JRich282 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 (edited) Hello, I was wondering if anyone would be willing to share their opinion on my book. It's an Amazing Spider-Man 300 Newsstand Edition CGC 9.6. It has never been pressed, but unfortunately no grader's notes available. The only visible defect is the tiny tear in the lower left corner. I see no other creases, bends, or spine stress that break colour. The scuff marks you see are on the slab. Do you think it would be worth sending in for pressing for a possible grade bump? Edited August 23, 2022 by JRich282 The Drizzle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillOnly25Cents Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 this would be the sub-forum for best traction to post your inquiry ….. https://boards.cgccomics.com/forum/42-hey-buddy-can-you-spare-a-grade/ JRich282 and theCapraAegagrus 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR1979 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 (edited) As mentioned above https://boards.cgccomics.com/forum/42-hey-buddy-can-you-spare-a-grade/ Based on the missing paper I think 9.6 is correct. While I do feel CGC was a bit more strict during era of your slab, today ASM300 is highly scrutinized. Therefore a 9.6 then and 9.6 now. The book does present nicer than it's grade, however the ow/w probably offsets that. Lastly with Q/C seemingly being a thing of the past at CGC, mishandling during the process thus a lower grade is more realistic than a grade bump up on your copy. Edited August 23, 2022 by MAR1979 JRich282, theCapraAegagrus, alexanderjk and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Artboy99 Posted August 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 23, 2022 nice book. I would leave it as it is because you risk all sorts of possible things sending it for a re-grade. alexanderjk, JRich282, MAR1979 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexanderjk Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 I wouldn’t risk it, tbh. With that defect a 9.8 is a longshot, and you’ll risk a drop in grade. Could you live with a 9.4? MAR1979 and JRich282 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Sell it now, wait six months and use the money to buy a 9.8. MAR1979, KirbyTown and JRich282 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyTown Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 On 8/23/2022 at 6:56 PM, shadroch said: Sell it now, wait six months and use the money to buy a 9.8. Brutal. I haven't checked the price motion, but if OP did this six months ago the wait would have yielded 109 additional 9.8s to choose from. If OP held, there'd be another 270 9.6s to compete against. Venom tops the census at 30,318; Carnage and Spawn are at least a couple of years behind. JRich282 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCOComics Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 I agree with others and think your best course of action is to sell it, save a little and buy a 9.8 JRich282 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyTown Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 On 8/24/2022 at 8:29 AM, KCOComics said: I agree with others and think your best course of action is to sell it, save a little and buy a 9.8 You also get free money when you add in what you saved by not resubmitting. MAR1979 and JRich282 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyTown Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 (edited) On 8/23/2022 at 5:19 PM, JRich282 said: Do you think it would be worth sending in for pressing for a possible grade bump? If the difference wasn't the top break, you could re-submit multiple times until you got your single-level bump. Because it's the 9.6/9.8 break, the handling alone could put it in jeopardy, especially if you go lower tier right now. It's encouraging that this has a 9.6 in OG plastic, but the defect isn't standard and that removes the grader deniability that might aid your 9.8 attempt. There's just no way to accidentally overlook serious material loss. Edited August 24, 2022 by KirbyTown MAR1979 and JRich282 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 This is a valid newb question. My advice: Keep it as-is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engr62 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 I would keep it as-is. With that said, you would stand a very good chance of getting a bump in the page quality. That era of CGC grading was pretty tough on page color. MAR1979 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR1979 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 (edited) On 8/25/2022 at 9:46 AM, Engr62 said: I would keep it as-is. With that said, you would stand a very good chance of getting a bump in the page quality. That era of CGC grading was pretty tough on page color. I do wonder if it has to do with shift in Monitor/Screen tech from CRT to LCD, LED etc Or if their OWL strips were printed different then? Could just be a standards change I guess. As for my own personal collection, I'm more than fine with ow/w in original "OG" slabs, I'm on the fence with the 2nd gen slabs, with the most current slab generation I now tend to avoid ow/w unless pre-1980 book. Edited August 25, 2022 by MAR1979 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namisgr Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 On 8/23/2022 at 6:19 PM, JRich282 said: Hello, I was wondering if anyone would be willing to share their opinion on my book. It's an Amazing Spider-Man 300 Newsstand Edition CGC 9.6. It has never been pressed, but unfortunately no grader's notes available. The only visible defect is the tiny tear in the lower left corner. I see no other creases, bends, or spine stress that break colour. The scuff marks you see are on the slab. Do you think it would be worth sending in for pressing for a possible grade bump? There's color and paper missing from this corner. I can't imagine a manipulation is going to make that corner appear any better or qualify for better than a 9.6 grade. alexanderjk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
