Universal vs. Qualified grade 0

[deepsouthspike]

What is the difference between a Universal and a Qualified Grade ?, and which would you rather purchase ?, and would you consider the value of a Qualified copy  same point grade to be equal or lesser than a Universal copy ?

[Mystafo]

Qualified is a way of stating that the book "would be this high grade if not for a single, particular defect (staple detached, price sticker on cover, Marvel Value stamp missing, etc).  A Qualified label could be a Universal but the grade would be much lower than the book appears otherwise.  For example, an otherwise 9.6 Universal with a cover detached at one staple could be a 9.6 Qualified or, lets say, a 7.0-8.0 Universal maybe.

I would rather a universal, all other things being equal

No, same grade Universal will ALWAYS be worth more.  

[CHASEnBLUE]

On ‎2‎/‎19‎/‎2018 at 2:44 PM, Mystafo said:

Qualified is a way of stating that the book "would be this high grade if not for a single, particular defect (staple detached, price sticker on cover, Marvel Value stamp missing, etc).  A Qualified label could be a Universal but the grade would be much lower than the book appears otherwise.  For example, an otherwise 9.6 Universal with a cover detached at one staple could be a 9.6 Qualified or, lets say, a 7.0-8.0 Universal maybe.

I would rather a universal, all other things being equal

No, same grade Universal will ALWAYS be worth more.  

What are your thoughts on a signed comic - say J. Scott Campbell - with COA. If a comic is a 9.9 or 10, is it true that because of the signature, the grade would automatically be a 9.8?