...and very limited on comic knowledge!

Well, first off, I have a problem, and I know that the first step is recognizing that I do have a problem. My problem is collecting. Name it, I collected it. Bottles, matchbooks, prints, stamps, currency (I wish I could keep that, but use it for other collecting) coins, hot sauces (Blair's, check it out) newspapers...the list goes on. Well, now on the list is comics. I'm scared for myself.

It all started back in 1994, after I had returned from 8 months in Somalia. I was stationed in SC. As luck would have it, I got an apartment next to a comic book store. After a few months there, the comic book store was having a going out of business sale, and up to 75% off. I decided to walk in, and asked the very young gentlemen behind the counter for some "investment quality" comics, and that I had $100.00 to spend. Their eyes lit up, and they were just shy of locking me in the place. Since they were have 75% off, they were picking every high dollar comic that they had, and assuring me that it would be a good investment.

Well, they sold me just about every Lady Death version that they had (signed, velvet) and a few Shi, to include a boxed set that was signed. Now, 13 years later, I found them again, and wondering if they are worth grading.

Now I'm with NGC, and know more about how they grade coins vs comics. If they grade comics like BGS grades baseball cards (that's another on the list) then I'm not for certain I have comics worth grading. I did buy a CGC 9.9 Lady Death leather cover just to get an ides of how pristine a comic needs to be for it to recieve such a grade. The two that I have, both of which are have 5-7 signatures on them, have a slight SLIGHT corner wear. Alright, so now I know it's not a Gem...probably not 9.9, but how far down will "slight corner wear" drop the grade? Any advice would be grateful and helpful.