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Grading Two Different Eras

mdhvw — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:24:02 GMT

I would like input as far as grading these books. Recently recovered my collection and I am looking to move them but I want to accurately describe their condition.

Any and all help is greatly appreciated!

X-Men 96

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X-Men 266

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Thanks,

Michael

Showcase 22

Universal Soldiers — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:03:11 GMT

Have an opportunity on this one, no scans available but I took some digital photos. Some wear on the edges and a couple of small stains on the back. The big question is what will the writing do to the grade. How would this come back from CGC? Staple are firmly attached and PQ appears to be cream to off White.

Front
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Back
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Writing
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Top Staple:
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Bottom Staple:
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Stain Top Back:
[IMG]http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q271/Universal_Soldiers/sc22_backTopStain.jpg[/IMG]

Bottom Back Right (light soiling on the spine):
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Interior:
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Honest Comic Grading -- Solar, man of the atom II

sexiirican01850 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:09:51 GMT

Would like to know how you would grade this comic and for how much you would purchase it for??

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Daredevil #9

Johnny Favorite — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:07:05 GMT

Your grading is greatly appreciated - :)

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Pressing examples

MCP — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:14:18 GMT

I can't be the only one who presses but if so oh well. Now that I am getting results from stuff you can clearly see is in bad shape I thought I would start capturing it and post/spoon.

[IMG]http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu60/MasterCPU/FF112BA1.jpg[/IMG]

The Mighty Thor #137

XcasperX — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:04:48 GMT

The Mighty Thor #137

First Apperance : Ulik

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GRADE MY COMIC

The Fuj — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:34:27 GMT

I'll get the ball rolling

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New at grading and posting here

vike1961 — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:00:28 GMT

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Tape removal experiment # 101101706

MCP — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:33:39 GMT

Hi all, I have worked on about 5 tape jobs so far so I have had a chance to practice a little. This is GA Daredevil #111 from 1954 and is in fair condition. Here is what the tape situation looks like on the back cover.

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I will be using a solvent called Bestine to remove the tape and adhesive. Here you can see I am lifting the tape using a spatula and an eye dropper to distribute the solvent. You can see near the spatula how its wet.

[IMG]http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu60/MasterCPU/DSC00869.jpg[/IMG]

Once the tape is removed the glue needs to removed. The Solvent makes the paper surface hard while loosening the adhesive allowing me to scrape it off with the spatula. The little pieces you see below the spatula is the adhesive balled up.

[IMG]http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu60/MasterCPU/DSC00871.jpg[/IMG]

Here is how it came out with all off the tape and adhesive is gone. What do you think? I will do the front cover next which is worse.

[IMG]http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu60/MasterCPU/DSC00875.jpg[/IMG]

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ASM #29

ZiM1021 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:19:39 GMT

Won this off eBay earlier tonight. Seller graded it G+ (2.5). You agree?

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My first foray with CGC

Crowman — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:57:29 GMT

Hi guys,

I have dedided to send my first ever books to CGC for grading and will be packing away 20 reasonably high grade JIM's, ASM's and X-Men's.

It is costing a fair amount to do it, but I decided to go ahead anyhow. I will make separate posts and scans of the books in other posts for pre-slabbing grading opinions.

Can I change the default grade?

travisjcox — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:02:37 GMT

Im entering my collection and there all probably around 7-8, is there a way to change the default grade in CPG from 9.4 to something a little more realistic?

Thanks
Travis

Newbie needs help please grade 3 comics

vike1961 — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:18:54 GMT

This is my first post so any suggestions will be greatly appreciAted. Can the forum grade one or all three of these?
Then, I have hundreds of comics in the basement. my kids will probably have no interest in them so I am thinking of letting some of them go so they dont have to worry about them down the line. Any suggestions on how I can sell some of them for a fair price? I am not looking to make a killing, I just dont want to give them away either.

Thanks again for any and all advice

Grade Web of Spider-Man #10

Kaveh77 — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:03:07 GMT

Just bought this wondering what its grade is

[img]http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l133/kaveh77/WebofSpidermanFront10.jpg[/img]

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Chasing the "White Dragon".......... Experiments in bleaching

MCP — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:36:07 GMT

Ever since I started experimenting with restoration, one of the subjects I am most interested in is cleaning, more specifically getting whites white again. I made a assumption everyone would except the trade off’s of bleaching but I was wrong. I personally would like my comics whiter but without the trade off’s. The reason for me posting my experiments is to see how others respond to the results and which they prefer. My early experiments involved water base solvents, but I had several problems with that. The results were unpredictable and went wrong 8 out of 10 times. The 2 out of 10 that came out good don’t dry perfectly flat (harder than it sounds) and require many pressings and time to get normal again if ever. Also there was a risk of residue remaining in the paper. Non water base Solvents like the ones the dry cleaners use seem to be where it is at. I have been trying different ones looking for predictability and hopeful some consistency. I have been working with one recently that shows promise. The right amount of exposure is tricky and I have to watch closely to make sure colors don’t lighten much or at all would be better. I haven’t experimented with dilution or mixing yet. Ok, so let me know which you prefer, the before or the after and then I can refine my efforts. Thanks….

