comicginger1789

I think the best thing for me is organization. My storing of books is finally organized thanks to some of the time the pandemic provided. I also have started taking photos of every comic I own so I have a digital library at all times with me on my phone Helps greatly when I buying and I can reference my copy to ones I am potentially interested in for an upgrade (or to double check if I own it in general).

What confuses me is books I have in my "to sell" boxes and books in my PC. A couple times I have though "oh I have that" when really I don't but I have sold it. And vice versa.

If you are worried something may go wrong because you have never done it before, send a couple lower valued books in great shape just to get a hang for the process. Sure, it might cost $75-100 to do this but if that eases your mind and makes you trust and help understand the process better when you submit the more valuable stuff, I think it is worth it. You can also send stuff in through a dealer that you trust (or even fellow boardie if someone offers such services)

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That sucker is sharp. 9.6 and a 9.8 would not surprise me.

Really hard to even seen the spine split...so in the middle of the spine between the two staples, the cover has split apart? Like when you open the comic, there is a huge slit you can see through along the spine? If that is the case, I have a hard time justifying higher than a 5.0. with 4.0 being a good starting point. A truly split spine is a defect that gets hammered, especially for a "modern" book.

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I think 5.0 would be lowest, 6.0 might be a tad generous so I am at a solid 5.5. Great copy!

I would spend the extra what....$30-40? Easy move. At the very least it will present better. And for that minor amount I would want to get the top value for my 5.5 so I would invest to do so. As for what I think it gets, I think 6.5 is tops because of the stain but that is just me.

Do you love Al Milgrom? If so, do it Are you more worried about the loss of grade than you are joyed by a Milgrom signature? Then do not do it If for value, does Milgrom's signature matter? I don't think so personally. No disrespect but Golden is the more appealing signature. I get there is a market for multiple signature but to me, I feel it ruins books. I like one nice signature, sure. And hey, maybe even a second on the inside of a page (for whoever did the interiors or whatever). But 2, 3, or 4 sigs on a cover. Not a fan. I would also argue that adding the Milgrom sig could hurt your target market. Whatever Micronauts book it was, that is a series that can be found plentifully in high grade. Chances are someone who wants Golden's sig won't care about Milgrom. You are needing to find the guy/gal who needs to have both. Why would they pay more for an extra sig they may not care about?

Here are some things to consider... Do you prefer the look of the bag or the cover of the Superman 75 platinum edition? Google if you have never seen...if you prefer one over the other, that could help your decision. As for value, yes your book is sealed but that does not guarantee a 9.8 copy. Most likely it has succumbed to some wear in is life and might be a 9.4-9.6 copy. Graded 9.4 copies sell for around $120-150. 9.6's, $200-225. If you keep it in the bag, sales seem consistent around $150-200 range. So if this is purely a money move (or "investment" move, consider this). Finally, the integrity of the comic. While true that the plastic could have adverse effects on the book, the plastics from the 70's (and comics from the 70's) are very different from plastics in the 90's (and comics from the 90's). A 90's comic in a bag and stored in an environment without extreme temp changes or humidity should last longer than you lifetime. What might be the winning answer is getting the comic graded and keeping the bag in its own bag and board. You know, for nostalgia purposes. That way when selling (if that is the goal) you have a graded copy that is hopefully a high grade (only way to get an idea is to open the bag...could be a 9.6 but could have sustained damage and be am 8.5) and you also have the original bag as an interest piece to go with it.

7.5. There are some discolouring spots on the back.

Is that a stain on the bottom left corner of the back cover? If so, that will hurt. If its just the shadowing from the pic, I see another 7.5-8.0 potential here. And no, that is not a popped staple. Just bent from manufacturing. It would basically keep a book from getting 9.6-9.8 if that was the only flaw.

7.5 from me. Lovely store stamp on the back..."Book Cellar"

If you had the fading on the front, it would really throw it off. I know the back cover doesn't matter as much in terms of display but CGC grades the whole book. I would not be surprised to see a similar copy with similar shadowing on the front (and no other major flaws) go for the same grade. They treat the back cover and front equally.

Whether its from dust or the sun, it has discoloured the cover. CGC hammers that hard. If you had that on the front of the book, colour fading would happen and it would hurt. This is on the back but they still seem to automatically drop a book a good 2 points when present, especially since you have a vertical strip and horizontal strip along the back. Honestly, these are great books to buy because while the colouring is off on the back, it really does nothing to hurt the presentation. It is also not something that can get worse over time.

To me, off-white and white pages can be indistinguishable sometimes. If they aren't tanning or brittle, you are better off with the better grade. Also, presentation would play a factor. If they both look great, and I can save some money by having the lower graded copy, I would do it. If the 9.0 looks just as good and saves me $300+, I would buy it. Still gonna be a desired book for years to come, still high grade and hey....someday it might magically morph into a 9.2. God knows that happens a lot today.

Agree. I find magazines tough to grade sometimes.

I am curious how less (or maybe more) comic related magazines were printed in comparison to comics. Say for example, issues of Eerie or Creepy from the 70's compared to a solid mid tier comic characters title. Would a comic be printed 10 times as much or 10 times fewer than a magazine from that time period?

Eh has a decent story and intrigue to it. As someone who is unlikely to ever own a copy (unless found in the walls of some derelict house or something...that seems more likely than me outright buying one), I think it looks great!

Aha! So....maybe they clicked the wrong drop down as these colours would be in a drop down menu for whoever enters their data. That or maybe a batch of those books the OP posted were printed on blue paper. How they tell when the pages" are all glossy and covered with ink from edge to edge is beyond me.

So there was colour touch done to mask a book length crease I am assuming? Hence the book length line?

Def 8.0 I think, and a 8.5 would not surprise me. I also would leave the pencil. Part of the history. But yes, a clean would remove IMO.

If these are errors they are hilarious. Assuming that when the grader or whoever enters info into the system, they either to it manually or else there is a drop down. Why the colours "pink" or "blue would even be options in such a drop down selection for PQ is beyond me. If they are actually talking about the pages in some way, I would like to know what was meant by it.....

I mean I’m not die hard hunting for Phantom Stranger or Warlord but if I find it for the right price it’s coming home with me no matter what.