lostboys Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Are there any stats available as far as grades going down? I have a 9.8 in a very old looking cbcs case. It doesn't pop like a sparkling new case will. In your opinion...is it worth taking the chance that cgc downgrades the book. I'm not planning on selling it anytime soon but it's the only cbcs case I own and it sticks out like a sore thumb among the cgc cases. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 33 minutes ago, lostboys said: Are there any stats available as far as grades going down? I have a 9.8 in a very old looking cbcs case. It doesn't pop like a sparkling new case will. In your opinion...is it worth taking the chance that cgc downgrades the book. I'm not planning on selling it anytime soon but it's the only cbcs case I own and it sticks out like a sore thumb among the cgc cases. Thanks! Anything above a 9.6 is shaky territory. My experience is that even if you crack open a CGC 9.8, and send it in for regrading, it's a coin toss if it will get the same grade. And this due to a lot of factors. It's just the nature of the beast. I don't think another grading company is going to be any better. I've only ever cracked a few 9.8s and I don't expect any of those books to get a 9.8 again (amazing what you can see on a book when it's out of the slab...). allthingskryptonite, The Lions Den and silverseeker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamlet Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Is it tough or expensive book? I’m guessing that it would probably make more sense to buy a CGC 9.8 and then sell your book, rather than take the risk and expense of regrading. That may not be feasible if the book is hard to find in 9.8 though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostboys Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Hamlet said: Is it tough or expensive book? I’m guessing that it would probably make more sense to buy a CGC 9.8 and then sell your book, rather than take the risk and expense of regrading. That may not be feasible if the book is hard to find in 9.8 though. It's Killing Joke so it's def easy to find in a cgc 9.8 on Ebay. The problem would be selling this one. Nobody is gonna pay market value unless it's graded by cgc. I bought it for $100 just last year on Ebay. I watched it for like a month and it just sat there. I figured, screw it...for $100, even if the grade drops to a 9.6, that's still a decent deal. The case is just very old looking, even in mylar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostboys Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Randall Dowling said: Anything above a 9.6 is shaky territory. My experience is that even if you crack open a CGC 9.8, and send it in for regrading, it's a coin toss if it will get the same grade. And this due to a lot of factors. It's just the nature of the beast. I don't think another grading company is going to be any better. I've only ever cracked a few 9.8s and I don't expect any of those books to get a 9.8 again (amazing what you can see on a book when it's out of the slab...). Yeah and looking at this one through the case, I see a ding at the top corner of the spine. Now, I have seen that exact thing on a few cgc 9.8s on Ebay so maybe its a factory defect common to Killing Joke. I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 It's 50/50 whether it'll come back the same or come back lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) It's as risky as having unprotected sex in a thai whorehouse. If you want a CGC 9.8, buy a CGC 9.8 and sell your version in the hopes that someone else thinks the gamble is worth it. Edited January 28, 2021 by William-James88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostboys Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 10 hours ago, Angel of Death said: It's 50/50 whether it'll come back the same or come back lower. 8 hours ago, William-James88 said: It's as risky as having unprotected sex in a thai whorehouse. If you want a CGC 9.8, buy a CGC 9.8 and sell your version in the hopes that someone else thinks the gamble is worth it. Yeah...i was that someone. At the time, I really didn't know what I was doing as far as graded books were concerned. Live and learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostboys Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 10 hours ago, Angel of Death said: It's 50/50 whether it'll come back the same or come back lower. How about it falling multiple grades? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 47 minutes ago, lostboys said: How about it falling multiple grades? Always a possibility when we are looking at such a small range between 9.2 and 9.8. The Lions Den, theCapraAegagrus and Randall Dowling 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 12 hours ago, lostboys said: How about it falling multiple grades? I would say "unlikely", because CBCS is a competent brand. Courageous Cat and Randall Dowling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