Experiment 101011946

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paper repair experiment 101011601

MCP — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:49:59 GMT

I have been experimenting with different mending tissue's on paper issue's ranging from tears to piece fill for some time now and I am still working on that but what I wanted to show today is something new I just tried. Instead of filling an area with Jap paper I made a paste consisting of Cellulose powder, Methyl Cellulose gel and Calcium carbonate and filled the hole on the side of this Annual bound comic. Sorry for the blur, this sony 10 mega really blows chunks.

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Is CGC worth the cost?

animal 1 — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:04:18 GMT

I would like to submit just one comic book to CGC to find out if it is worth all the money they want to grade it.

I have quite a collection, not quantity, but quality.

Is CGC even needed to get that point across to collectors.

I believe the book listed above is in good condition.

Do I have to spend 400 dollars or more to find out?

Help on Grading

rjscanlon3 — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:38:47 GMT

I hope a collector out there can point me in the right direction. I recently acquired a large collection of DC comics from the 1960s. A lot of detective comics, superman, SuperBoy, etc. I also have a Justice League of America #1 in decent shape. My question to you is Are these worth having a professional grading done? What are the costs and how much does this add to the value. I have about a 100 comics to sell and would like to know if i should go through the trouble of getting a few more graded. The comics have been sitting up in the attic for a long time so none are in great shape but all reasonable. Please point me in the right direction.

Thank You,

Grading Sanity Check

Universal Soldiers — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:52:56 GMT

Continued from: http://www.comicspriceguide.com/forum2/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=42782

Topic renamed slightly

[quote]I recently went premium I have just started to add my collection to the database. As I was entering in some issues last night and grading them and aside from being real pleased with the condition of some of the comics I haven't looked at in quite a while (and resisting the urge of it turning into a reading session) it made me realize it would be nice to have someone elses opinion on the grades. I try real hard to be objective with my own comics and not to look at them through NM colored glasses and usually when I post scans to be graded, I already have an idea on where I think it is and don't say as to not sway the opinion.

Since I'm sure that no-one is going to pop over and have a beer or two and help me enter my collection, I had an idea. Someone randomly choose an issue from my collection with the current grade, I post some scans and people check my accuracy. After say at least 5 opinions I then choose an issue from the choosers collection and they post a scan etc... and so on.

Anyone can join in, it doesn't have to be restricted to premium mebers as everyone can have at least 50. All that is needed is a link to your collection. In order to keep it moving a scan or a reply with the intent to post a scan should be posted within 48 hours. What do you think any takers?

[/quote]

Rotation:

~~Basquiat can then pick one of marmats~~ (currently up, Walt Disney Comics #70 Graded 6.5)

~~marmat can pick one of daytonataz~~

~~daytonataz can pick one of monstermikes~~

marmat can pick one of monstermikes

I don't see daytonataz registered so we can skip him.

Books previously selected

Universal Soldiers:
Amazing Spider-man #61
Uncanny X-men #58
Amazing Spiderman #27
Amazing spiderman #129
Black Panther #12
Conan The Barbarian #5

theSpazz:
Brave and the Bold #57
Fantastic Four #50
Fantastic Four #31
Amazing Spiderman #89

Icebreaka:
Avengers #61
Clerks #1
Uncanny X-men #55
Thor #182

Kree Boy411:
Monsters on the Prowl #18

The Joker:
World Finest Comics #176
The House Of Secrets #89
Showcase #60
Green Lantern #47

Marmat:
Tales to Astonish # 78
Batman #171
Walt Disney Comics #70
Superboy #68

Monstermike:
Marvel Premiere #3
Amazing Spideman #300
Grendel #2

Should I open the packaging?

Exodius — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:53:33 GMT

I found a copy of X-Force #1 in an antique store. Cool thing is its still in its original plastic, sealed with two cards inside. As far as I knew it only came with one. Very good condition. But that puts me in a bad spot. Because I know that anyone collecting this specific book is looking for what card came with it.

So... Do I open the plastic for the first time and have the ability to list the two cards that came with it? Or do I leave it unopened?

Looking forward to your opinions guys...

Thanks,

Ex,

Grading Your Books

planettech8 — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:26:11 GMT

Dealers and other graders may disagree with some grading classifications. Grading of comics is very subjective. The definitions provided below are simply guidelines for what you should look for when purchasing comics.

