BriD. Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Is there a go-to guide for grading magazines? I don't know if there's a magazine section in the Overstreet guide to grading comics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 12/5/2021 at 6:57 AM, Gregd said: By the way thanks for this extremely informative thread. Shared some if this with my 13 year old and says he loves the mags more than the comics! Also wants the Psycho 1 in high grade 😂 Me too.🤔😓 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artifiction Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 12/5/2021 at 1:06 PM, oakman29 said: Me too.🤔😓 Me three oakman29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This is Who We Are Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 12/3/2021 at 12:22 PM, wombat said: Here is another very good recourse. But it won't be cheap. I've heard this is OUTSTANDING! Does anyone know if all of the hardcover editions carried Warren's autograph? I can't find any definitive info on this. Cheers! The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 12/5/2021 at 9:32 AM, Randall Dowling said: paging @The Lions Den Let's just say that size does make a difference... Randall Dowling, oakman29, Jayman and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 12/5/2021 at 2:06 PM, This is Who We Are said: I've heard this is OUTSTANDING! Does anyone know if all of the hardcover editions carried Warren's autograph? I can't find any definitive info on this. Cheers! Seems to me it was just the first thousand copies... Jayman, This is Who We Are and oakman29 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Lions Den Posted December 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 12/5/2021 at 12:40 PM, BriD. said: Is there a go-to guide for grading magazines? I don't know if there's a magazine section in the Overstreet guide to grading comics. Just think of them as an oversized comic and you'll be on the right track... Randall Dowling, oakman29, BriD. and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 12/5/2021 at 2:34 PM, The Lions Den said: Just think of them as an oversized comic and you'll be on the right track... with just more area for defects to show… jimjum12, Artifiction, The Lions Den and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 12/5/2021 at 2:00 PM, Jayman said: with just more area for defects to show… I think what the Lion has shared with me is that due to the larger size, they can tolerate slightly more flaws as the allowable amount is directly proportionate to the size of the book. Anyone can feel free to clarify what I just wrote (it reads like English but might not make sense). The Lions Den, oakman29 and Jayman 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregd Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 12/5/2021 at 3:59 PM, Randall Dowling said: I think what the Lion has shared with me is that due to the larger size, they can tolerate slightly more flaws as the allowable amount is directly proportionate to the size of the book. Anyone can feel free to clarify what I just wrote (it reads like English but might not make sense). Interesting. Looking at the early Creepys and Eeries - not many 9.8s or 9.6s. jimjum12, Randall Dowling, oakman29 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 12/5/2021 at 8:56 AM, Gregd said: The hard part is they are similar to GA where very few change hands and thus prices can swing with 1 single sale per year. For example, the Blazing Combat 4 sold for about $128 for a 9.4 recently. There is a 9.6 at $600….but one sold at $500a few years ago. So which is the aberration? Are there few sales because the books are scarce in those grades or because they aren’t as popular? Are there few high grades because folks don’t send them into grade because of lower prices vs comics? Or are there just fewer high grade magazines (which I think was mentioned)? This is a great question. The answer is that prices are (and have been for a little while) in transition and as you said, public sales of certain issues can be few and far between. There are still some sellers that are pricing magazines according to prices in the guide and/or what they sold for 4-5 years ago. Others are actively selling and have a good sense of what books readily and quickly sell for. A good example of this is Eerie 23. I purchased a CGC 9.2, White Pages probably 14 years ago for $200. It seemed like a lot of money at the time but I'd been looking for a while and hadn't found a nice copy, so I grabbed it. For 10 years, I didn't see more nice copies come up. And then, I saw a raw 9.0ish copy sell for $400 at auction on eBay. Clearly there was pent up demand. So much so that, for a little while, virtually all copies publicly available dried up. Now, a 9.0 is probably a $600-$800 book. A 9.6 sold a little while go for north of $1500. As high grade material usually sets the tone, who knows what another 9.6 would sell for today. I know quite a few people that are waiting for an opportunity. As more people are figuring out how undervalued magazines are, there will be more and more public sales and the market will narrow the gap between highs and lows. Until that happens, it's really just a matter of tracking the market for yourself. When an opportunity comes to get a very high grade copy of something, I recommend being aggressive (unless it's just crazy). Anything less has left me empty handed on the sidelines in the past. Hope this helps. The Lions Den, bounty_coder, This is Who We Are and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OtherEric Posted December 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 12/5/2021 at 1:10 PM, Gregd said: Interesting. Looking at the early Creepys and Eeries - not many 9.8s or 9.6s. Creepy 2 has been described as a book that drops a point just looking at it. Two points if you look at it wrong. Slightly more seriously, a lot of the magazines have dark covers or solid color borders that are completely unforgiving. Randall Dowling, The Lions Den, jimjum12 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hamlet Posted December 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 12/5/2021 at 3:18 PM, OtherEric said: Creepy 2 has been described as a book that drops a point just looking at it. Two points if you look at it wrong. Slightly more seriously, a lot of the magazines have dark covers or solid color borders that are completely unforgiving. I think another issue is that bags and boards for magazines were not nearly as common back in the day. I think they were treated as less “collectable” by a lot of people. This is Who We Are, The Lions Den, oakman29 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 12/5/2021 at 4:18 PM, OtherEric said: Slightly more seriously, a lot of the magazines have dark covers or solid color borders that are completely unforgiving. And don’t forget to include those pesky fingerprint smudges! The Lions Den, oakman29, OtherEric and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor G Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 (edited) On 12/4/2021 at 10:38 PM, Gregd said: How hard is it to find Vampirella 7,11,31 in grade? If you find this in grade, please report it back here: Edited December 5, 2021 by Taylor G Randall Dowling, The Lions Den and oakman29 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregd Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 12/5/2021 at 6:53 PM, Taylor G said: If you find this in grade, please report it back here: Is that a variant cover? I thought the 31 looked like: oakman29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 On 12/5/2021 at 5:55 PM, Gregd said: Is that a variant cover? I thought the 31 looked like: He's having fun. That's an unused cover proof that wasn't used in favor of the Frazetta cover. Gregd, The Lions Den and oakman29 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregd Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 On 12/5/2021 at 7:49 PM, Randall Dowling said: He's having fun. That's an unused cover proof that wasn't used in favor of the Frazetta cover. So much to learn…. Can’t wait for my book to arrive. oakman29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jimjum12 Posted December 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2021 On 12/5/2021 at 8:04 PM, Gregd said: So much to learn…. Can’t wait for my book to arrive. One thing cool about mags, even though the cat's out of the bag about their growth, you can still go to any larger town LCS and ask to see the mags, and still find some pleasant surprises and bargains. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) oakman29, bounty_coder, Jayman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregd Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 On 12/5/2021 at 8:08 PM, jimjum12 said: One thing cool about mags, even though the cat's out of the bag about their growth, you can still go to any larger town LCS and ask to see the mags, and still find some pleasant surprises and bargains. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) That’s a good point- I will stop by my LCS to see what they have oakman29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...