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Hello. I’m processing some books from a recent purchase and came across this copy of Batman 415 (Jan 88) with a DC sticker covering the bar code. Curious if this is a concern or an appeal for resale. Perhaps an early direct edition copy? And insight appreciated.
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A fellow deadhead! Nice!! I was there too, I think!
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Was psyched to find these in a collection I bought recently. Looks solid NM, but curious what folk think.
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I would not buy a book as a 3.0 that had hole punches. I’d keep looking in that situation.
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Sorry, super busy. The back cover is clean and would not affect grade, aside from the same top edge damage that you can sort of see. I do thInk the interior pages would flatten nicely with a pressing, leaving some minor creasing visible. I was also thinking 7.5, but wasn’t sure if the impacted edge would lower that. Thanks. I’ve had a few of these pass through my collection over the years; not too rare, though I’ve been surprised by some prices lately.
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alexml. replied to Sillydiabetic's topic in Hey buddy, can you spare a grade?
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PGM Tomb of Dracula #10 - The Grade is In!!!
alexml. replied to Odda's topic in Hey buddy, can you spare a grade?
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Thanks. in advance. There is an impact crease along the top edge that affects every page of the book. It would probably press out nicely, though it's there now, and I'm curious how this impacts the grade.
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Price to grade/slab an expensive Silver Age book?
alexml. replied to alexml.'s topic in Newbie Comic Collecting Questions
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Price to grade/slab an expensive Silver Age book?
alexml. replied to alexml.'s topic in Newbie Comic Collecting Questions
Thanks much for the replies. I’m of many minds on such things and don’t want to inadvertently revisit what are surely tired discussions ‘round these parts. I’ve learned a lot reading these forums. I don’t doubt the above truth - indeed, I and I’m sure most others would be hard pressed to consider buying a book at this level without professional grading. On the other hand, it’s a lot of money. In terms of ROI, I have a stack of silver age keys that I’d love to have slabbed, but at the price multiplied a few times, I could buy a really nice book or two (if I had the money, ). I’m an old timer, I guess. Fwiw, I paid $500 in the early ‘90s for the book I mentioned to start this discussion, a nice X-men 1. Hard to beat that for ROI! Of course, if I want to sell it, I will need to invest in the process. Could be a good excuse for a road trip if “walkthrough” is an actual, literal thing. -
I asked this on the ask CGC forum, but I suspect I may get a faster response here to my uninformed question. Thanks in advance: I'm sorry for what is surely a noob questions, though aside from CGC stuff, I am an experienced collector (35+ years, lots of books...). Can someone tell me how to figure out the cost of submitting/grading an expensive, older book. The best I can see on the CGC website seems to be 3% of market value for walkthrough. All the other max values are too low. How much would it cost to grade and slab a high grade copy of X-Men 1, for example, valued at around 25k at current "fair market value". 3% of that is $750, which is getting too steep. Any help appreciated.
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I'm sorry for what is surely a noob questions, though aside from CGC stuff, I am an experienced collector (35+ years, lots of books...). Can someone tell me how to figure out the cost of submitting/grading an expensive, older book. The best I can see on the CGC website seems to be 3% of market value for walkthrough. All the other max values are too low. How much would it cost to grade and slab a high grade copy of X-Men 1, for example, valued at around 25k at current "fair market value". 3% of that is $750, which is getting to steep. Any help appreciated. CGC Noob, signing out.
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