Some grading companies have actually devised a numeric or scale grading system (see table below) that ranges from 10.0 (mint) to 0.5 (poor). The advantages of such a system allow for variation in each grade and even allow for grade overlaps. For example, you can now have a grade called VERY GOOD/FINE. As stated earlier, the definitions below are simple guidelines to help you with purchases. For more detailed grading, you may wish to utilize a third party grading company.
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Before and After of non Aqueous cleaning

MCP — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:40:34 GMT

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Grade my grading

Vagrant — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:18:41 GMT

Hey everyone, I've collected comics on and off for a long time but i never really paid a whole lot of attention to grading, just kinda went by what looked good to me. I'm trying to get a pretty good grasp on grading standards now and between my own understanding (or lack thereof) of the 10 point scale and assistance from E-bigs I've been working on grading my comics for a personal database and just wanted to get some opinions from the experienced people here. This forum has already been a great help with all the grading examples already up. Anyway neither of these books are of any real value just want to see how accurate my grading is right now so hopefully I'll get the scans right on the first shot. This first one I thought was a 9. There is some abrasion down around the lower left corner and the lower right corner is blunted with some color breaking, not visible here is a small bend perpendicular to the lower left corner and the scratch that appears below the S & A is not actually on the comic.

On the back cover are two spine stress marks that are pretty hard to see on the scan.

This second one has some light creases near the bottom that aren't visible in the scan and the cover is slightly rolled over the pages, the pages themselves are off-white to cream near the edges. I figured this was 7.

The areas on the back that look yellow aren't actually yellow but those are the areas where there is some light soiling.

I look forward to your opinions and thanks in advance.

Dry cleaning

MCP — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:35:06 GMT

Before:

After:

"Restored" or Valueless?

Silver Age Surfer — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:59:02 GMT

I recently got into a heated debate with a colleague of mine over a "restored" issue of Daredevil #1, and since I now have access to a cadre of other fanatics here at CPG (that's you, yeah, the folks reading this), I figured it might be a good idea to tap this resource for the purposes of enhancing my position in this ongoing row (or putting me in my place as the case may be).

So there's this copy of DD #1, [b]utterly cover-less[/b], but man the interior pages are magnificent! - supple, almost snow-white, no scuffs, marks, stamps, cuts, coffee stains, ash marks, etc. The comic belongs to an old friend of ours who is notoriously finicky about how "complete" his runs are, and he bought this cover-less copy in order to fill the gap at the front of his lineup. Then he makes an executive decision - [b]rebind the comic using a replica cover[/b]. So he goes and drops $40 on this excellent knock-off cover and trudges through the prolonged process of marrying his near-perfect cover-less issue with his smashing new reproduced front and back.

Now, although he claims that he will never attempt to sell his "restored" copy of DD #1 under any circumstances, the question as to whether or not it is actually "restored" remains open for us. In my opinion, the cover is [b]not[/b] original material and therefore the comic itself is [b]not[/b] a "restored" copy, but rather a hideous mutant of original content fused with what amounts to little more than a modern mimeograph.

Of course I can stick to my guns and lord my opinion over my buddy on this, taking the "purist high road" as it were, but having never worked with "restored" or "replicated" material myself, I'm totally out of my depth on this one.

Replacing a missing staple

sclingerman — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:50:25 GMT

I have a 1952 Dell Comics Tom and Jerry that is in Very Good shape except that it only has one staple in it.
Should I put in a new staple where the old one's holes are?
(If so, are there any tricks to doing a good job on it?)

I know that [b]technically[/b] this is "restoration", but I figure it is the least offensive restoration aside from pressing by weight.
So... Would this greatly decrease the grade? Or would it actually enhance it since there is only one staple in there now?

Thank you.

ASM 94 & 100

50AE DE — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:35:24 GMT

How would you grade these?

[IMG]http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt117/50AE_DE/ASM94FC.jpg[/IMG]

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[IMG]http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt117/50AE_DE/ASM100BC.jpg[/IMG]

They look in the VF to NM range. Your thoughts?

Superman #220

jbprince — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:58:04 GMT

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/jbprince/Superman220_front005.jpg[/IMG]
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Miracleman Comics

texranger37 — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:53:39 GMT

Hey all,

I just received a lot of Miracleman comics that I purchased on Amazon. I paid $125 for 1-7, and 9-16. I am thinking of sending a few of them to be CGC graded. I believe that they all would grade very highly. But many of you guys are unbelievably accurate at grading. I have posted some of the comics on my other thread, but I'll start with this one here:

Miracleman #15 front

and...

