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I find that Captain Marvel has a ton of infinite covers. So it was fun that DC brought that back when they started publishing his comics under their brand. Here is one, it turns out that's the copy that ended up in my 5 sealed DC bags. Sorry not Golden age, but I thought it fit the theme. And here it is to make it easier to see
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That's the best you'll get, no need to spend more money on it
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Hello all. Let me know what you think of this copy. It feels really solid for such an old book and while it has a bunch of small defects, there is nothing major. So I'm wondering what you'd all think. Is 6.5 too high/low, because that's what I am thinking.
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Man, this thread is nuts and the arguments I read sound ridiculous. And there really doesn't need to be any arguing since we now have 2 legitimate grading companies that offer different services, which should please all fans. If you preffer CGC, get your sig witnessed by CGC. If you can't or have a presigned book, then go for the competitor. Easy peasy.
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Which Spidey 850 covers will you be getting?
William-James88 replied to William-James88's topic in Modern Age Comic Books
Oh wow! That's probably my favourite one. -
Hey all. I'm a bit confused here. I've been reading Batman for years and still do and yet this Joker figure from McFarlane that's supposed to be the "rebirth" look doesn't remind me of anything. Joker was around in "Rebirth", which I assume means comics starting with Tom King's Batman run and now but there was nothing different about his look compared to what he looks like traditionally. And he didn't have those red highlihgts around his eyes. So not sure what this toy references and why it's titled "rebirth".
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Rookie Mistake
William-James88 replied to nines's topic in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues
Man, if Hertiage brightens their pics then that off white example must look even darker. -
Rookie Mistake
William-James88 replied to nines's topic in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues
Just to show how eye appeal/oxidation/yellowing/passage of time can be completely unrelated to the technical grade. Here are two FF 67s both in 9.4. -
Rookie Mistake
William-James88 replied to nines's topic in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues
It works both ways too with eye appeal. I have saddened a few people in he "PGM" forum because their beautiful glossy silver age book had a subscription crease, creating a length wide colour break. The book looks great, but it is still technically a 4.0. Deep down, people can argue about how good a book looks all day long but the technical grade remains objective and we can only spend so much time on a book. -
Rookie Mistake
William-James88 replied to nines's topic in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues
I think you are incorrect in your assumptions, especially with the assumption that this book can't be a 9.0 because it doesn't look like what you associate with a 9.0. That's something I hear on these boards all time time and it is flat out wrong. Eye appeal is in no way related to the grade. The grade is based on one thing: the wear and tear of the book. That's it. So tears, creases, damage, that sort of stuff. You remove points for it. But for the normal progression of time? It's not the same as wear and tear and thus wont be graded the same way. There are high grade copies of Fantastic Four 67 which are badly yellowed due to this grading standard. Your book is similar to that. Staple discoloration can happen due to oxidation, same with the foxing. I think the book looked like that when it was slabbed and I don't think that grade is a mistake, nor do I think you did a mistake. If you are wondering why you got it so cheap it's because demand for non keys has dropped heavily. Money is limited to all of us so for all the keys to be obtaining new records, other books had to be sold to finance that and there's less money around to spend on those. And since you bought it on auction, the price you paid is now the latest in the GPA, and that's the price others will expect to pay from here on out. So you didn't really get a deal as so much that you purchased the book for it's now fair market value. Anyways, here is another example. Look how terrible this 8.0 looks. And yet, in terms of wear and tear it is an 8.0. And in a recent case, just to show that CGC will still give a decent grade to a book with such heavy foxing/discolouration. -
What Was Your First Comic Book Convention?
William-James88 replied to littledoom's topic in Comics General
2008 Fan Expo Canada. That's where I met Brian Bolland and purchased what is still today the greatest collectible in my collection: -
Here is the answer: How much do you want to be paid back if CGC loses your book? Whatever your answer is will determine which tier the book falls under. If you are ok with 200$ back, then select the modern tier. If you want more money back, select another tier. And that's it.
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1$ Your welcome
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You sent your books to a broadcasting corporation?
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Since you bought them on auction, then it's easy. Their latest fair market value is exactly what you paid for them.