JRich282 Posted Sunday at 07:14 PM Share Posted Sunday at 07:14 PM Hi, I received an email regarding my submission of Amazing Spider-Man 300 Newsstand Edition. I originally submitted it to the high value tier with a fee of $85 USD, but CGC bumped it to Unlimited Value with an additional charge of $123.50 USD. The customer service representative said this was based on the grade the book received. That's a total of $208.50. It's still in the grading/encapsulation stage, so I haven't seen the grade yet. If CGC does indeed charge 4% of fmv, then that means they deemed it worth roughly $5,200. I havent found any pricing guide that has a fmv of a 9.8 that low, but also none with a 9.6 remotely that close. (I'm not sure where CGC gets their fmv data) Do you guys think I may have gotten that elusive and prized 9.8? Am I overlooking anything? I'm just looking for some objective opinions/comments before I go jumping up and down for joy. Thanks, and any guidance is much appreciated. (Unfortunately, I have no photos to share) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning55 Posted Sunday at 07:56 PM Share Posted Sunday at 07:56 PM From experience, none of their pricing formulas for "bump-ups" make any sense, so it's impossible to reverse engineer how they get the figure. And if it seems mathematically too low, no one wants to ask and find out that they made a mistake - it was wrong so they'll correct it and charge even more. They aren't good at math, but good at charging more. DocSaum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnight Posted Tuesday at 01:54 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:54 AM You likely did get the grade bump. I’ve had this exact thing happen multiple times. They seem to like to take the highest sell price in the last 6-12 months and use that as what to charge you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiparker824 Posted Wednesday at 05:38 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 05:38 AM If it’s not a 9.8 they’ve got some explaining to do… a 9.6 newsstand has never sold for over 5k according to GPA data. Record was in April of 2021 for $4,750. GPA doesn’t have any recent 9.8 newsstand sales, the last one to sell sold in December for $9,750, but most books (including the non-newsstand version of 300) have dropped quite a bit since then, so maybe they’re doing some extrapolating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Hanes Posted Wednesday at 05:55 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 05:55 AM (edited) I am gonna be watching this thread...EXCITIN! Edited Wednesday at 05:55 AM by Ed Hanes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRich282 Posted Wednesday at 09:18 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 09:18 AM Good morning all, I finally got the grade this morning, and was thrilled to see a 9.8 with White Pages! Thanks for your input! Ed Hanes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted Wednesday at 09:59 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 09:59 AM vheflin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning55 Posted Wednesday at 01:46 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:46 PM Another lottery winner! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
