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| @Bronte @EbayMafia I guess raw grades is where MCS shines. I recently bought on eBay, and it really does depend on who is doing the selling…. I’ve found that shop shops do well with accurate raw grades. Whereas the guy next door just gives their novice opinion. I’ve had one or two returns because of someone saying “this is a 9.8 book all day long” yet when received it looked like a reader’s copy. Lol I guess that’s not a problem on MCS. Very good to know. Thanks |
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| For graded books I look at all-in price and reputation/transaction risk. I buy from MCS, Ebay, Heritage, Comicconnect etc so at different times they all offer “best” value to a buyer. | ||
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 To answer your question, no, this is not where the comics go to die.
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| I think the raw grading at MCS is way to strict but most everyone knows that so it doesn't affect the price to much. For example I've seen people say they bought a book from MCS at an 8.0 and sent to off to be graded with it coming back at a 9.2 You can sell raw comic lots on MCS only in their auctions but I believe they take %25 from the final sale price which is even more than eBay |
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| MCS shines in raw grading to the buyer only...the seller gets pinched. I would never send MCS expensive raw books because I know they will grade way too harsh. You never want to be too strict or too lax when grading. When you're one of those two things, someone is getting screwed. What you want is to be accurate, correct. Being too strict is just as bad as being too lax. |
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I’ve had 7.5’s - 8.0’s come back as 9.8’s.  |
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Ok so what would be the difference in sending raw books to CBCS to be graded not slab and MCS raw grade?? I have brought some raw from MCS but never consider that the grade they gave was valid ( was still a rookie, still is really! LOL)so i took them out the plastic they had and use my own.i know most send theirs in to be sold but what if you want them back? the reason I'm asking is that i have multi copies of some books that is part of my series collection that i dont want to break up. still not sure if i want to keep the best for collection or sell, but i want to know which is better. |
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| @Reelgee From my understanding raw grades are not available to all values of books. I think there is a value cap. In addition I think the raw grading is suspended for time being at cbcs |
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| What kinds of fees does MCS charge to sell raws and graded? | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by multi007 https://www.mycomicshop.com/webuycomics/consignmentterms  |
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Quote:Originally Posted by GAC i think that depends on perspective. you will often find mcs raw grades selling for more than grades items - as buyers understand that mcs at times are a bit strict. i mean at times - as not always the case. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by HeinzDad think those days are over. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by MutantMania as usual people only talks about the ones where grade came back higher and not those cases where grade came back as same or lower |
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To answer your question, no, this is not where the comics go to die.
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Quote:Originally Posted by poka Well it's as usual because this is the case the majority of the time. Everyone knows their grading is way too strict and that's why their raw graded books sometimes sell for the same as graded books |
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To answer your question, no, this is not where the comics go to die.
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Quote:Originally Posted by poka Nope most likely still happening  |
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Quote:Originally Posted by MutantMania well then i most be really unlucky with all the purchases of raws i buy from mcs |
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Quote:Originally Posted by poka Quick question. They must have exceptions to the $50 comic value rule for raws because I see these being sold for $3.99 https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=56627471 |
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Quote:Originally Posted by MutantMania not sure if you have been buying lately - but i made an experiment after borock joined mcs - to see if it has changed their grading. so from the fall auction i sent 25 of the economy books i won to cgc - fast track. i don’t have the precise numbers (as traveling) but from recollection out of the 25 - 18 came back with a better grade (best was 4 points up). 4 came back with same grade and 3 came back with a lower grades. similar results as in the past. it might be different for moderns - but for economy books - it is not a done deal that grades are higher. often there are defects not mention by mcs. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by multi007 those are their own books |
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| @poka you mean MCS buys and sells their own books? i did not know that... | ||
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 If the viagra is working you should be well over a 9.8.
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| @multi007 MCS is a comic book store that also does consignments. You can get a weekly pull list of brand-new stuff, or you can buy older books that are theirs or someone else's. If you look at a particular book, anything in a gray square is MCS and anything yellow is consignment. For example, https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?q=uncanny+x-men+266&pubid=&PubRng= | ||
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| @xkonk I did not know that. I thought it was a marketplace. That’s good to know. So they can sell their own books for under $50 but consignments can’t? (Not criticizing). When you consign, do you mail them the books and they warehouse them? |
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| @multi007 Yes you mail them the books. They go over slabs with a fine tooth comb and then let uou know when it's ready to be sold. You put a value on the books and it gets consigned or auctioned |
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Quote:Originally Posted by multi007 You have to consider, how much commission would you want to receive, grade, scan, re-bag, list, warehouse and ship out someone else's comic book? Getting below $50 makes it difficult for the seller and consignor to split the money fairly. |
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| Another question. How are hairline folds (like a crease really) that occurred from when the paper was being rolled during printing graded? Ms. Marvel #1 (picked this up as advertised as a 9.2 raw for about $120) Here's a close up pic of what im talking about. (circled in yellow). It’s a pressure crease in the paper. Is this an "allowable manufacture defect" or an actual flaw that will hurt the grade? thanks  |
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here's a better pic... |
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| @multi007 - Reasonable printing creases/defects should not count against the grade. | ||
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| The fact the guy is misrepresenting the book as a cgc 9.4 has red flags all over. I wouldn't touch it. He knows better and says it's "like" a cgc 9.4 in description. When people bend the truth I find it hard to take them seriously. |
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| he's got a 1 feedback....for me, that's an immediate dealbreaker. I get everyone has to start with zero but I don't want to be the guinea pig. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by esaravo I posed that quandary to our pal Borock last year, he confirmed that they usually don't do a deduction unless it's huge and very pronounced. He also told me "it won't get a 9.8" with the printers creases. |
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