Book Description
From the undisputed authority on comic book collecting comes the most complete record of existing comic books from the 1800s to the present -- indexed, illustrated, and priced according to condition.
• NEW for 2007: Up-to-date market reports and a new, fully illustrated, comic-style introduction
• A brand-new color section highlighting the top comics and the hidden gems of each comic book era
• Latest and most comprehensive pricing information on comic books, graphic novels, and Big Little books
• Tips on grading, buying, selling comics, as well as terminology and practices
• Features an all-new article on the history of Marvel Comics' Daredevil and an intriguing look at Captain America
Customer Reviews:
It's Great !.......2007-06-11
this book is great. It has almost every comic out there and it has been very useful at determining the value of my collection. I highly reccommend this to anyone.
Comic book lover's delight.......2007-05-12
Far more than a price guide, the OVERSTREET is an essential reference for comic book fans if for nothing more than its history section which is very well researched and illustrated. The phenomena and import of the comic book is at this writing finally being recognized by scholars. The pricing of comics list is exhaustive with a strange exception, HEAVY METAL. I would not find a listing for this beautifully illustrated, extraordinary comic book and I have ten years of them from the 1970s.
Book Description
The undisputed authority for collectors, this guide offera the most complete record of existing comic books from the 1800s to the present—indexed, illustrated, and priced according to condition.
• Latest pricing information on comic books, graphic novels, and Big Little books
• Tips on buying, selling, grading, and restoration
• Current market trends and an up-to-date directory of comic book fan Web sites
• A directory of comic book artists, and schedules for major comic book conventions like the Wondercon in San Francisco, the Pittsburgh Comic-Con, and the Comic-Con in San Diego
Customer Reviews:
Comic Book Price Guide.......2007-03-16
This was an excellent, informative guide which gave prices for just about all the comics published in the United States. It also had pictures of the comics and factual information and added knowledge to the collector of comics. In my opinion, it's a the "bible" for comic collectors!
Good, Informative and Comprehensive.......2007-02-09
This is a good price guide, seems to be realistic, covers a large array of issues, very comprehensive, I would recommend this to anyone. I used this over a decade ago and thought it undervalued things some, but with time comes wisdom I guess, seems to be as accurate as can be hoped.
The Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, 36th Edition (Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide).......2007-01-23
the better comic book price guide ever.
A GREAT ASSET FOR THE COMIC COLLECTOR.......2006-08-09
Overstreet is certainly the book to have when trying to access the value of your collection. I only regret that they removed the grading system from this book and have moved to endorsing commercial companies to do this for you. Wizard only care about what is hot right now. All in all, this book is your best bet but alway remember, something is only worth what someone else is willing to pay for it.
Paperback Poor Quality Binding........2006-07-11
Iv'e had several Paperback Overstreet Guides and after moderate use pages tend to come loose from the binding and the book becomes worthless as a resale not to mention trying to keep it together. The Hardbacks seem to hold up much better and are more desirable as a collector item. For the additional price I find it is worth going with the Hardback version. I have never found Amazon.Comm to offer the Hardback and I don't know why??
Book Description
“ ‘The bible for all comic book collectors’ is not an exaggeration for this dependable guide…an indispensable part of any comic book collector’s library [and] a standard reference that has stood the test of time.” — Maine Antique Digest
The Official® Overstreet® Comic Book Price Guide is the one-volume, professional sourcebook for America’s most popular collectible which no comic book collector or investor can afford to be without. This incredible 33rd edition brings you more information than ever before, including:
LATEST PRICING INFORMATION
From the early 1800s to the present, this is the most
comprehensive resource of comic books and graphic novels, listed alphabetically by title, illustrated, and
priced according to its condition. No other guide provides a more complete record of existing comic books and their prices.
MARKET TRENDS AND INSIDERS’ TIPS
With the renowned
Overstreet Market Report by Robert M. Overstreet
, which also
includes
many important tips from other experts in the comic book industry, this guide contains all the current information that is circulating throughout this hot collecting area. You will find the latest titles, the strongest demands, the most valuable issues, and the newest finds in old comics.
BUYING AND SELLING KNOW HOW
Packed with essential
information on grading, collecting and restoration of comic books, this book gives you everything you need to build and maintain a substantial comic book collection.
FABULOUS PHOTOS
More than 1,500 black and white photos of those unforgettable covers -- plus the celebrated all-color
Cover Gallery of your favorite comic books throughout the ages — fill the book.
