When will 9.8's become too plentiful?

It's amazing how much CGC has changed the modern age market, not to mention speculation. I purchased a collection a few years ago and made my money back. A few comics I kept while others I sold. One being the first comic book appearance of Rocket Raccoon. But let's get to the books that just came out a month ago.

With CGC being around for over 15 years and people sending in new comic books right away and flipping them, I wonder if this will destroy the future of finding raw books. I was fortunate in that I found an Avengers 98 through Greg Reece. It was a beautiful raw book that I thought I would be lucky to get 9.4...with a press. It returned a 9.8. The feeling I had when this returned as the grade all collectors strive for was phenomenal. My Wonder Woman 199 hit a 9.4, also with a press.

But what's going to happen fifteen years from now when all these graded comics flood the market. It reminds me of the market reports that would recommend silver age. I can vaguely remember in Overstreet's monthly magazine, an article talking about Iron Man 55 and now you have comics like Star Wars issue 10 already on EBay. This book was recently released and yet my comics for Baltimore are still sitting at received. But that's another story.

Thanks for reading

Tnerb

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