Jay1721

Hey everyone, I have an ASM 135 with the stamp inside. the grade seems to be around a 4.0/4.5. Does anyone know the value?

Hi everyone!

I was curious as to what books everyone sees as a book that for sure should be graded. This could be for a personal collection or for reselling. I am curious on everyone's thoughts!!! Thanks in advanced!

11 hours ago, TwoPiece said:

I have The Dark Knight Returns #1-4 all signed by both Miller and Janson. I also have the Death of Superman run all signed by the writer for each issue. They're no Action #1 or Detective #27, but they're a couple of my favorite stories.

I've been focusing on buying and reading trade paperbacks and Absolute Editions for them lately more-so than CGC books. I'm also trying to catch up on the current Action and Detective stories since the DC Rebirth.

What about you?

Truly jealous of the Dark Knight stuff!

I have some nice Batman stuff, I have Batman 404 signed by Frank Miller and 5 books signed by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo. Superman stuff is much harder to get but I have the 75th anniversary cover ship issue and a great Alex Ross lithograph.

On 1/18/2019 at 8:25 AM, TwoPiece said:

Welcome to the boards, Justin.

Superman and Batman are at the top of my list, too.

Thank you so much!

Got any prized Batman or Superman pieces?

On 1/13/2019 at 7:20 PM, Vekkar said:

Hello everyone, I am new here and just got my first ever CGC comic book today! I am a 27-year-old guy from the US and I am in college for electrical engineering. I came to the boards looking to purchase a few comics!

Just wanted to ask, what is the book you got? Congrats!

Hello there, my name is Justin. I have been a lifelong fan of comics and heroes. I just recently started collecting hardcore about 4-5 years ago. I collect mostly ASM and whatever Batman and Superman stuff I can find. I love old art styles from the 50s/60s and look for cover art from then. I also love modern covers. Just wanted to finally introduce myself!

17 hours ago, thehumantorch said:

Try searching for 'x-men' and the year the title was published.  For example 'x-men 1963' yields only x-men books first published in 1963 

I will have to go back and give it another shot!!

On 12/6/2018 at 4:33 PM, thehumantorch said:

Works fine once you understand the UI but yes a bit clunky.  If you include the year a book was published in the search box in addition to the title of the book you get better results.  i.e. Fantastic four 1961

Can you give an example of books that did not show up?

I was searching for an Uncanny X-Men book. Someone above sort of explained the process of doing it. It still did not really show up as it should. I may go back to it eventually but for right now, I am searching for other options.

6 hours ago, chrisco37 said:

It's the best service,  by far, but I understand where he's coming from.  it's a bit clunky and some of the stuff is tough to find (when you first start using it).  It gets easier once you've familiarized yourself with best ways to search.  It's still a lot better than the search function here.  

It may be the best but it is outdated. I could not find half the books I was looking for. It would just show the first issue and nothing else. It just seems like it could be more organized than it is. I am not sure if I will go back to it. It was a little off-putting. I also did not play around with it that much.

On 11/30/2018 at 12:19 PM, revat said:

this is the most common and complete (though by no means perfect) 'price guide' for slabbed comics.  It is a service that has a fee.  You should google it for more info.

Of course, there are other options, you can collect your own data from completed sales from various other websites and dealers and do your own analysis, but everyone has different preferences.

 

Its the most popular by far to use this service, to the point where it's barely worth discussing anything else (although for a free easy ballpark value, you can look at ebay completed sales)

So I just checked it out and it does not work very well. It is such a confusing and clunky UI. It has no descriptions and half the books I searched did not show up. It seemed like a letdown.

Hi everyone, I would say that I have noticed that some people my age (late 20s) are collecting comics. I am not sure if we have the ability to make big purchases. I am also curious as to what everyone thinks is a big purchase? The dollar amount there may vary greatly. I love collecting. I had a small collection of readers when I was a boy and then I was out of collecting until about 6 years ago or so. I think the movies make up a large part of the surge of nerd and geek culture. I have my friends and even family members ask me about the characters in movies. No one in my family is remotely nerdy or collects anything along these lines.

I do see younger people into the medium now, and by younger I mean people my age. I would love for it to continue. I will say that I have moved from a pull list to digital but I will always have a soft spot for physical key issues and my collection will be proudly displayed when I get a house.

Is this what most people use??? Is what you two use and how do you like it?

Good evening everyone!!!

I am super new to getting books graded and I am looking into the best way to find value for my books. I have heard of a few different places to find the value or worth of graded books. I just wanted to get some opinions of people on the forum on what they use, what features they like, and how often they use it? Do you use it to sell books or just to know the value of your collection? Thank you and happy collecting!!!

Thanks everyone for the info. I am looking into each one of these options. I am also looking into if anyone uses any kind of apps?

Where can I find GPA?

Hey fellow collectors!

I was curious as to what app or price guide that everyone uses?

Also, if I have the lowest tier account, are the grader's notes free? Or do I still have to pay for them?

It does say that they are graded, but I am not sure if there is another place to check the notes? 

I have just submitted some books to be graded. I am curious as to how I can look up my grader's notes? Any information will help!!!

Thank you so much!! This is really helpful! I cannot wait to start sending some books off!

What's up everyone? I just started an associate membership with CGC and I am looking into getting more books graded. I was curious what does everyone do to protect their books when they get them shipped to CGC? Anything helps! Thank you!!!