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On 12/1/2023 at 8:56 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

Well to be honest, you know that was a ancy flight home.,. Lol what's in the carry on sir?

"Oh, just 105k that I got for selling a comic!"

 

Haha Nice!

On 11/29/2023 at 4:17 PM, Stefan_W said:

I know someone who made a cash sale on a $105k book. The buyer flew him out to complete the deal in person with cash. It must have been a wild experience and I heard the seller tell the story but I dont have any experience with this approach and dont know all of the hidden ins and outs. 

Oh that's awesome , I didn't even consider it for buying books. 

Hmmmmmmm

On 11/16/2023 at 3:10 PM, Stefan_W said:

Not sure if this helps, but here is my 2 cents:

In my experience two big factors with large sales are time and patience. When it comes to big books the pool of potential buyers shrinks as the price goes up, and this is especially true if you are hoping for a local sale. Presenting your book to a larger audience usually means auctions houses which take a cut. That makes selling privately on these boards appealing, but of course it also adds the potential for hassles if things dont go smoothly. 

I dont know if there is a formula to all of this but it seems like a decision between good timeline, lack of hassle, and profit where you cant always have all three. 

What about flying around the country to do deals in person ? 
Compared to a cost of a very big book this seems like it could work .

The buyer gets their book in person and the seller gets his money in person.

Advantages to both parties .

Maybe even draw up a small contract to make the sale official ? 

On 11/14/2023 at 5:52 PM, Black_Adam said:

If you want to sell for a fixed price and are worried about scams (and don't want to sell it on the CGC boards) I would consign the comic with one of the earlier mentioned consignors.

If you want to auction the comic then both Heritage and Comiclink are options, but be ready to accept the risk that with current market conditions that comic could easily sell for less than GPA.

The final decision is really going to depend on how desperate you are to sell this comic. Good things come to those who wait.

Yes I have recently sold some lesser value books through an auction and they went for approx 25 percent less than the gocollect 30 day average .

One was popular book, but I guess auctions can be a roll of the dice especially ones without a large number of potential bidders .

On 11/13/2023 at 5:26 PM, Poekaymon said:

I've sold a lot of stuff on here, usually when I know the price and it's under $5k or so.  I have also sold hundreds of books between $100 and $5k on eBay--I always do 10 day auctions starting at a dollar.  For anything over $5k I have used the big auction houses, mostly Heritage.  I just don't want to deal with any headaches at all when it starts to be get up there, and am willing to take less for the convenience.  These three strategies have served me well.  

Hi yes this was my thought about heritage , you take a big hit but it looks like the service and reputation is very good and less worries overall . 

Hi , 

I got lucky on a grade and have a moderately expensive book , well for my budget .

Avengers 3 , CGC 9.4 Grade .

I have never sold a expensive comic before and wanted to get some tips .

Looking at something like heritage it looks like someone would lose %30 total of the price . 

I know some of this is from the buyers premium but this usually leads to buyers bidding less .

Is it possible to simply list a big book on facebook marketplace and take paypal and then ship the book out? 
Or does this open one up to scams ? 

Thanks !

On 5/30/2023 at 9:53 AM, Nilo2 said:

Definitely a beautiful copy. Based on the single image in the slab, I'd say that the original grade of 6.5 was way off the mark. Congratulations!

Thanks!
 

Always liked this cover - 9.2

On 5/29/2023 at 1:48 AM, Every Day A Story said:

An awesome grade bump (I'd be EXTREMELY happy with that result), but looks like the photo attached didn't work; can you repost? Be good to see post C&P in the slab to compare and contrast.

Hi I can see it , will post here , can you see this pic ? 

Update posted in first post .

Thanks for everyone's input !

Update at top.

On 5/2/2023 at 2:31 AM, Domo Arigato said:

This may have been answered previously in this thread......but, did you have the book pressed before you resubmitted it and got the 9.4 grade?

