What was that grade again?

As most of you know, I have been steadily putting together a graded Marvel Graphic Novel set for some time now.

When I first started getting them, the registry set was limited. It only had up to #38 and a few others that had been graded, but it had not been updated or listed completely.

So when I got my hands on some that weren't numbered or listed, I requested them to be added and Gemma was gracious enough to do so. After that, I did some research and found that after the first 38 numbered issues, there were another 37 that had been released with no numbers.

I listed them in the order there were released and requested for Gemma to have them added to the set. Unbelievably, she had it done in 2 days!! WOW! Thank you Gemma!

Anyway, the set listing is now complete, so now it just stands for me to add, add, add to it!

Not long ago, I placed a bid on a copy of #68 (technically) in the series. It's an Avengers story from 1991 called Death Trap The Vault. It was on Ebay and listed as 9.6 condition. I put in a bid of $26just for the heck of it. After all, I had never seen a graded copy of this issue.

Well, I won the auction at $23.50!! I was amazed! Little did I know I would be more amazed once it showed up on my doorstep.

When I got it out of the packaging, I saw it was a 9.8!! Say what? I thought it was a 9.6.

I went back onto Ebay and looked up the original listing. Sure enough, the title of the listing said 9.6, but I could look at the photo and clearly see that it was actually 9.8! This might explain why there wasn't more bidding action on it.

In this case, looking before I leaped really worked out for me!!

Tnerb gave me 4 MGNs in Baltimore, 3 of which can be inserted into this set. 2 of them, I got signed in Baltimore and am now awaiting a pressing and grading to be done on them. One I am holding until a signing opportunity comes up. The last one is a really neat DC Star Trek Graphic Novel that I was told has NEVER been graded by CGC!

I was able to get 2 sigs on it at the show and submit it! I read it the night before I did this, since I never had before. It won't get a 9.8, probably more like a 9.0 or a 9.2, but I don't care. It is a gift from my Big Brother that holds more memories and meaning to me than any monetary amount.

Thanks Tnerb!!!

Below is a pic of the Avengers MGN along with two more MGNs that I just acquired last week.

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