SPECIAL FEATURE ARTICLES
* X-Men 2 — Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the X-Men
* The debut of the Sub-Mariner
* The Original Super-Team - The Justice Society of America
BUY IT USE IT BECOME AN EXPERT
Customer Reviews:
Save your money!!.......2006-07-07
Getting this book is no longer important anymore. With the technology of the internet, the comic book collector can now surf the internet and check out comic book sites for current prices of old comics. With the latest of the stupid CDGing where you have to put comics into a sealable plastic shell so you can't take it out to read..............
Accurate pricing trends.......2005-04-06
Glad to see that the Guide is still correcting the overpricing that has plagued editions of this book in the past. Of course, dealers will be upset to see this downward correction (notice the anonymous reviews signed "a reader"). But for the comic buyer, this is a step away from greed and towards making comic book collecting an affordable hobby again.
It's good to have the guide moving ever closer towards accuracy, and not have to judge value by the outlandish prices occasionally seen on eBay which unrealistically skew the average price upwards. These eBay buyers are either uninformed (a dealer's dream), or they have unlimited funds and are bidding aginst another person in the same situation. These sales, however, have NOTHING to do with the book's actual value, which is determined by supply and the mean demand. One or two people who are willing to pay 10 times a book's value, shouldn't have an effect on the pricing for the rest of the comic collecting community.
The Overstreet Guide is an important tool for the hobbyist who wants to have an accurate guide for a comic book's worth. Unfortunately comic book collecting has become a HUGE business, and dealers used to gigantic markups don't want to lose these profit margins. They will continue to fight against the trend towards downward correction in Overstreet. Buyer Beware. The comic you want is out there somewhere at a fair price. Take your time and look around. And of course, get a copy of the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide!!!
Trimmed back, seriously incomplete.......2004-07-20
I have bought many of Overstreet's Price Guide issues, including every one of the first twenty years. Every year it became more and more accurate and comprehensive and I depended on it to give me details on almost every comic in existence including underground comics and limited editions.
I got out of the comics scene for a while and then decided to start selling some of my old collection I didn't read much any more, so I bought the most recent issue.
I was shocked! Except for the most common titles, most issues I had weren't even listed! Even issues like Mickey Mouse Album #1 from 1962 was missing. Where there had been several columns of listings per page, there were now only two, to make room for a completely unnecessary breakdown of prices by conditions so fine that it's laughable.
I find it hard to figure out whom this book is supposed to serve. If the book you're researching is at all rare, then you would like to see it in this book, not find out that it's too rare to bother with.
With the huge numbers of advertisements in the book, the price is outrageous!
Sorry, I can't recommend it for ANYONE who is a serious comics fan.
Poor pricing information.......2004-07-17
As a previous reviewer noted, some of the pricing in this edition is ludicrous. Prices of comics that continue to spiral upward have been marked down? What is the problem with Overstreet?
The truth is that historically Overstreet and other price guides have always based many comic prices in large part on educated or even uneducated guesses. But now the comic buyer or seller can go directly to the definitive authority on the subject-Ebay. When a comic is selling on Ebay for $500 in VF and Overstreet says it's worth $200 in VF, Overtreet is just plain wrong.
False prices- This edition is a joke...dont waste your money.......2004-05-21
Look carefully in this edition and you will see that most prices have gone DOWN, which is a joke. It states that an Amazing Spider-man #1 in VF goes for $500 less than last year, which is a joke. Try finding a good deal on EBAY. Fantastic Four #48, the 1st silver surfer, use to fly on EBAY for discount prices, now low grades sell at book prices easy and mid-to high grades above...and the price has dropped in this "price guide". If you look carefully most mid to mid-high grades have gone down in this book across the board. Last I looked the comic business was booming, when talking to all sellers and comparing ebay sales. This book is a joke and it's time for a new "definitve priceguide" Dont waste your hard earned money here. Overstreet should be ashamed.
Customer Reviews:
Grading Guide - A Work in Progress.......2007-01-20
I own the two previous versions of the Overstreet Grading Guide and have a few historical observations which may put the current work into perspective. First, the grading world was stood on its ear with the advent of third party grading companies that "certify" the grades of comics, by far the most prominent being CGC which began operations in 2000. Second, grading is not a science, it is an art. Like Robin Williams in "Dead Poet's Society" you can't grade a comic book on an axis like was suggested for grading poetry in the text Robin taught from in literature class.
