Mint Collectibles — Local services in North Reading

I love to search out comic stores when traveling for business, and got lucky on my 2nd night of searching and found this store. (The first night found one of the 'chain comic stores' that started in this area, and the less said about that store the better)

Mint Collecatibles seems small on the outside, but there are some impressive comics in this shop. I chatted with the owner for a good long while when I shopped--from what he tells me if it's open he's the one working, as it's his labor of love. You can tell from the selection, too. He's got a great selection of 'wall books' with some fantastic keys--and I'm pretty sure that every single book I saw was in the best condition I'd ever seen that book in--I found a couple of pristine grails and some collection fillers, and they were all fairly priced and in terrific shape. The grading was accurate as well. For those in the know he had a Hulk 102 that was probably in the 7.5-8.0 range and at least 4 copies of SM 300 both graded and ungraded. You'll also have to shop there in person, as there's no internet shop for this store (hooray for not competing against other bidders!).

He was grading a really gorgeous golden age collection when I got there, and was happy to show them to me while we discussed the hobby. He knows what he's talking about, and made me a very fair deal when I was finally ready to check out.

I'm assuming if you're reading this you probably are a comic collector, but just in case some other search brought you here I will say he had a nice wall of sports cards both graded and ungraded, a large collection of toys and a LOT of pops--none of that stuff is really my jam so I can't speak to pricing, selection, etc, but it looked like an impressive amount.

If you're searching for a comic shop in the Boston area it's worth the drive to visit Mint...

Hi all I just wanted to tell everyone about Mint comics. I recently stopped in to sell some collectables that I wanted to get rid of. I had never been to this local shop however I was going to give it a shot.the gentleman man that greeted me was exactly that, a gentleman. After chatting for a bit he stated that his shop doesn't deal with the type of collectables that I had but he pointed me in the right direction. After our conversation which was very very pleasant he showed me some beautiful very vintage ghost rider books he had just picked up. I expressed how much I like them and he grabbed a second appearance of ghost rider off the wall and handed it to me. Needless to say I didn't leave empty handed lol not the cash for my collectables I was looking for but a book that I will keep in my collection forever. Thanks so much for making me feel welcome and giving me a smile to leave with. You just got yourself a new customer. Can't...

This place is a joke. I brought a stack of PRICED comics up to the counter just to have them tell me that the comics are not for sale. Thought this place could have potential but, it is just as shady as all the other shops in the area.

Response- not sour,just annoyed you literally watched me go through them 3 feet in front of you in plain sight and you didn’t say one word of it being a problem and that those boxes are off limits. Also me wanting to spend $70 really isn’t getting books for peanuts. Also a friendly jester,I’d recommend putting a cover on the lids, don’t have prices on them if they are truly Unprocessed, keep them behind your counter or a simple note...