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I love reading through this thread.

Cracks me up that folks will block potential buyers over such minor incidents but will keep using CGC no matter what.

Wow, I had no idea they were considered collectibles.

I just buy them so I dont have to handle and possibly damage my comics.

On 5/17/2024 at 6:10 PM, SpineTic said:

#ASKCGC - 9.6 vs. 9.8

 

 

A bend on the corner like that   =    NM+ ?????

On 5/16/2024 at 10:50 PM, Hepcat said:

You're right.

I agree.

I used to list my collections on Ebay for insane prices.

I knew they wouldnt sell but I liked being able to go on Ebay and look at them.

I always chuckled at the amount of "watchers" they would accumulate...none of you are gonna pay $25,000 for my Walking Dead collection. 

On 5/10/2024 at 1:36 AM, Love4Comics said:

Thats what im hoping for. Maybe i should take a photo of the sigs and slap it on the back of the slab. Or even better CGC should take an image to document it. 

I bought a couple CGC graded X-men signed by Claremont on the 1st page. 

I cracked them out though and just put the CGC label in the bag with the book.

The label makes for an awesome certificate of authenticity plus you can still see and enjoy the sig.

I buy as an investment but Ill be long dead before they become a divestment by my kids so I dont worry much about overpaying.

Doesnt matter much to me.

I feel that once a book is signed, it becomes art. 

That doesnt mean I wouldnt want the highest grade available as long as the price difference isnt insane.

Mostly because I crack them out and just place the label in the bag with the book.

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On 4/5/2024 at 1:22 AM, DC# said:

Actually -  in the CGC Guide to Grading Comics by Matt - they do state that miswraps peak at 9.8 

https://www.cgccomics.com/news/article/10586/cgc-guide-grading-comics-nelson/

Id like to hear CGCs reasoning for not following their own guide to grading with the X-Men 9.9 then.

Should be interesting.

To me, NM is off the rack condition = 9.4

What you see on this cover is probably common with that book and most likely from being boxed, shipped and then unboxed/shelved.

Look at all the slabbed copies that you can find and do some research.

On 3/20/2024 at 2:31 PM, DocGo said:

Do you think there’s a difference between witnessed and authenticated? 

Well, the dude on Pawn Stars authenticates sigs for Rick but he didnt witness them being signed.

So CGC is acquiring the authenticating team?

And when they all eventually leave to start their own company?

CGC gonna train people to authenticate sigs?

Frightening.

Here come the 9.9s !

YOU get a 9.9!

And YOU get a 9.9!

Kinda looks like a slight bend in the pics though...above the "d" in "and"...could be lighting I guess.

It probably didnt get pressed and maybe had the type of bend only the expert eye can catch.

Hey, when I was a kid in the 80s my comic shop in Providence, R.I. was called Excalibur.

Well, Starship Excalibur to be exact but its still cool to see another shop called Excalibur...even if it is in Canada.

My oldest comics are from 1979/80 and I have all my books in current size bags/boards.

They fit perfectly, slide right in - right out...and look fantastic.

Even the double sized books fit in current bags.

On 3/4/2024 at 8:23 AM, wardevil0 said:

Looks like 4 of them are 9.9, so yeah...

Looks like the only ones below 9.8 are the 35 cent price variants.  Remember these are already slabbed, so it's not the usual ebay guy saying "never removed from plastic" or whatever delusion.  I suggest anyone who cares enough about PPTSSM to be interested in this already has many of them, which is the downfall of big lots like this.

Yeah but who really cares if an issue of Spectacular Spider Man is a 9.6, 9.8 0r 9.9?

Should be a 9.8 because 9.8s are not perfect.

Thats why we have 9.9s and 10s...right?

Spectacular Spider Man ?

$300,000 ?

9.8 condition OR BETTER ?

Id probably pay double the price of a current omnibus but im guessing out loud.  

I just did a reholder on a 9.8 signed book and it was no problem at all...came back to me perfect.

So if you dont like the old slab, send it in for a nice crispy new one.

Im not a CGC historian but grading was probably more strict in 2004.

You could even crack it out and resubmit it for a press and grading and you may get a 9.9 !

Theyre giving them out more frequently these days.