Better Books or Better Graded

[Tnerb]

Or Comic Books for a Hundred, Alex

 

Getting my first 9.9 was a pretty cool feeling even if it wasn't one of my coveted New Mutants. The 3D covers however are made of thicker card stock so getting a higher grade seemed statistically in my favor. The question is can I pull it off again with books I want to bring to the NYCC.

 

I have some Batman comics I want to have signed along with East of West, Lazarus, Ten Grand, and multiple random books here and there other than what I am bringing for Bagofleas. I will only be cracking one slab for this convention, all the other books are raw copies I read. Some of them will need to be pressed. They don't look perfect.

 

This hobby isn't cheap, but the rewards of having a comic book achieve what you want it to achieve for personal glory is well worth it. It's when you I am attempting to sell that makes the decision for me that much harder. High grades is all anyone wants for current books. Of course this begs me to ask, how honest am I with my grading and how good are my eyes?

 

 

Thanks for Reading

 

Tnerb.

 

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[Ronnylama]

You know those magnify glasses with the light? They are very useful and the light is just enough to get a better glimpse.

[kaholo1256]

I see one for Adams..... Yay...

 

Anyways not to discourage you on your first 9.9 but from what I am seeing on ebay it does look like more of those 3D's are retaining their high grades well. Zenescope seems to do the same thing as well with their covers as they same to pull a lot of 9.9's and 10's. Maybe the lower number of printed books are just treated with more care. Hopefully a few of the ones I picked out will retain their grades as well for me... One can hope right?

 

Good luck next week.

[bagofleas]

I think your eyes are excellent! You grade conservatively, just like me.

 

I probably have a number of 9.8 raw copies that I just haven't sent in because I grade them conservatively at 9.6.