CGC Sports Illustrated Magazines on eBay

[KingOfRulers]

i'm very surprised there aren't any CGCed Playboys up yet.

 

I have a Playboy #1 CGC 2.5 (White) that will be up soon.

[KingOfRulers]

I wonder did CGC hire more staff or work with the same amount of people on this venture.

 

I wonder if restored copies are going to start popping up soon

 

The big issue with SI will be "no label" vs "subscription label" copies, since CGC does not consider these labels a defect (just like arrival dates are not defects).

 

I expect "label" copies will be the outcasts, just like C-OW pages are looked down upon for bronze comics. I would think "no label" copies would sell for at least twice the price of their "label" counterparts.

 

 

 

 

I agree. I am glad that CGC went the "newsstand & subscription" route rather than viewing the label as a defect. However, either way, I also expect that copies with mailing labels will not reach the values that non-mailing label copies will get.

[KingOfRulers]

I would consider high grade for a magazine, 8.5+.

 

 

why 8.5?

 

look at comic mags like:

 

Creepy

Eerie

Savage Sword Of Conan

Rampaging Hulk

Vampirella

etc

 

High grade for these is 9.4 to 9.8 in general

 

Why would SI high grade be so much lower? Especially on the modern Jordan/Woods mags?

 

 

Comic mags are far easier to find in high grade in my opinion. The SI books are often of a very thick format (thicker than any comic mags I know of), and just the production defects alone keep them from reaching 9.4, fairly often, in my opinion.

[slym2none]

Anyone have the 1976 Bruce Jenner cover SI after he won Olympic gold?

 

Hey, what do you all think of the "collectible" issues SI puts out, like for the Superbowl champ, or the NCAA Mens' Basketball champs, will any of those be worth a damn, or are they the "variant cover edition" analogy to comics?

 

 

 

-slym

 

Speaking of collectible issues...anyone remember the "limited edition" Jordan hologram cover?

 

Going to eBay now...

 

1 auction and 11 BINs for that issue.....

 

 

 

 

-slym

[dekeuk]

Comic mags are far easier to find in high grade in my opinion. The SI books are often of a very thick format (thicker than any comic mags I know of), and just the production defects alone keep them from reaching 9.4, fairly often, in my opinion.

 

The Playboy mags of the late 1970's were extremely thick, maybe around 3/4 of an inch. They were MUCH thicker than SI.

 

 

[MutantKeys]

I would consider high grade for a magazine, 8.5+.

 

 

why 8.5?

 

look at comic mags like:

 

Creepy

Eerie

Savage Sword Of Conan

Rampaging Hulk

Vampirella

etc

 

High grade for these is 9.4 to 9.8 in general

 

Why would SI high grade be so much lower? Especially on the modern Jordan/Woods mags?

 

 

Comic mags are far easier to find in high grade in my opinion. The SI books are often of a very thick format (thicker than any comic mags I know of), and just the production defects alone keep them from reaching 9.4, fairly often, in my opinion.

Not the new ones

[backtomarvel]

Surprised to see no Ali covers. I collect those and now may need to pull them out again ...

[Comicsarefun]

Can't wait until the housewives get into the Better Homes and Gardens CGC craze!

 

I find all this painfully silly...that is until they start grading Pulps, which should have been done LONG AGO!!!!

[FlyingDonut]

I will pay significant sums for a 9.8 SI cover dated 3/3/80, also the 1978 swimsuit issue.

[500Club]

I suspect pristine copies of the various swimsuit issues will be tough to come by.

 

On a serious note, I see a lot of newsstand copies with ink smudging/rubs from rubbing during the packing and shipping process.

[marino1]

i would pay some good money for sept 4 1995 nfl preview issue with dan the man looking pissed, probably because one of his receivers dropped a pass.

[the420kid]

does this mean even more delays in grading comic books?

 

[snitzer]

I just keep waiting for a generic "magazine" topic to display atop the forums

[slym2none]

On a serious note, I see a lot of newsstand copies with ink smudging/rubs from rubbing during the packing and shipping process.

 

Well, check this one out - and not even a newsstand copy!

 

 

That is a well-read magazine!

 

 

 

-slym

[dekeuk]

 

 

Oooooooooohhh !!!!!!!

 

Shiny !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Must ..... buy ..... multiple ..... copies ........

 

 

 

 

[s-man]

Well, check this one out - and not even a newsstand copy!

 

 

That is a well-read magazine!

 

-slym

 

Whats the white powdery stuff on the cover??

[slym2none]

You wish!!!

 

 

I imagine the reader had sweaty palms...

 

 

 

-slym

[Bonds25]

I may be the first sucker to overpay for a CGC graded Sports Illustrated,

but I'm willing to take the chance.

 

Here's the one I just bought:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370229872077

 

(thumbs u

 

Great pickup - that's my favorite one too! (thumbs u

[joe_collector]

I have a ton of well-read SI issues, but the *only* time I ever bought multiples for potential resale (and bagged/stored them away) was that US Gold Medal Hockey issue, with just the SI logo and the team celebrating on the ice.

 

That was just a classic cover of a memorable event, and one that I believed would be iconic in the future.

[jordanscott]

I may be the first sucker to overpay for a CGC graded Sports Illustrated,

but I'm willing to take the chance.

 

Here's the one I just bought:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370229872077

 

(thumbs u

 

She's got some nice Teddy Ballgame covers too.