What you see here is Bob Overstreet's second attempt to incorporate more CGC-like grading standards into his publication. The attempt at grading uniformity is laudable but not always attainable. True the defects chart/graph in the guide shows that for a 9.8 grade, a book should have no more than two defects, yet a color plate of Infinite Crisis #1, shown as example of a 9.8 book, shows three defects indicated by arrows.
CGC however demonstrates similar occassional inconsistency. In the Overstreet Grading Guide no bindery tears are allowed in 9.9 (Mint) books. I have owned and currently own a number of 9.9 and 10.0 CGC books. None have any bindery tears, except one 9.9 I previously owned which had a prominent and easily visible bindery tear in the upper left corner. I have tried to nail CGC down just what the difference is between a 9.9 and a 9.8 book, relied on their advice in my submissions, but to no avail. I have produced CGC graded 9.9 books from my submissions, but not when expected.
This grading guide is just that; a "guide," to be used in combination with experience in the comics hobby as well as hopefully some education, training and dedication. It is not a bible to be referred to in attempts to discern the objective truths of grading; there are few. What it is, is a solid guide to introductory and intermediate level grading. To go beyond that you have to have enough knowledge to identify the inconsistencies in this guide and deal with them. If you have expensive, key issue Golden or Silver Age issues or high grade issues, you should strongly consider submission to CGC. CGC graded comics are most fungible in the marketplace and will always draw multiples of the bids placed on non-CGC graded comics in the same grade at auction.
DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS "NEW" GRADING GUIDE.......2006-09-14
Ladieees and gentlemen! New in this Third Edition! 10.0s with visible defects! 9.9s with spine stress! A 9.6 with a 1/4 inch front cover tear!
...and that's not all!
You also get all the same internal inconsistencies that you got in the second edition, such as text descriptions that read "No creasing" accompanied by pictures of books in the same grade with visible creasing!
So what prompted this THIRD edition of the grading guide? Apparently, they thought the addition of zoom boxes on a few of the defects here and there justified an entirely new edition! Well, that and a few pages of the same namby-pamby discussion of restoration, pressing, and disclosure that you can read on the CGC message forums for free.
The bottom line is, if you need a grading guide, buy the second edition; don't buy this third edition. If you follow this third edition and try to sell someone a "10.0" that has visible defects or a "9.6" with a 1/4 inch front cover tear, I don't care what the guide says, you're going to have an angry customer.
And if you already have the second edition of the grading guide, save your money and skip the third edition. This book is a complete waste of cash and paper.
Book Description
Newly re-formatted, The Overstreet Indian Arrowheads Identification and Price Guide, Sixth Edition, puts regional information at your fingertips quickly and easily. With the thumbnail guides and thousands of completely new photos, identification is a snap. This comprehensive guide now provides the broadest coverage ever and includes:
-More types and more regions
-How to buy authentic relics
-Up-to-date regional market reports
-Tips on grading
-Dazzling color section
-Over 900 pages
-Over 5,000 actual-size illustrations
-Chronology of early man
-A special up-to-the-minute article on lithics by John Grenawalt
Customer Reviews:
Great Book for Learning.......2000-04-22
I have enjoyed my copy of this book, finding it particularly helpful in typing points, though not as much so in valuing. In response to the kind reader from Mass., all the point hunters I know, myself included, only hunt sites that are already culturally & historically ruined (i.e. plowed fields), with express permission of the private landowner. We don't go looking for burial mounds,etc. With regards to points being a non-renewable resource, true. BUT, I know of several fields that have been hunted for easily 100 years, and still produce points with each plowing. Many sites were in use as camp or village sites for literally thousands of years. I respectfully suggest that the kind reader turn attention more to construction sites and new road projects when looking for where true historical sites are being desecrated and ignored. Often, these sites are "overlooked" to avoid having projects put on extended (read here, expensive years) hold while the site is thoroughly researched. Happy Hunting!
somewhat dissappointed.......1999-12-02
Although there were many black and white photos there were no 'high quality' color photos. I found the section on my part of the country, the midwest, painfully lacking. I have yet to positively identify any of my twenty or so arrowheads using this book.
Finally a thorough VISUAL guide to arrowheads!!!.......1999-07-21
Great book! Many, many pictures from all regions including the NE. The best book I've found for a vast array of artifacts, many styles, examples etc. A great help for the novice collector! Many great ads for arrowhead sites on the web as well. Finally a visual guide to "see" actual pieces not just sketches!
