Michelangelo

kav, i know it's on your list already, but it's gotta be rifleman 10

simple answer... there are a lot of dumb people around

final price drop - $2199

bump; price lowered to $2270

Sold to you trashcollector

Below are my terms and conditions:

1 ) First  in post or PM wins (time stamp will be deciding factor) 

2 ) No Hall of Shame members or members on probation

3 ) Prices are in USD; I will accept the Canadian Dollar equivalent at the current exchange rate.

4 ) For payment, I accept PayPal, Interac e-Transfer (for Canadians), money order or check (Note: item won't ship until payment clears); I will not accept PP F&F as this violates board policy.

5 ) No Returns on CGC graded books unless item damaged during shipping; books will be protected well. It may take a few days for me to get the item shipped out. 

5-1) Returns accepted on raw books only if I miss something significant (i.e. significant defect isn't pictured or mentioned) - within 7 days of receiving item; buyer pays return shipping

6 ) I only ship to Canada & USA (lower 48 states); contact me otherwise.

7 ) Local Pick-up is available in Toronto (or GTA), Canada

For Sale is a very nice copy of Showcase 22 CGC 4.0 with Off-White Pages (first Appearance of Silver Age Green Lantern)

$2425.00 + shipping

GPA: $2530 

Shipping:

*Unless otherwise noted, shipping rates are:

Canada - 15 USD

USA - 15 USD

Feedback: https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/364070-michelangelos-kudos-thread/

A market crash will see the value of comics drop as people lose jobs and have to liquidate their books to make ends meet. (e.g. 2008-2009)

This past week is a correction, not a crash. Comic sales may slow as people are on the sidelines waiting to see how things play out.

I don't anticipate this week's stock market dip to trickle into comic book values

does MCS offer any press/clean option prior to slabbing?

Newest power seller 

46 minutes ago, VintageComics said:

If you grade it a 5.5 accurately, people still won`t pay 5.5 for it unless the seller has a reputation as being either a good grader or an under grader.

And the proof is in the results for MCS. They get well over market for their books (just going by what I`ve read on here - I`ve never used them).

I don`t know how you can argue with results.

I like using MCS and I do use them to sell slabbed books. Or, I now just directly sell them common/non-key raws

MCS does well because of their reputation..

OP asked for honest feedback... I’ve sent common/non-key raw books and they under graded them. I consider myself a decent grader.

My point is, I’m not sure an under graded high value raw would sell for top dollar. As a seller, I would do what yields the highest return. I get my better books slabbed, which is what I’d advise the OP to do.

I’m only speaking from my experience. I’ve consigned quite a few slabbed books, ranging from high value to some in the $100 range, and it worked out well.

53 minutes ago, Hamlet said:

MCS calling a book a 4.5 that CGC would call a 5.5 doesn’t decrease the amount people will pay for it

I disagree. As a seller, I'd rather a 5.5 be called a 5.5 vs. The unwritten assumption that a 4.5 is really a 5.5, but there’s no real guarantee it is. 

Most people can’t grade accurately enough, so I won’t bank on a buyer looking at scans. 

9 minutes ago, Hamlet said:

Obviously, at a high enough price point, most people want the certainty of certification, and a seller probably loses value selling raw through any venue.

I agree. Sell those books slabbed

On 12/5/2019 at 5:25 PM, mycomicshop said:

Always appreciate feedback from the boards. I'm curious if you could elaborate on this point: "They will grade very conservatively so don't consign high value keys. You won't get the same return that you would selling elsewhere."

Anything in the $2000+ range we strongly recommend be slabbed before sale, which we can do for you (few exceptions, like something that's $2000 in PR doesn't benefit from slabbing as much as a book that's $2000 in 8.0). Once it's slabbed, the biggest difference is that our commission is less than 10% for sales over $300, vs 10% at most other venues.

Below $2000, we can still slab items for the consignor if they want, we just don't require it to the degree that we do for books in the $2000+ range.

For items in the $200-2000 range, what other venues allow you to sell the book raw, and you see providing a better return due to the book not being graded as tightly as it would be with us? My impression is that most dealers and auction houses are primarily selling books in this range that are slabbed, not raw.

We are working on a batch of updates to our web site and consignment options, so any feedback and recommendations here or via PM are welcome.

Hi MCS. 

What I meant by "don't consign high value (raw) keys" is simply that MCS grades very tough. A book that might be FN/FN-, might be VG+ to MCS. When going to resell high value books, we all know that the difference between even 0.5 can sometimes be several hundreds of dollars.

