Comicsarefun Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Which would you rather have? When trying to figure the value of my collection using GPA, I find myself questioning the data. Clearly, there is much more to the value of a comic than a numerical grade. Page quality, general appearance and pedigree designation have to be considered. So, I thought I would ask for others' thoughts on the topic. Please share your thoughts. Also, I would be interested in examples that you might wish to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicsarefun Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 So here is the first example. The cost of these books were 100K apart, so which would you rather have? This book and $100K or this book? Namtak and Beastfeast 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastfeast Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 I'm not a 9.8 chaser so I'd always rather have the 9.6 plus the 100k. If I submit a book and it comes back a 9.8 or 9.6 - even if it's for my PC - I'll sell that and buy the book I'll keep. My rule for buying things that will stay in my collection is OW/W or better, 9.4 modern, 9.2 copper, 6.0 bronze, 4.0 silver. But as far as finding values, I don't really think about it if they're going into my PC except for insurance purposes. Mojohand and Comicsarefun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicsarefun Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 (edited) Which of these would you rather have? (If you could choose one for free) Edited April 14 by Comicsarefun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicsarefun Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 (edited) How much do people care about a specific pedigree? Which one would you choose if you could have one for free? #1 #2 #3 Edited April 14 by Comicsarefun Fixed the picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B2D327 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 If you have the money and want to be frugal, the lower priced copies would allow you to invest what you saved in more books for greater investment potential, imo Namtak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Namtak Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 On 4/13/2022 at 4:33 PM, Comicsarefun said: So here is the first example. The cost of these books were 100K apart, so which would you rather have? This book and $100K or this book? 9.6 plus 100k!so where do i sign to win?! Comicsarefun and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 On 4/13/2022 at 3:32 PM, B2D327 said: If you have the money and want to be frugal, the lower priced copies would allow you to invest what you saved in more books for greater investment potential, imo Isn't that the thing. If you have the money..... I'm thinking of people like Nick Cage. Actors, and sports players, and politicians, and lawyers and Dr.'s and Dentists and professional people. There are some bloody rich folk out there who have money to burn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 I’ll just take the money…period. Then, I can buy a load of low grade unique and/or signed comics. While other people are spending a fortune on high-priced ‘keys’, I’ll be buying cool stuff that I’ll want to look at everyday. And I’ll still have money left over to pay bills. Larryw7, 1950's war comics and Mojohand 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Namtak Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 On 4/13/2022 at 7:20 PM, Senormac said: Isn't that the thing. If you have the money..... I'm thinking of people like Nick Cage. Actors, and sports players, and politicians, and lawyers and Dr.'s and Dentists and professional people. There are some bloody rich folk out there who have money to burn. Lets start a cgc forum charity thread then and take money from those suckers! Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyonder123 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Of course given the choice between a 9.6 or 9.8 in a world where I have an infinite cash flow I'm definitely going with the 9.8. But realistically a 100k price discrepancy for a .2 grade bump isn't justifiable imo. As for pedigrees I don't care much unless it's from the Mile High Collection simply because of how widely known that collection was. Djrodunchained 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolverinex Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 On 4/13/2022 at 4:33 PM, Comicsarefun said: So here is the first example. The cost of these books were 100K apart, so which would you rather have? This book and $100K or this book? Neither, I would take the money and buy a Porsche (and a facsimile ) oakman29 and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicsarefun Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 On 4/13/2022 at 8:45 PM, Beyonder123 said: Of course given the choice between a 9.6 or 9.8 in a world where I have an infinite cash flow I'm definitely going with the 9.8. But realistically a 100k price discrepancy for a .2 grade bump isn't justifiable imo. As for pedigrees I don't care much unless it's from the Mile High Collection simply because of how widely known that collection was. If you could add one to your collection for free, you would choose the Mile High Action #87 in 9.0 over the 9.4 Crowley copy? Many people might do so. The Promise Collection 8.0 sold for over 3k. I am not sure the Crowley copy or the Mile High would have gone for more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicsarefun Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 (edited) On 4/13/2022 at 5:33 PM, Galen130 said: I’ll just take the money…period. Then, I can buy a load of low grade unique and/or signed comics. While other people are spending a fortune on high-priced ‘keys’, I’ll be buying cool stuff that I’ll want to look at everyday. And I’ll still have money left over to pay bills. Fair enough! But, you didn't exactly answer the question. If you could choose one of the Action Comics #33s and one of the #87s (without having to pay for them) which would you choose? Even if your only intention was to sell them, which one would you pick? Edited April 14 by Comicsarefun typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 I would: Buy the 9.6 Daredevil #1. Choose the 7.0 Action Comics #33. Choose the 9.0 Action Comics #87. Comicsarefun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 On 4/14/2022 at 12:01 AM, Comicsarefun said: Fair enough! But, you didn't exactly answer the question. If you could choose one of the Action Comics #33s and one of the #87s (without having to pay for them) which would you choose? Even if your only intention was to sell them, which one would you pick? Damn, I feel like I’m back in school again…’just answer the question already!!!’ Okay, DD 9.6, AC #33 6.5, AC #77 9.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicsarefun Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 On 4/14/2022 at 6:32 AM, Galen130 said: Damn, I feel like I’m back in school again…’just answer the question already!!!’ Okay, DD 9.6, AC #33 6.5, AC #77 9.0. Thanks for playing along! Galen130 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 On 4/13/2022 at 4:33 PM, Comicsarefun said: So here is the first example. The cost of these books were 100K apart, so which would you rather have? This book and $100K or this book? 9.6 W all day.... Comicsarefun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollobuzz Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Daredevil #1 9.6 W + $100K Action Comics #33 6.5 COW Action Comics #87 9.4 OWW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 On 4/13/2022 at 1:33 PM, Comicsarefun said: So here is the first example. The cost of these books were 100K apart, so which would you rather have? This book and $100K or this book? The 9.6 DocHoppus182 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
