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Wish I had a copy of Aliens #1 1988 1st print 9.8 White Pages (CGC). They are hard to find.

14 minutes ago, KCOComics said:

I agree. If you love the book,  spend the $$.  If you want to flip for SA, save the $$, sell as is,  and buy comics. 

Yeah I might sell it raw, I got it for cover price so getting 10$ or something like that is okay haha

39 minutes ago, The Lions Den said:

I'm not saying it's impossible, but my question is whether it's worth the time and money...  

I decided to leave it raw. One day if I get a pressing machine and do the pressing myself, I will give it a go

Pressing seems like an art. Not sure how difficult it is for minor stuff.

2 hours ago, theCapraAegagrus said:

IMO it would not get a 9.6 with that flaw.

I guess can't be pressed out ?

6 hours ago, Randall Dowling said:

I'm still stuck on why someone would want to get a copy of such a common book certified.  There are 2,527 currently certified of which 20 are 9.9s and 1,357 are 9.8s.  I personally wouldn't pay cover price for it (and wouldn't when it came out) because there are literally millions of this book out there.   Personally, I think you're throwing money away but that's just my opinion.  

I understand 100%. I bought it cover price when it came out and just want to sell it to get silver age comics

A 9.8 is worth the hassle for sure, 9.6 barely and 9.4 forget it

This is still  nice comic to display in gold. If I have a couple of 9.8 in he lot I will keep one for my spidey collection.

It might be common but still many spidey collector want it.

Hi Guys,

Here is the context :

My comic did not pass the CGC pre-screen of 9.8.

I examined it and found the flaw.

A crease that looks to the right of Spidey's head.

I was thinking of resubmitting to CGC with a CCS QuickPress and a 9.6 pre-screen.

So my questions are :

Will the QuickPress completely remove the crease?

If not, do I have a chance at 9.6 if the rest of the comic has no other flaws ?

Thanks for your input

On 7/16/2020 at 9:38 AM, Jim Baird said:

Right, I'm quite confident that is the case.  For books that go for only a few bucks each though, it's not worth the cost or hassle.  The more like them I get though, the more tempted I am to buy a press and start practicing.

Had no idea a pressing/cleaning could remove those lines ! Thanks

Hi Guys.

I have a nice copy of Transformers 8 but it has a crease.

Not sure if I want to submit it to CGC because it has a crease with color break.

In you experience how much will CGC remove from the grade for this flaw ?

Thanks

24 minutes ago, William-James88 said:

And you spent way less money. Glad this all ended well. Also, hello fellow montrealer!

Cool 

On 7/16/2020 at 7:05 PM, mysterymachine said:

It shouldn't have any problem getting 9.0 with a press. I wouldn't be surprised if it grades higher. 

I will post it here when I have it slabbed might take a year haha

So I finally found a copy of ASM Annual #1

It's a good looking copy graded 4.5 CGC White Pages and not pressed or cleaned !

Very reasonable price of 900$ (not on ebay).

The End

On 7/16/2020 at 1:27 PM, oldbsturgeon said:

know, he canno't chage the speling, its' two dificult too due.

On 7/16/2020 at 11:45 AM, ThothAmon said:

To the OP I truly understand your dilemma, badly wanting a book but not wanting to pay fmv for it.  Thats why, with the exception of two titles, I collect deals and not runs.  Also. my OCD is killing me.  Can you please spell negotiating correctly in the title?

Oups sorry, I am french canadian so that's why I made that mistake

6 hours ago, Dr. Love said:

nah don't hate the seller

a minute's worth of GPA shows $1600 is a lowball to anyone, below GPA, but particularly to a guy who starts out upfront by saying, in effect, come in higher than the highest GPA on record

7/3 6.5 OWW $1725

6/22 6.5 OW $1595

6/19 6.5 OW $1800

6.5 OW currently on Ebay for $2000 - and its a BIN, not make an offer

so if White pages are a must, an absolute deal breaker, and knowing that squarebounds are hard to find in White, given the GPA and what's on the market, I'd say cough up $2250 to seal the deal or you get door #2 - come on the boards and whine about it

Not whining at all.

I offered about 90% of what it sold on ebay (so that's a starting point) and we all know eBay takes that extra 10%.

Do you offer your maximum bid right away not knowing what the seller will accept ?

$ 1600 is not low ball in my opinion but I respect yours. Obviously my strategy was off and probably should have started at 1800.

I should have know better since his slabs on sale on ebay are around 20% higher than FMV.

