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Which of these SA/BA books should I slab?

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StarkEnterprises

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I'm planning to upgrade my CGC membership so I can get the 3 coupons for submitting books. What I'm trying to figure out is which of my SA/BA books should I use them for. The FF 10 seems like a good one to use one of the coupons for but I'm stumped as to which ones to use with the other two. Here are ones that I think could be eligible for slabbing. I admit one or two shouldn't really be on this list but I'll throw them in anyway:

 

Amazing Spider-Man 41 6.0

 

Amazing Spider-Man 50 5.0

 

Amazing Spider-Man 66 9.0

 

Amazing Spider-Man 67 9.0

 

Amazing Spider-Man 79 9.0/9.2

 

Amazing Spider-Man 98 9.2/9.4

 

Amazing Spider-Man 122 7.5

 

Avengers 7 4.0

 

Avengers 11 5.5

 

Avengers 57 7.5/8.0

 

Batman 249 9.0

 

Batman 252 9.0

 

Conan The Barbarian 23 9.0/9.2

 

Fantastic Four 10 4.0/4.5 (maybe 5.0)

 

Fantastic Four 49 4.0/4.5

 

Fantastic Four 50 4.0

 

Fantastic Four 69 9.0

 

Incredible Hulk 106 9.0

 

Incredible Hulk 166 9.2

 

Iron Fist 14 7.5/8.0 (maybe 8.5)

 

Journey Into Mystery 95 6.0

 

Journey Into Mystery 118 4.0

 

Nick Fury: Agent Of Shield 1 8.5

 

Nick Fury: Agent Of Shield 7 8.5

 

Savage She-Hulk 1 9.2/9.4

 

Silver Surfer 4 4.0

 

Spider-Woman 1 9.4/9.6

 

Tales Of Suspense 59 4.0

 

Tales Of Suspense 63 4.5

 

Tales Of Suspense 65 4.0

 

Tales Of Suspense 66 5.0

 

Tales Of Suspense 80 4.0

 

Tales Of Suspense 99 9.0

 

Tales To Astonish 57 4.0

 

Tales To Astonish 59 4.0

 

Tales To Astonish 64 7.0

 

Tales To Astonish 86 8.0

 

Tales To Astonish 90 6.5

 

Tales To Astonish 91 8.5

 

Tales To Astonish 100 8.0

 

Uncanny X-Men 8 6.5

 

Uncanny X-Men 17 5.0

 

Uncanny X-Men 50 8.0

 

Uncanny X-Men 63 9.0

 

Uncanny X-Men 97 9.0

 

Uncanny X-Men 112 9.0

 

Uncanny X-Men 124 9.0

 

Uncanny X-Men 133 9.2

 

Uncanny X-Men 137 9.0

 

What are your thoughts on this one, folks?

 

 

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That's a long list! Slab your faves, or slab the books you want to sell.

 

lol. My original list was even longer as it included the Copper and Modern books I have too but I decided to concentrate on Silver and Bronze. I'm just what trying to identify what are the best books to use free coupons on.

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That's a long list! Slab your faves, or slab the books you want to sell.

 

lol. My original list was even longer as it included the Copper and Modern books I have too but I decided to concentrate on Silver and Bronze. I'm just what trying to identify what are the best books to use free coupons on.

 

No offence intended, but how did you arrive at the grades?

 

Are they the grades that you bought them at, or your own?

 

If your own, how many books have you submitted to CGC previously? (shrug)

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That's a long list! Slab your faves, or slab the books you want to sell.

 

Yeah, I see no reason to slab any of them unless your planning to sell them.

 

Actually, I can see no reason to slab any of them unless you want to keep them.

 

There aren't any on the list that would justify slabbing to sell.

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That's a long list! Slab your faves, or slab the books you want to sell.

 

lol. My original list was even longer as it included the Copper and Modern books I have too but I decided to concentrate on Silver and Bronze. I'm just what trying to identify what are the best books to use free coupons on.

 

No offence intended, but how did you arrive at the grades?

 

Are they the grades that you bought them at, or your own?

 

If your own, how many books have you submitted to CGC previously? (shrug)

 

For the majority, those are the grades that I bought them at.

 

I definitely want to get the FF 10 done as it has quite a bit of chipping on the right side of the front cover and there are still a couple of bits that could easily break off. I'd rather have it slabbed than keep it in a mylite2 and fullback.

 

And I have never submitted to CGC before.

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That's a long list! Slab your faves, or slab the books you want to sell.

 

Yeah, I see no reason to slab any of them unless your planning to sell them.

 

Actually, I can see no reason to slab any of them unless you want to keep them.

 

There aren't any on the list that would justify slabbing to sell.

 

+1

 

Slabbing them because you want them is fine but you'd be losing money by getting them slabbed to sell.

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That's a long list! Slab your faves, or slab the books you want to sell.

 

Yeah, I see no reason to slab any of them unless your planning to sell them.

 

Actually, I can see no reason to slab any of them unless you want to keep them.

 

There aren't any on the list that would justify slabbing to sell.

 

+1

 

Slabbing them because you want them is fine but you'd be losing money by getting them slabbed to sell.

 

Why is that exactly? I'm not at all offended by you guys saying that that but I would genuinely like to know why exactly that is the case. Is it because the grades aren't high enough and only 9.4 and above books are worth doing unless they are major key issues?

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I see very little on this list that would justify the cost of slabbing. Maybe the Spidey #50. Maybe. Spidey #98, maybe. Suspense #99, maybe. X-Men #63, maybe.

 

The X-mens 97-up? Forget it.

 

And, of course, this assumes your grades = CGC's grades.

 

Good luck.

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That's a long list! Slab your faves, or slab the books you want to sell.

