Giving Grade on Ebay or Not? Pov Needs Advice

[HouseofComics.Com]

Since checks are basically clearing overnight these days, is it really necessary to say people paying by check must wait ten days?

 

What does everyone think? I still like a few days for safety but if I was going to put it in the auction I think I might say something like 3-5 days, max.

 

Marc

[tth2]

Since checks are basically clearing overnight these days, is it really necessary to say people paying by check must wait ten days?

 

What does everyone think? I still like a few days for safety but if I was going to put it in the auction I think I might say something like 3-5 days, max.

 

Marc

I would advise a seller to state 10 days as an official policy, to give himself maximum protection and flexibility. If the seller wants to ship a book faster than that because he's satisfied the check has cleared, then he's always free to do so.

[Bronty]

Pov,

 

regardless of disclosing a grade or not, one thing I think you definitely need to state is that the book is unrestored. Otherwise you'll get asked that question all day long, especially when selling GA. I would come up with a standard disclaimer to the tune of "the book is unrestored, has no writing, date stamp, coupons cut, missing pages, etc" and adjust as necessary for each individual book.

[Zanarkand]

I always look for a big scan and a grade. There's lots of stuff on Ebay, and I haven't the time or inclination to read through wordy descriptions for everything I peruse. I want the seller to get to the point. I want to see the book and I want to see what the seller thinks the grade is. This allows me to make a judgement call whether or not to even bother.

[the blob]

As of late I have not been giving grades for lower grade GA and SA stuff, fair to VG, which is what I've mainly been putting up lately, just describing and giving a good scan. This is after someone left a feedback (albeit positive) saying the book was a G-, not a G+. All the defects were clear in the scan, but he quibled over the grade anyway. I'd rather not deal with that sort of annoyance when selling a reader copy.

 

Next batch will tend to be newer books, so I'm compelled to at least give ranges.

 

On your books I think you need to give a range because they seem to be mid-grade expensive copies. If you have some slabs, you can use those. CGC is so wishy washy with grading golden age books anyway, I think the main concern is restoration.

[shrunkenhead]

CGC is so wishy washy with grading golden age books anyway, I think the main concern is restoration.

 

On this point I'm in total agreement. I'd put the word "unrestored" in my subject heading for any raw GA that I was selling on ebay.

 

Provided, of course, that it was actually unrestored.

[Larryw7]

Pov, I think it looks great, but I would definitely assign a grade. You can even say "the book is about a Fine(6.0)", or whatever, but definitely put some kind of grade on it, because you're going to get a bunch of emails asking for a grade if you don't assign one anyway.

[That Ron Dude]

I would deal with you in a minute.

 

Like yourself, I am not a professional dealer and I do not put a grade on books because I feel that the grades are open to interpretation and squabling.

 

I do provide a good scan, access to better scans and a complete description of everything that stops the comic from being graded pristine mint.

[Calamerica]

I am with Flying Donut on this one. ALWAYS give a grade. I always do.

 

Sure, you are going to get some pinhead that is going to give you a hard time about whatever, but they are in the minority.

 

Most of the knowledgeable comic book collectors can figure out a close-knit grader and bid accordingly.

 

I have auctions going up later this week and I am not promoting them here, just take a look at the comic ones. They always have a grade. Also check my feedback from Buyers - they have the generic comments but some of the comments are more specific. My feedback left for others indicates what I either bought or sold - most of the time I have a grade there too.

 

CAL

[PovertyRow]

Thanks everyone - Looks like I shall include a grade. I alos envision a mUCH less wordy auction. See how this flies.

 

Black Terror #20 - Schomburg GGA - Nedor - App. VG - NM

 

Verbal description would be: See title

 

waddyathink?

[goldust40]

Thanks everyone - Looks like I shall include a grade. I alos envision a mUCH less wordy auction. See how this flies.

 

Black Terror #20 - Schomburg GGA - Nedor - App. VG - NM

 

Verbal description would be: See title

 

waddyathink?

 

As long as you mix caps and lower case letters for that individual look, I'd say perfect.

[PovertyRow]

Thanks everyone - Looks like I shall include a grade. I alos envision a mUCH less wordy auction. See how this flies.

 

Black Terror #20 - Schomburg GGA - Nedor - App. VG - NM

 

Verbal description would be: See title

 

waddyathink?

 

As long as you mix caps and lower case letters for that individual look, I'd say perfect.

 

i thINk yOU arE oNtO SOMethiNG!

[verygoodplus]

Try this on for size:

 

 

L(.)(.)K!! black terror no. 20 - RARE HeAdLiGhTs!!! cGc-WoRtHy!! vg/nm!!

 

 

[jbud73]

See there you go Michael - thought you were going to be selling some actual books - but alas just the GA tripe.

 

Assign a grade, take the plunge, I'm pretty sure you can grade better than 99% of the raw sellers on EBAY - though that isn't saying much and Donut's right they will probably bombard you with Emails and it might actually hurt your auctions to not list a grade.

 

Just undergrade that would be refreshing.