zosocane Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 The price difference between CGC vs. CBCS makes buying tightly graded CBCS books to resubmit to CGC a decent opportunity right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mar-vell Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 The price difference between CGC vs. CBCS makes buying tightly graded CBCS books to resubmit to CGC a decent opportunity right now. just make sure you read the free graders notes from CBCS as they do things a little differently than CGC. I was looking at a CBCS 7.0 FF1 on the last comiclink focused auction and was thinking of doing just that. Bidding went beyond the sweet spot where i felt i couldn't be hurt by winning so I was pretty sure i was going to pass. I also checked the graders notes and saw the top staple was detached from cover and was very glad i didn't bid. CGC qualified grade on a resub? IDK but glad i didn't mess around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 If the staple is still attached but paper is popped on one side a 7.0 on an otherwise nice book is a common grade on that defect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuporMan Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 The price difference between CGC vs. CBCS makes buying tightly graded CBCS books to resubmit to CGC a decent opportunity right now. The price difference reflects the expectation of a lower grade for a resubbed book from CBCS to CGC I have yet to confirm this myself - just repeating sentiment from other boardies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Looks like the latest CGC 5.5 sale on the Boards has eclipsed the last 6.0 sale on GPA: http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=9254295&gonew=1#UNREAD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin76 Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 They seemed to be a bit below GPA on the CGC slabs, and well below on the other grading company's 4.5 that looks like a 3.5........ It's become evident that loose grading has led to significant discounts on their books. I know I refrain from buying them unless they are offered well below GPA prices. I know some one who deslabbed a whole bunch of books from one and had them reslabbed by the other, and had the complete opposite outcome. It would be nice to have the details because my impression is the general experience has been the opposite. I don't follow sales of SA keys systematically enough to say this definitively, but it sure appears that the CBCS graded books sell at a discount to CGC graded books. At some point, maybe GPA will begin following CBCS graded books and we can do a more complete analysis. I know someone who had a CGC TTA 35 9.2. It was then pressed and submitted to CBCS. Came back same exact grade. Haha What a big waste of time and money that was...I could never do that with a book that expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mar-vell Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 The price difference between CGC vs. CBCS makes buying tightly graded CBCS books to resubmit to CGC a decent opportunity right now. The price difference reflects the expectation of a lower grade for a resubbed book from CBCS to CGC I have yet to confirm this myself - just repeating sentiment from other boardies. This seems to be true. I would add though I bought a cbcs 6.0 x-men 4 that I think is every bit as nice as any cgc 6.0 I have purchased. So they can competently grade and I personally do have some confidence in their primary grader. Still it does seem CGC has benn grading tighter than them as of late. I think it's a win for the collector/ investor/ flipper. CGC having some legit competition forces them to make sure their product is the best on the market while the other company presents an opportunity to attain books at better prices. The flip game is a tricky one here as these companies grade a little differently. I am looking for opportunities but also exercising patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunsicker Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Looks like the latest CGC 5.5 sale on the Boards has eclipsed the last 6.0 sale on GPA: http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=9254295&gonew=1#UNREAD But oddly came in just a little under the last 5.5 sale on GPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin76 Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 The price difference between CGC vs. CBCS makes buying tightly graded CBCS books to resubmit to CGC a decent opportunity right now. The price difference reflects the expectation of a lower grade for a resubbed book from CBCS to CGC I have yet to confirm this myself - just repeating sentiment from other boardies. This seems to be true. I would add though I bought a cbcs 6.0 x-men 4 that I think is every bit as nice as any cgc 6.0 I have purchased. So they can competently grade and I personally do have some confidence in their primary grader. Still it does seem CGC has been grading tighter than them as of late. I think it's a win for the collector/ investor/ flipper. CGC having some legit competition forces them to make sure their product is the best on the market while the other company presents an opportunity to attain books at better prices. The flip game is a tricky one here as these companies grade a little differently. I am looking for opportunities but also exercising patience. Flipping is all about how much you paid for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuporMan Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 The price difference between CGC vs. CBCS makes buying tightly graded CBCS books to resubmit to CGC a decent opportunity right now. The price difference reflects the expectation of a lower grade for a resubbed book from CBCS to CGC I have yet to confirm this myself - just repeating sentiment from other boardies. This seems to be true. I would add though I bought a cbcs 6.0 x-men 4 that I think is every bit as nice as any cgc 6.0 I have purchased. So they can competently grade and I personally do have some confidence in their primary grader. Still it does seem CGC has been grading tighter than them as of late. I think it's a win for the collector/ investor/ flipper. CGC having some legit competition forces them to make sure their product is the best on the market while the other company presents an opportunity to attain books at better prices. The flip game is a tricky one here as these companies grade a little differently. I am looking for opportunities but also exercising patience. Flipping is all about how much you paid for it. ...oh and supply/demand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) Looks like the latest CGC 5.5 sale on the Boards has eclipsed the last 6.0 sale on GPA: http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=9254295&gonew=1#UNREAD But oddly came in just a little under the last 5.5 sale on GPA. The latest B&B #28 CGC 5.5 sale that I am seeing on GPA is $5,497 That was much lower than the previous two copies at $7K+ Edited March 30, 2016 by kimik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunsicker Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Looks like the latest CGC 5.5 sale on the Boards has eclipsed the last 6.0 sale on GPA: http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=9254295&gonew=1#UNREAD But oddly came in just a little under the last 5.5 sale on GPA. The latest B&B #28 CGC 5.5 sale that I am seeing on GPA is $5,497 That was much lower than the previous two copies at $7K+ Sorry I stand corrected. It's the 90 day average that was above for 5.5, not the last sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabidwolf Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) Didn't the comic connect copy just sell for around 8k in 5.5 Edited March 30, 2016 by rabidwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Didn't the comic connect copy just sell for around 8k in 5.5 Yep. CGC 5.5 OW sold for $7,900. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Very nice! If a movie with polarizing reviews can't derail price gains, can you imagine what will happen if the Justice League movie actually cracks 50% on Rotten Tomatoes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabidwolf Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 There was also a very quick sale of a 5.5 on the boards I think yesterday near the 7k mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam I am Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 CGC 5.5 CR/OW. $6650 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabidwolf Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 CGC 5.5 CR/OW. $6650 Yup that's it....for some reason I thought it was 6850 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin76 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 This book isn't getting any cheaper, too bad people who want one didn't get one even a year or so ago they be in good shape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuporMan Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 I've noticed it take a bit of a post x-mas/pre-taxes dip lately, but it's just building up steam IMHO. Look out once a JL trailer is release (at San Diego this summer?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