 

Yeah, I see no reason to slab any of them unless your planning to sell them.

 

Actually, I can see no reason to slab any of them unless you want to keep them.

 

There aren't any on the list that would justify slabbing to sell.

 

+1

 

Slabbing them because you want them is fine but you'd be losing money by getting them slabbed to sell.

 

Why is that exactly? I'm not at all offended by that but I would like to know why exactly that is the case. Is it because the grades aren't high enough and only 9.4 and above books are worth doing unless they are major key issues?

 

Pretty much so. It's worth checking to see if you could buy a book already slabbed versus the cost of slabbing.

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OK, here are my thoughts on them if they were mine and I had some coupons to use up but it all depends on your own tastes.

 

Amazing Spider-Man 41 6.0 - NO

 

Amazing Spider-Man 50 5.0 - NO

 

Amazing Spider-Man 66 9.0 - POSSIBLY

 

Amazing Spider-Man 67 9.0 - POSSIBLY

 

Amazing Spider-Man 79 9.0/9.2 - POSSIBLY

 

Amazing Spider-Man 98 9.2/9.4 - STRONG POSSIBLY

 

Amazing Spider-Man 122 7.5 - DOUBTFUL

 

Avengers 7 4.0 - NO

 

Avengers 11 5.5 - NO

 

Avengers 57 7.5/8.0 - NO

 

Batman 249 9.0 - DON'T KNOW DC WELL ENOUGH TO JUDGE

 

Batman 252 9.0 - DON'T KNOW DC WELL ENOUGH TO JUDGE

 

Conan The Barbarian 23 9.0/9.2 - NO

 

Fantastic Four 10 4.0/4.5 (maybe 5.0) - DOUBTFUL

 

Fantastic Four 49 4.0/4.5 - NO

 

Fantastic Four 50 4.0 - NO

 

Fantastic Four 69 9.0 - POSSIBLY

 

Incredible Hulk 106 9.0 - POSSIBLY

 

Incredible Hulk 166 9.2 - POSSIBLY

 

Iron Fist 14 7.5/8.0 (maybe 8.5) - NO

 

Journey Into Mystery 95 6.0 - DOUBTFUL

 

Journey Into Mystery 118 4.0 - NO

 

Nick Fury: Agent Of Shield 1 8.5 - POSSIBLY

 

Nick Fury: Agent Of Shield 7 8.5 - NO

 

Savage She-Hulk 1 9.2/9.4 - NO

 

Silver Surfer 4 4.0 - NO

 

Spider-Woman 1 9.4/9.6 - i WOULD HAVE A VERY CLOSE LOOK AT THE GRADE

 

Tales Of Suspense 59 4.0 - NO

 

Tales Of Suspense 63 4.5 - NO

 

Tales Of Suspense 65 4.0 - NO

 

Tales Of Suspense 66 5.0 - NO

 

Tales Of Suspense 80 4.0 - NO

 

Tales Of Suspense 99 9.0 - POSSIBLY

 

Tales To Astonish 57 4.0 - NO

 

Tales To Astonish 59 4.0 - NO

 

Tales To Astonish 64 7.0 - NO

 

Tales To Astonish 86 8.0 - NO

 

Tales To Astonish 90 6.5 - NO

 

Tales To Astonish 91 8.5 - DOUBTFUL

 

Tales To Astonish 100 8.0 - NO

 

Uncanny X-Men 8 6.5 - POSSIBLY

 

Uncanny X-Men 17 5.0 - NO

 

Uncanny X-Men 50 8.0 - NO

 

Uncanny X-Men 63 9.0 - POSSIBLY

 

Uncanny X-Men 97 9.0 - POSSIBLY

 

Uncanny X-Men 112 9.0 - DOUBTFUL

 

Uncanny X-Men 124 9.0 - NO

 

Uncanny X-Men 133 9.2 - DOUBTFUL

 

Uncanny X-Men 137 9.0 - NO

 

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That's a long list! Slab your faves, or slab the books you want to sell.

 

Yeah, I see no reason to slab any of them unless your planning to sell them.

 

Actually, I can see no reason to slab any of them unless you want to keep them.

 

There aren't any on the list that would justify slabbing to sell.

 

+1

 

Slabbing them because you want them is fine but you'd be losing money by getting them slabbed to sell.

 

Why is that exactly? I'm not at all offended by you guys saying that that but I would genuinely like to know why exactly that is the case. Is it because the grades aren't high enough and only 9.4 and above books are worth doing unless they are major key issues?

 

Since you're in the UK you should factor in the cost of shipping and insurance. I know from experience how this can mount up especially if the exchange rate isn't in your favour.

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Batman 249 9.0 - DON'T KNOW DC WELL ENOUGH TO JUDGE

 

Batman 252 9.0 - DON'T KNOW DC WELL ENOUGH TO JUDGE

 

Not really worth it for either. Although a #252 3.0 sold for more than an 8.5 :insane:

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That's a long list! Slab your faves, or slab the books you want to sell.

 

Yeah, I see no reason to slab any of them unless your planning to sell them.

 

Actually, I can see no reason to slab any of them unless you want to keep them.

 

There aren't any on the list that would justify slabbing to sell.

 

+1

 

Slabbing them because you want them is fine but you'd be losing money by getting them slabbed to sell.

 

Why is that exactly? I'm not at all offended by you guys saying that that but I would genuinely like to know why exactly that is the case. Is it because the grades aren't high enough and only 9.4 and above books are worth doing unless they are major key issues?

 

Assuming that your grades are accurate and in line with CGC's, you'll be paying for shipping and insurance to and from CGC along with the cost of getting the book slabbed. Looking at GPA and seeing what books in similar condition have sold for will give you an idea if it's worthwhile. You have to factor all that in when you decide to get a book graded

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