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Scans are one of the most misunderstood things in the hobby today as we have evolved to a digital market.
You can have a multitude of defects that appear on a scan that do not appear on a book.
You can have scans that hide defects.
You can have scans that make shadows, tanning, color breaks and color strike all look worse or better, depending on the book and the scanner.
The other thing that people do far too often is say how a book is over graded or undergraded based on the scan they see.
You have no way of knowing if a book is undergraded unless you can see the book in it's entirety as you can have a multitude of defects that don't show in scans (or in front scans only)
And saying a book is overgraded? Again, without the book in hand it's a tough call to make.
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We had a grading contest I participated in years ago and a book that many people graded a 7.5/8.0 was actually a 9.4 because the scanner made the book look like it had multiple spine stresses.
I learned never to judge based on a scan that day.

Agreed.

Batman #2 CGC 5.0 OWW
Asking $8500

Batman #2 CGC 5.0 OWW
Asking $8500

Batman #2 CGC 5.0 OWW
Asking $8500

Batman #2 CGC 5.0 OWW
Asking $8500

Batman #2 CGC 5.0 OWW
Asking $8500

Batman #2 CGC 5.0 OWW
Asking $8500

Batman #2 CGC 5.0 OWW
Asking $8500

Batman #2 CGC 5.0 OWW
Asking $8500

Batman #2 CGC 5.0 OWW
Asking $8500

Batman #2 CGC 5.0 OWW
Asking $8500

Batman #2 CGC 5.0 OWW
Asking $8500

It had one a few years ago. The book nearly doubled in price in 2014.
If books keep increasing at the rate they have been the past few years you can bank on the crash of the hobby.
It's not healthy for anything to increase that quickly.
The book has been steadily rising over time. I'm not sure what anyone else can ask for.

I just sold GAtor's 6.5 copy, so he's right.
;- )

Hulk #1 did not decline in higher grades, nor did AF #15.
But mid grade copies of AF #15 that were selling north of $50K are now selling south of $40K. Hulk #1 did exactly the same thing.
People over analyze the market too much in the digital age. It happens in every market. The stock market does this all the time with algorithmic buying and selling now.  As soon as they see one copy sell for a strong number, everyone who wants a copy rushes in and throws silly money at a copy before they get too expensive. Then they realize that they're paying a lot for a book and back off and the market corrects.
And this over analyzing is what causes all of the volatility.
In the old days, prices just rose steadily because there was no over analysis.
 

Book has sold.

Book has sold.

Fair points. I skimmed the thread quickly but I give a lot of weight to the BC boardies that I respect.

Book has sold.

Just picked this up for inventory.
I normally don't post in the club threads but this book happens to be one of my faves of all time.

Book has sold.

Tim, condolences.
I wish your family the best.

Was it months?
Personally, what the store did is BS. They had a moral obligation to clear the books before selling them.
Did they contact the owner of the stolen books before they sold them? No.
Completely shady and they should be on the hook.