A fresh bag and board makes all the difference...

[RCheli]

When I get a comic in the mail -- regardless of its grade or how close the real grade is to the seller's grade -- I always seem a little less happy when the seller doesn't put it in a new bag/board.

 

Why am I such a baby? Why does it matter?

 

I need to get over this.

 

(This is your OCD post for the day.)

[*Bronze age fan*]

When I get a comic in the mail -- regardless of its grade or how close the real grade is to the seller's grade -- I always seem a little less happy when the seller doesn't put it in a new bag/board.

 

Why am I such a baby? Why does it matter?

 

I need to get over this.

 

(This is your OCD post for the day.)

 

 

When I get a comic in the mail.....I always put it in a new bag and board....even if it comes in a better bag and board then I use.

[Conan_Aficionado]

I generally do that also, even if they're new bags. Some sellers also don't use the correct side of the board. Generally I switch them out to put in mylites2.

[faster friends]

For the reasons mentioned above, it is a waste for the seller to do this on lower grade or bulk purchases. Every buyer has their owns quirks or OCD issues.

[RCheli]

Bulk stuff, I completely understand. When I sell books at less than $1 each, I tend to put 6 comics in a Silver Age bag just for protection.

 

But when you get a book you paid decent money for that comes in an old, yellowing bag and a dinged up board, it's just not great.

[faster friends]

Bulk stuff, I completely understand. When I sell books at less than $1 each, I tend to put 6 comics in a Silver Age bag just for protection.

 

But when you get a book you paid decent money for that comes in an old, yellowing bag and a dinged up board, it's just not great.

 

Agree. For a single purchase nice book, you should get a new bag/board or mylar.

[thehumantorch]

Yes, I'm always a bit disappointed when a $100 plus book shows up in a crappy, beat up poly bag. Ultimately, you bought a book and if it's in the condition described the bag and board isn't a big deal.

[Hulksdaddy1]

I like when mine are folded up and shoved into a sock.

[RCheli]

I like when mine are folded up and shoved into a sock.

 

[meshuggah]

I just sold a F/VF X-men 141 and packaged it with egerber mylite and half back. But most things I receive I switch into my own bags and boards. Unless its already packaged in something good.

[rjpb]

I usually put books I sell worth around $30 or more in mylar or at least mylites, even if somewhat lower grade. I figure it's worth about .5 in eye-appeal on most books.

[FineCollector]

Why bother with the sniff test to help you decide how new the board is? I change everything when it gets here.

[rjrjr]

When I get a comic in the mail -- regardless of its grade or how close the real grade is to the seller's grade -- I always seem a little less happy when the seller doesn't put it in a new bag/board.

 

Why am I such a baby? Why does it matter?

 

I need to get over this.

 

(This is your OCD post for the day.)

 

 

When I get a comic in the mail.....I always put it in a new bag and board....even if it comes in a better bag and board then I use.

 

Same here.

[Chip Cataldo]

Some of us aren't made of money so we can't re-bag and board every book we sell.

 

Peace,

 

Chip

[Jeffro.]

Bulk stuff, I completely understand. When I sell books at less than $1 each, I tend to put 6 comics in a Silver Age bag just for protection.

 

But when you get a book you paid decent money for that comes in an old, yellowing bag and a dinged up board, it's just not great.

 

Agree. For a single purchase nice book, you should get a new bag/board or mylar.

 

Is that really all that much different than buying a comic at a show that's in an old yellowed bag with a dinged up board? Had I been that picky, I'd have lost out on a lot of comics over the years.

 

I remember buying comics at shows and having to cut the bag open with scissors because the plastics that make up the bag has molecularly fused with the tape.

[faster friends]

I haven't been to a show in years. Do dealers have their nice wall books in yellowed bags with dinged up boards?

[Jeffro.]

You'd be surprised sometimes

[Jaylam]

I always put books I sell in new bags and boards unless the bag/board looks relatively new already. Most finds I come across at garage sales, estate auctions, etc, etc, are not bagged and boarded in the first place. Once in awhile some of these finds are also kind of smelly (smoky, moldy, yucky), so I air them out for about for a few weeks (I hang them on the clothes line outside (thumbs u ) as I figure buyers don't want to get knocked over by the smell of the book when they get it. Just the courteous thing to do as far as I'm concerned.

[Kevin.J]

I always use my own bags and boards, even if they are brand new, I will always rebag & board

[slym2none]

When I get a comic in the mail -- regardless of its grade or how close the real grade is to the seller's grade -- I always seem a little less happy when the seller doesn't put it in a new bag/board.

 

Why am I such a baby? Why does it matter?

 

I need to get over this.

 

(This is your OCD post for the day.)

 

As others have said, I know I get a new B&B for any comic I get, and I have heard enough people say the same that aren't on this MB, so yeah, I don't waste my good stuff when in all likelihiid, the new owner is going to do this anyway.

 

 

 

-slym