Then I picked up an X-men 94
After picking up the GSXM 1, a couple shows later I managed to buy this X-men 94 for a good price.
But the thing is, this copy was labeled as a FINE 6.0. I couldn't understand how such a nice looking copy could be graded a 6.0. But on the ride home from TampaCON, I saw it.
There is a long diagonal fold on the book that isn't apparent unless you hold the book a certain way.
So I realized this book would jump with a press. What's your opinion? I'm thinking 8.0, plus or minus. Maybe 7.5? I've looked at a lot of them on Ebay trying to figure it out. The spine is better than most 8.0's, but there is what looks like Marvel Chipping on the right edge. I don't know what they'll deduct for that. The back of the book looks like a NM book.
Regardless, this book cemented my mind on the concept of doing a run of nicer X-men. Fate was steering me toward it.
Right now, this book is at CGC. I sat on this book for a long time, spending my money on comics instead of grading and pressing. I figured I'd send it off for pressing some day. The good news is that I just sent it off on Friday. Hope to get the book back in a couple months.
For the record, IIRC, I bought this for about $240.00 after factoring in a partial trade on a raw book. By dropping it off in person at a show, I guess I'll pay around $70 or so to have it slabbed at the modern tier including pressing and shipping. So I'll have $310 in it. As long as it gets at least a half-point bump, I won't lose anything. My hope is that it goes to 8.0, because I consider a VF book as a "nicer book", and that will satisfy me enough to avoid the feeling I need to upgrade it. Besides, the price jumps about $200 when it moves to 8.5, and I don't know if that's worth it to me when I could use that cash to buy a big chunk of another nice book.
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