BrooksR Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 I recently had my star wars 1 graded at another company who must not be named. It came back as 8.0. But when I compare it to other 8.0’s it looks nicer to me. The graders notes say: spine stress breaks color, foxing top back cover, tinytr bottom left front cover. Here’s some pics. I think 8.0 is reasonable but when I look at other 8.0’s they look worse imo. For example these from ebay. To me their spines and corners look worse. Am I being too lenient on my book? Do you think mine was graded correctly? (I hope you can zoom in on these pics, I can post more if any of you want me to). Thanks for taking the time to look at my post 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silversurfer275 Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 looks like a solid 8.5 maybe 9 was this from pgx? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 This looks like it's a "Can't Buy, Can't Sell" holder (correct me if I'm wrong). I think it's the foxing and the tear that knocked this down...very typical for the grade. I hope this helps, and Happy Thanksgiving! BlowUpTheMoon, Krismusic and Deadpoolica 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksR Posted November 28, 2019 Author Share Posted November 28, 2019 Yes it’s a can’t buy can’t sell book (clever 🙂). Do you think I might get an upgrade going to cgc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krismusic Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 15 hours ago, BrooksR said: Yes it’s a can’t buy can’t sell book (clever 🙂). Do you think I might get an upgrade going to cgc? I dont think so tears are not liked... and foxing affects high grades from what I've learned. also 100% agree with Lion on this I was thinking the exact same thing. The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krismusic Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 17 hours ago, The Lions Den said: This looks like it's a "Can't Buy, Can't Sell" holder (correct me if I'm wrong). I think it's the foxing and the tear that knocked this down...very typical for the grade. I hope this helps, and Happy Thanksgiving! nice The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 19 hours ago, BrooksR said: Yes it’s a can’t buy can’t sell book (clever 🙂). Do you think I might get an upgrade going to cgc? I actually got that one from Bob Storms (thanks Bob, and happy Thanksgiving!) I think it's a nice looking book. A lot depends on the amount of foxing and the length of the tear. In any event, thanks for posting and happy Thanksgiving... Krismusic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 4 hours ago, The Lions Den said: A lot depends on the amount of foxing and the length of the tear. This can not be emphasized enough. theCapraAegagrus, The Lions Den and Krismusic 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksR Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 14 hours ago, The Lions Den said: I think it's a nice looking book. A lot depends on the amount of foxing and the length of the tear. It’s under the upc, it’s pretty small. I never noticed it before it was graded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Ciraulo Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Hey we have a grading group on Facebook that tackles a lot of topics like this, check it out if interested: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MakingTheGradeComics/?ref=group_header Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 There are plenty of comics out there that look better than the grade assigned by the pros. An 8.0 that presents "better" can usually sell for more than most other 8.0s. It won's sell easy in a POS case, though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksR Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 On 12/2/2019 at 8:52 AM, theCapraAegagrus said: It won's sell easy in a POS case, though... Yikes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 1 minute ago, BrooksR said: Yikes... That's simply the market. Voldemort/PGX are niche markets in a niche market in another niche market. CGC is the equivalent of 'cash is king' in the graded comic market. I'm not an expert, but I'd venture a guess that you'd have an easier time selling it raw. Not sure if you'd be in the red on this book doing that, but that's just my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksR Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 1 hour ago, theCapraAegagrus said: That's simply the market. Voldemort/PGX are niche markets in a niche market... Is Voldemort in the same league as PGX? I had heard they were legitimate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, BrooksR said: Is Voldemort in the same league as PGX? I had heard they were legitimate. No. They're leagues ahead of PGX. They're just not in CGC's league. They have a lot of work to do. Edit: They're respectable, but the market for Voldemort and PGX seem about the same to me. Not sure why that is. Could be the 'flip' potential of comics in PGX cases. Edited December 3, 2019 by theCapraAegagrus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
