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11-26-2010, 04:37 AM
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Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: The Electronic World
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Originally Posted by ComputerFly
The point of collecting CGC'd comics is, unless you are standing in front of the seller, you have no idea what you're going to end up with.
CGC allows me to buy comics I want online, and pretty much guarantee I'm going to be satisfied with the condition.
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Yeah, I would use them for that. Just confirming the grade on a rare issue (1960s or 1970s comics). But for newer stuff I don't see the point. As newer CGC comics are usually priced with the cost of grading. So, you get comics that aren't rare at all priced too high.
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11-26-2010, 05:08 AM
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#12
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Yeah, I spend WAY too much time here!
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Shockingly...page one!
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I did for a time, but it's very expensive....
I own the highest graded double signed CGC copy of Y:The Last Man issue 1 in the world...
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11-27-2010, 05:46 AM
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#13
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The Falcon
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Denmark
Posts: 15,430
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ComputerFly
The point of collecting CGC'd comics is, unless you are standing in front of the seller, you have no idea what you're going to end up with.
CGC allows me to buy comics I want online, and pretty much guarantee I'm going to be satisfied with the condition.
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I once bout an almost complete series of Warlock and The Infinity watch they were describes as NM an they were NM.
Another time I bought the entire pitt series and they were described as NM and they were not #18 appeared to have been stored in his buttcrack and #19 had a coner tared off from the cover. I have a new #18 now, I'm still after a NM #19.
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11-27-2010, 07:44 AM
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Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: The Electronic World
Posts: 7,007
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Isn't there a seal on the CGC case that can only be closed by a CGC person? I would assume that would prevent getting a comic that was listed as NM in a lower condition.
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11-27-2010, 09:25 AM
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#15
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Jedi Order
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Habs Nation
Posts: 28,141
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Originally Posted by Vince-Vell
At the time i was sending them in (like 5-6 years ago), the more you sent in the cheaper it was. So 1 book was like $15 or so, but sending in like the max at a time 25 books was like $8-9 a book.
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I'd love for someone to confirm this as I believe prices are a lot higher today and there might not be any deals for sending larger amounts of books. Has anyone here hired them recently?
I have boxes of near complete silver age runs of many Marvel titles I'd love to grade and sell.
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Originally Posted by Vince-Vell
I think now they raised the prices. But different eras of books were priced differently, golden age was expensive. But i think if you owned a certain book that was like first app of superman or spiderman they will allow you to bring the book to the CGC place, stand next to them and watch them handle it and grade it. Cause thats something ya dont send thru the mail.
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I once asked what it would cost to grade my Spidey #1. If memory serves, I was told it would have to go through a "run through" meaning that it had to be graded by several people. The value of the book also played a role. In essence, it might cost hundreds of dollars ro grade it. Has anyone here ever graded a book worth over 10k, for example?
I never quite agreed with charging more if the book was worth more. Charge for the time it takes to grade it, that's it. It's like they're entitling themselves to a percentage of a sale which isn't even taking place. Why charge more for a light bulb just because it will be used in a more expensive home?
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11-27-2010, 09:35 AM
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Ultimates
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Philadelphia area
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Do you have a Strange tales #110?
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11-27-2010, 09:42 AM
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Jedi Order
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Habs Nation
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HalJordanFan
Do you have a Strange tales #110?
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I'm not looking to sell my books, only to grade them for now.
I'm at a point where I'm thinking of my options. While I have key books like Fantasy 15 and Spidey 1 (which I would like to keep for as long as I can), I also have near complete silver age runs of the Avengers, FF, Journey into mystery Thor, Hulk, Spiderman, and Sub-Mariner, and so on, many of which are really high grade. My mind is quickly doing the numbers and I'd be insane not to take advantage of the market.
Surely there are others here with a very similar collection.
Have any of you gone whole hog with CGC?
P.S. I am a huge Dr. Strange fan!
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11-28-2010, 01:34 AM
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What happens if you get scared half to death twice?
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Location: Basement of The Alamo.
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I collect CGC covers of my favorite characters to display with their Bowen statues. I'm currently buying Stan Lee signed covers to go with his bust.
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11-29-2010, 10:21 PM
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A closed mouth gathers no foot.
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: The Bottom of a Well
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Quote:
Originally Posted by twoferflinchin
I collect CGC covers of my favorite characters to display with their Bowen statues. I'm currently buying Stan Lee signed covers to go with his bust.
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I also collect some of my favorite characters or just favorite covers in general, even if the issue wasn't especially well-known or earth-shattering. I have been looking high and low for a CGC 9.8 of Thor 601. I just really love the cover but haven't come across it yet.
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11-29-2010, 10:25 PM
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Ultimates
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Philadelphia area
Posts: 9,744
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Quote:
Originally Posted by risingstar
I'm not looking to sell my books, only to grade them for now.
I'm at a point where I'm thinking of my options. While I have key books like Fantasy 15 and Spidey 1 (which I would like to keep for as long as I can), I also have near complete silver age runs of the Avengers, FF, Journey into mystery Thor, Hulk, Spiderman, and Sub-Mariner, and so on, many of which are really high grade. My mind is quickly doing the numbers and I'd be insane not to take advantage of the market.
Surely there are others here with a very similar collection.
Have any of you gone whole hog with CGC?
P.S. I am a huge Dr. Strange fan!
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How high grade are the Fantasy #15, Spidey #1, Hulk #1 and Journey into Mystery #83 (If you have it).
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