Corvonie Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 (edited) Hi gang, I purchased this copy of X-Men 6 and my eyes popped out of my head when it arrived. It's on its way to CGC, so the pics here are what I have, but I hope they're exhaustive enough. Looking for a prospective grade. Thanks! Edited April 5 by Corvonie grade is in grendel013 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flying_bison Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Why is nobody responding to this. Are you intimidated by this gorgeous book? If I was a betting man, I’d lay down some money on a 9.4 TheComicsPreacher and Corvonie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvonie Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 On 3/27/2024 at 1:37 AM, flying_bison said: Why is nobody responding to this. Are you intimidated by this gorgeous book? If I was a betting man, I’d lay down some money on a 9.4 I assumed they all fainted and hadn’t regained consciousness. But now it might be time for a wellness check! 😝 In all seriousness, thanks for the kind words, and for bumping the thread up! I was giving opinions on some books last night while I was waiting for replies here, and did notice that grading the mid-grade books was more engaging for me than high-grade, so maybe that’s part of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 conservatively 8.0/8.5. For me, it's always a wild card when there's possible light tanning & so forth on an older comic. Sometimes it seems to get hammered, other times completely ignored. Corvonie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulksdaddy1 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Can't see this getting under a 9.2 Corvonie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvonie Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 On 3/27/2024 at 6:12 PM, Hulksdaddy1 said: Can't see this getting under a 9.2 From your mouth to Mike’s ears! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvonie Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 (edited) On 3/27/2024 at 4:29 PM, scburdet said: conservatively 8.0/8.5. For me, it's always a wild card when there's possible light tanning & so forth on an older comic. Sometimes it seems to get hammered, other times completely ignored. The thing is, if this book comes back anything lower than a 9.2, then I probably get to crack it and love it and hug it and name it George instead of selling it. So really it’s a no-lose! Edited March 28 by Corvonie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Beware of FMV, they may bump the tier. You may pay $160 fee. Maybe more. I feel this is 9.2/9.4. Look for the trimming or any restorations but your book looks natural to me. Corvonie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvonie Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 On 3/27/2024 at 11:09 PM, JollyComics said: Beware of FMV, they may bump the tier. You may pay $160 fee. Maybe more. I feel this is 9.2/9.4. Look for the trimming or any restorations but your book looks natural to me. Thank you! This book is from the collection of a seller I've dealt with over and over and so I'm very confident in its provenance and lack of restoration. And having examined it myself, I saw no evidence of any. But generally, on raw books, it is always a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvonie Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 (edited) On 3/27/2024 at 11:09 PM, JollyComics said: Beware of FMV, they may bump the tier. You may pay $160 fee. Maybe more. I feel this is 9.2/9.4. Look for the trimming or any restorations but your book looks natural to me. Yes, thank you! I’m prepped for any eventuality there. Had a similar experience recently with a Hulk 181. When they blew up my “high value fee” from $250 to $600, I was like “whoa Nelly!” Edited March 28 by Corvonie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conan09279 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 It's a beauty. I'm going 9.4. Corvonie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 On 3/28/2024 at 2:35 PM, Corvonie said: Yes, thank you! I’m prepped for any eventuality there. Had a similar experience recently with a Hulk 181. When they blew up my “high value fee” from $250 to $600, I was like “whoa Nelly!” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvonie Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 On 3/28/2024 at 8:34 PM, JollyComics said: And then immediately started backing that high value fee into an FMV to try to determine what grade it was 🤣. Surprisingly on the money, and I had a good guess of how it would come back a few days early! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel013 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 9.9 Corvonie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvonie Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 (edited) On 3/28/2024 at 9:17 PM, grendel013 said: 9.9 I hear they’re the latest craze Edited March 29 by Corvonie grendel013 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars76 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 That is the nicest raw copy of this book that I've ever seen, 9.4-9.6. Very nice 👍 Corvonie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 On 3/28/2024 at 8:13 PM, Corvonie said: And then immediately started backing that high value fee into an FMV to try to determine what grade it was 🤣. Surprisingly on the money, and I had a good guess of how it would come back a few days early! I think CGC is trying to make everyone happy despite the cases were tampered, books were swapped & stolen and unreliable QC. I am planning to submit my books soon but my submission was June 2023. Corvonie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvonie Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 On 3/29/2024 at 7:54 AM, JollyComics said: I think CGC is trying to make everyone happy despite the cases were tampered, books were swapped & stolen and unreliable QC. I am planning to submit my books soon but my submission was June 2023. I don't have any major change of feeling about CGC. Protect yourself by declaring a real value on your book in case of loss, get insurance if you have big books. But I will say, after I submitted my 181 is when the second scandal of books being stolen came out and I was like "If this thing is stuck in QC for more than a day I'm gonna start asking for proof of life" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Corvonie Posted April 5 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 5 (edited) YOU GUYS, I knew I was holding something extremely special in my hands when this book arrived, but I wasn't expecting this! I don't even know what to say because I'm freaking out, so I won't say anymore until I've fully digested this. I had some idea when two days ago CGC was like "Oh we just charged you an extra $xxxx in high value fees", but really am beside myself. I feel like this is a once-in-a-lifetime privilege, to have held a silver age 9.8 like this in my hands raw, as well as to be its owner. I'm just so grateful. Thanks, everyone! full Edited April 6 by Corvonie Included the full size pic so it can be seen in all its glory fast eddie, SpectralMonk, Anthriel and 27 others 29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Corvonie and grendelbo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
