Corallas

So assuming this book is a perfect 9.8 without the ink stain just for the sake of consistency , how much would the ink stain on the top effect the grade ? On both 

the front and back of the book .

18 minutes ago, Funnybooks said:

Is that a vertical tear or crease top edge BC?

Not a tear it is like a quarter inch on the top left , I think you are referring to , it looks like a crease that slightly breaks the white color and my guess is wont press out and then almost appears like it could be a tear if looked at very closely , maybe a crease on the back that almost looks like a spine web would look like on the front of a book , if that makes sense 

Hoping this is recognized as a common manufacturing defect for this issue .

10 minutes ago, Funnybooks said:

Is that a tear on the lower edge BC?

If it is a tear, I'll go 7.5

If it's not a tear, 9.0

I think it may be a printer defect I have another asm 361, two minor tears that look exactly the same in the same area 

https://forum.cbcscomics.com/topic/3396/printer-defect-ams-361/

ASM 361 

Hi , Wondering what you think this will get and also what it would get with a press ? 
Last pic is a sketch of my turtle Gertrude lording over  a treasure horde of golf balls . 

Which brings up the question how well can very small to medium indentations that don't break color be pressed out . Not a crease but a dent by the spine ?

52 minutes ago, grebal said:

Me too.

Is there some kind of impact stress on back cover at bottom of spine ?

Everything looks very good on the book except these two pics back bottom or spine right , and back , top right. 

What I see for damage is two corners that are not perfect , not sure if you would call them impacted , and on the top right back a slight indenation about an inch down with very small creases , my guess they could be easily pressed . Does the indentation break color possibly but if it does just barely as its hard to tell even looking at it as it is in a white area .

These are the two new pics of the area. 

Thanks!

On 2/3/2021 at 10:07 AM, comicginger1789 said:

If you are selling a lot, I always try to move by some means other than Ebay. Locally, put ads up, even here. 

As for the book you asked about, a CGC 9.6 can be had in the $125-150 range. Less than that grade wise, and you are not looking at much profit. High grade raws tend to sell for $20-40. 

If I were selling that lot you have in particular, I would expect to get $2 a book, so in the ballpark of $100 and that is being optimistic. Reality? I probably take $75-100, If you think you can do better than that by selling each book one at a time, grading some and selling, etc. well then you have to ask yourself if the time is worth it. You could spend over a year trying to maximize value and put a lot of time in effort into making $200 from all of them but again...the time and effort part. 

Yes this sounds like a pretty good plan , probably will keep one 88 in the lot , and take a shot on the other one , maybe post it here to see what the grades are but it would be a fun book for me to have slabbed regardless . 

ASM 316 

4 hours ago, comicginger1789 said:

This is a sharp looking book. I would press...if worried consider looking up the difference between say an 8.5-9.0 copy and compare to a 9.2-9.4 copy. I believe currently, this book is 8.5-9.0 but I think a press could bump. If the bump is worth the $20-25 or whatever it costs to press, then do it

Yup press is in the plans , thanks!

Would a press help the dent on the back that doesnt break color?

Would this improve the grade ? 

Thanks for Grades , Better Pictures 

10 hours ago, KCOComics said:

Lots in general are difficult to sell and you generally won't get top $$.  

But reality is, listing them individually will take allot of work and I'm not sure there is enough value to make that work worthwhile (but I really don't know much about them). 

So, the easiest path is the eBay auction. The harder path is pulling out the most valuable books and selling them individually. The hardest path would be, CGCing, maybe pre screening and then listing. 

As for estimating value, eBay sold prices is really the easiest. You can find some good info on gocollect. 

You can also post pictures of the big books here in the "Spare a grade" area to get consensus on the grade for when you list it. 

Good luck! 

Hi yes this is acually a fun process , judging value and deciding whether to slab or sell raw . 

Seems like a key skillset is the ability to accurately judge whether something will grade high and there is a small element of chance as well maybe . 

Thanks 

3 hours ago, Angel of Death said:

Of the lots that I have bought: The seller simply showed a picture of the stack, some pictures of them all lying out, and a picture of the ones that might be worth more than a few dollars. They were all bagged and boarded, and none of them looked worse than 9.0 in grade. I ended up being very happy.

Keep in mind that you will have to price the lot cheaper than if you were to sell them individually. People are accustomed to "bulk discounts". I'm not sure how well an auction would work, only because I'm not sure how in-demand this run may be. I don't think that the 88's are worth slabbing, only because I could never see myself buying a 50-issue run with 1 or 2 slabs in it. That's just me, though.

Yup that was a question I had as well , would it be odd to have a 50 issue run and then a premium issue slabbed ? 

I like the idea about the stack and then the pics highlighting the more valueable issues.

5 hours ago, KCOComics said:

The easiest thing to do is an eBay auction starting at 0.99 and let the market decide the price. 

Take detailed pictures of the keys and describe condition to the best of your ability. 

 

Yeah was thinking it was so specialized that maybe I would get a better price if i was just patient with a buy it now price. The auction thing for a run seems hit or miss to me.

But yeah hear you about the condition and description .

16 hours ago, Angel of Death said:

What venue are you looking to sell on?

Ebay is easiest but open to anything , was considering facebook marketplace as well.

Acually this is a good question 

Fantastic Four 74 

Hi , 

I am a collector and hoping to become a seller as well .

My question : I have a lot of Wolverine 50-100 that I figure would be a good starting lot to sell . 

They are all in exceptional condition .

What I believe is the most valuable number 88 I have 2 of ,1 that is exceptional condition and one that is a 8-8.5 by my best guess but also a rarer newstand .

How do I get started on pricing these ? Should I slab the 88's ? 

Any recomendations on a good price guide for non slabbed books? 

Thank You

Once again think a press would help this a bit 

Transformers 1 

5 minutes ago, Every Day A Story said:

8.0 as is but you may get a bump with a press and clean.

Yes was worried about how the cover is wrapped around the book , looked some copies up and it looks like many of them have this defect so hoping 

it does not detract from the grade too much.

Hi Wondering what everyone thinks this would grade at , and wondering how much a clean and press would help . 

Thanks ! 

23 hours ago, MPH1964 said:

Rafael, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello & Gertrude... I vote YES! 

The fifth turtle yes haha

On 1/15/2021 at 7:26 PM, Randall Ries said:

AW! Hi, Gertrude!

The book is probably 9.0-9.2 because of the back cover issues. The signature won't get a yellow label. Likely a blue label with "Name Written On Cover" or something like that.

Yes I probably was going to go the cbcs route because based on my understanding it couldnt be verified by cgc because it wasnt witnessed.

Is their still a good market for books that just get verified as opposed to witnessed?