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On 2/29/2020 at 12:42 PM, flashlites said:

"Scuff"  in the Overstreet grading guide is defined as "a light paper abrasion". (I did not know if that was actually in the grading guide until just now, thanks for making me check ) So I take it that the scratches/scuffing on the back cover was actually on the comic and not the scanner glass?

I'm glad the others weighed in because it looks like my 5.0 grade was too low. After their input and expertise I would tend to agree even with the scratches on the back it could still be a 6.0.

Unfortunately the scratches are on the back cover      

On 2/29/2020 at 1:59 PM, BigDaddy1 said:

Are those scratch marks on the back cover? If not, I'd say 8.0. It presents well.

Yes

12 hours ago, ChrispyC66 said:

I agree generally with the others for what I can see but the cover images were cropped to close. Need to see the edges and corners clearly. 
 

Welcome to the boards! Good luck with the collection purge 

Thanks for  well wishes, I'll need it 

On 2/27/2020 at 11:46 PM, flashlites said:

This one is kind of tough because from the front the book looks to be about in 6-7.0 shape, but the scratched and scuffed back of the book will probably bring it down to about the 5.0 range IMO. Lets see what some of the others say.

Thank you so much for the insight to you and all. I'm obviously not familiar with the term scuffing and haven't found a page that will give me a better visual idea of this.

Do you by any chance having a reference?

Thanks again

Hello all, my first post to this group. Just started the process of selling my collection. If my scans aren't up to the task any comments would be appreciated. I scanned them on my HP G4050 flatbed scanner

Thanks for looking 

On 2/7/2020 at 7:46 PM, revat said:

Here's how most people decide to submit I think, if value is the key component.

1.  Grade your books.  If you need help with this, take some good pics and post them in the "Please Grade My Comic" subforum here on the boards.  If you want to learn, buy an Overstreet guide and learn the standards. 

2.  Check out ebay for the price range your books might sell for in their current raw condition based on the grades.  Make sure you factor in fees, taxes, shipping, other selling expenses.  Using "SOLD" prices is generally better.

3.  Look up prices for CGC'd books in those same grades.  Using SOLD prices is generally better, you can do ebay searches OR there's a service (not free) called GPA that tracks CGC sales you can use which has more data.

4.  Go to the CGC website and figure out how much grading your comics will be, including shipping, tax, invoice fees, possibly pressing, insurance, etc.

5.  Do the math comparisons, see if its worth it to you. Make sure you factor in risk of not getting the right grade, opportunity cost of investment money, turnover time, your own confidence in your grading abilities, your own financial situations and preferences.

 

Of course this sounds like a lot of work, but the more you do it, it becomes natural pretty quickly.

Also, generally, for YOUR bronze and modern books, you should not even CONSIDER getting them graded unless they are flawless. 

Revat, also a newbie and in the process of selling my books. Great info in your response.

One question, why would a person not even consider grading their Bronze books?

What is with the "wait 17 seconds" or whatever to search again notification.

I must be doing something wrong?