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The trick to buying and selling on Ebay is time. It's kind of like the stock market...certain collectibles have highs and lows. You need to buy during the lows and sell during the highs.
For example, say you bought a Fantastic Four #1 in near mint condition on Ebay two years ago. You could have got a decent deal. Then 1 year ago, everyone knew the movie was coming out so the price jumped 25%. Still, it would be better to buy than sell. Now we're two months away from the release of the movie. If you bought 2 years ago, you stand to make about $10k in profit. If you bought 1 year ago, you'll probably still make a few thousand.
Now, after the movie comes out, the book may or may not continue to increase in price. If the movie sucks, it will decrease in price. If the movie is great, it will increase in price, especially if they do sequels. X-Men #1 increased in price after each movie.
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