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I see. Any chance it could still get a 9.8 with this flaw? Everything else is literally looks pristine

I am not quite sure what this is on the corner. In the light, it looks flush with the rest of the book, so it doesn't seem to be ink added on after the fact. There are no other flaws on this book (not even a spine tick) - according to the previous owner, it was never read and has been stored in bag ever since getting it in 1994.

Maybe you are correct in saying ASM 298 Newsstands are not "rare", but would you say that ASM 298 Newsstands in 9.8 are rare? Cause it definitely seems to be the case, being as there is only one listed online and only a few have popped up over time.

I felt dumb initially seeing that, but no wonder it didn't come up in my search results. They didn't write newsstand in the title and I searched "amazing spiderman 298 newsstand" Thank you very much, just added it to my watchlist!

Thank you! There are none at all listed on eBay, or anywhere that I can find for that matter... Definitely seems to be very rare. Appreciate the knowledge

Thank you very much for this info! I don’t have GPAnalysis, but I do have covrprice and that shows a March 2022 sale for $5000. Is that the same price GPAnalysis shows for that March sale?

I am very curious on how many newsstand editions exist for this issue (I wish we could differentiate between newsstand and direct on the CGC census ) I am trying to find the fair value for a 298 newsstand in a 9.8 grade, but since there are so few sales of newsstand 298's in 9.8, it's hard to figure out the exact demand for one.

From my brief research on walkthrough tier (looking at CGC board posts from 2020-2021), I was under the impression that CGC uses the declared FMV when charging the 3% fee, and charges more if it ends up being undervalued but does not refund anything if it ends up being overvalued. I would definitely love to submit it walkthrough if the fee is calculated after being graded, as that would give me peace of mind that I won't end up paying a ~$500 fee for a $2,000 9.6 - can anyone that has used walkthrough chime in on how the fee calculation works exactly (when it's charged and over/under declaring)? I have submitted a 300 before (that was direct edition) via modern tier and it was rightfully bumped up to Express after being graded, but this is my first time potentially interacting with the walkthrough tier. Thank you all for your input!

I have a 300 (newsstand variant) that I strongly believe has a good chance of getting a 9.8 - should I submit it under modern tier or go with walkthrough? I was considering walkthrough since the FMV of a 9.8 newsstand is $15-20k, but would hate to be disappointed and end up overpaying the grading fee for a 9.6. If I chose modern tier, how would they calculate the grading fee, considering walkthrough fee is 3% of FMV (yet CGC does not assign values)?

What's the current ME turnaround time looking like? My last ME took 2 months... need to submit some more ME from a recent submission, but the wait time is scaring me off

I just had a modern submission go from G/E/I to G/QC earlier today, now it just got reverted back to G/E/I.

I tried searching but didn't find much info. I know rusty staples bring down the grade, but what about staples that don't have that fresh shine? Assuming there's no defects, would books with dull staples still be 9.8 contenders?

I've always wondered this. Not sure if it has been answered anywhere already. What do you think; have any of you experienced largely different grades submitting fast track compared to economy of the same tier?