Axelrod

I don't think you can really make a determination about the page quality based on that photo. I have noticed that some books (showcased in the "please grade my book" subforum) come back from CGS with "White" pages when the interior pages didn't look particularly "white" to me. Which suggests there's somewhat of a range there.

Bump! Just because I've noticed in the recent mycomicshop auctions that these MofU "previews" are apparently being pulled out of the comics they were originally in, and then sent to CGC to be graded separately, and 9.8s of the graded preview pages can go for over $100.00. Doesn't seem like there's any indication or note of which particular comic the preview came out of. And as far as I can tell the comics these previews came in still aren't especially valuable, so it's weird that the pages in said books, separated out, could be more valuable. Also seems like there ought to be a higher chance that the pages inside a given book would grade higher than the overall book, since they are more protected. I guess it's probably still not a great investment risk to spend $30-$40 to grade and only get maybe $100 back if it comes back 9.8. But could they go higher than that? Or you think this a temporary fad? I do wonder how they get the preview pages out of the original comic. Do they remove the staples? And then put them back? Or just cut away the rest of the book? Anyway, I thought that was interesting.

I looked at that listing yesterday and I didn't see the "reprint" qualifier either, but it's there now. I assumed he added it after the fact (after getting reported).

This is what Key Collector says: So, maybe just an actual tie?

Same question as above person. I'm curious if you found that their grades for your raw books came in lower than you thought they would/should have been, given the reputation they have. Regardless of whether you got the price you wanted for the books in the end. I guess this didn't happen, but would/could you ask them to just send it back to you if you don't like the grade they give it? Do you pay that extra shipping? Oh, also, what % would you say sold for your list price as opposed to your accepting an offer for less? Thanks for the information!

Are all those "grime" sellers you? Why have all those different accounts? I'm confused.

Hey, since someone else just put up their Watchmen 1, I thought I'd throw up mine also. For comparison purposes! I was also just curious in general about how much the back cover hits the overall grade. That massive amount of black is rough. Mine has what looks like some scuff marks, and maybe fingerprints (that might come out?), but also some random blue circles? No idea what those are or where they came from. I assume some kind of manufacturing thing? Maybe ink transfer? Thanks for looking!

I'd be curious what the C&P did for the back cover, if it's not too much trouble to upload that scan.

This is I think literally all my comics....

It's weird that the seller would get to see/know what the bidder's "Max" bid is though, as what the OP seems to be saying happened. How would the OP know there was a bid of $250 that got retracted if there was no underbidder that pushed the bid to $250 to begin with?

What I'm saying - and what I think the OP is suggesting - is that you bid $250 on the item and then no one else bids on it (because you overbid it). Then, at the last minute, you "retract" the bid, and bid something way less. Or does that not happen because you can't actually bid more than the minimum. If you bid more, Ebay only makes your bid the minimum amount necessary to win? And it only raises your bid when someone out-bids your current. But if that was the case then seems like what the OP is describing couldn't happen?

Is this a thing you can do on Ebay? Overbid an item so no one else bids on it, and then - at the last minute - "retract" your bid and get it for a lot less?

I think you want at least two more pics for a full assessment. You took a pic of the spine for the top part of the book, but not the bottom where the corner issue is. That's going to give people a better idea how significant it is. You also want to show a pic of the back cover. Very nice book though.

Nah, it was a lot. Though, YMMV. Some people actually liked the first one.

To answer the original question, I don't think theaters are more strict today in checking IDs than they were in the 80s. Suicide Squad did not underperform because it was R rated. It "underperformed" because (1) Pandemic; (2) Simultaneous release on HBO Max (that's where I watched it); (3) It's Suicide Squad, and while the first movie made bank, it also sucked, meaning no one was excited about a possible sequel. This one was a lot better, but it had a larger hill to climb.

Oh God, no.

Does it drive anyone else crazy the way every. single. listing. on Comic Link for a book with "White" pages get the descriptor "newsstand-fresh" added to it. Every. Single. Time. Like, someone thought "White" wasn't punchy enough and really wanted to jazz it up. They love this descriptor sooooo much, that even when a book doesn't have white pages, but it has "Off-White to White" pages, it still gets described as "near newsstand-fresh." Is there anyone, in the history of buying comics, who ever bought a book thinking "well, gee, if it's newsstand fresh...." It's so lazy. And also stupid. Drives me nuts. /rant

The difference between paying a fair price and getting a deal. If the book looks priced fairly, everyone wants the deal. If the book seems over-priced, then they might make a "fair" offer, but feel like they are getting a deal.

I think the Newsstand one specifically might be worth getting graded (based on GoCollect). I think the direct editions wouldn't really be worth the time/money investment.

Like most things, the “market” decides. I think there are a lot of examples where the character debuts on the last page, possibly in the last panel of a book (as mentioned, notably Hulk 180, Spider-Man 299, Avengers 195) and seems like in most of those specific situations the market says that’s a “cameo” and not as valuable as the following book, where the character is more featured. I’m sure there are a lot of counter-examples where a last page/panel appearance IS considered the valuable issue (and then the market doesn’t call it a “cameo,”) but if you’re asking for a hard and fast rule, I don’t think it exists.

Well, if anyone was curious how high CGC would have to raise grading prices before the submission rates fell off...you're likely to find out!

I do not think anything you say here is going to "add to the speculation market." I personally would rather just know who you are talking about. But if you are bound and determined to keep the information secret, you probably just contact CGC directly, right? Someone is in charge of those labels.

Very likely not worth slabbing, but, man. Apologies to those offended by pin-up covers, but this one still makes me catch my breath a bit every time I see it. Main defects seem to be spine edge-wear, and some staining on the back that might (?) clean up. Thanks for looking! (or, you can thank me )

I put up my copy of #8 a couple of months ago. Now seems like #1 is doing better (and #3 also on the rise - thanks, TV shows - which, somehow, I randomly acquired four copies of....) Anyway, my #1 looks decent. Got some small, misc. marks on the top front cover. Press-able crease on the back. I don't know if the back cover is supposed to be quite as dark in the white areas as mine is, or if that's just results of aging/humidity? This would probably need to grade in the 9.2+ range to even be worth considering sending in.

This book isn't as clean as the X-Factor one. But probably would only need to grade 7.5-8.0 to hit my "potentially worth it" standards. Could it even get that, though, with the corner creases, and spine ticks? I assume a clean and a press would help some. Thanks for looking!