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    Silver age comics that are heating up

    in Silver Age Comic Books

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    On 4/12/2022 at 10:46 AM, mcduckz said:

    I love how everyone seems to think grading is based on cover only here.  Even though I know better in many cases, it makes me think many graded book collectors are people who migrated in from collected graded sports/trading cards where pretty much everything is visible that you can grade on.

    There are waaaaaaay more pages inside the book than the two sheets that comprise the cover.  There could be any number of issues on the inside you are not seeing.  Without obtaining grader's notes on two books you are comparing (and even then grader's notes are often vague), you cannot know why the grade has been assigned.  A book that presents as a 9.8 but is graded 7.0 could have a massive catsup stain on the center page and you'd never know once encapsulated.

    All the more reason for clear, detailed grader's notes, especially for the tippy top of the market.  

    Silver age comics that are heating up

    in Silver Age Comic Books

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    On 4/10/2022 at 8:59 AM, GrasshopperFF said:

    I now have one Heritage auction under my belt. I doubt I will try another. The FF52 (9.2) ($21,600) and X-Men 4 (8.5) ($14,400) both got away. I truly believe someone overpaid (did any of y’all end up with these awesome books?) and I am genuinely thankful I did not hit that bid button one more time! I enjoyed the ComicLink experience much more. 

    There are rarely any deals to be found on Heritage…

    Show Us Your Ducks!

    in Golden Age Comic Books

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    On 4/8/2022 at 6:02 PM, Stingrayiii said:

    Well the time has come, starting a business for the wife to run (A Nail Salon). The time is right and we are ready to do so.
    Need to unload my duck books. If anyone is interested let me know.
    I have them up on ebay now, any offers here would be accepted also. Wish us luck.

    https://www.ebay.com/sch/babyblumaverick/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
     

    Good luck with the sales! Definitely following a few!

    current turn around rates at CGC

    in Comics General

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    On 4/7/2022 at 3:26 PM, Wheresmymarvelvaluestamp said:

    The other side to that is I have them seen them use generic notes that are so vague they really do not help. I sent in several books that all got different grades but the notes were all the same "Light stress marks to spine". Cmon bro. Worst copy and paste job I have ever seen. Just mailing it in because they are lazy.

    Well yeah, if they’re gonna phone it in, no need. But the point would be to actually put useful notes that can actually help us.

    current turn around rates at CGC

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    On 4/6/2022 at 1:10 PM, Petroman said:

    I think its a fair complaint.  Some others have said they don't care much about grader notes, and for the most part I would agree.  Who really cares what the grader notes say if the book is a 5.5, 6.0, etc.?  But for those books that you send out hoping for a 9.8 or 9.6 worst case that somehow come back as 9.2 I'd like to know the reason why.  Maybe its something that could be pressed out, or maybe its just something the submitter missed.  I think that especially in that 8.5 to 9.4 book range (and more so for modern books) the grader notes are worth something.  

    In a 9.8 (limit 9.6) obssessed climate for modern books, grader notes are definitely worth having. Now I'm stuck with books that are either unsellable as is or I have to play the crack & resub game which is not cool...