Macrotus

As an artist they are about equal. Beside art is subjective. As a creator, Todd got the edge...Venom & Spawn. As of their current stage of their career...I would rather be in Todd's shoes...he has more creative freedom.

2 minutes ago, revat said:

Make sure you've done the full math considering ALL factors (including risk of not getting the grade you want) before submitting ANYTHING.  There's plenty of comics worth $100-$200 in 9.8 that are worth $40 or less in CGC 9.6. (your assertion that your comics will automatically be worth more when your son is older suggests there are possible factors you haven't considered). 

Obviously the more research you do and the better you are at grading, the better your decisions will be.  Of course that research time has value too.  But that's true with any endeavor, the more time and effort spent, the more likely your odds are of success (though still not guaranteed).

Good luck.

yeah...I need to do more research. Obviously, I can't afford to send in all my comics above $100. I really have to narrow it down to maybe the top 10 or so.

29 minutes ago, William-James88 said:

Well then perfect, glad I could help. And yeah, that's worthwhile for sure. I am doing the same with my collection (example Detective 880, Saga 1, Spider-man 361, Avengers Annual 10, Batman 655, Catwoman 51, Spider-man Annual 15, ect).

Also sadly, the grade is not guaranteed for life. CGC has changed their grading standards since they started 20 years ago (for instance, more likely to give green labels than lower grade blue labels back in the day) and that can happen later too. So in the long term, it could be that there is a trend with grades given and particular eras and books of the same grade slabbed in one time period could be worth more or less than books slabbed in a different time period. Obviously the number on the slab wont change, but the value attributed to that number can change.

It's like that Jim Jeffries joke about attributing grades to women's looks, a Michigan 8 is like an LA 6.

thanks William for the info...much appreciated. 

40 minutes ago, William-James88 said:

Definitely not a guarantee or anything I would bet on. People are calling this whole CGC thing with the 9.8s a bubble. It can burst and by the time your son is an adult, they may be worth even less. It already happened in the speculation era. Comics that were selling for 40$ at shows can now be found in the dollar bin 30 years later because there is just so much more out there than there is a demand. Star Slayer comics are a great example of this, so is the first appearance of Tim Drake as Robin.

 

Here is the only thing worthwhile with CGC at the moment. If you have a comic in perfect shape in your collection that sells between 100-200$ (great example would be Detective Comics 880 or Catwoman 51), then yeah, go grade it. It only costs 25$ to grade a modern comic. So you have a nice 100$ profit.Of course, the point in all this is to sell.

 

But you don't seem to care about selling, and if that's the case then just put them in a mylar in a cool place away from the sun and the comics will be as nice as they are now 20 years later. They may be worth less though. Hence why if you want to have value for your son, your best bet is to do what I wrote above with the comics worth CGCing and then use the profit to buy an index fund for your son. You have better odds than betting on $100 comics.

Thanks for the advice. I have boat load of comics above $100 that need to be graded. I guess I will do that first. 

I have a question...is the CGC grading guarantee for life if it's unopened and undamaged?

15 minutes ago, theCapraAegagrus said:

The only guarantees in life are death and taxes. Just FYI.

that is true...I am leaning no for now. If I have the finance I would do it...but I have other more valuable comics I need to get graded first.

My plan is to sell it if I can...otherwise, I just pass it down to my 4 yr old son. By the time he is an adult...it would worth a whole lot more. But I need to preserve it the best I can.

I have a bunch of those comics. Not sure if I should submit them...raw doesn't worth much. ;-(