If a seller choses to list a high value raw for sale, they might have better luck consigning with a dealer who will sell a FN as a FN or FN-

There's always eBay, but that's rolling the dice as we all know.

However, I would never consign a high value raw in the first place; never have. As you suggested, get those keys graded/slabbed prior to selling. it's great that MCS can get books graded by CGC for the consignor. I didn't know that

In my opinion, MCS is great for selling fairly common/non-key raws and great for selling slabs of any value. Commission rates are great for books valued over $300 and the standard 10% for under $300. 

I've consigned both raw and slabbed books.

Very happy on both fronts. The slabs sold fairly quickly (however, I did price them fairly). I like that you have control over the list price. MCS pays promptly as well.

The raw books I sold weren't key issues and so I was happy to offload them all at one time. They will grade very conservatively so don't consign high value raw keys. You won't get the same return that you would selling elsewhere.

17 hours ago, awakeintheashes said:

Thanks for answering most of these @jokiing and thanks for the kind words @MGsimba77  

Yeah, my listing allows for returns. All of my listings do. I have no problem taking returns and issuing refunds. Luckily, I’ve only had to do it once.  

it doesn't matter if your listing accepts returns or not. eBay will make you take the item back.

If the buyer states the reason as 'not as described'... you're going to be forced to take it back.

Happened to me.... my listing stated that returns were not accepted and eBay allowed the buyer to send a CGC 9.8 book back to me for being 'not as described'. The kicker was that they issued the refund once the parcel's tracking showed delivered to a UPS warehouse... I hadn't even picked up the book yet and the buyer was given a full refund. I called eBay and said the guy could have shipped me back a pile of newspapers. They had no good response. Luckily the book was returned.

@awakeintheashes Sorry to hear this happened. eBay scares the !@#$% out of me these days. I haven't sold/listed anything in a while

13 hours ago, Black_Adam said:

It is a consignment so I declare the value I am insuring (they offer insurance up to $800 on all shipments) the comics for. And I have sent far higher value shipments and just declared them at $800. If you don't want the insurance declare them at $100 and you won't need to worry about providing an invoice. If they get lost or damaged you are screwed (just like with any other carrier) but I have never had that happen.

Great. I'm going to do that. keep things simple... and you can't beat chit chats' prices.

1 hour ago, Black_Adam said:

I send my stuff for consignment via Chit Chats (they have a branch in Toronto), a company that takes packages over the border for a small fee and ships them USPS Priority. Costs me about $20 to send four slabs from Vancouver to Comiclink, MCS, etc. The only real restrictions are they will not take shipments with a declared value over $800 and shipments over $300 require an invoice (I just write one up in Word noting that the comics are being shipped for consignment and the value (whatever I have insured the comics for) is for customs purposes only).

https://chitchats.com/

 

Black_Adam, I have used Chit Chats before and they're great. Have you ever sent a shipment with a retail value worth more than $800 to ComicLink for consignment? And is this fine so long as the declared value (insurance value) is below $800?

Since this isn't a sale and the books aren't technically sold, this makes sense... kind of like when books are sent to/from CGC... you don't declare the full, top dollar retail value.

I never like to mess around with this kind of stuff.... I just play by the rules and hope my parcels arrive where they're supposed to go.

1 hour ago, greggy said:

Will you be sending it to a person or a company?

Greggy, this would be to a company

Thanks for the feedback!!

Hey All, 

I apologize if this has been asked before - I couldn't find a thread.

I'm looking to ship books to the USA from Canada that will be consigned (They haven't been sold yet and are still my books). 

I don't want the receiver to pay any COD/duty charges... do you have any advice on how to send these?

stick with Canada Post? Do I use a broker? what value should be declared?

Thanks!

I don't like the PG (page copies) of comics that are sold. 

but I'd rather own 100% of a PG than share a fraction of a book with other people.

bumping this up. $600 + shipping via paypal SOLD

26 minutes ago, Bearcatcoach said:

 

Hadn't opened the boxes for years?  Didn't care?  Who knows?

Most comics didn't have prices....No pics forthcoming of the boxes of that drek....

Most likely he knew that several comics had more value....he was just expecting that by selling everything at once to have to sell them at bulk prices I guess.....he was happy that didn't end up being the case....

Totally ...  As long as both parties are happy... it's a good deal for all involved.

Congrats on the great haul.