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How to grade and sell a short box of comics?

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thunsicker

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Grading a book shouldn't take the 10 minutes mentioned, or even the 5 minutes mentioned. Now I do consider that I am very experienced. here is how I do it:

 

-Pick up the book and review the front noting any defects.

-Flip it over and look at the back noting any defects.

-Open inside front cover and look, you are looking for marks, bleed through (indicating color touch), and tanning

-Open inside back cover and look

-View interior pages, make sure all wraps present especially centerfold,

-check staples

Assign grade

 

Should take a couple hours max to grade all 147 books. Add an hour to include a price sticker/ rebag/ reboard if needed.

 

3 hours

 

I might add counting the pages -- 8 to centre / 8 to back -- and quick sniff of the book looking for any whiff of mould. :shy:

 

I do this with my vinyl records as well. Unfortunatly my Hüsker Dü album had Mould in it.

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Grading a book shouldn't take the 10 minutes mentioned, or even the 5 minutes mentioned. Now I do consider that I am very experienced. here is how I do it:

 

-Pick up the book and review the front noting any defects.

-Flip it over and look at the back noting any defects.

-Open inside front cover and look, you are looking for marks, bleed through (indicating color touch), and tanning

-Open inside back cover and look

-View interior pages, make sure all wraps present especially centerfold,

-check staples

Assign grade

 

Should take a couple hours max to grade all 147 books. Add an hour to include a price sticker/ rebag/ reboard if needed.

 

3 hours

 

I might add counting the pages -- 8 to centre / 8 to back -- and quick sniff of the book looking for any whiff of mould. :shy:

 

I do this with my vinyl records as well. Unfortunatly my Hüsker Dü album had Mould in it.

lol

Pre or post Zen Arcade?

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thunsicker

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Grading a book shouldn't take the 10 minutes mentioned, or even the 5 minutes mentioned. Now I do consider that I am very experienced. here is how I do it:

 

-Pick up the book and review the front noting any defects.

-Flip it over and look at the back noting any defects.

-Open inside front cover and look, you are looking for marks, bleed through (indicating color touch), and tanning

-Open inside back cover and look

-View interior pages, make sure all wraps present especially centerfold,

-check staples

Assign grade

 

Should take a couple hours max to grade all 147 books. Add an hour to include a price sticker/ rebag/ reboard if needed.

 

3 hours

 

I might add counting the pages -- 8 to centre / 8 to back -- and quick sniff of the book looking for any whiff of mould. :shy:

 

I do this with my vinyl records as well. Unfortunatly my Hüsker Dü album had Mould in it.

lol

Pre or post Zen Arcade?

 

When I was younger and angrier pre. Anything post was sell out pop.

 

Now that I'm older, and I've mellowed a bit, post. Even have Sugar's Copper Blue.

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