torontodesignguy Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Hi all, As much as I love collecting - I still have a really hard time grading. I'm trying to choose my first books to send to CGC for grading and thought it would be interesting to compare grade with thoughts here. Inspired by a Golden Age thread I'm picking books that have less than 10 on the census. There are 4 of this one. While it presents nice I'm thinking it will get hammered for many flaws: ink on cover, mitigating rust on outside lower staple, writing on inside page... and I'm not sure about the show through on the inside front cover... All opinions and thoughts are much appreciated. FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szav Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Cool book... I'd be interested to see how it grades because of the ink...not sure how bad that'll hurt it. Aside from that it looks good for a 5.0 from cgc, who don't seem to mind staple rust that much. Don't think the interior signature will be counted against it either. torontodesignguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badback83 Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 4.0 max. torontodesignguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontodesignguy Posted November 7, 2017 Author Share Posted November 7, 2017 thanks for the opinions - I'd be happy with a 4.0 - and I'll report back in the new year once I get it back... worth pressing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 7 minutes ago, torontodesignguy said: thanks for the opinions - I'd be happy with a 4.0 - and I'll report back in the new year once I get it back... worth pressing? Great cover. Feldstein is aces. 4.0 to 4.5 after a press seems right. Drool. torontodesignguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 probably a 4.0 for this unusual title which i have not seen before...... FoggyNelson, torontodesignguy and Lucky Baru 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Baru Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Tops out at a 4.0. Good luck! 1950's war comics, torontodesignguy and FoggyNelson 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontodesignguy Posted November 17, 2017 Author Share Posted November 17, 2017 thanks everybody - I appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raze Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 id agree between 4-5 but id throw in a press it never hurts...if its a professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakerFanOne Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 On 11/18/2017 at 9:57 PM, Raze said: id agree between 4-5 but id throw in a press it never hurts...if its a professional. Nice book but given what I have seen recently from CGC, definitely would recommend the pressing to get higher than a 4.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 On 11/5/2017 at 10:34 PM, szavisca said: Cool book... I'd be interested to see how it grades because of the ink...not sure how bad that'll hurt it. Aside from that it looks good for a 5.0 from cgc, who don't seem to mind staple rust that much. Don't think the interior signature will be counted against it either. szav and Lucky Baru 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 (edited) Love that book 3.5 as is - but I would definitely press for a potential at 4.0-4.5 if all goes well. Edited December 26, 2017 by Ricksneatstuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahsoka Tano Jedi Apprentice Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 i always grade conservative side i'm thinking 3.5 but i hope u do better... p.s. i read an interesting article from a long time dealer who said he doesn't get any comics slabbed unless there already worth 75.00 So he grades his comic and looks it up and if it comes to at least 75.00 then he sends it off to CGC. I wonder what other people think of that philosophy ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 On 12/26/2017 at 8:45 AM, Ahsoka Tano Jedi Apprentice said: i always grade conservative side i'm thinking 3.5 but i hope u do better... p.s. i read an interesting article from a long time dealer who said he doesn't get any comics slabbed unless there already worth 75.00 So he grades his comic and looks it up and if it comes to at least 75.00 then he sends it off to CGC. I wonder what other people think of that philosophy ? I think that's low, the cost of slabbing plus shipping back and forth can add 50 bucks or more to the cost of the book, unless you are talking moderns. The value point where I start considering slabbing is around $500, less if it's a higher grade book, where the difference between raw and slabbed FMV warrants the cost. Low grade books (2.0 and under) I don't slab unless they are four figure books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Cool Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 On 12/26/2017 at 11:45 AM, Ahsoka Tano Jedi Apprentice said: i always grade conservative side i'm thinking 3.5 but i hope u do better... p.s. i read an interesting article from a long time dealer who said he doesn't get any comics slabbed unless there already worth 75.00 So he grades his comic and looks it up and if it comes to at least 75.00 then he sends it off to CGC. I wonder what other people think of that philosophy ? I've heard $75 - $100 used for modern books since grading a stack will usually cost $20 and if the book is a $10 raw book then a $75 9.8 is a pretty good profit. A large Value submission can average out to about $30 a book once you factor in shipping so I personally bump my number up to $125 - $150 (actual anticipated selling price of slabbed book). Most will sell for $25-$35 raw so it pays off to spend the $30 to get an extra $100 in profits. But everyone has different levels of risk and reward thresholds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
