so i've decided...

the three lucky books were the Hulk 181 that i recently aquired, my copy of Batman 232, and the Amazing Spider-Man 40. i'm thinking they'll grade out as:

Hulk 181 - 9.0 - ACTUAL CGC GRADE = 8.5

Batman 232 - 8.0 - ACTUAL CGC GRADE = 8.0

Amazing Spider-Man - 6.0 - ACTUAL CGC GRADE = 5.0

not really the highest grades of these books but i think they'll be solid additions to the collection until i can afford to purchase upgrades given i'm not a multi-millionaire (yet, hehe).

i sent them out via priority mail on Saturday and they were received by CGC this morning, which was faster than expected. hopefully that will translate to a quick turnaround. as always, i will keep the society updated when the grades post online...

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I must admit that...

one of the main reasons i paid the membership was to get the coupon for 3 free gradings... the first time i used my coupon (last year) i don't think i used it too effectively and made a rookie mistake by submitting a modern tier book in the batch of three... this time, i won't make that mistake again.

this time i have a new dilemma though... i have been amassing bronze and silver books all year to use my coupon on but i don't think that they'll acheive the "super high grades" i would desire... i have about 10-12 canidiates, a few lower grade silver age keys and the others are bronze books in the 8.5-9.0 range... is it even worth it to use my coupon on any of these?

i was thinking that i would use the coupon on a combination of three of the following:

tales of suspense #40 (2nd Iron Man) in 2.5

showcase #18 (2nd Adam Strange) in 4.0

X men #97 in 9.2

Amazing Spiderman #136 in 8.5

Amazing Spiderman #40 (1st Goblin origin) in 6.0

Superman #199 (1st Superman/Flash race) in 4.5

Hulk 181 (1st Wolverine) in 9.0... *NOTE* i just bought this one on ebay 15 mins ago and don't have it in my hands just yet but will soon.

maybe i should use the coupon on just the bronze books becuase they'll achieve the higher grades... are the silver books even worth it? Do i really need CGC to tell me that my TOS #40 is a 2.5 when i know darn well, its a 2.5!

then again , i do have other bronze books that will grade in the 9.6 maybe 9.8 range, but they are non key issues of random titles... i don't think they are worth it either?

what a mess...

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