PGM Spider-Man #1 Gold UPC Variant 1 1

[Linuxidiot]

I have stored this comic and almost 1,000 others at my parents for about 30 years and just now learning about grading. I was curious what opinion others have if graded and is it worth it? I know this variant is one of quite a few which I own one other variant, but it would be one the more plain. I'll probably create other posts for some of the older ones that I have such as Nova and Captain Marvel. 

 

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Edited June 19, 2023 by Linuxidiot

[marvelmaniac]

Welcome To The Boards!!!

That appears to be a Gold, 2nd print, newsstand edition which supposedly had a low print run.

To get a proper estimate of grade the pics should be made with the book out of the bag with clear pics of the front/rear cover, staples/spine, inside front and rear covers and centerfold.

[Nschenks]

Yeah, you definitely have to take it out of the bag to get a fair estimate of the grade. That said, in high grades (which this appears to be) this one regularly sells for $500+ and is uncommon enough (less than 500 blue labels, which is very low for this era) that there is sure to be a high demand for it. IMO, very much worth grading. Even in mid grades it still retains some value.

[scburdet]

I think it's out of the bag too, but it always throws me for a loop when books are photographed on top of the bag & board. The ideal background is a white or black solid surface with at least an inch or so of the background showing on ever edge. Best guess here is >9.2. I don't see any defects, but something can always be hiding. It's worth grading even though there are so many editions of this book that collectively there are a lot of graded copies. Even this rarer one has nearly 1K copies graded on the census. If you hold off, TM might do another in-house signing.

[Linuxidiot]

when I get home I’ll take some new photos. Thanks for feedback so far. 

[MikeTheSpike]

I'm also new to this. I try to get a scan/orthogonal image of front and back, a close up of each quadrant of front and back, a pic of the centerfold, and some angled to show glare on the cover for indentations.

[Linuxidiot]

How does this work?