Happy with a 9.6?

[Tnerb]

Or is it report card time already?

 

I had no idea how to take care of comic books when I first started collecting. My first thought about their preservation was closer to deciding where the best hiding place was so they weren't thrown in the garbage. As I collected from the age of 12-19 I slowly adapted to protecting the things I cherished. My New Mutants series is a testament to that. I will send in ten more next year, but will I send in my books that were closer to my issue fifteen which garnished a 4.5 or closer to the end of the series with my second to last issue achieved a 9.8.

 

Two of the most sought after of this series are issues 87 and 98. Both with multiple first appearances. The latter being the greatest book to make it out if the nineties after Harbinger #1. A goal of mine is to have my original collection of New Mutants graded by CGC. About a fifth of them already are, including 87 and 98, both of which achieved a 9.6. Neither one was pressed and I'm curious if I should crack them, have them signed, and re-grade them with an initial trip through CCS.

 

Could they increase to a 9.8 and why aren't I happy that they are a 9.6? They each look great. Do I really want to spend the money once again? Of course I could work on every issue around the ones I have graded. This time having them signed and then graded, without worrying about how they grade. I like my 4.5 copy of The New Mutants. I even like my .5 copies I have purchased throughout this past year and since I like those, why can't I be happy with a 9.6?

 

Thanks for Reading

 

Tnerb

 

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[vane]

Are you cracking out your 9.8 New Mutants slabs to get signatures? If so, I wouldn't risk it.

 

Wouldn't be easier to find those books raw? I could be wrong but I don't think it's that hard to find them in Near Mint again. I have a full run of 9.8 CGC All-star Squadrons. I was thinking about cracking those out and get the writer and cover artists signatures BUT I thought about it, AND the series is not that hard to find Near Mint. Yeah I know it's going to take sometime to find those books all over again, but I'm starting off my favorite ones first to get them sign and then my least favorites.