Kerdese Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Are book sets worth more if they're graded in sequential order and part of the same CGC batch? It seems like that would be a good way of classifying a group of books as a set. For example, say someone had the first Wolverine mini-series signed and graded in sequential order with custom labels. Would that make the series more valuable than a set of books from different batches? Seems kind of like a silly question, but I'm curious to see what people say. I know someone people won't care, but if it's a "thing", then I might do it with one or two of my sets. Lazyboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougC Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 It is something of a nice quirk and more easily done with limited series (four-to-six issues without variants) but not something I see anyone paying a premium for. Kerdese 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sigur Ros Posted February 21 Popular Post Share Posted February 21 I'm not sure about that, but I only buy books with serial numbers ending in 004, so sequential numbering is foreign to me. 🍸 MattTheDuck, Stefan_W, AbsoluteCarnage and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan_W Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 On 2/20/2024 at 11:24 PM, Kerdese said: Are book sets worth more if they're graded in sequential order and part of the same CGC batch? This would be the nich-iest of niche collecting. Kerdese 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Balls Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 In my experience, no. I've tried to sell three sets of books with sequential ordering and that is about as interesting to buyers as telling them each sale comes with a free hug. Kerdese, Robot Man, Stefan_W and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 bc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerdese Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 Thanks for the feedback. That seems like a definite no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F For Fake Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I remember a while back I picked up several slabs, I think via CLink, and I noticed some time afterwards that they were all in sequence. I thought "heh, whaddya know?" And then went back to not thinking about it. To be sure, there has to be some guy out there, somewhere, who very much intensely cares! But I don't think there are many, no. Kerdese 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 What happens when four come back 9.8 and one of the middle ones comes back 9.6? The entire synergy is destroyed. Yorick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTheDuck Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 2/22/2024 at 8:44 AM, Dr. Balls said: In my experience, no. I've tried to sell three sets of books with sequential ordering and that is about as interesting to buyers as telling them each sale comes with a free hug. If the hug comes from your avatar, I don't think I even need the books. Dr. Balls, Yorick, bc and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Balls Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 2/23/2024 at 9:13 AM, MattTheDuck said: If the hug comes from your avatar, I don't think I even need the books. I could probably sell X-Force #1s for $500 all day long if they came with hugs from that girl. Yorick, Gonzimodo and Readcomix 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superman2006 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 2/23/2024 at 11:00 AM, shadroch said: What happens when four come back 9.8 and one of the middle ones comes back 9.6? The entire synergy is destroyed. That's when you have to find a replacement copy of the middle book that's a sure thing 9.8, and then resubmit all four and hope that one of the other books doesn't get graded a 9.6 on the second attempt. If it does, then you keep repeating the process until you get four books in 9.8s, with sequentially number certs. After that you try doing it for a longer series; the 1985 Strawberry Shortcake set of 6 books is the logical next target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 (edited) On 2/20/2024 at 8:24 PM, Kerdese said: Are book sets worth more if they're graded in sequential order and part of the same CGC batch? NO, but definitely still worth more than if they all came from a certain comic book shop in Brooklyn encased with the exact same CGC 9.8 graded serial number. Edited February 24 by lou_fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 On 2/22/2024 at 6:31 PM, Kerdese said: Thanks for the feedback. That seems like a definite no. I think it’s pretty cool. I submitted IM 118-133 to Layton for the SS label, and they came back sequentially numbered. Not sure anyone else thought much of it though. I think I’d pay more for wolvy 1-4 if they were sequentially numbered and in the same grade. Kerdese and Yorick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
