Tips and tricks to sourcing rare foreign comics
So here is a foreign Ebay tip for those of you looking to
expand your buying options.
by Define999
On Ebay's home page there is a tab on the bottom
where you can navigate to the flags of other countries.
Lets think in hypothetical terms and you are trying to
source foreign Batman s from Germany? You head over to
German Ebay and you search for Batman Verlag. Verlag
being a publisher of German bats.
you go to this listing.....
Everything is in German, pricing is in euros and it is understandably difficult. But dont fret, the graphical interface
is still very similar to American Ebay. Go to the drop down
watch button and watch the item. Being that its in German this step might take you a few tries. You will then be
asked to sign into German Ebay. Do it with your American
account and have the item watched! Now go to American
Ebay and sign in to your account. Go to your watched
items and BAM! Its there, and not only that, Ebay has
translated the German into the more familiar English and
converted the Euros into Dollars.
Now remember that many foreign sellers don’t realize
that there is a market outside of their home countries for
the local books. If you see something you like and they
state no international shipping in the listing? just ask
them, many speak English and will ship to America for the
right price.
1st foreign hunters tip you must take to heart! By not
limiting yourself to American Ebay you open yourself up
to even more and sometimes better buying opportunities.
Many of those opportunities will be cheaper and hasslefree. But, and there is always a but in the foreign variant
game, be warned, shipping across the pond can be expensive and always ask the seller to ship the books securely. I have had things sent in manilla envelopes with
no stiffining protection before! This dropped books by entire whole grades and returning damaged merchandise
overseas even using foreign Ebay can be a bit of trouble.
Some foreign sellers have no understanding of the condition obsession here in the states so this must be a factor in your communication and dealings!
And one more thing foreign hunters, never forget you
represent American collectors while hunting digitally overseas. Some transactions might be the first contact with an
American buyer for foreign sellers. Be mindful of who you
are representing and treat foreign sellers with respect and
in some cases adjustment of standards might be justified.
For instance, don’t scream refund, and send a book back
across the pond just because it received slight damage in
shipping. You must accept some risk in purchasing books
from overseas/other countries. Don’t muddy the waters
for all foreign buyers because of obsession about grade.
In most instances a happy foreign contact is worth more
than any solitary books condition. Mainly because the
well-head stays open and future rare books
could materialize from that very contact you
wisely chose not to harass about condition.
Editora Brazil-America, better known by
acronym EBAL, was one of the most important
publishers of comics in Brazil. Founded on May
18, 1945 by Adolfo Aizen, he was considered
the "Father of Comics in Brazil", and was
extremely important to spreading the
comic book craze in Brazil.
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