Lacks ethics.......1998-04-23
This book, while a most comprehensive collection of projetile points, lacks the ethics necessary of such a volume. These artifacts are national treasures, not mere collectables. They represent a non-renewable resource. When a projectile point is taken out of context, it loses all meaning except for its reality of object. It means nothing to history. The collection of arrowheads, and further, the actual pricing of them, leads to the further erradication of informaiton of the past. Books of this sort should not be published, as they promote unethical collecting practices.
I AM NOT IN FAVOR OF THE NEW REGIONALIZED FORMAT........1997-11-18
EASTERN SEABOARDS EXAMPLES ARE DOMINATED BY MUSEUM IN N.C. ALSO PG.211 HARDAWAY G7 $420-$575 THEN PG. 441 HARDAWAY G7$35-$-50 WHAT GIVES ? P.S. LOOKING TO PURCHASE A COPY OF
OVERSTREETINDIAN ARROWHEADS THE FIRST EDITION.
Book Description
The Ultimate Authority Delivers The Right Grade Every Time
Grading comic books is the key to successful comic book collecting, and now the leading expert on comic books, Robert M. Overstreet, together with co-author Arnold T. Blumberg, has set the standard for grading the condition of comic books. With The Official Overstreet Comic Book Grading Guide, you will learn all the information you'll ever need to accurately grade your comic books.
Find The Right Grade
* A new 10-point grading system helps you determine the grade of all your comic books.
* Exhaustive descriptions of primary and split grades give you the right grade quickly.
* Over 200 full-color photographs of every major comic book defect to help you easily find which grade
reflects your own comic books.
Choose The Right Grade
* A new, suggested restoration scale helps you evaluate comic books that have been restored.
* An essay on "How to Grade" gives you tremendous insight about the grading process.
Use The Right Grade
* Overstreet's expert guidance in grading makes evaluating all your comic books easier than
ever before.
* Charts of allowable defects and terminology take some of the guessword out of grading.
PLUS
* A guide to grading Platinum Age comics.
* An essay on certified grading from Comics Guaranty, LLC (CGC)
* Articles on grading history and nomenclature, comic book restoration, and "odd format" grading.
* And much more!
Customer Reviews:
The Best BUT..........2004-04-30
The problem I find with this book, as with all books on the subject of grading, is that it is getting too complex.
As a collector of coins and stamps, along with comics, I understand the importance of grading when it comes to the determining the value of your collection; however, when I look at a book, I now find myself trying to determine what this stress line or that OWL interior really does to the grade. How many points deducted? Added?
Of course, Overstreet is the definiitve book on the subject but there comes a time when a decision has to be made as far as trying to figure out what grade to give it, i.e., VF- or F+, for example, and sometimes there is not enough details on exactly what it is that makes that determination. This is particularly true when it comes to Golden Age or early Silver Age.
A Goldie is much harder to grade because, given its age, and scarcity, one must decide how much a particular defect will compromise a grade in relation to a modern book. A Goldie with spine stress lines should not be held to the same standards as a modern with the same defect. if you take away one point for that, you then should have the option of adding one point due to its rarity.
Overstreet, while mentioning this problem, does not give enough information on it to make it clear and decisive.
The bottom line is that the Overstreet Guide is the 'Bible' of comic collecting and is highly recommended as the definiitve guide to grading BUT......it is still the old axiom of 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder.'
So close to being great, but ends up merely average........2003-10-08
Sometimes I wonder how major glaring issues get published with something that purports to be a definitive guide. Of course i'm talking about the size of the photos, many labelled flaws are simply undectable and pressing ones face right up to the book to see flaws is well silly and unnecessary. Its sad to see a total compromise of someones product presumably to sell more copies to WaldenBooks or whomever, it shows a lack of integrity and a lack of dedication to ones customers.
Other than that major disappointment, I'd have to say the only other problem with the book are that the written articles are a bit muddled, the basics of grading seem a bit sparse while some aspects of minutae seem to be overemphasised.
All the information you need to make grading judgements in todays CGC environment is here though. Most probably wont be too happy to learn that most comics they bought as NM/VF in the 80's/early 90's are probably a 7.5 at best in today's market. But thats not Overstreets fault.
