Itsacardgame wrote:I don’t got that, but I do have the famous Shockwave cover, issue 5, which is one of my favorite covers ever along with Aliens Genocide #1
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
Absolute Zero wrote:If you read it, it's not going to get a 9.9 grade. It was also probably kept in a controlled environment given that it's listed as having white pages, which is pretty rare for any vintage comics due to the quality of the paper.
Also not sure what the record there is. For a Transformers #1?
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
DeathReviews wrote:I've got issues 1-30, and all of them are in good condition. I'd be curious about 'grading' them, but it asks you to send them in. How secure is that process? What if the couriers use it as a seat cushion while making the drive, spill their beer all over it and use it as a napkin?
I suppose after seeing that article, and the auction result, everybody who has a copy is now digging theirs out of mothballs.
How do you go about inquiring regarding the process of trying to get a similar sale? $44k would be awesome, but even $10k would be a great ROI for seventy-five cents.
william-james88 wrote:Absolute Zero wrote:If you read it, it's not going to get a 9.9 grade. It was also probably kept in a controlled environment given that it's listed as having white pages, which is pretty rare for any vintage comics due to the quality of the paper.
Also not sure what the record there is. For a Transformers #1?
White pages are not rare for 80s books, they are not considered vintage comics. And with today's pressing techniques, you can still get a 9.8/9.9 even after reading.
Also, the record is the saleprice. That amount has never been achieved for a Transformers 1 comic or any other Transformers comic ever.
Absolute Zero wrote:They are vintage. They're over 30 years old. 90s is now considered vintage too.
o.supreme wrote:I understand the idea of preserving things for posterity. But there's definitely more reason for it when it comes to stuff from the 30's-70's (even some 80's maybe...) but anything from the 90's and on, even though we are 30 years removed from some of it now, has little value since that's when the collector market really boomed and everyone started preserving their comics in some way or another.
Absolute Zero wrote:Reading comics creates a spine crease which lowers your rating from a 9.9 to a 9.8 even if nothing else is wrong.
o.supreme wrote:Of course, there are going to be instances of comics from the 1990's through even this year I'd imagine, if it went straight to CDC and got a 9.9 or 10, will still sell for a higher amount, just because CDC..., but that doesn't necessarily make them "valuable"
o.supreme wrote:Absolute Zero wrote:They are vintage. They're over 30 years old. 90s is now considered vintage too.o.supreme wrote:I understand the idea of preserving things for posterity. But there's definitely more reason for it when it comes to stuff from the 30's-70's (even some 80's maybe...) but anything from the 90's and on, even though we are 30 years removed from some of it now, has little value since that's when the collector market really boomed and everyone started preserving their comics in some way or another.
Of course, there are going to be instances of comics from the 1990's through even this year I'd imagine, if it went straight to CDC and got a 9.9 or 10, will still sell for a higher amount, just because CDC..., but that doesn't necessarily make them "valuable"
william-james88 wrote:Absolute Zero wrote:Reading comics creates a spine crease which lowers your rating from a 9.9 to a 9.8 even if nothing else is wrong.
As a professional comic book grader, I want to clarify some things to anyone reading because what is written above is wrong. Reading creates a spine crease that lowers to a 9.6. If it doesnt break colour, it can be pressed out to bring it back to a 9.8, as has been the case for many comics I read once and have sent to CGC, which came back 9.8. The 9.9 and 10.0 grades are related to manufacturing defects, making them very rare. Most brand new comics even unread and kept in great condition would still only be 9.8 at a maximum since the difference between 9.8, 9.9 and 10.0 has nothing to do with wear.
Here are the rules for grades as given by CGC
9.8: No wear whatsover, manufacturing defects allowed
9.9: No wear whatsoever, 1 minor manufacturing defect allowed
10.0: No wear whatsover, 0 manufacturing defects allowed
If anyone wants to reach out to know more, I am on the CGC boards with the exact same username.o.supreme wrote:Of course, there are going to be instances of comics from the 1990's through even this year I'd imagine, if it went straight to CDC and got a 9.9 or 10, will still sell for a higher amount, just because CDC..., but that doesn't necessarily make them "valuable"
I am surprised they found time in their busy schedule battling covid to start getting into comics
Burn wrote:Of course all this means is there's someone out there with too much money on their hands.
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