Recommended Links
A few quick notes on our recommended links. For certification agencies, we reference the top three agencies in each category, since Nostomania's unbiased policy is to gather sales data and compute separate pricing data for each of these. Regarding any other sites, we mention a few we utilize and respect, and a few we are simply fond of for personal reasons.
Comics and Magazines
Certification Agencies
Comic Book Certification Service (CBCS)
Founded by Steve Borock, who started CGC and is univerally respected for his love of the hobby and business integrity.
Founded by Steve Borock, who started CGC and is univerally respected for his love of the hobby and business integrity.
Certified Guaranty Company (CGC)
The first, and most well-known professional grading service for comic books and magazines.
The first, and most well-known professional grading service for comic books and magazines.
Professional Grading eXperts (PGX)
Another well-known professional grading service for comic books.
Another well-known professional grading service for comic books.
Auction Houses
Heritage Comics
In our opinion, your best option for auctioning high-quality, collectible comic books and magazines.
In our opinion, your best option for auctioning high-quality, collectible comic books and magazines.
Other Sites
Comic Book Grading Labels
Mario Bruni's site to order grading labels for your collection or sales inventory. Useful for dealers and collectors wanting to grade and organize their unslabbed comics.
Mario Bruni's site to order grading labels for your collection or sales inventory. Useful for dealers and collectors wanting to grade and organize their unslabbed comics.
ICv2 - The Business of Geek Culture
Founder Milton Griepp has a long successful history in the business, going back to creating one of the first independent comic distibutors and publishers. ICv2 is a fantastic news source for geek culture trends.
Founder Milton Griepp has a long successful history in the business, going back to creating one of the first independent comic distibutors and publishers. ICv2 is a fantastic news source for geek culture trends.
Periodic Table of Comic Books
A real comic book reference for every element in the Periodic Table, cool! This site included as a nod to the guys at University of Kentucky who created it in the early web days. Professor John Selegue eventually became, and remains, a Nostomania comics advisor.
A real comic book reference for every element in the Periodic Table, cool! This site included as a nod to the guys at University of Kentucky who created it in the early web days. Professor John Selegue eventually became, and remains, a Nostomania comics advisor.
Coins
Certification Agencies
ANACS
A respected service created by the American Numismatic Association in 1972.
A respected service created by the American Numismatic Association in 1972.
NGC
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, part of the Certified Collectibles Group family.
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, part of the Certified Collectibles Group family.
PCGS
The highly respected Professional Coin Grading Service, currently used as the Nostomania baseline for rankings and default reference pricing.
The highly respected Professional Coin Grading Service, currently used as the Nostomania baseline for rankings and default reference pricing.
Auction Houses
Heritage Coins
In our opinion, your best option for auctioning high-quality, collectible coins.
In our opinion, your best option for auctioning high-quality, collectible coins.
Dealers
Albanese Rare Coins
Longtime Nosto supporters, great guys, and one of the best and most respected coin dealers.
Longtime Nosto supporters, great guys, and one of the best and most respected coin dealers.
General
Collectibles Insurance Agency
Our favorite company for insuring collectibles, going back to when Dan Walker ran it. Something to look into if you have a valuable collection, since many homeowners policies will not cover collectibles.
Our favorite company for insuring collectibles, going back to when Dan Walker ran it. Something to look into if you have a valuable collection, since many homeowners policies will not cover collectibles.