travizb Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Noob to CGC grading. I have a collection of comics that I bagged/boarded 30+ years ago. Here's an example of Terminator #1 with some wear. I'm curious what type of grade this might get and if it would even be worth sending in. Thanks for your feedback! Galen130 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 About an 8.0. It'll likely press to 9.0/9.2. Thanks for posting. Welcome to the boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 I'm not as confident those two spine corners press out to >9.0, but I've been proven wrong many times. I think 8.0 is about right as is. There's also what appears to be some color rub on the back. As for whether or not to grade, it depends on your goal. If it's something you want to preserve for personal reasons, go nuts. Beyond that, it depends on your future plans for any book and its value. The cheapest CGC pressing/grading/shipping will be north of $80. Speculating aside, I'd want a book to be valued around $150-200 in the condition it is to entertain grading (i.e. I'd want guarantee doing better than break even with my investment if I ended up selling). This is a newsstand, so it's a little more in demand than a direct copy. I checked ebay sells really quickly. A CGC 8.5 sold for <$120, but there are high grade raw copies selling for <$50. For me personally, I wouldn't consider this a grading candidate (unless there was value beyond $$$ to me). grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travizb Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 Thanks for the feedback and the welcome. This is a book I intend to keep - I put in into storage about 30 years ago and I have no intentions of selling it -- although it isn't in the best of conditions. My motivation for slabbing is to preserve what I have -- it's not an investment for me. My only requirement is that I don't want to spend more on grading than it's expected price after slabbing. I appreciate all of the good insights and feedback. scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 I wouldn't bother with slabbing it...unless you want it slabbed in your PC. Not an overly valuable comic either. 8.5-ish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibou Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 I'd say it's around 8.0 / 8.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travizb Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 Thanks for all the feedback here. This is going in my PC, so investment consideration is limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRoboto Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 8.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
