Nicest Hulk 181 7.5 I've Ever Seen

[comicinvestor-migration]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=718982464

 

It'll probably go over what I want to pay, but check out the cover colors. Puts quite a few 8.0-9.0 (or higher) books to shame.

[Rickdogg]

I've been watching this one. The cover is beautiful, but I wouldn't pay that much for a mid grade copy.

[comicinvestor-migration]

Me neither, but I was sorely tempted until it went over $350. What was your price, assuming you were gonna take a shot?

[Bronty]

Rick,

 

Book with strong cover colors like this (unless the colors have been altered by the scanner? looks a little unnatural) just embarass structurally better books when held side by side.

 

You'd probably be quite happy with that for $400. Unless you're collecting labels

[Rickdogg]

I don't like paying premium prices for LG material so maybe like $300 shipped. No more than that. I'd rather pay more to find a higher grade copy The cover is nice though.

[blowout]

"The cover is beautiful, but I wouldn't pay that much for a mid grade copy. "

 

........you only have cgc's word that it is mid grade...............from what i can see from the scan that book looks like a VF copy and if it is would be a steal at $400................

[comicinvestor-migration]

The comic does have a top-right corner crease (though the spine looks prime) and I suspect the back cover may have some issues. I have a pretty good "internal valuator" and it was ringing at $350 and turned off at $400.

[fantastic_four]

Very Fine Minus is high grade, not low or mid grade. I've seen a lot of great-looking VF- books, including this one. Here's how I've always categorized low/mid/hi grade:

 

Mint, Near Mint, Very Fine = high grade

Fine, Very Good = mid grade

Good, Fair, Poor = low grade

[Rickdogg]

I guess i'm going to have to wait until I graduate for a 9.6 White Pager

[blowout]

......i guess this is a prime example of trusting in cgc's grading, there may well be faults we can't see on the cover...........

 

.........if this was a raw book i bet it would have sold for more based just on the front cover scan......................

.........a prime reason why i don't buy raw high dollar books from ebay, just based on a cover scan........i need to look through the book myself to justify spending the dollars...........you never know whats lurking on the back or inside...............

 

 

[blowout]

.........ff what catagory would you put F/VF in?

.........i have some gorgeous looking early ASM's in cgc 7.0 which i would classify as high grade...............

[fantastic_four]

Ummm...how about high/mid grade! I dunno, when you wanna get specific, you use the standard grades, not the unpicky low/mid/high grading categories. Low/mid/high is what I use when I'm talking to my mom or somebody else who doesn't collect comics.

[blowout]

.........thats just what i was thinking...........

[comicinvestor-migration]

I truly feel that anyone spending big bucks on a raw, supposedly high-grade Key issue is a sucker (my apologies to Scottish!). CGC is so prevalent and prices are so high, that I laugh each time I see a "NM+ Hulk 181 - Can't wait for CGC, wife is telling me to sell, gotta move into a new house, can't take it with me..., etc." auctions.

 

It's all BS, and even myself, (Mr Anti-CGC for most books) never pays any real money for raw keys unless they're CGC'd.

[blowout]

..........one of the biggest plus's for cgc.......buying books online and getting them in the grade they were described in.................

 

...............well except perhaps when you go above 9.4.........

[comicinvestor-migration]

Grade is not really the sticking point for me. It's more the resto check, the insurance that the book is complete (MVS's anyone?) and lastly, that the book will at least be close to the stated grade.

 

I also buy the book, not the grade sometimes, and there are many CGC 5.0-7.5 books that look great but have issues that CGC deems severely grade-lowering. If it's cheap enough and looks real nice, then I'll take a stab at it.

[greggy]

Or if your rich daddy gives you his millions to use!

[blowout]

.......when i'm looking for silver age stuff, i will always check out the stuff graded from 5.0-7.0 as it goes under most people's radars, the speculators stay away from it, and its where the real bargains are for cgc books..............

 

........same with bronze age around the 7.0-8.5 level...............

[Bronty]

Yup, a silver age 7.0-8.0 is a pretty sweet book when it comes right down to it... I've been thinking about buying more in this range myself.

 

Dan

[comicinvestor-migration]

My motto is thus:

 

Any CGC Bronze Key issue that I can get for under-pre-CGC Guide prices (at their condition) I will usually take a look at. I'm not grade conscious, and as long as the comic looks nice, is complete and under-Guide, then I'm usually in.