tomi1 Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Let's say you are looking to purchase a 9.8 of a comic you are collecting for a set, are you looking for only white pages or are off white pages acceptable to you? Just curious if some are paying a premium for white pages over off white pages. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTD Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) W or OW/W for Silver and Bronze...Copper and Modern I generally want W...as always there are exceptions to these standards...I would pay a small % premium for W all other things being equal. Edited March 13, 2020 by JTD The Lions Den and mrc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Only white The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordRahl Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 What is the age of the book we're talking about? If Copper or Modern, try finding a 9.8 that DOESN'T have white pages. For Bronze and Silver, I try to stay away from Cream/OW but anything better than that is fine. The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomi1 Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 2 hours ago, LordRahl said: What is the age of the book we're talking about? If Copper or Modern, try finding a 9.8 that DOESN'T have white pages. For Bronze and Silver, I try to stay away from Cream/OW but anything better than that is fine. late 60's and all of the 70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattn792 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Brittle or bust! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood1892 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 I think that eventually there will be a different price range between the two regardless of grade The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolverineX Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 I buy off centered, off white 9.6s. Hollywood1892, The Lions Den and KryptoSpidey 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 I prefer white pagers. Mainly collecting back to late Silver Age. Sometimes difficult to find white pages when looking for 70s underground comix, such as Richard Corben material in my case. Larryw7, The Lions Den and Hollywood1892 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D84 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Couldn't care less. Deadpoolica, Larryw7 and David-Lance Roten 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Don't care. If someone is charging more for a 9.8 with white than the person with off-white, I am buying the off white. Money saving is key first, page quality comes second. Deadpoolica and Cosmic_Shel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 15 hours ago, Wolverinex said: I buy off centered, off white 9.6s. So you're the guy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 3 hours ago, comicginger1789 said: Don't care. If someone is charging more for a 9.8 with white than the person with off-white, I am buying the off white. Money saving is key first, page quality comes second. If you’re already paying a significant premium for a 9.8 over a 9.6, why not pay a little more to have fresh white pages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namisgr Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 (edited) I collect comic books and not comic book covers, and so prefer the nicest page quality possible for a given grade, all other aspects of eye appeal being equal. Those of us who continue to collect SA and/or BA raw comics know how great it looks to open a 45+ year old comic and see snow white pages with great looking ink colors on the untoned pages. Edited March 14, 2020 by namisgr mrc and Icculus308win 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 4 hours ago, THE_BEYONDER said: If you’re already paying a significant premium for a 9.8 over a 9.6, why not pay a little more to have fresh white pages? True. If I’m being very honest though I don’t buy CGC books to begin with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 White pages matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo_7071 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 I collect mostly GA books, and I accept WHITE or OFF-WHITE-TO-WHITE pages. I will accept OFF-WHITE for books in old-label holders because CGC was stricter back in the old-label days. I will occasionally accept OFF-WHITE for newer slabs, but only if I think WHITE or OW/W is unobtainable for a particular issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpoolica Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 On 3/13/2020 at 5:39 PM, tomi1 said: Just curious if some are paying a premium for white pages over off white pages NOT this guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaylam Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 From my experience with re-submitting some Silver Age books at least, the page quality seems to be a little bit fluid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 7 hours ago, jimbo_7071 said: I collect mostly GA books, and I accept WHITE or OFF-WHITE-TO-WHITE pages. I will accept OFF-WHITE for books in old-label holders because CGC was stricter back in the old-label days. I will occasionally accept OFF-WHITE for newer slabs, but only if I think WHITE or OW/W is unobtainable for a particular issue. What about rare stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
