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QES - I dont get it ???????????????
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Introducing QES

We'd like to take this opportunity to introduce QES, your newest tool to boost the potential of your comic investment collection portfolio. When you're considering spending a certain sum of your money on a comic, look to QES to give you the details third-party graders are simply not equipped to provide.

"When third-party companies grade comic books, they simply supply them with overall grades, quickly naming some of the cons and defects. We know that doesn't cut it, collectors yearn to know more!" - QES

At QES, every comic will be carefully evaluated to find its superior features, rather than allowing the comic's shortcomings to define its condition. If a book has a flawless spine, does a crease on the back cover erase the perfect spine from existence? Of course not. Look to the QES tamper-proof label as a sign of quality and distinction. It cuts through the clutter.

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The QES label communicates to collectors and investors alike that a book has positive qualities that make it superior to similar copies. The QES label is not just a label as it brings with it a series of criteria that justifies the label. These are the criteria that collectors and investors want and need to know. The criteria focus on decisive areas of a given book such as color strike, spine quality, cover edge quality, and staple placement to name a few.

Collectors and investors want to know: Why this book? QES answers that question.

Contact QES at info@QESComics.com with your list and mention TRYQESNOW for $100.00 credit towards QES services.

 


 

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3 hours ago, BlowUpTheMoon said:

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Yes, it would appear that QES is to Metro & ComicConnect what CVA is to ComicLink.  (shrug)

I assume CC must be trying to provide the same type of service to their consignors as to what CL is providing to their consignors.  Appears to be a competitive response in kind, especially in light of some of the astounding record prices that some of these CVA stickered books are fetching in the CL Auctions.  :slapfight:

Certainly does appear to be another way for grading companies and now auction houses to squeeze even more money out from the seller's pockets knowing full well how much attention some buyers and potential bidders are continuing to pay towards the labels when it comes to makng a decision on bidding for a particular book.  Especially since they know there's still a huge proportion of rabid speculators and flippers out there who continues to buy the label, as opposed to buying the book.  (thumbsu

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2 hours ago, lou_fine said:

Yes, it would appear that QES is to Metro & ComicConnect what CVA is to ComicLink.  (shrug)

I assume CC must be trying to provide the same type of service to their consignors as to what CL is providing to their consignors.  Appears to be a competitive response in kind, especially in light of some of the astounding record prices that some of these CVA stickered books are fetching in the CL Auctions.  :slapfight:

Certainly does appear to be another way for grading companies and now auction houses to squeeze even more money out from the seller's pockets knowing full well how much attention some buyers and potential bidders are continuing to pay towards the labels when it comes to makng a decision on bidding for a particular book.  Especially since they know there's still a huge proportion of rabid speculators and flippers out there who continues to buy the label, as opposed to buying the book.  (thumbsu

Are the CVA books getting premiums because of the sticker or because they are superior to others in the same grade?

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14 minutes ago, shadroch said:

Are the CVA books getting premiums because of the sticker or because they are superior to others in the same grade?

Both. e.g. If a slab is say CGC 5.0 with CVA Exceptional sticker (that costs about $35 depending on estimated market value of comic), consignor will get aggressive 5.5 level bids.

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1 hour ago, aardvark88 said:
1 hour ago, shadroch said:

Are the CVA books getting premiums because of the sticker or because they are superior to others in the same grade?

Both. e.g. If a slab is say CGC 5.0 with CVA Exceptional sticker (that costs about $35 depending on estimated market value of comic), consignor will get aggressive 5.5 level bids.

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Exactly right as long as the consignor is willing for the QES/CVA check, then an equivalent graded copy of the same book with superior qualities (i.e. usually visual qualities that CGC does not focus on because they are more about structural qualities) should qualify for these stickers.  I guess if verified properly, these superior "visual looking" books relative to other copies in the same equivalent grade should in theory get the QES/CVA stickers and hence a higher premium, assuming they had paid for this service.  (thumbsu

In a perfect world with fully knowledgeable buyers and sellers, these books should in theory receive a premium price with or without a QES/CVA sticker.  Of course, we all know this is not a perfect world and buyers/sellers often do not take the time or have the ability or confidence to tell the difference, and hence the value of the stickers.  After all, rumours have it that buyers are oftentimes willing to pay multiples more for a CGC 9.8 graded copy of an otherwise common book as compared to a CGC 9.6 graded copy of a book, even if they can't discern any noticeable differences between the 2 books.  I can certainly understand paying a slight premiun in this type of situation, but multiples...........go figure that.  hm

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