TheBeeman Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 hey everyone. I recently inherited 4 books and just figured I would share the joy and post some pics. I'll be sending them off for grading once I can figure out which service I need for each and a possible value to declare while sending in kelholt, Larryw7, Math Teacher and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBeeman Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 Last one. Would love to hear everyone's thoughts on these. Larryw7, Math Teacher, waaaghboss and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Nice! Make sure you read that Bat Man 5. It's got a story where Robin gets hurt and Bats gets mad. Kind of an Honorary Pre Robin Tec! badback83, GreatCaesarsGhost, Larryw7 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstances Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 nice books...unless you are planning to sell them, there is no reason to spend money grading them (imo) Artboy99 and badback83 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBeeman Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 Just now, G.A.tor said: nice books...unless you are planning to sell them, there is no reason to spend money grading them (imo) My thinking behind grading them is to 1) get an idea of what they're worth.. I'm an untrained eye so i just honestly have no idea what condition they're in relative to others. 2) i'd like to display them and i dont want people picking them up unless they're crazy protected.. So for conservation of condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waaaghboss Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, TheBeeman said: My thinking behind grading them is to 1) get an idea of what they're worth.. I'm an untrained eye so i just honestly have no idea what condition they're in relative to others. 2) i'd like to display them and i dont want people picking them up unless they're crazy protected.. So for conservation of condition. Going to plug another forum on here that's pretty solid. https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/forum/42-hey-buddy-can-you-spare-a-grade/ They can give you a ballpark idea of what your books might grade at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstances Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 As far as displaying them is concerned, keep fading in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat-Man_America Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 18 hours ago, TheBeeman said: Last one. Would love to hear everyone's thoughts on these. Sweet books to inherit and good advice all around. Gator is right. That said, I can see your POV from wanting to show these off to friends sans the inherent risks of mishandling fragile books. My only sage advice would be to sign up with other collector boards besides CGC and share your scans more broadly before making any decision on encapsulation. Biases notwithstanding, folks who post here on a regular basis know that sharing images of the competition’s graded books is verboten by policy as is discussing their service favorably. That is just something to keep in mind. You can post scans of your CGC graded books here, but not the competition’s. On other boards the policies are much more flexible. Whatever you decide though, it is never recommended to consider PGX as an encapsulation option due to their reputation of mis-grading books. BTW, ...WTTB! Robot Man and TheBeeman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Nice books and welcome to the boards. A wonderful inheritance. I know my kids dread the day I kick off... By the way, that little blinking envelope in the upper right corner are the sharks moving in for the kill... And, yeah, AFTER you read them, smell them, and hold them a few times, I would also have CGC grade and slab them for their protection and ease of sale just in case you ever need the money or tire of them... KCOComics and gadzukes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBeeman Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 16 hours ago, Robot Man said: Nice books and welcome to the boards. A wonderful inheritance. I know my kids dread the day I kick off... By the way, that little blinking envelope in the upper right corner are the sharks moving in for the kill... And, yeah, AFTER you read them, smell them, and hold them a few times, I would also have CGC grade and slab them for their protection and ease of sale just in case you ever need the money or tire of them... The funny thing is that I've read digital copies in the past. But the smell is probably my favorite part. I've always loved the smell of old books, even when I was a kid in the library. badback83, Tsp99 and Larryw7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Yeah, there is really nothing like the tacktile feel of turning the pages, seeing how the ink permeates the paper and the aroma of old comics. Digital is just such a weak experience. Yeah, you can see the art and read the stories but these wern’t for that. Movies are great too but nothing like reading the actual books. Often, with Marvel comics especially, there was a cliff hanger just begging you to wait for and buy the next issue. I remember the day thrill of seeing the next issue on the stands just wondering how the story would turn out. TheBeeman and rjpb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Congrats. A wonderful inheritance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badback83 Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 5 hours ago, TheBeeman said: The funny thing is that I've read digital copies in the past. But the smell is probably my favorite part. I've always loved the smell of old books, even when I was a kid in the library. I like the smell too. I enjoy the sideways looks I get at shows when I do it. I’d slab the Bats 5 and 6 for sure. Just make sure they’re complete before you do it so you aren’t disappointed. Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat-Man_America Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 8 hours ago, DocHoppus182 said: I like the smell too. I enjoy the sideways looks I get at shows when I do it. I’d slab the Bats 5 and 6 for sure. Just make sure they’re complete before you do it so you aren’t disappointed. You just have to be careful sniffing Bats due to the coronavirus. Bookery 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...