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Common mistakes selling anime and manga

"Near complete" instead of volume numbers, and a spine broken by bad packing.

The Metzee team13 Oct 20261 min read

Most disappointments here are not about condition. They are about which edition, and which volumes.

Writing "near complete"

It is not information. Say which volumes are present and which are missing, by number.

Not showing the publication page

Publisher, imprint, language and printing are all on it. Five seconds on camera answers most of a buyer's questions.

Selling an unofficial printing as official

Unofficial printings exist in this category. Describing one honestly is a sale; describing it as official is a counterfeit problem. Counterfeits policy.

Comparing an omnibus to singles

Different items, different prices. Say which you have.

Not mentioning missing dust jackets

Where an edition had them, their absence is a real deduction.

Packing a stack that can shift

Books that slide grind against each other and bruise spines. Board, bag, snug box, spines alternated. Packing manga.

Storing in sunlight

Spines fade, and a faded run is a lower-value run.

The one that costs most

Selling a run with a gap without saying so. The missing volumes are frequently the expensive ones, and a buyer who finds a gap has a real grievance.

Questions people ask

Should I split a complete run?

Usually not. Completeness is most of what a run is worth.

Are reading copies worth listing?

Yes, at reading-copy prices.

Do figures sell with books?

Separately usually, and the box matters. Selling toys.

More: selling anime and manga, what a collection is worth.

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