Should I get this coverless Hulk 2 graded or sell raw?17337
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JMSComics private msg quote post Address this user | |
 I have a copy of Hulk 2 from 1962 that I'm looking to sell. (2nd app of the Incredible Hulk). Both the cover and most of the first page are missing. The staples are intact. Should I get it graded or sell it as a raw reader copy? -I understand that the grade would be incredibly low... |
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andy49 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I would sell as-is, not sure you would gain anything by grading | ||
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HooperSchaefer private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I agree. Especially without the first splash page, you might only end up making what you would get raw. | ||
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 If the viagra is working you should be well over a 9.8.
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xkonk private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Grading might help make sure the book doesn't fall apart more but otherwise I agree with @andy49. All the grading is going to do is verify for people that the cover and front page are missing. | ||
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PolarisNuclearSS2020 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I'd say slabbing would he ideal but not definitively. I think CGC's "NG" is much better than CBCS's .3 or .5 grade on a book like this as NG equals more money than a fraction of 1 point. Slabbing would make it clear it is not a reprint; despite no early 60's reprints being ever published).... .. but selling as is would likely yield a similar ROI, I'd only slab it if you have other books to sub with it, in the same tier...if raw,, I'd list BIN/BO or use a 10 day auction,starting at 9:45PM EST on a Thursday. If you auction it, pay the extra few bucks for a subtitle so you will have more character space to note more buzz about it and especially the publication date so search list bidders hits will know it's not a reprint...and " 1st App Green Hulk 2nd App Incredible Hulk Silve Age Marvel Comic KEY COMIC BOOK" etc etc. Main pic> book in Mylite2 + full back Next 3, FC, BC and centerfold. Lay the book out as flat as possible without stressing staples, take pics of any art that has the most significance to the book and splash pages. You'll be surprised at how high of a percentage of blue label 1.0 GPA it closes at. I recall getting around a $125 for a coverless Wonder Woman #98, missing multiple pages, a few years ago via BIN. and it sold quickly,to a dealer, no less as well....and Hulk 2 has much more significance than WW 98. As long as buyers can see the book is clearly not a reprint, coverless SA superhero keys are  in the market now due to the "Cares Act" speculation boom.Actually, this book may even fare better in a mycomicshop auction.....but yeah, if you don't have at least a hundred feedbacks as a seller , I'd suggest maybe sending it to mycomicshop for BIN/BO consignment. I'd have to see how your eBay listings look to make a definitive suggestion. Def fun stuff....I love this shit. Get some!  |
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50AE_DE private msg quote post Address this user | |
| There isn't anything spectacular with the way the book looks especially with 3/4 of the first page gone. Having it slabbed isn't going to make it look any better. Your book, your decision, but I'd sell it as is. | ||
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JMSComics private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @ComicHoarder If I were to get it submitted, would it come back as a green label because it's missing most of its front "splash" page? | ||
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 I don't want to brag, but cashiers are always checking me out.
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power_struggle55 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| thats not coverless.....its coverless and missing first page (maybe the 2nd as well). sell as is. condition is so bad there is a grade for it beyond 0.5 | ||
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50AE_DE private msg quote post Address this user | |
| No way this books gets a green label. | ||
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SidTheSquid private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by 50AE_DE Isn't it though? It will be in a nice case and the label will tell people what it is. That's the main value in slabbing a coverless book in my opinion. |
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I don't want to brag, but cashiers are always checking me out.
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power_struggle55 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| If you submitted it theyll create a new grade...POS | ||
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 The apple sauce and pudding were the best part...
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Bronte private msg quote post Address this user | |
| A little harsh dont you think? One man's trash is another's treasure.... | ||
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50AE_DE private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by SidTheSquid I get slabbing coverless mega keys, but not books that are severely damaged. |
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PolarisNuclearSS2020 private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by JMSComics CBCS would give it a .3 or a .5 blue label with a note on the label indicating something like IMCOMPLETE "Coverless. Piece missing from page 1, effects story". CGC could go 1 of 3 ways, all 3 would have the same label notes as CBCS, noted above. However, you can likely pick your choice out of these 3, when subbing the book but that's something you'd confirm first on the CGC Forum under the "Ask CGC" subforum thread. 1) Blue label .5 2) Blue label NG (No Grade) 3) Green label .5 It's even odds on any one of those 3, given that .5 is CGC's lowest grade with NG voiding out a numerical grade which in the case of a book like this, makes green .5 the least sensible. But a Hulk 2 isn't like a Hulk 1 or ASM 15, where you can get up to $1000 per slabbed single page with a "NG" Blue label. Edit: I do vaguely remember seeing a slabbed AF 15 or an ASM 1 , coverless with a high quality xerox repro cover....pretty sure, almost positive it was in a CBCS slab...label noted it was coverless with a xerox cover. That may be a way to go with this book, if you slab it but it'd have to be pressed to fit the xerox cover without overhang as it would be crejected for encapsulation otherwise. Actually, you may get the biggest bang for your buck with a press to fit the repro cover (or just lay a repro cover on top of the book in a bag (not attached) and let mycomucshop sell it at BIN/BO....if you press your own books. That's what I'd do as I press books and a presser isn't going to dick around making a color xerox cover that will fit the book after he presses it for 20 bucks. They're a pain in the balls to print to fit a book as it's basically a custom fit. |
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 Hello, my name is Stu and I'm a shill.
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| Don't waste your money slabbing that rag. | ||
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 It was a one trick pony show but always hilarious.
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GAC private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @JMSComics For re-sale purposes, keep raw. For the PC...consider a reproduction cover as @ComicHoarder stated. For bigger type books, in my opinion, reproduction covers can be acceptable. |
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