lostboys

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.

On 2/27/2024 at 10:42 AM, Jesse-Lee said:

MyComicShop has a great page about grading: https://www.mycomicshop.com/help/grading

This part is the most helpful in my opinion:

 

That chart says 9.4s shouldnt have color breaking spine stress lines.

I have a CGC 9.8 with a color break ...and more than a few CGC 9.6s and 9.4s with multiple color breaks.

On 2/27/2024 at 1:56 PM, Sal said:

well i just checked my copy, and it has the marking there and it's not a tear. your mileage may vary, though

Is it just yellow ink?

I was standing in front of the "New Arrivals" rack the other day and I honestly dont understand why anyone would spend money on what is being put out these days.

#1 issues everywhere...terrible artwork...thin books...$4 cover prices

Older collectors trash the 90s era and I often wonder what they think about todays offerings.

That aside.

I saw a Spawn run (1 - 100) sell at auction for damn near $800 on Ebay this weekend.

$8 a book for what old school collectors call modern dreck?

Comic collecting isnt going away.

Comic production may though.

On 2/27/2024 at 1:30 PM, shadroch said:

It's a common defect in that book. I'm unsure how CGC handles it as I mostly avoid Dazzler books. Roller-skating disco queens weren't fan favorites back then.

It was almost as if they decided to take everything the fan base disliked, roll it into a character, and force-feed it on the public.  

I hear you but I cant leave a hole in my collection...

...or can I?

On 2/27/2024 at 10:54 AM, Sal said:

Are you talking about the white line just above the "O" in Marvel Comics Group?  That's part of the artwork; it's a white line that you can see continuing through the logo and finishes pointing at her disco ball necklace charm thing

Not the line itself, but Ive noticed that on most copies there seems to be what looks like a tear along that white line.

Check out some copies on Ebay and youll see what im saying.