The part of the book where they take an Atom comic through the grades is very informative and probably the best visual representation of grading to date.
Theres promise here and the information is factual but presented in a flawed manner, if you need a handy reference guide for comic grading this is it. Surely they cant help but address the basic flaws with their product in later editions?
Invaluable tool for collectors and vendors!.......2003-06-09
This 2nd edition is an improvement over the 1992 edition and bolsters the viewpoint that Overstreet standards must be recognized as the primary source for grading decisions. While this guide does not provide specific CGC guidelines - which CGC refuses to publish - there is an overview of CGC by CGC Primary Grader Steve Borock and there are several examples of CGC-graded comics in various grades pictured. This, of course, merely provides examples of CGC grading and does not address the issue of CGC's well-documented inconsistencies. ***UPDATE: August, 2003 - CGC has announced that it will has adopted Overstreet grading standards as its own! This is a shrewd move by CGC and will help unify overall grading standards.***
In this guide, you will find advertising by some of the largest retailers in the nation, along with several interesting articles whose topics range from comic book history to restoration to shipping comics. Each grade has a fairly comprehensive one-page description of necessary qualities inherent to the grade, along with a full checklist of 21 grading considerations like spine roll, cover creases and staples. The pages following are filled with clear and illustrative examples of covers of books fitting the grade, with appropriate annotation of defects.
While there is still room for improvement in future editions, such as addressing the topic of grade "qualifiers" - a defect impacting the grade of a comic whose appearance would suggest a better grade if not for the defect - it is the premier guide to comic book grading and is a must-have for any serious collector or dealer.
Helpful info, difficult subject matter, don't expect miracle.......2003-05-20
Bottom line: Comic book grading is THE most difficult component of the comics collecting business side of the equation. Subjective interpretation lends disparity between any 2 people's grades, but the more experience that you have, the better equiped that you are to make qualified decisions about a book's grade. This book was much-updated from its previous version, so is an improvement. Bashing the book for not giving a "Cliff-notes" version of how to wave a magic wand, and "poof!" get a grade is a poor position to take. Yes, the book needs work in terms of pictures of defects and corresponding adjustments. One should also keep in mind that there is a functional aspect of grading that allows for a given defect to be (somewhat) offset by a strong characteristic in another are (e.g. stress marks bring book to FN, but stunning colors and/or supple white pages might boost it back to VF-, as a potential example). Given that there is NOT a lot of documented information on this subject, this book is helpful as a reference ONLY, and should be used in conjunction with other references (ComicBase, Wizard, Overstreet Guide), to make a good determination of a grade. Certainly times are better now than they were, say, 10 years ago, when only pros in the business for years could make an accurate estimate. Be thankful for that. CGC info, by design, is not going to be released - it's a Trade Secret for their business model, and if they gave it all away, they would not be in business. Does Proctor and Gamble give away its recipe for its products, or DuPont? - of course not. The discerning investigative researcher uses multiple sources. One such source (if you had bothered to read the Overstreet 33rd Edition) is that Metropolis Comics helped CGC develop the standards that they use. Also, many of the MAJOR comic dealers contribute heavily to the Advisory Board for CGC, so if you look at the sources, you could glean more information as well. Stop whining, and start learning ! This book is a valuable tool to be used with the other resources available to comics collectors, but it is not the de facto "guide" for grading. There will never be such a guide, so get over it.
Invaluable Comicbook Tool!!.......2003-04-25
If you sell on EBAY or just want to track the condition/current value of your personal collection, this is the quintisential book to have.Every major player in the world of comics bases their grading on this book.A wonderful guide with picture representation to ensure accurate grading of individual comics.From the beginners to the experts,a true comic collectors "Must Have!"
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Book Description
The Professional Standard for America’s Oldest Collectible
Indian arrowheads may well be the earliest evidence of man’s ability to create, style, and manufacture objects of symmetry and beauty. As Robert Overstreet, bestselling author and trained typologist, reminds us, “they represent a unique art form crafted by the world’s earliest artist. Unique because, like snowflakes, each specimen is an original and no two are exactly alike.”
The Official Overstreet Indian Arrowheads Identification and Price Guide has been the reference for collectors everywhere. Filled with life-size photographs, collecting points has never been easier: simply hold up your find to the photos and discover its date and value! Organized by the United States’ nine geographic regions, this guide offers the most comprehensive and current information available to any collector, making you the expert.
