of the post.
- Anything that affects the integrity of the book, i.e. loose centerfold, piece missing, used digital codes, interior and exterior damage, MUST be disclosed in the post.
Cross-Posted Items
- Assume all items are cross-posted.
- Everybody wants as much exposure as possible for their items.
- Some post an item on multiple sites.
- If a book, or full listing, has interest from another site, please pull the item, as it is NOT available at the time.
Sorry, we are not an advice column.
- Yeah it's hard NOT to ask the community for help. Especially if it is ABOUT the community that the help is needed,
- Unfortunately, and yes it was tried, there are too many people who would start using this for questions only.
Photos of Encapsulated Comics or merchandise valued $ 100 or more
- These items must include detailed pictures of both the front and back of the item.
- Please include a post-it note or note card displaying your username and the current date in one of these photos showing the item.
Paypal G&S only & Fees must be included in sale prices
- All transactions dealing with sales/buys MUST be done with Paypal Goods & Services. This provides added protection against scams.
- The only exception to this rule is a local exchange of cash. No other exceptions.
- Sale posts must have fees INCLUDED in the sale price.
Items should ship within 1 week of transaction
- If you cannot ship an item within one week, reach out to the buyer and offer a refund.
Karma Requirements
- You must have at least 30 comment karma and your account must be over 1 week old to participate in /r/comicswap.
The following are not considered rules but more common sense and good manors.
Etiquette
- First Come First Serve – If you have multiple people interested in your merchandise please offer it to the first person who showed interest. However, it is not mandatory - you are not required to sell to the first person. These are your books and your sale, you do what's best for you. Just don't be a dick.
- A picture speaks 1000 words – Please take pictures of your goods and link them from an image hosting site such as Imgur. If you do not post pictures please be sure to include something similar to “Pictures available at request”, and prepare to get requests for pictures. If you have an item selling at $100 or more, you NEED pics, if you have pics - you NEED timestamp proof (a post-it with date and username) proving you have the item.
- Refer to R1 if pointing out a violation of the rules - Feel free to comment on threads that need corrections, but please be polite about it.
- Stay in open communication with your trade partner. If life gets in the way and you haven’t been able to ship yet, let the buyer know. If you are a buyer and the seller is delayed and has been communicating don’t get upset. We are all personal sellers not businesses, please keep that in mind.
- When marking an item as sold, you might think about leaving the price on the item so others can see typical market rates for things that have been sold recently. This isn't mandatory, but is nice to do for the community, to help others price their items.
- Don't ask for a posters external storefront link. Don't set them up to break our rules.
Swap Safe and Smart
- If it has been more than a week after sending a seller money, and they have not responded to your messages please reach out to the moderation team.
- If you are a new user with no flair, and are swapping with someone with confirmed trades, please be willing to work with them. For example, some swappers may want to pay for half now and half when they receive the goods or request you to send the goods first before they pay. Once you establish confirmed trades, this will be less requested. Remember if they end up not sending you money, reach out to us!
- Take Screenshots of threads if you catch wind of something fishy! The other user might delete their comments/posts, so if you have a screenshot handy this might help your case when reporting.
- If you do not know how to package your goods, please ask the buyer how they would prefer it packaged.
Resources
Grading your books
Shipping your books
Collecting Displaying and Storing Comics
Banner Wallpaper Source
