SC22 Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 (edited) On 3/2/2017 at 10:14 PM, SupergirlDC19591 said: Here is my X-Men #1. Well PGX results are pretty bad compared to CGC. This PGX 9.2 X-Men #1 CGC 9.2 just sold for 28 500$. http://www.comicconnect.com/bookDetail.php?id=710277 Edited March 25, 2017 by SupergirlDC19591 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazingbob Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Probably better if the owner sent it to CGC and accepted whatever it graded out at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC22 Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 11 hours ago, blazingbob said: Probably better if the owner sent it to CGC and accepted whatever it graded out at. Most likely a CGC 8.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 If I had to guess, I'd say that whoever bought that book did so expecting at least a 90 at that price point. I'd be more worried about missing a defect in the grading process or missing restoration / trimming. All grading companies miss things including CGC but for a long time I had heard that PGX had only one grader grading everything. I'm not sure if that is still the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC22 Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 1 hour ago, VintageComics said: If I had to guess, I'd say that whoever bought that book did so expecting at least a 90 at that price point. I'd be more worried about missing a defect in the grading process or missing restoration / trimming. All grading companies miss things including CGC but for a long time I had heard that PGX had only one grader grading everything. I'm not sure if that is still the case. Agreed I think the buyer will be disappointed I don't see a 9.0....more like a CGC 8.0 to CGC 8.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, VintageComics said: If I had to guess, I'd say that whoever bought that book did so expecting at least a 90 at that price point. I'd be more worried about missing a defect in the grading process or missing restoration / trimming. All grading companies miss things including CGC but for a long time I had heard that PGX had only one grader grading everything. I'm not sure if that is still the case. When i went to them in 2007 they had 2 graders and a 1 Resto guy It took me 12 hours to drive there and back just so I could have a 3rd party grading my books. I listed my Tec 27 on ebay as VG/f and it got 17k on a 25k reserve. I really wanted to buy a house since prices where cheap back then. I never did relist them since the house I wanted sold Edited March 26, 2017 by woowoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC22 Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 This X-Men #1 CGC 9.4 so far has a standing offer of 100 000$ I wonder if it will get close to the asking price of 150 000$ or maybe even sell for that price. http://www.comiclink.com/itemdetail.asp?back=%2Fsearch.asp%3Fwhere%3Dsell%26title%3Dx-men%2B1%26GO2%3DGO%26ItemType%3DCB&id=1176186 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIZZARRO Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Count me in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Wow that's a nice copy! I like the date stamp at top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sriz Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Nice copy man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIZZARRO Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 On 4/10/2017 at 9:03 AM, BIZZARRO said: Count me in I just found out the grade given by Cgc online. I also found out it had some restoration done. How much does it affect the value in determining what it's worth. here are the graders notes Color touch (Archival material, high quality up to 1"" x 1"") Cover A-2Cover cleaning (High quality) A-1Piece fill cover (Archival material, high quality up to 1/2"" x 1/2"") Spine A-2light, multiple crease right bottom of front coversmall, multiple stain right top of back coververy small chip out right top of front cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 6 hours ago, BIZZARRO said: I just found out the grade given by Cgc online. I also found out it had some restoration done. How much does it affect the value in determining what it's worth. here are the graders notes Color touch (Archival material, high quality up to 1"" x 1"") Cover A-2Cover cleaning (High quality) A-1Piece fill cover (Archival material, high quality up to 1/2"" x 1/2"") Spine A-2light, multiple crease right bottom of front coversmall, multiple stain right top of back coververy small chip out right top of front cover Beautiful copy that's been professionally restored. Please tell me the resto was disclosed to you before you bought it? I'm going to guess 8.0? It probably values around $3500. If it was unrestored it would value at $12k-$13k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIZZARRO Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 The listing said no restoration so I paid 13,500.00, I was just informed the grade at 7.5 and had restoration, I opened a case with eBay but they want me to try to work with seller. I reached out and he said his listing said no refunds. I can't find a number to call eBay. All it says is they can assist after 3 business days if we can't agree...I say we can't agree now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 19 minutes ago, BIZZARRO said: The listing said no restoration so I paid 13,500.00, I was just informed the grade at 7.5 and had restoration, I opened a case with eBay but they want me to try to work with seller. I reached out and he said his listing said no refunds. I can't find a number to call eBay. All it says is they can assist after 3 business days if we can't agree...I say we can't agree now? I am SO sorry!!! Did you ask about restoration before you bought it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 (edited) Who did you buy it from on ebay? We need to out this guy. How long ago did you buy it? I don't see it on ebay. Edited April 19, 2017 by gadzukes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIZZARRO Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Here is the link to the closed listing http://m.ebay.com/itm/201831963285 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIZZARRO Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Thanks for the number, they said it can be escalated after 3 business days. she seemed to keep saying don't worry we can escalate and should be able to help.... I hope so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Holy moly what a mess and so sorry about what happened!? Pictures are small and difficult to tell whether the book had restoration. With resto and even with cleaning you can feel and see the difference between that and an unrestored copy. It was a huge huge risk to buy a raw high dollar book like this. I see this happening all the time on ebay with buyers being sucked into this vacuum thinking that the book is all original/untouched. I hope you get your money back pronto and definitely negative the seller. Very poor form on their part and to be listing the book as unrestored. They knew what they had to begin with. I've learned my lesson when it comes to books like this especially higher graded keys. It's either you don't buy/bid on raw copies or if you do happen to buy it, get it checked out asap by a professional like CCS for any restoration, trimming, staple replacement, etc. Also begs to reason for why not have this book or any other valuable book be professionally graded (my a reputable company btw)? It only helps the buyer to have peace of mind and the seller realize maximum profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIZZARRO Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I agree, thank god I sent it in to ccs for a press and cgc for a grade or I might have found out to late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillax23 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 2 hours ago, BIZZARRO said: Here is the link to the closed listing http://m.ebay.com/itm/201831963285 Well the good part is the listing says "No Restoration" so you should be able to escalate with Ebay. Hopefully it works out for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