* More than 8,000 actual-size photographs, plus a dazzling color section
* Thousands of new illustrations covering many new point types that have never been seen before from all over the United States, including Alaska
* The experts’ guide on how to buy authentic relics
* Up-to-date regional market reports
* Tips on grading
Special features include:
Breaking information about the Olive Branch site in Illinois from Dr. Michael Gramly, complete with details of the people who lived there and how their points evolved from the beginning of their occupation till the end.
Man’s first stone tools from the Old World—an illustrated price guide in full color from Homo habilis to Homo sapiens!
BUY IT • USE IT • BECOME AN EXPERT
Customer Reviews:
Very little other refs available.......2006-05-25
Since there are few references available on point types, this was added to my reference library. Disregarding the prices, for the types, descriptions, etc. I have the Texas type book also. What puzzles me is why Overstreet has listed some types for Texas, which are not covered in the current Texas book, nor any of the old books (and I have them back to the second or so book from the 1960s). Example is the Texas point type Overstreet calls Edwards. Not in any other Texas books I find. No explanation by Overstreet. Not a bad reference for types, just wish there was a better one available, more akin to the 1960s book from Texas.
A Great Reference .......2005-03-22
Despite the emotional opinions of some, on the whole monetary value issue, I found this book to be quite a valuable reference guide in terms of tool typing, and assessing style variations and aiding in establishing era. In fact I've not seen a more comprehensive reference guide. In addition to this being a fine guide for the collector, it is also a nice reference for the amateur or serious archeologist. I have participated in several responsible, (academic), archaeological digs and have witnessed more than one academic reference this book for regional typing purposes.
The issue of affixing value to antiquities is always subjective (and it is reality on a Global scale) I believe the author is simply providing a range of what collectors have paid for certain examples. Again, this may be useful information to some collectors, or for Museum curators in establishing the 'street' value of collections for insurance purposes.
Very Informative.......2004-08-03
I bought this book to figure-out the monetary value of pot hunted artifacts, in order to change pothunters of federal and state crimes. Very informative. Thank you.
Pothunters beware.......2003-10-14
This book and the whole collection of Overstreet guides are a unsubstantiated ruse! DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK. The author seeks to mislead and misdirect the general public by putting a monetary price on human history. is the value of an artifact monetary? Can riches be made from stealing the history of the public? This book would like you to think so.
One large discrimination of this book is the fact that the prices within are set by a bunch of country yahoos sitting around a swap meet, spitting tabacky into priceless ming vases. The fact that there is little mention of the money it may cost you if you collect artifacts on public land and the fact that looting significant archaeological sites for arrowheads can land your butt in jail, is barely mentioned.
Do yourself a favor, take a class in archaeology from your local junior college, pick up the Bruce Bradley video called Flintknapping or Andrefsky's lithic book from Cambridge and start making your own arrowheads. Then go to your local swap meet and sale them to dumbasses that buy this book!
Remember price is only what you can get some country bumpkin to give you for an arrowhead, and looting sites on public or private land will only land you in jail, or even worse get you filled with lead from an angry landowner.
Solid, encyclopaedic, good reference manual.......2002-04-02
Purchased to study projectile points. I was not disapointed with the packed information and photos on this subject. Used as well, as a price guide for collectors, I none the less use it as a reference manual. It lists point artifacts from each part of the country broken down in groups of states. It then shows most of what is common for that area as far as shapes, sizes, etc. It is a good guide for the beginner to learn both projectile shapes and nomenclature. I carry it as a supplement to other books on archaeology and prehistoric American Native studies.............
Book Description
For more than a decade, there’s been one authoritative resource for true enthusiasts. Determined collectors, top dealers, and serious historians agree: The Official Overstreet Indian Arrowhead Identification and Price Guide is the best book of its kind!
This all-new edition of the classic guide features:
· A new, fully illustrated feature article by noted historian Michael Gramly, Ph.D.
· More than 12,000 actual-size photographs of arrowheads, many of them in full color
· Price listings organized in 10 geographic sections with up-to-date market reports for each one
· Valuable advice on identifying, grading, and pricing arrowheads
· Up-to-date reports on trends in each market region
Book Description
The undisputed bible of the industry for thirty-five years — The Official® Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide — is the book no comic collector or investor can afford to be without. This 35th edition brings you more information than ever before, including:
LATEST PRICING INFORMATION
On comic books, GRAPHIC NOVELS, and Big Little Books.
