Gaard Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 I must have better sight than you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja0215 Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 10 minutes ago, Gaard said: I must have better sight than you. You do because I just found them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason4 Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 (edited) I only collect slabs. I love the fact that the book is protected and I can easily look up the price without guesswork. On top of that they are easier to sell when needed, get more $ for the sale, and present so nicely. I do get the joy of opening a book and the smell and seeing all the original panels tho, but I've done that enough at this point. Oh and I dont post the collection on facebook because of fear of being burglarized. People know who you are in real life on there and you never know. Edited February 28, 2021 by jason4 Ninja0215 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigLeagueCHEW Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 (edited) On 2/26/2021 at 10:52 AM, valiantman said: People against CGC remind me of couch potatoes at home watching car races. "I don't need anyone to tell me how to (grade comics / drive fast), I've been (grading / driving) for decades and I'm just as good as any of them. I don't have to get third-party sponsorship to prove it." Yeah, right. Hey, if it's unread and never removed from the bag and board, or locked in a safe sense purchased, it is in Mint(9.9/10) condition. Edited February 28, 2021 by BigLeagueCHEW Ninja0215 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 When you slab also matters for the point of With current values If you wait to long to slab, you might pay a higher tier eating into the price you get when you want to sell... Food for thought, cause comics are to be read as well Ninja0215 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 (edited) The vast majority of my collection is raw. I think one reason I don't slab a ton of my raw personal collection is this way I'm not tempted to sell them. They also take up less room this way. That said getting good very high grade white books of some of my favorite books can be difficult so buying slabs is often the only way to get them. Edited February 28, 2021 by Rip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 5 hours ago, Ninja0215 said: Not a slab in sight....😲😲😲 9 hours ago, lou_fine said: Love me some of that Church Fantastic 3 even though I could not afford even a fraction of the $243,000 that it sold for. oakman29 and Ninja0215 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja0215 Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 1 minute ago, lou_fine said: Love me some of that Church Fantastic 3 even though I could not afford even a fraction of the $243,000 that it sold for. Now I feel really dumb lmao🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qalyar Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 9 hours ago, lou_fine said: This is most definitely correct since it's impossible to fully enjoy your books if they are imprsioned in a slab. Do other people actually read and handle high grade or otherwise rare books on a regular basis? Most of what I personally collect is frankly cheap, and even still, I read the material in collected editions where possible or just under copies otherwise. I'm certainly capable of handling valuable books without causing damage, but if I've taken the time to find a top-of-census copy of something... why would I? ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 11 hours ago, jason4 said: I only collect slabs. I love the fact that the book is protected and I can easily look up the price without guesswork. On top of that they are easier to sell when needed, get more $ for the sale, and present so nicely. I do get the joy of opening a book and the smell and seeing all the original panels tho, but I've done that enough at this point. Oh and I dont post the collection on facebook because of fear of being burglarized. People know who you are in real life on there and you never know. I love people who only collect slabs. Means more pickings for us raw collectors.😎 Ninja0215 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 6 hours ago, Qalyar said: Do other people actually read and handle high grade or otherwise rare books on a regular basis? Most of what I personally collect is frankly cheap, and even still, I read the material in collected editions where possible or just under copies otherwise. I'm certainly capable of handling valuable books without causing damage, but if I've taken the time to find a top-of-census copy of something... why would I? Yes Ninja0215, Hollywood1892 and badback83 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 (edited) I dont have any Church books, but if you came to my home , let's just say you would be in for a lovely day of comic book reading of high grade big dollar books. Edited March 1, 2021 by oakman29 lou_fine and Msgarmar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
