A tad optimistic?

[Apotheosis]

Ummm... isn't the starting bid on this one a bit out of the sane range?

 

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[comicmankev]

I was just gonna post that Good luck to him, he's gonna need it

[blowout]

Ummm... isn't the starting bid on this one a bit out of the sane range?

 

This is close to the price the previous 9.8 of this book fetched.

 

BTW, not another Hulk 181 thread.

[JohnBull]

Ummm... isn't the starting bid on this one a bit out of the sane range?

 

Maybe, but if you buy this you can combine on shipping and get any other raw books sent for only 50 cents a go. Gotta be good.

[comicmankev]

Whatever happened to that 9.9 that IdealC was showcasing? Did it sell??

[comicmankev]

I'd certainly have a 'second thought' as to whether that is 'affordable'

[joe_collector]

Is that the same "cracked CGC case" book that was sold on Heritage?

 

If so, I'd stay far away from it, as you never know with a resub of a 9.8.

[rob_react]

Sadly, it's just a little bit over (8-10%) the GPA average for 9.8s- $18,446.45.

 

Let's hope that's not a lucky "winner" trying to cash in.

[greggy]

Whatever happened to that 9.9 that IdealC was showcasing? Did it sell??

They don't own the book. The owner agreed to loan it to them to showcase it at the San Diego convention. From what I was told, the owner is a multi-millionaire who millions of $$ invested in many other items. He advised Ideal that the book was NOT for sale at any price.

[comicmankev]

NOT a very good investor something tells me

[greggy]

NOT a very good investor something tells me

Just say that based on the infomation given to me regarding his overall portfolio, the book is just a toy to have. I don't think the person cares about the value.

 

P.S. Who knows what the guy paid for it. He bought it from the person who bought it initially from Ideal. The original price from what I heard was at least $25K.

[TwoFace-migration]

Is that the same "cracked CGC case" book that was sold on Heritage?

 

If so, I'd stay far away from it, as you never know with a resub of a 9.8.

 

I am a stellar raw grader, but a rookie when it comes to slabbing -- so what you are saying is that, if i sent in a comic book back to CGC a few years from now for a new case, there is no guarantee it will get the same grade??

 

Also i saw for the first time in person a CGC 9.8 slabbed book. I was shocked at the bottom right corner edge. It was a slightly but rather noticably dinged, as if the book had moved around or maybe was not perfectly centered in the slabbed case and was tightly pressed against the chamber. Is it possible for the comic to move around and thus technically not be a 9.8 anymore as it sits in there??

 

In this scenario, what would happen when you sent it in for a new case??

[Aces]

A tad yes...

[joe_collector]

In this scenario, what would happen when you sent it in for a new case??

 

Roll the dice and pay the price.

 

There are no guarantees in life.

[drbanner]

In this scenario, what would happen when you sent it in for a new case??

 

Every New Holder book is reviewed by a finalizing grader to see if it has been mishandled or tampered with in any way. If it has been severly mishandled it can possibly suffer damage to the book which would affect the grade. In such a case, the customer would be called immediately, otherwise the book would be re-encapsulated at the same grade.