Especially for those new or returning to collecting, much of the uncertainty and wondered questions revolve around graded cards. For instance, should you get your cards graded? Do experts make mistakes?
Of course. Can raw cards said to be gem mint turn out to actually be gem mint? And can a card graded to be gem mint actually be in worse condition than one not graded gem mint. Again, sure, stuff happens, but you get the point. And then condition aside, in terms of authentication, think about the scenario where you have two badly beat up cards, but still hold tremendous value. This is one very good reason when it comes to why you should grade cards.
Develop a large list of vendors, to include your local comic shop. Stick with what you know, and if you need to rely on someones grading it is time to crack a book or two. I suggest starting with the Overstreet Guide.
Selling comics is like anything else, you can make money but you have to know the basics. Originally we asked the question which has more value, raw or graded books? This is a pretty typical rundown of raw vs. You can see if a high grade is returned on a book like near mint to mint 9.
I pulled all the raw data from actual comic books for sale on eBay. Obviously, a 9. But anything below that comes down to how much you paid for the book. For instance, getting a 9. Remember you have to send it both ways, and shipping is not cheap. In the final analysis, the value in high-end key books that have been graded and slabbed is huge. But you can also make money selling raw copies. In fact, sometimes it is simply easier to sell a book raw than go through the hassle of getting it graded.
My advice is to find your nitch, if you are good selling recent, high-end copies in raw format do that. If you like mid-grade 70s horror genre by all means run with the big dogs. Young Jedi you must know your skillset and knowledge base with comics.
Also, know who you are buying from and if they are credible? Upgrade to GoCollect Premium Today. I have been writing, investing, speculating, and living with comic books for the last 12 years. My life motto is "do what you enjoy and enjoy what you do. Digital comics and omnibus collections , for me, make having a raw comic irrelevant. Unless there is a sentimental reason behind reading a comic raw then I prefer slabbed copies. DWeeB Be cautious with comicbookrealm as I've noticed it generally inflates prices, while comicspriceguide typically does not reflect the current values of books that may have seen a spike in value.
Never go by their values on raw books. Ebay completed "SOLD" prices for raw books. I use Comic Price Guide and eBay as reference for pricing raw books. Usually the median of CPG and the eBay over price works for me. CPG is not accurate for most books. It seems pretty well kept for keys and hot books in certain grade ranges.
I have found that checking MCS and eBay sold listings, gives you up to date info on pricing. I look for both buy-it-now and auctions listings as auction listings tends to sell less than buy-it-now. I look for weeks of buy-it-now or best offer taken and gives me a good average on sold price. I usually will follow up with checking a couple of other minor sources to see if the book is in stock and pricing. I do pretty much exactly this. I don't sell raw books, so I'm usually pricing them for buying purposes rather than selling purposes.
I also have to take into account that MCS is likely a better quality book than the grade would indicate. Quote: Originally Posted by obrie2tm DWeeB Be cautious with comicbookrealm as I've noticed it generally inflates prices, while comicspriceguide typically does not reflect the current values of books that may have seen a spike in value.
I don't disagree in the slightest - I started using it after spending quite some time using comicspriceguide. I think everything sucks, but I use it as part of my processes. I trust nothing by my own assessment of eBay activity primarily. Ebay sales only but if it is a rare enough book that has no eBay sales or listings that come up, I just decide to keep it.
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