Or did you just think it looked better than a 6.5 and do a straight resubmit without having it pressed?

 

Had the book cleaned and pressed before submission . .

On 4/27/2023 at 4:39 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

Maybe I missed it, but when was it originally graded? If you have the old cert number to look up, I've wondered about some of mine too. Was it even a newest gen case?

Was graded originally in February of 2022.

On 4/27/2023 at 3:26 PM, hyhhyss12 said:

Not hating at all but how does a comic go from. 6.5 to 9.4? Guess the first grader was having a terrible day. Or new grader got a promotion.

The comic looked very good to my eye in the case and was the reason I purchased it .

Well looking at it in pictures in the case .

Being new to the whole grading process I thought it was a much higher grade but was unsure 

due to lack of experience . I could not understand why it was a 6.5 when I was looking it .

Maybe original grader made a mistake or the crease was more severe than I could see through the case .

I wonder sometimes if maybe the grader's who do the higher price books are more experienced and better ?

On 4/26/2023 at 10:06 PM, revat said:

Well it’s generally not allowed for in person pick up.  So you might ask for higher and higher managers until someone can approve it. 
 

it’s a pretty specific circumstance so someone should be able to approve it, if escalated enough

Oh ok makes sense .Thanks.

On 4/26/2023 at 8:52 PM, Cat said:

Congratulations on the great result, and best wishes coming to a satisfactory solution. 

Thanks! Fingers crossed !

On 4/25/2023 at 9:11 PM, revat said:

See if you can escalate and pick it up in person in this special circumstance 

What do you mean by escalate ? 

On 4/26/2023 at 10:31 AM, THE_BEYONDER said:

A book length readers crease was pressed out....no?

These were the grader's notes from the 6.5.

"light readers crease back cover
very light spine stress lines cover breaks color"

I could not see much of a crease if any on the back looking through the case 

and acually could not see the spine stress lines either .

I had it pressed but did not do the pressing and did not see the book after the pressing before submission.

It did get reduced on the page color from white pages .

On 4/26/2023 at 9:59 AM, lostboys said:

6.5 to 9.4?

 

Lol

 

But also:

 

Lol yeah Just like dancing banana .

And the transition to concern,

On 4/26/2023 at 2:19 AM, DougC said:

This is a bad policy by CGC. If they adjust the tier due to FMV the insurance on the book should also be adjusted as the original invoice is no longer correct or potentially valid.  Might want to reach out to Collectibles Insurance Service and see if they can provide short term site-to-site coverage or just set up a policy with this as a starting point.

Yes one is paying for the higher tier so it seems one should be eligible for increased insurance.

I offered to pay to have CGC insure the book out of my own pocket but that is a no go as well.

What is Collectibles Insurance Service ? 

On 4/25/2023 at 10:35 PM, JollyComics said:

Very rare for the big upgrade from 6.5 to 9.4.

Once you created the invoice,  it CANNOT be changed.   All you do is to pray for the delivery will be made BUT you MUST be there to sign and receive the package.   You have to take a day off if the package is expected to be delivered on the specific day.

Otherwise, you need someone to sign and receive the package for you at the SAME address.

Yes the reason I am nervous is because I just had a package stolen that fedex did not have me sign for.

I have another thread on it from the link above .

On 4/25/2023 at 10:26 PM, thehumantorch said:

Congrats, that's an incredible increase in grade.

I was surprised to say the least .

Thanks!

On 4/25/2023 at 10:19 PM, mattn792 said:

Hope this works out for you.  And 6.5 to 9.4?!?  High five!  

Appreciate the kind words , Thank You!

On 4/25/2023 at 9:11 PM, revat said:

See if you can escalate and pick it up in person in this special circumstance 

Its funny you say that because I considered flying down to Florida to pick it up because this would be the biggest book I 

have ever had by a sizable amount . It is possible to pick it up in person, I asked about it and they said they would let me do it 

due to the circumstances but it is not a normal thing they allow.