William-James88

Ummm... "Two of DC's greatest characters"

Ikea. As a Transformers collector, I would say "Detolf" is the main kind of case people in that community get for a good price/quality ratio.

The buyers are in the wrong on both counts. BUT if you didn't give a 100% perfect description of the comic including what happens if they don't agree with the CGC grade (which is sweet nothing, they are stuck with the book, no givie backsies) and what kind of defects may be found on the slab, like Newton Rings, then they can attempt a claim and who knows how it can go. It has happened to me. I don't know how it will work out for you on your end. You can say that the G in CGC stands for Guarantee and that if there are any issues with the slab they can contact CGC, that you sell slabs because you yourself trust CGC and the grade is in no way chosen by you or whatever. And when they escalate it, you can then tell e-bay the same thing. The grade is tied to the comic, it is sealed, the person could see what they were buying. And then we'll see what happens. You might still get negative feedback, which sucks. Anyways, all this to say that it's stuff like this that made me stop dealing through e-bay. There are just too many scammers out there either on the buyer end or selling end and life's too short for it. So I instead sell locally or through local listings (these boards here are a nice place to sell, people know what a slab entails).

C&P won't change the grade since the biggest defects are your tears and soiling, which can't be removed. I can see this getting 3.0 or 3.5.

What are those darker patches in the back? Is it staining or water dropets or adhesive remnant?

That's my favoirite MC!!!

Sharing a beer with all of you nice folks!

Are you listing all throughout this day off or will you be taking a big break until evening?

Man that was some quick action.

Awesome book. Its too bad about the spine.

Yup, this is the best advice.

Sounds good! Happy Canada Day to you too!

Haha, I see what's up here. Perfect for those who buy the slabs and not the books. It is good advice. I always tend to think of the higher end reasons for slabs, but this is a better perspective.

It would be easier but not more desirable. It's easier because the person can't return the book, they know for sure the grade they are getting, and it helps avoid further damaging it when you send it. However, raws are more desirable because they will atract the entire fanbase. Some people don't want CGC slabs, some want to read the original book, and some hope to buy a raw book and then improve it in various ways to hopefully get the best grade possible. And those who prefer a CGC'd book can still CGC it themselves. So you widen your market. By selling raw you also get to sell it right now, without having to wait 6 months for the book to come back and without having to invest in professional grading (and it also avoids terrible scenarios of CGC losing your book or damaging it, or it being damaged while in transit, all of which has happened). You instead pass on the burden of it being professionally graded to the buyer while you reap your profits quicker. One of the largest dealers in rare comics is Harley Yee and he keeps most of his stuff raw, it's more profitable. But he sells at shows where people can check the comic before buying it, so he avoids returns that way. Also, from what it seems, unless you are referring to books that only sell really well in 9.8 CGC holders (where one can only get that by getting it graded), most books sell as much raw than graded (especially when you remove the cost of grading from the price it sold at). Or they sell even better raw (example below) The main reason to get a book graded is if you are a betting man and hope for a 9.8 on a book that has few of those, or if you simply want to avoid people sending you back books if they aren't happy with them.

They are a keepsake. So keep them. Sending them to CGC is a bad idea since the signature will be treated as a defect, regardless if there is any proof. The only proper way to have a signature on a GCG'd book is to have CGC witness the signature. Personally, I would keep them and not send them.

Pressing includes cleaning and the use of an iron to really flatten out the toughest creases. A quickpress is literally just that, pressing the comic quickly. It will flatten it a bit (like edged and corners) to make it more presentable. It's usually only used on books that already look quite good or after a comic is signed to ensure that any slight crease occuring from signing the name is smoothed out.

The answer is the same everytime: supply and demand. There are fewer 9.8s, so that's what is rarer and that's what people will pay more for. 9.6 are faaaaar less rare and not as special, so they aren't even worth the cost it took to get graded. Hence why I am surprised you want them professionally graded. For most Star Wars books, its a sure fire way to waste money you will never get back.

since it was said to be a 9.8, than one can assume it is a manufacturing defect since if it was an actual tear then it would not get a 9.8.

7.0-7.5

8.0

That's a nice story and a great way of paying it forward. I really LOVE the colours on this issue. That purple really pops. I would say this is a 7.0.

That's the first thing I thought of. I think it would, especially the cleaning part of the press. Could make this a 6.0 or 6.5.

5.0

That's not too bad. At least it works well for a resell.

Ah, i thought the white line emerging from the top was a tear or colour breaking crease but I guess it would be just one of those white splatters. Ok then if the staples are good then the only remaining defect is the corner so I'd say 9.0