A rough guide to Australian issue values

Australian Disney comics are not listed in any of the comic valuation guides that are available, so here's  a rough guide based on my years of watching prices on Ebay and in comic shops etc.
Collectable grade comics are colour coded - red for the collection to aim for, and orange for the collection to expect.
This guide only takes age into consideration, as genially the older they are the rarer and more valuable they are, however there are some issues, especially in the pre-decimal G series, that are rare beyond their age, perhaps due to unpopularity at the time (eg. G112, G292), issues generally had a shelf life of one month, unsold issues were returned to the distributor and were pulped or perhaps sent to New Zealand for sale there.
D and No. series issues dating after late 1967 are quite common, as many more copies of each issue were printed due to new distribution arrangements, same goes for M and G series issues dating later than mid 1972.


 
   Poor 
    Fair 
  Good 
Very Good
    Fine 
Very Fine
  Mint 
35 cent
.50
$1
$2
$3
$4
$5
$6
30 cent
.50
$1
$2
$4
$5
$6
$7
25 cent
.50
$1
$2
$5
$6
$7
$8
20 cent
.50
$1
$2
$6
$7
$8
$9
15 cent
.50
$1
$3
$7
$8
$9
$10
12 cent
$1
$2
$4
$8
$10
$12
$15
10 cent
$1
$2
$5
$9
$12
$15
$20
1961-1965
$2
$5
$10
$12
$15
$20
$35
1956-1960
$2
$7
$12
$18
$25
$35
$50
1951-1955
$5
$10
$20
$30
$50
$75
$100
1946-1950
$10
$20
$30
$60
$120
$160
$200+

Adjustments -

Add 25% for 64 page issues (lower distribution, plus the extra weight and staple binding saw fewer copies survive intact).
Add 25% for decimal "Uncle Scrooge" issues graded VG or less (people buy them to read).
Add 25% for Mickey Mouse Club character issues graded VG or less (e.g. Annette, Spin & Marty - they cross over).
Add 25% for No. series issues (No. series issues are the most sought after).

The rarest issues are in the G series, issues that didn't sell well when origonaly released are of course the hardest to find, Uncle $crooge issues sold very well, so they are actualy the most common, though they quite often bring higher prices than they should at auction due to their popularity
 

Condition Guide -

Poor = Comic has missing page(s), bad spine roll/stress and various large rips and/or large pieces missing from the covers.
Fair = Comic is complete but has bad spine roll/stress and/or various large rips and/or large pieces missing from the covers.
Good = Comic is well read with some spine roll/stress, a few rips, and the occasional smallish piece missing from the covers.
Very Good = Comic has a little spine roll and a few smallish rips/chips.
Fine = Comic has a tiny amount of spine roll and/or the occasional small chip in the covers edges.
Very Fine = Comic has virtually no faults but is not 100% flat/shiney.
Mint = Comic looks unread, with no faults (other than printing defects) and is completely flat with original cover shine..
FDC  (Fleur De Comic) = As Mint, but you can still smell the ink when you open a page.

Scribble on the covers genially drops a comic by at least one grade (depending on the severity),  as does a re-price, though  light newsagents dates in pencil are acceptable on all but mint copies.
 
 

The record price paid at Ebay for an Australian Disney comic currently stands at $2809.62 (for OS.1)

OS1

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