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[CLOSED] [CLOSED] Marvel Mystery 11 CGC 5.0
jimbo_7071 replied to podboy66's topic in Golden/Silver/Bronze Age Only
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Hand written “date stamps” show yours/discuss.
jimbo_7071 replied to Knightsofold's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
I never said that I don't appreciate the historical context of names and other pedigree markings–I do–but I also grade books down if those markings obtrusive, like the Recil Macon and Okajima books. The value of a book is a separate issue from the grade of a book. To some people, a mid-grade Okajima might be more valuable than a high-grade non-pedigree copy. Don't conflate grade and desirability. (For me, freshness and page quality are more important than grade, anyway.) I agree that date stamps and pedigree markings give a book character, but so do reading creases and clipped coupons–I grade books down for those, too. -
Hand written “date stamps” show yours/discuss.
jimbo_7071 replied to Knightsofold's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
The D presumably stands for the distributor, possibly the same distributor as the Edgar Church and Aurora collections. I take the numbers to be dates, 1/6 or possibly 11 6 with no slash and 7/19 (as opposed to copy 7 out of 19, etc.). -
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Hand written “date stamps” show yours/discuss.
jimbo_7071 replied to Knightsofold's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
I was actively collecting books from '84 through'90, and every dealer I bought from in that era downgraded books heavily if there was writing on the cover, with the exception of unobtrusive pencilled distributor markings. CGC marks books down very heavily for stains; what is writing on the cover but a stain in a special shape? As much as I appreciate the Okajima books, the coded camp books should not be graded the way they are. A book with writing on the cover is not a high-grade book. I suspect that the choice to ignore writing on the covers of books was made in order to add value to collections like Larson and Recil Macon, which would have been heavily penalized otherwise. It reminds me of the decision to allow books with a "very minor amount" of glue or color touch to get universal labels. I don't mind writing that much, but it should be factored into the grade regardless of when it occurred. -
It's an extremely common, overvalued issue. There are 875 Universal 9.8s and 255 Signature Series 9.8s in the census. There are probably thousands of raw 9.8s out there. That said, Stan's autograph may eventually have a fixed value, regardless of what it's on. I have no idea what that value will be twenty years from now when he's no longer with us. However, he has autographed many, many comics and continues to do so. so his autograph is by no means scarce.
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What's new in your Silver Age collection this week
jimbo_7071 replied to Silver's topic in Silver Age Comic Books
This one just came in the mail Another boardie posted his copy over in the Gold forum, and I liked the cover, so I bought one. -
Don't be YELLA, show us your YELLOW covers
jimbo_7071 replied to sagii's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
Thanks! This book helped me learn to be more flexible about buying mid grade books. I enjoy it just as much as my higher-grade books, and it was much cheaper. -
Lifespan of a GA Comic in a new CGC Holder
jimbo_7071 replied to Wayne-Tec's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
They do have some water resistance; when the Greg Manning basement flooded, many books, including some Mile Highs, were ruined; most of the slabbed books came out unscathed. -
Lifespan of a GA Comic in a new CGC Holder
jimbo_7071 replied to Wayne-Tec's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
I wasn't the owner of the book when the damage occurred; John Verzyl was. I believe he sent it back to CGC in the holder. Matt Nelson handled the removal of the book with an eye towards minimizing the damage. -
I've never seen them hide sales data before. (That doesn't mean they haven't done it.) GPA is supposed to be unbiased; if they're participating in this, then they are no longer a reliable source of information.
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Share your highest grade GA book !
jimbo_7071 replied to exitmusicblue's topic in Golden Age Comic Books