TheGreatGambitto

1 minute ago, TheGreatGambitto said:

How does NM compare to CGC grades?

n/m I think I found the answer on the link above.

5 hours ago, Angel of Death said:

I mean, if you have a pull list at an LCS, you're gonna be getting comics in the NM range. The question is otherwise too complex to answer.

How does NM compare to CGC grades?

5 hours ago, William-James88 said:

Great question, I love it. Everything I am about to say assumes you are talking about modern books. If you buy a new comic at a comic book store and it doesn't have noticeable bends or dents or creases, then your odds of it being a 9.4 or better are very high. The majority of comics on the shelves are 9.4s and many can even get a 9.8 if pressed (the pressing will remove finger bends and only leave the production defects which almost all comics have). 

As for why a seller wouldn't grade it themselves, there can be a bunch of reasons, the main one being that money now is worth more than money later. 

 

Does this answer your question?

Yes I think this helps a lot.  I have read about pressing some and was curious about the process.  Is this something you do yourself or is it part of the service that CGC offers?

5 hours ago, KCOComics said:

Excellent advice above. 

Your question is pretty difficult to answer. Comics are meant to be read. As comics get handled and read, the # of NM falls.

 

You could look at the cgc census for a specific comic to get the grade distribution, but remember that's only the comics collectors deemed worthy of grading. There are thousands of ungraded comics that fall well outside of that range. 

My advice would be to buy an already graded one if you want to ensure you'll get a certain grade. 

 

Good luck and welcome to the boards. 

I have seen the cgc grade distribution but you are exactly right. Those are the comics collectors deemed worthy of grading.  I am curious about the remaining distribution.  I have seen many comics that sellers claim to be 9.6 or 9.8 but when I look at them I see many visible flaws and some of them don't even look as good as some 8.5s I've seen graded.  I am interested in many modern era comics (from early 90s) and want mostly graded comics for display purposes.  I have many digital copies of these comics if I wanted to read them (legit digital copies).

I am really interested in buying graded comics, however I have noticed on many of them there are significant price bumps even when graded in the 9.4 range.  I am certainly not an expert at grading but from reading some of these forums it sounds like comics that grade at a 9.4 will have some visible defects which begs to ask if I buy a raw comic, what is the likelihood that if I got it graded it would grade at 9.4 or better?  I guess to better put what I am asking is what do you all think the distribution of grades would be for ungraded comics?  I have always held the mentality that if the raw comic was really in that good of condition the seller would have had it graded themselves.  Thoughts?