Xenosmilus

4 minutes ago, TwoPiece said:

Dranzer likes a see-thru sheet...

Tell Dranzer I’ll trade my see through for his non see through haha :-)

3 hours ago, seanfingh said:

Now that you put it that way, I have noticed that on some very high grade examples of Silver Age books - again usually with very light colored covers. I do know what that effect that you are describing looks like. 

To the OP, if that is what you are describing, there is never any negative effect on grade as a result of that effect. My TTA 59 was like that. Thanks for posting ADAMANTIUM. I didn't mean to muddy the waters.

 

Personally I would want a book that you can not see through, so I would think it would decrease the value. Besides the obvious that it distracts you from the art of the cover/book itself and if the ultra clean theory is correct I would think that that cleaning weakens the integrity of the book itself. Think of it like going from a 1000 thread count bed sheet to a piece of thin white linen that you can see through...

1 hour ago, Ghostzapper said:

There's one coming up for auction at Pedigreecomics.com

Marvel Team-Up #3 CGC 9.8

Thanks!

2 minutes ago, Sky1 said:

I know what you mean, I've seen those occasionally as well.  I hope someone corrects me if I am wrong but I think that has something to do with the book being pressed and cleaned.  Completely okay by CGC who run their own pressing service.  So it just comes down to personal taste.  Some people are looking for white pages while others don't care.  Some want a perfectly centered book & others just tap it to get it back in place.  You get it.

Anyways, I doubt many sellers will be willing to lower the price that much due to the issue you're describing.

Thanks!  Your point about pressing/cleaning is interesting.  

I have been noticing a lot of high graded books where you can see through the cover slightly.  How should that affect the price when placing a bid?

5 hours ago, The Lions Den said:

There are no guarantees in the book of life... 

I probably should have started collecting coins instead of comics haha!

5 minutes ago, The Lions Den said:

This does appear to be a case where a return would be justified. Good eye, Bomber-Bob...

I thought the whole point of putting a book in a slab was so I wouldn't have to worry about such things haha! Ugh...

7 hours ago, Sky1 said:

It's not really a red flag because most sellers I've seen state that in the sale desc.  I thought I read a few with the reason why that's the case, something to do with a third party grading the book or what not, I can't remember.  I'm just guessing they got burned by too many people who got buyer's remorse in a market with alot of arbitrary prices at times.

Still I'm a little annoyed the seller wasn't up front with that dent, now that is a little shady.  You should still contact them about it and see if they are willing to refund tho, your case sounds reasonable.

Thanks for the support.  I emailed him and he wouldn't accept a return so I asked eBay for a refund.  Fingers crossed...

1 minute ago, Bomber-Bob said:

Actually, I don't like the looks of this book in the slab. Notice how the top edge of the cover is above the interior pages AND the interior pages are protruding below the bottom edge. This indicates the cover is 'sticking' to the inner well while the rest of the book is sliding down from gravity. This puts pressure on the top staple. IMO, you should send this book back. The following thread references this situation somewhere in the conversation.....

 

Sounds like I have a lot to learn... The seller doesn’t accept returns which should have been a red flag I guess... it might be worth a shot though to email them.

1 minute ago, Bomber-Bob said:

The 9.8 grade does NOT take into account the eye appeal of the book. A book can have a horrible miswrap, or a dangling corner chip, many things that most of us would consider not acceptable but CGC allows it in 9.8 . I agree that a 9.8 book should look perfect to the naked eye but it's simply not so. All 9.8's are not created equal. Next time look at the book closely before buying ! 

Looks great other than that haha

1 minute ago, Bomber-Bob said:

I agree, this should NOT be a 9.8 . It's possible CGC considered it bindery and let it go or they just plain missed it or it got damaged in the encapsulation room. I have to ask, how did you miss this when buying it ? It's painfully, in your face obvious.

Like the Tread Topic says, I’m a newbi. I thought paying a perimuim on cgc 9.8 I wouldn’t have to look over the book too closely (like I said live and learn). As for CGC missing it, I doubt it. It was the first thing I noticed when I received it. The seller on eBay should have noted it but he did not but he did have a picture of the book. You have to zoom in very close to see it though (the picture I posted), I didn’t think I had to do such a thing on cgc 9.8. :-(

1 minute ago, valiantman said:

But, if not for that staple, it would have been a CGC 10! 

I never thought of it that way haha

Live and learn. I would have thought this staple being messed up would not make it a 9.8... I was pretty disappointed when I received the book.

4 minutes ago, Callaway29 said:

At least you found out about extended bidding prior to putting in, what you thought was going to be, a snipe bid. That's how I found out! Things got stressful at that point, panic mode...

I just lost a buy on eBay by a dollar, talk about stressful!

10 minutes ago, DanCooper said:

Taken directly from ComicConnect's site (see Toolbar in upper right corner on the CC site under "Auction" then "Info" for more)

What makes ComicConnect's Auctions different than other online auctions?

ComicConnect wants our online auction experience to be as close to a live auction as possible.  Therefore:

Any new bid placed during the final 3 minutes of a given auction lot will extend the lot's end-time in an increment of 3 minutes from the time the bid was placed. For example, if an auction lot that is scheduled to end at 8:10 PM receives a new bid at 8:09 PM, the lot's end time will extend to 8:12 PM.  After a lot has not received any new bids for 3 minutes, the lot will end, hammering at the winning bid.

An auction lot that has not received any new bids before it ends will hammer at it's scheduled end time. For example an auction lot that is scheduled to end at 8:10 PM will not be extended, providing that no additional bids are placed after 8:07 PM.

Well damn now I just feel stupid for not reading the website haha. Thanks!

9 hours ago, namisgr said:

3.50

You want to sell that for 350 I’ll buy it haha

I’m bidding on a book in one of Comic Connects auction and was curious if bidding on that site is like bidding on eBay i.e. you have to place a bid within like 10 seconds if you a actually want to win it...

I have few CBCS graded books that I want to get CGC graded. Does anyone know if you have to take out the book from the CBCS slab to get it graded at CGC or can you just send the CBCS slabs to CGC and they will take it out?

1 minute ago, Foley said:

https://www.gpanalysis.com

It keeps a record of sold CGC books. eBay and most, but not all of the major auction houses report their sales. it's a great resource. I believe it's about $12 per month 

Awesome thanks again! I was thinking about signing up to Gocollect but GPA sounds better....?

6 minutes ago, Foley said:

There's only been one sale on GPA in the past year and that was for $468.

There was also a 9.8 signed by Stan Lee that sold for $795 back in 2017.

so yes, $750 is too much unless it's a signature series.

Cool, thanks! I just started collecting again after about 30 years and $750 was what someone was asking.  That being said what's GPA haha?

Looking for a FMV price. $750 too much?

On 9/8/2018 at 12:43 PM, shadroch said:

Have you tried turning it upside down? A few love taps will solve your problem.

I have now, it worked!  Thanks.  I was a little afraid to try that.

I just bought this on eBay (note the archival paper hang out of two ends).  Maybe I should re-list this as an error and ask for triple the price? Just joking.  How common is archival paper hang outside the comic in a CGC graded slab?  On a similar note, the seller did not disclose this to me (they used a stock photo of the comic which I didn't notice until after the fact) and I am a little upset about it.  Should I be or is this a normal risk?

Great! Thanks guys!  They are not reprints, I just got a good deal :-)!

I just bought some CGC graded Marvel Super Hero Secret Wars on off of eBay then realized that there are reprints!  I guess you can only tell if it is a reprint by looking on the second page which I can't because it's cased.  Would CGC state it's a reprint on the grading tag?