The short version
- Typical range: £4 – £30 — see the full graphic novels value guide
- What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
- Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
- Category: Books
Before you photograph it
Ten minutes here is worth more than anything else you will do. Buyers are deciding between your listing and someone else’s, and preparation is what visibly separates the two.
- Line up the volumes in order and identify exactly which numbers you have and which are missing.
- Check spines for creasing and the covers for corner wear, which is where graphic novels show reading.
- Note the publisher and printing, since some editions and omnibus formats are worth considerably more.
The photographs that sell graphic novels
Four photographs do almost all the work. Shoot in daylight, near a window, with the item against something plain — and do not use the flash, which flattens texture and hides exactly what buyers are trying to see.
- All volumes lined up with spines readable, in order
- The covers fanned out so the count is obvious
- One interior spread, showing print and page condition
- Any spine crease, corner bump, sticker or water mark
Photograph the flaws too. It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover. Buyers who can see the damage stop imagining something worse.
Writing the title and description
Series, volume range and publisher: “[Series] Volumes 1-8, Complete Set, [Publisher]”. Volume numbers are the search. If the run is incomplete, say which volumes are included in the title rather than letting a buyer count them from a photograph.
Then state these in the description, because a buyer who has to ask is a buyer who might not bother:
- Series title, and exactly which volume numbers are included
- Publisher and edition, including omnibus or deluxe formats
- Whether the run is complete
- Condition of spines, covers and pages
What buyers will actually ask
You will receive the same three messages about graphic novels. Answering them in the listing itself removes the back-and-forth, and answering them well when they do arrive is what turns an enquiry into a sale.
List every number explicitly. Collectors are filling gaps in a run and a vague ‘several volumes’ guarantees a question or a lost sale.
Confirm against the published run, not just what you own. A set described as complete that stops mid-story is a genuine complaint.
Photograph them lined up. Spine creasing is the standard wear on graphic novels and buyers judge condition almost entirely from it.
Pricing it so it actually sells
Start from the honest condition grade rather than the price you hope for. WishThrift listings use five grades — New with Tags, Like New, Good, Fair and For Parts — and what each grade means is worth reading before you choose, because grading up is the most expensive mistake sellers make. It does not raise the price; it produces a buyer who arrives expecting something else.
The graphic novels value guide prices all five grades for this item. Pick your grade, take the figure, and if you sit between two grades price toward the lower one. Items priced honestly sell faster than items priced hopefully, and on a free platform there is no fee eating the difference anyway.
What you keep, compared
On a £17 sale — roughly the middle of the range for graphic novels — here is what the commission-charging platforms would take, and what you would keep on each:
| Where you sell it | Fee | You keep |
|---|---|---|
| WishThrift | £0 | £17 |
| Poshmark | −£3 | £14 |
| eBay | −£2 | £15 |
| Mercari | −£2 | £15 |
| Etsy | −£1 | £16 |
Seller-side rates verified 26 Jul 2026 — Poshmark: 20% commission on sales of $15 and above; eBay: 13.6% final value fee, plus a per-order fee; Mercari: flat 10% selling fee; Etsy: 6.5% transaction fee, plus a listing fee and payment processing. Percentages are applied to the sterling figure above; the fixed per-order and processing charges those platforms add are quoted in their own currency and are not included here, so the real deductions are slightly larger. Full breakdown: marketplace selling fees compared.
Timing and getting it to the buyer
Steady year round with a lift before Christmas. Complete runs of popular series sell within days; scattered single volumes are slow unless they fill a known gap.
Heavy for their size, so weigh before quoting. Pack flat in a rigid box with card between the covers and the box wall, because corner damage is what buyers grade on.
WishThrift does not process payments or arrange delivery — you and the buyer agree both directly — so confirm payment has cleared before the item leaves your hands, and keep the conversation on the site so there is a record of what was agreed.
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Frequently asked questions
What are used graphic novels worth?
Typically £4 to £30 per volume, with out-of-print and deluxe editions above. See the graphic novels value guide for the condition bands.
Should I sell volumes individually or as a set?
Complete runs sell for more as a set and attract serious buyers. Sell individually only when you have scattered volumes that do not form a run.
Do omnibus editions sell better?
Often yes, because they collect more story per volume and go out of print. Name the exact edition, since buyers distinguish sharply between formats.
See also: what a used graphic novels is worth · browse live books listings · condition grades explained.