At which point should you grade?19229
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ronbatman private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I've started doing this series of short (1-minute) videos to help collectors determine at which point you should grade a book. I'm just recording them on Instagram. Venom 3 was a weird one. Conan 1 was fairly straightforward. Hero for Hire 1 surprised me a little. Anyway, is that sort of thing valuable to you? Are there any issues that you would like me to do? Maybe save you a little time. Ron |
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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 | |
| Grading is a personal choice. Might be for financial/selling reasons, nostalgic or emotional reasons....might be for preservation/conservation reasons or simply cosmetic reasons. I'm not sure videos on reasons for grading specific books will attract alot of views (I might be wrong). But please do not let my post dissuade you. All high value books are grading candidates.....all other books would be for more emotional reasons and that will vary from book to book and person to person in my opinion. |
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 Feel free to use my post as a checklist.
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multi007 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| My decisions to grade or not to grade come from if im going to get it signed or sell without signing. This is strictly limited to books with $100 values or more.. IF im getting it signed someday - I wont get it graded. (but I WILL send it off for pressing and cleaning in preparing as the high quality pressers and cleaners have 4-7 month tat times. IF im not getting it signed but Im going to sell it, i'll get it pressed, cleaned, then graded to sell. |
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ronbatman private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I agree that it's a personal choice and the things you mention are all valid reasons. My goal was to show books that might surprise you. For example: Venom 3 only makes financial sense in a 9.8, no other grade works financially. To me, that was surprising. Thanks for your comments. R |
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 Thank you sir. May I have another?
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| A great many label chasers out there only care about the number in the white box. I wouldn't be shocked if a great many of those people never read a comic, so when I see heat on a 9.8 that would be frost on a 9.6 or lower, I'm more disappointed than surprised. | ||
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Thank you sir. May I have another?
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Siggy private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by Siggy ... unless it's a book I want. Then I happily chuckle. |
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It was a one trick pony show but always hilarious.
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Quote:Originally Posted by ronbatman Gotcha....yes, this sort of information would be valuable. I would watch videos with this type of insight. |
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ronbatman private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by Siggy I'm not a very good label chaser. I have around 9000 books and 20 graded books. To your point, the market doesn't make sense sometimes. 9.8 multiple times higher than a 9.6. When you introduce new comic book fans into the market it's great for the hobby but their purchases don't always make sense. Experienced collectors can also fall victim to FOMO.  |
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Quote:Originally Posted by ronbatman |
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Thelastpearce private msg quote post Address this user | |
| To me, grading is about preservation and conservation. I want certain books graded to preserve their value, not for resale just my own personal benefit. Also I like get books graded that have IMO outstanding artwork and preserve that. I am not in the hobby to make money, I buy what I like these days and fill in the holes in my older runs. |
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| do the Jim Lee Hush storyline anaylisis. | ||
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 I'm a #2.
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BigRedOne1944 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I only grade for one reason..... Monetary value to sell. To me there is no other justification for paying the high cost of having a book slabbed with any 3rd party grading company. Especially when there are much more cost efficient ways to preserve/display comic books that offer just as good or better preservation qualities than having them trapped inside a CGC or CBCS rattle trap case boiling in their own juices. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by SpiderTim It's worthwhile grading at this point Batman 608 - 9.6 and above Batman 609 - 9.2 and above Batman 610 - 9.6 and above Batman 611 - 9.8 and above Batman 612 - 9.4 and above Batman 613 - 9.0 and above Batman 614 - 9.2 and above Batman 615 - 9.4 and above Batman 616 - 9.4 and above Batman 617 - 9.6 and above Batman 618 - 9.6 and above Batman 619 - 9.6 and above Usually, I do this on our Instagram account but this one would take too long. If you like this sort of thing please follow us there. I do most of the videos. https://www.instagram.com/comicspriceguide/ Ron |
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