What do you consider high grade for your collection?

[ronm3-migration]

Or what grades do you settle on for your complete runs.

For readers I do 7.0 to 8.0 sometimes lower depending on the book.

As far as slabbed i try to stay above 9.0 except for Batman. I go as high as possible on Batman as long as I have the cash.

[october]

I try and keep every single one of my buys between 8.0 and 9.0. The looks of a high-grade for 25% or less of the price....and I am not afraid to read them.

[nik]

Being an oddball collector and not a full run guy, if its slabbed, I would prefer a 9.2 with great overall eye appeal/structure as opposed to a 9.4/9.6 that makes you say UGGHH when you look at it.

 

As for Raw, when I buy in person, I try to pick VF and up in bunches when given the opportunity.

[chromium]

For me FINE is fine....everything higher I don't need and often trade down.

 

If I can't take it to bed and read without worrying I'm losing $10.00 per page I'm turning then it's not for me

[B-Smooth]

for my Joes...9.8

[DKB]

HG = 9.2+

[Ringfinger]

I agree, I have to read my books. No slabs, no Gem Mints!!

[arexcrooke]

When i first started collecting again about 3 years ago, vf was high grade for me. Recently, i have adjusted that to vf/nm and am becoming more and more particular about pq and qp. A book that is a little lower grade structurally, but has nice pages and good inks and gloss will win out over a higher structural grade minus those characteristics though.

[Crackandpresstoan11]

Early 60's DC - 8.5

Mid 60's DC - 9.0

Late 60's DC - 9.2

 

Early 60's Marvel 9.0

Mid to late 60's Marvel 9.2

[g-man]

8.0

[Forbush-Man]

VF/VF+

 

I mainly like to collect Golden Age, so VF/VF+ is high grade for me. Any higher and you get nose-bleed (prices).

[johnenock]

9.0 for keys issues

9.2 for 60's

9.4 for 70's

 

The last 2 I have been using for the JLA run I'm working on. The first one is for spendy keys, but they must have good centering and PQ. Now that the marvels are gone though, I don't have a book below VF/NM 9.0. And, I read every single one of them in one form or another.

[Sharkey]

For pre-hero Marvels, anything 6.0 or better is high grade. I'll even take nice clean looking 5.0s if they are priced right!

[greggy]

9.0s are acceptable for my raw collection.

 

9.4s for my CGC 100 pagers, DC Specials, and Super DC Giant runs

 

9.6s for my Swamp Thing and Specture Adventure CGC run

 

Notwithstanding above statement, 8.5s for romance 100 pagers

[uclapeterg]

Notwithstanding above statement, 8.5s for romance 100 pagers

 

[CW]

My collection goes to 11

[Tomega]

Pre 1975 - 9.4 CGC

Post 1975 - 9.8 CGC

 

High ticket post 1975 - 9.6

[uclapeterg]

There are so anal people on here!!!

 

8.0 for early SA

9.0 for late SA

9.2-9.4 for Bronze

9.6 for Modern

[sterlingcomics]

There are so anal people on here!!!

 

Just figuring this out?

 

Comes with the territory of high grade collecting....obsessive compulsive bunch.

[uclapeterg]

There are so anal people on here!!!

 

Just figuring this out?

 

Comes with the territory of high grade collecting....obsessive compulsive bunch.

 

Of course not. I kinda figured on the OC part.