MARKET TRENDS AND INSIDERS’ TIPS
The Overstreet Market Report on the comic book industry contains the hottest titles, the strongest demands, the most valuable issues, and the newest finds.
FANTASTIC PHOTOGRAPHS
More than 2,000 black and white photos — plus a color gallery of America’s favorite comics.
BUYING AND SELLING KNOW-HOW
Tips on grading, collecting, and restoration of comic books.
Customer Reviews:
STILL THE STANDARD BUT NOT WITHOUT ITS WEAKNESSES.......2006-01-20
It's been almost 30 years since I bought my first overstreet Guide way back in 1977 featuring a Porky Pig cover by legendary Dondald Duck artist Cark Barks. While the Overstreet Guide remains the gold standard for comic book price guides, it is now without it's weaknesses. It is certainly the most comprehensive guide listing books from the so-called platinum age to the present and this time including info on books dating back to the 1700's although calling these books "comic books" is a bit of a stretch.
But the question is "Is more necessarily better?" Do we really need to include 1700's era comics? Are there really that many collectors for Platinum age comics? Approaching 1000 pages now (my first in 1977 was less than half that page count) the book borders on being a bit unwieldy. The type face had been reduced down to the small print of a shady contract and the book is sandwhiched between almost unending pages of ads. The market reports which I once loved to read are now basically out of date by the time the book hits the shelves and in today's age of online buying and online auctions et eBay, the market reports have outlived their usefullness.
While I will still buy an Overstreet every couple of years just to have one, I'd love to see them break down their guides, perhaps having a separate guide for Gold, Silver, and modern day comics both to make it more manageable and to target collectors who may only deal in one of these eras.
Reviewed by Tim Janson
Simply the best!.......2005-09-25
This book is the industry standard for pricing comics. Additionally, it contains a good amount of info on grading, history, CGC and more.
Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, 35.......2005-09-20
This book was everything I thought it should be. Very informative and helpful when looking up old comic books.
Was volumous in information. Worth the purchase price.
Information Too Difficult to Find and Too Small Print to Read.......2005-09-07
This book contains a lot of information, however some of it is too difficult to locate and the print is so small that you have to use a magnafying glass to read it!! I have used it twice and threw it in a drawer. I would not recommend this book!!!
The Comic Book collector's Bible!.......2005-08-20
The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide is considered by many
as the bible, when it comes to collecting, grading and
pricing comic books. Robert M. Overstreet began the concept
in 1970 as a guide for fellow fans of Golden Age era
comics. The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide has since
expanded to cover the entire history of comics'
publications. It has grown to encompass a broader range of
information than later competitors such as the Comics
Buyer's Guide or ComicBase.
Although many price guides come and go, this long-standing
publication (which has been running for over 35 years) has
become one of the inextricable elements of comic collection
history. The Overstreet guide is a premier resource for
collectors and enthusiasts seeking information on anything
comic book related. It offers comic book collectors one of
the best pricing resources available.
Using the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, I checked out
one of my magazines. Depending on what grade or physical
condition I use, "The Amazing Spider-man", issue #252, is
worth $24 to $32 dollars. Not bad for having paid about a
quarter for it. I wouldn't have known this without the
guide. As I get my collection cataloged and using the guide
to estimate worth, I imagine my new collection will show a
value of a substantial amount more than my 50-dollar
investment.
One drawback I have discovered with my guide, is the
extensive nature of all the information. It takes some time
to browse through and get used to how to use it. But it has
become an invaluable tool as I continue to build by comic
book website "www.comic-book-collection-made-easy.com". In
building this website, I have gained enough information and
knowledge to make a reasonable, rational evaluation of this
much-needed guide.
Books:
- The Official Price Guide to Collector Plates: Seventh Edition (Official Price Guide to Collector Plates)
- The Pinball Compendium: 1970-1981
- The Price Guide to Antique Silver
- The Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House
- The Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House
- The South Beach Diet Quick and Easy Cookbook: 200 Delicious Recipes Ready in 30 Minutes or Less
- The Ultimate Barbie Doll Book: Identification and Price Guide
- To Kill a Mockingbird (Literature Made Easy)
- Ty Beanie Babies Summer 2000 Collector's Value Guide
- Whatever Happened to "Super Joe"?: Catching Up With 45 Good Old Guys From The Bad Old Days of Cleveland Indians
Books Index
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