Are white pages worth an extra 525$ ? Not to me. Maybe up to 200$ on this book like you say is hard to find.

Also the book was in the old slab dating  back to at least 5 years ago. That counts for me.

We all know eBay prices are inflated. That is why that 6.5 on ebay at $ 2000 has not sold after 27 days on the market.

Had he just said I want $ 2000 non negociable lets says , I might have gone for it because of the white pages.

But like you say he was shooting for the moon and probably wanted 2250 $. That is very precise btw.

So on top of getting paid 2 250$ the seller would pay no ebay fees (otherwise would ask $ 2500 on ebay). I was not willing to overpay that much.

In a strange ''coincidence'' the seller has the name Dr. ....... in his ebay page and his FB page...

Anyways thanks for your comment, but please don't say I'm whining, I'm not.

5 hours ago, William-James88 said:

I knew this was gonna happen, hence why as soon as I saw "make me an offer I can't refuse", I suggested you walk away. 

He wanted....

 

 

Haha thanks for making me laugh

UPDATE AND END : Walked away. 

Me :
1600$ by paypal
(30 minutes later still no reply...)

Me:
Are you thinking about it or is this no good. Let me know. Thanks

Seller :
No good

Me:
What did you have in mind ?
Do you really want to sell it ?
I can't buy it if I don't have a price.

Seller : 
I guess you haven’t seen The Godfather as you don’t understand what it means when I say make me an offer I can’t refuse.

Me :
Why play games?
I am supposed to guess ?
You wanted how much?

Seller :
How is this a game?  Have you never done eBay before?  You put the highest price you are willing to spend.
Do you think I took pics and got you grader notes just because I had time to waste?

Me :
Yes I have
you want me to say 1800
and then no answer
then 1900
2000 etc
until you are happy
i am not doing an auction against myself
thanks for waisting my time

Seller :
Lol.  You wasted 3 days of my time.  I’ve sold $200k+ of books in the past year, I’ll find someone else.

Is it allowed on this forum to give negative feedback on an ebay seller  and post a conversation regarding a negociation gone bad haha ?

29 minutes ago, celluloidbuff said:

I love this book so much. I have the statue of it. I would love to get a beauty like the one you picked up to display with it. 

 

Go for it

3 minutes ago, Chaos_in_Canada said:

9.0

Nice profile pic. I should get one as well

5 hours ago, Dr. Love said:

actually you should tell us what it is, you'd be surprised.  We do try and help each other on the boards, maybe someone here can do you a solid and find it for less or something

 

I am looking at an ASM annual #1 with white pages (a must for me). Seller has a 6.5 and a 7.5 (huge price difference btw). On ebay there are none or when they appear, the prices are crazy high.

Not super rare in those grades (especially 6.5) but not something you find raw in good shape especially with the square bound spine.

46 minutes ago, RhialtoTheMarvellous said:

It's hard to see many flaws on it. It's at least a 9.0. The only thing I notice is some slight bends at the top and bottom edges and then the little bit of creasing at the spine near the top. I can't see any reason the flaws I see wouldn't press out and then you have something in the mid to high 9s.

9.4 would be a steal if it ends up that high (worth over double what I paid).

9.2 would be awesome, especially since I had 9.0 in mind

9.0 would be the minimum I'm hoping for and worth it still vs graded price (probably 100$ saved)

8.5 would cover the slabbing and pressing cost, but at the price I paid it wouldn't have been worth the hassle.

10 minutes ago, ExNihilo said:

I subscribe to the idea of beginning negotiations at 10% below eBay sold prices (if there are any) to account for the absence of eBay fees.  The hope is that you meet somewhere in the middle, but I'm generally willing to go as high as GPA.  If they're looking for more, I walk away.  Given the current state of the economy, I've been more frugal with what I spend money on which has made walking away easier.

You are a wise man

1 minute ago, William-James88 said:

So, what does it say? I'm on mobile so i can't see if anything changed.

Before 1K : Bid more or post more... tough one...

After 1K : Up 20 words per minute since I signed up

3 minutes ago, William-James88 said:

I don't know, guess we'll find out together.

Cool

14 minutes ago, William-James88 said:

I don't think someone who is wanting the most from you cares at all about this. He is making it quite clear he has no intention on giving you a deal whatsoever so I would not at all put this as part of the equation. Just give him what he wants and you will get what you want. Or, as I already suggested, just tell him to f off. Like do you want to sell the book or not? Get the F out of here! (you were supposed to read that last bit in a jersey accent)

You're funny. Btw you are 2 posts away from 1K. Does your caption/status change at 1K ?