Free Comic Book Appraisal
Find out what a comic is worth before you spend anything on it. ComicMintAI reads your photo and returns a condition grade band and a market value estimate — then shows you what the same book would be worth slabbed, minus the $27–45 CGC fee.
- GO / NO-GO / PRESS FIRST
- Grade band + the fee maths
- Expected dollar outcome
What the Appraisal Tells You
Condition, value, and the decision that follows from both.
Condition Grade Band
A CGC-standard 0.5-10.0 condition grade band with a confidence level — the foundation of what the book is worth.
Market Value Estimate
An estimated value drawn from real recent sales of the same issue at that grade, not a stale price guide.
Raw vs Slabbed
What the copy fetches ungraded today against what it fetches slabbed, so the gap is visible rather than assumed.
Works on Any Phone
Snap a photo and appraise from anywhere — no scanner, app download, or special equipment needed.
Submission Verdict
GO, NO-GO or PRESS FIRST on the book, with the break-even grade it would have to reach to repay a CGC submission.
Private & Secure
Your photos and collection data are encrypted and visible only to you.
Built for the people who live in the long boxes.
Will this book pay for its own submission?
CGC is $27–45 a book plus handling and shipping both ways. Find out which of your comics clear that bar — and which ones never will — before the box goes out.
Price it, don't guess it.
A defensible comic grading report on every listing, and a straight answer on whether slabbing it first would net you more than selling it raw.
Raw or slabbed?
See both numbers side by side — what the book fetches raw today against what it fetches slabbed, minus the fee.
Route a whole collection.
Sort a long box by expected net return, then send only the books that clear their own break-even grade.
Skip the costly misfires.
Find out which books are NO-GO before the box goes out, not 45 days after it comes back.
Priced against one wasted submission.
Pay once, per decision. No subscription, and nothing to cancel — because deciding whether to slab a book is something you do a few times a year, not every month.
Every visitor
Costs you nothing and proves we can read the book.
- Grade band with a confidence level
- No card, no account
- Unlimited on the books you own
One book that might be worth real money
Against the $27–45 you are about to spend on a book that might come back a 7.5.
- The verdict: GO, NO-GO or PRESS FIRST
- The arithmetic — raw comp, slabbed comp, tier fee, net
- Subgrades and an annotated defect map
- What happens if it grades half a point under
- Guest checkout — no account needed
Up to 10 books, ranked
CGC's cheapest per-book tier needs 25 books. One you shouldn't have sent costs more than this.
- Everything in Single Verdict
- Up to 10 books ranked by expected net return
- An explicit send-these, skip-the-rest call
- Built for the 25-book bulk minimum
Inherited, downsizing, estate sale
Less than two CGC submissions, across a whole collection.
- Everything in Lot Verdict
- Up to 50 books assessed
- The attention list — what actually matters
- A submission plan by tier
Running a shop, or moving volume on eBay? Dealer plans bill monthly and include API access.
Free Appraisal FAQ
Is the comic book appraisal really free?
Yes. New accounts get 2 free grading credits with no credit card required, and each credit produces a full appraisal — condition grade plus value estimate. You only pay if you want more appraisals or advanced features.
What do I get with a free appraisal?
A condition grade band on the 0.5-10.0 scale, an estimated market value from recent comparable sales, and the submission maths — what a CGC slab would add at that grade against what the submission costs.
Is a free comic appraisal accurate?
The free look uses the same vision model as the paid report and returns a grade band with a confidence level. What it leaves out is the part that costs money to get wrong: the comps, the correct tier fee, and the verdict on whether submitting the book actually pays.
Do I need to download an app?
No. ComicMintAI runs in your browser on any phone, tablet, or computer. Just upload a photo to start your free appraisal.
How many comics can I appraise for free?
You start with 2 credits at signup, which is enough to check the two books you are actually unsure about. Paid plans add 20 to 150 appraisals a month if you have a whole collection to route.
Find Out What It Is Worth — and Whether to Slab It
Upload the book and get the grade band, the market value, and a straight answer on whether a CGC submission would leave you better off.
GO · NO-GO · PRESS FIRST — with the expected dollar outcome beside it.