Poor grading of Raw Books in the Sales Forum!

[alecholland]

I use the South Park Underpants Gnomes method of grading.

 

Step 1 - Collect comics

 

Step 2 -

 

Step 3 - Profit!

[Red_Hood]

Irrational enthusiasm is at a high when a large number of desirable books hit the market in a single sales thread. People will buy even when they know books are overgraded, and priced as if they are not overgraded. Just take a look now to watch the phenomenon.

 

Thank goodness for your post.

I thought I was the only one that was witness to that.

If I graded like that I would be worried about all the time spent

accepting returns.

[the blob]

outside of grading, i understand folks think some of the prices asked for are just silly, and some are, particularly with raw books being marketed as 9.8s, but some folks here also expect a price 10-20% below that of the lowest raw auction result in the last 2 months, but if people on ebay are popping BINs at higher numbers, as sellers we need to take that into account too. but yes, pricing on par or higher than the highest BIN out there (or divad auction) is also unrealistic. auctions are fickle. all too often i cannot get a minimum bid on an auction, stick it in a fixed price format with best offer for 50% more than my prior opening bid and wind up selling the item for a chunk more than my old minimum bid was. so what is the real FMV?

[manetteska]

An eBay VF!

[davedawgbg]

An eBay VF!

 

"The book is complete" . . .

[the blob]

that would be no better than a Fine+ here

[Red_Hood]

that would be no better than a Fine+ here in some people's sales threads

 

 

[Ken Aldred]

Something that can’t be seen from a scan, of course, but which I find quite disappointing, is poor page quality. This is especially true when I’ve bought a raw on the boards that was assessed as being NM+ or NM, paid a high price for that grade, and received a book which appeared to have been stored in a pile with the edges exposed to direct sunlight for a very prolonged period, resulting in obvious browning of the paper.

 

Being from the UK, if it’s one or two books like this, say below $50, and due to extortionate shipping charges, I don’t return the items but would never order from that seller again.

[vaillant]

Something that can’t be seen from a scan, of course, but which I find quite disappointing, is poor page quality. This is especially true when I’ve bought a raw on the boards that was assessed as being NM+ or NM, paid a high price for that grade, and received a book which appears to have been stored in a pile with the edges exposed to direct sunlight for a very prolonged period, resulting in obvious browning of the paper.

 

Being from the UK, if it’s one or two books like this, say below $50, and due to extortionate shipping charges, I don’t return the items but would never order from that seller again.

I entirely understand you. Page quality, more or less, should always be stated.

It is one of the most important factors for me, especially if I have to spend considerable money on books I particularly care about.

 

I also agree about the seller policy. It has happened just 2-3 times to me, but as you say, I just stop buying from that seller. (thumbs u

[fastballspecial]

I think sellers should expect a little more scrutiny from international sellers. They are out quite a bit of shipping if a seller grades wrong.