Will96

Suggestion duly noted. Some people "waste" their money on gas station chicken wings, others on sticking singles in g strings (do they still take singles?), I'll "waste" mine on getting getting comics of my choice graded. Any other suggestions you have for me?

I gotcha. The DD 8 would be nice to be a 6, but not sure on that one. Luke Cage Hero for Hire #1 in really good condition. Micronauts #1 and #8 in like new condition. Never read as I have multiples of those. Honestly, as I've been getting up to speed on this, there seems to really be an obsession among some for the 9.8. as well as ROI. These are 40 to almost 60 year old comics and while I took care of them, I was not obsessed with this collection and it's upkeep. I enjoyed it. used it.... My real end goal in all this is to continue to enjoy my collection, display some, enjoy the others and perfect my skills at smoking ribs. I want to "do right" by myself in this but certainly not lose sleep.... The Micronauts would be the only ones I would consider selling as I have multiples of these. If the DD 8 comes back worth less than the fees, I'm really ok with that.

Not sure what you mean.... buy some comics that already slabbed and graded? I'm not sure I want to spend money on books I'm not really excited about. I'm in for these submissions so at the very least, it will be money spent on books I'm invested in....

Yes, honestly as I think about it, the older ones seem too brittle to me. The newer ones are in great shape as far as bends and creases go. I guess for now, I'll just sort of enjoy the experience....

Got it, thanks. The whole thing is fascinating to me. I've always thought comics were like antique furniture.... What you had was what you had and many of these processes could destroy the value.

It does. I don't think any of these are candidates. At least in this group.

So.... I have quite a few comics from my much younger days.... less so of the current stuff as I still tend to like the older reads.... and artwork.... less of a buyer today and more of an admirer of my older stuff while filling in the gaps.... At any rate, I just sent off a few comics for grading of various eras, genres and publishers.... Kind of to get a feel of what actual grading looks like and the process.... It is a learning process for sure and even at this early stage, there's things I might do differently.... I do have a question that perhaps someone can give me insight on.... After the comic is graded, is it then slabbed or is there an opportunity for pressing? Also, how does one determine if a comic should be pressed? I saw on here a few posts of people regretting having this done. The truth is, while I would like to know what I have as far as grading/potential value, I'm way more emotionally invested in my comics than from a business/selling perspective. I think I would be heartbroken if my Daredevil 8 or Luke Cage #1 were destroyed.... Given the age of some of the comics, I worry about the pages being too brittle.... I could be wrong but it seems to me Golden, Silver age comics were not exactly made to last.... Lastly, is cleaning part of pressing? I read the FAQ so I have a pretty good idea, but any experiences people have would certainly be helpful. Thanks,