PRICES PAID FOR RAW VS. CGC?

[Racer-X]

If you found a comic you wanted to buy from a seller you trusted who claimed there were no resto, would you pay GPA prices for the book? Or would you expect to pay less than GPA simply because the book is raw?

 

 

[Shaven Kev-migration]

less

[oakman29]

There are very few people I would buy a raw book for GPA or higher.F_T,GAtor,Bob Storms,Dale.Probably it for me.So yes I would,but it has to be the right book from the right guy. (thumbs u

[Logan510]

I would totally depend on the book and the dealer for me.

[shadroch]

Depends on the book. I can't think of a book I collect that I'd pay more than GPA for , but I don't bother with GPA in the first place. Were I to start collecting rare books, it would be a different story.

[etanick]

I would totally depend on the book and the dealer for me.

 

+1

 

...but for the majority of the books, I don't even want to pay GPA prices for slabbed books so yes, I am cheap

[TheMightyJohn]

I would totally depend on the book and the dealer for me.

 

+1

 

...but for the majority of the books, I don't even want to pay GPA prices for slabbed books so yes, I am cheap

 

Have to agree with this guy!

[Qiky]

I normally pay down 2 grades for Raw books. If its advertised as a 9.8 I will pay the GPA for a 9.4.

[Dr. Balls]

I paid GPA prices for a couple of raw books once, and got taken to the cleaners when I went to resell them. GPA is for graded books, and I'd never pay GPA price for a raw book ever again. It's a comic book, not original art - whatever I am looking at can be easily found again, elsewhere.

[Mike's Rack]

Less, even from a reputable dealer, unless it was a particularly rare book with outdated info on GPA.

[Racer-X]

Thanks All - that's what I thought, just wanted confirmation

[mschmidt]

I paid GPA prices for a couple of raw books once, and got taken to the cleaners when I went to resell them. GPA is for graded books, and I'd never pay GPA price for a raw book ever again. It's a comic book, not original art - whatever I am looking at can be easily found again, elsewhere.

 

+1

 

It doesn't matter how reliable or trustworthy the seller is, you're a sucker if you pay full GPA for a raw book unless the book is absolutely impossible to find otherwise or the GPA data is inconclusive (eg. one GPA sale from 2004 for $200 even though raw NM copies of the same book are currently selling for $500).

 

Think about it for a moment - if you're paying GPA for a raw book, you're actually paying GPA plus any future slabbing cost.

[Buzzetta]

I paid GPA prices for a couple of raw books once, and got taken to the cleaners when I went to resell them. GPA is for graded books, and I'd never pay GPA price for a raw book ever again. It's a comic book, not original art - whatever I am looking at can be easily found again, elsewhere.

 

+1

 

It doesn't matter how reliable or trustworthy the seller is, you're a sucker if you pay full GPA for a raw book unless the book is absolutely impossible to find otherwise or the GPA data is inconclusive (eg. one GPA sale from 2004 for $200 even though raw NM copies of the same book are currently selling for $500).

 

Think about it for a moment - if you're paying GPA for a raw book, you're actually paying GPA plus any future slabbing cost.

 

I also agree with this. I would pay GPA or sometimes above GPA on a book for the reasons mentioned above, especially if it is something that does not come around often.

 

Example... I don't care what anyone wants to tell me about how great Wolverine is, I too think he is a fantastic character. There are a LOT of high grade copies out there of Hulk 181. I won't pay full guide on that. However, on certain Golden Age books that I have really wanted, I have gone over guide due to the scarcity. Some of them rarely come to auction or are available for purchase. When it comes, be ready to go all out if you really want the book.

[rodan57]

There are very few people I would buy a raw book for GPA or higher.F_T,GAtor,Bob Storms,Dale.Probably it for me.So yes I would,but it has to be the right book from the right guy. (thumbs u

 

I would agree with this. However paying GPA may or may not be such a big deal as sometimes GPA is less than Overstreet.

[Racer-X]

There are very few people I would buy a raw book for GPA or higher.F_T,GAtor,Bob Storms,Dale.Probably it for me.So yes I would,but it has to be the right book from the right guy. (thumbs u

 

I would agree with this. However paying GPA may or may not be such a big deal as sometimes GPA is less than Overstreet.

 

who uses OSPG for pricing anymore?

[Buzzetta]

What's Overstreet? Wasn't he a general during the American Civil War?

[Comicdey]

I'd pay GPA minus slab/ship fees if I felt the book would make the grade and the seller was reputable for returns if the book were restored.

[lizards2]

There are very few people I would buy a raw book for GPA or higher.F_T,GAtor,Bob Storms,Dale.Probably it for me.So yes I would,but it has to be the right book from the right guy. (thumbs u

 

I would agree with this. However paying GPA may or may not be such a big deal as sometimes GPA is less than Overstreet.

 

who uses OSPG for pricing anymore?

[Mark 1]

There are very few people I would buy a raw book for GPA or higher.F_T,GAtor,Bob Storms,Dale.Probably it for me.So yes I would,but it has to be the right book from the right guy. (thumbs u

 

I would agree with this. However paying GPA may or may not be such a big deal as sometimes GPA is less than Overstreet.

 

who uses OSPG for pricing anymore?

 

Every dealer at a con will break out OSPG when selling raw books.

 

Go into any comic store selling raw SA or GA and they are referencing OSPG

 

I use OSPG and GPA when determining a raw comic price.

 

 

[miraclemet]

...unless it was a particularly rare book with outdated info on GPA.

 

+1 this scenario only