Marvel Spotlight #5

jbprince — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:54:30 GMT

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/jbprince/MarvelSpotlight5_front003.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/jbprince/MarvelSpotlight5_back004.jpg[/IMG]

Incredible Hulk #180

jbprince — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:15:26 GMT

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/jbprince/IncredibleHulk180_front.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/jbprince/IncredibleHulk180_back.jpg[/IMG]

How to press a comic

MCP — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:01:27 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z42eA6LcI8

There is really more to pressing than what he's showing but I thought it was funny considering the controversy.:P

How do you guys grade?

spruce213 — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:51:49 GMT

What I mean is that some people grade casually like PGX while others grade like CGC. I know a few guys who use those black lights on their books, comb through each page, and count how many spine stress marks are on the spine and if it's even one over the limit they knock it down a grade.

To me that's waaaaaaaaaaayyyy over the top, unless it's a golden age book or a key silver age then that's about of extreme grading especially when it's just a bronze age book and up.

I guess i'm a PGX guy when it comes to grading. Something I consider a 9.0 some will call an 8.5, but I figure since they're my books and I never plan on selling them I can be a bit more relaxed on the extreme grading and just enjoy my books. I love my books.

Today I was looking through my collection, which I started from scratch again just about four months ago (and now have 604 at a value of over 6,500) and I compared them to the graded books I have and the PGX books were always about the same when I compared them to my books at the same grade while the CGC were usually one grade lower (example: 9.0 for them would be a 9.2 for me.)

I guess that got me thinking that people who view comics as an investment or business are usually the ones with the CGC grading standards and people like me who just love the hobby and don't plan on selling their books grade more like PGX. Crazy. Not saying one is right and one is wrong, but I just noticed the difference.

What are you guys when it comes to grading?

Uncanny X-Men 141 with stain

spruce213 — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:12:25 GMT

I bought this today but stupid me did't see the stain. How much does the stain knock this one down?

[IMG]http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/spruce213/296628594_o.jpg[/IMG]

This is as big as it gets.

is it worth having a modern book slabbed

50AE DE — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:20:06 GMT

I understand if the book has some significant importance (first app., death of..., etc.) but what about when its just a book with nothing important about it. I'm sure I have a high grade DC Sampler or Marvel Age somewhere but whats the point? Or is this a collectible trend, adding collectibility value to an insignificant high grade book in order to chase and build a high grade collection?

best technique to grade a comic

50AE DE — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:11:07 GMT

I've been collecting for about 30 years and have been grading my books based on the "old" grading system (NM, VF, F, VG, etc.). I have the first edition of the Overstreet Grading Guide and when I try to grade my books using the "number" system I seem to be way off on the grade. I seems that I'm grading them either .5 to 1.0 higher than the opinions I've been receiving on my books.

What is your method in determining the "number" grade? Start with the biggest defect on the book, find the highest corresponding grade for that defect and work down from there?

One other thing, what happened with "Prestine Mint"? Did it just get replaced with "Gem Mint"? I recently started back collecting, having stopped in the mid-90s, and back then "Gem Mint" was used to described baseball cards, not comics.

Thanks.

Thinking about getting this slabbed.

50AE DE — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:01:01 GMT

I'm considering getting this slabbed. What do you think it'll come back at?

[IMG]http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt117/50AE_DE/SCAN0021.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt117/50AE_DE/SCAN0022.jpg[/IMG]

No hidden damage.

Grading question

50AE DE — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:13:15 GMT

Hi,

I just purchased a comic that might have been trimmed. The edges on the cover and pages just seem too perfect however I checked some photos of the same comic and really can't tell if anything was trimmed off when compared to the others since centering of the book was different from mine.

So how much would a slight trim affect the grade of the comic? The book looks to be about FN+ but because it has a complete spine split is more like FR/GD. At that grade would a slight trim even affect the grade?

Thanks.

Identifying restored comics advice

jbs726 — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:43:52 GMT

Hey guys, I recently started collecting older comics and am worried about getting ripped off with restored comics. I have been reading comic books for the past 10-12 year and haven't had to worry much about restored comics slipping into my collection since they are modern and I bought 95% of my comics off the rack at my LCS. Now that I have finished school and took the step into the "real" world, I am able to purchase some of the silver age comics that I've wanted since childhood. Do you guys have any advice for keeping restored comics out of my collection (other than get cgc comics)? Especially those purchased from ebay. Thanks

Wobbly comic - how do you grade a defect like this?

bromolla — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:25:08 GMT

Hey guys,

I'm interested in your take on a comic defect like this. Overstreet isn't crystal clear on this.

This is Uncanny X-Men #282 (Bishop cameo) and this wobbly defect apart, it's likely a 9.4 comic. What kind of impact does a defect like this have? Is it "not too bad" or "throw it away" material? I'm not anal about keeping a comic like this in my collection, but I do want to grade it correctly. So, basically, is this a VF 8.0 comic or a VG 4.0 ? Or worse? The wobbliness is basically half an inch from the top down over the cover and the fades off. Same from the bottom.

Thanks in advance,
Jens

[img]http://www.kooling.se/wobbly.jpg[/img]