![]() ![]() If you have comics in your collection that could be priced well above $100, grading could be worth the time and cost CGC-graded comics tend to sell for much higher prices than the same comics that have not been professionally vetted. An alternate grading service, Comic Book Grading Service (CBGS), is also available as an option and does similar work. You can get comics graded at comics shows and through a member dealer without some of those fees. It could take weeks or months including shipping time back and forth. CGC offers a $25-a-year membership and then charges $20 or more per comic to be graded, depending on its value, whether you want it in the plastic case, and how quickly you want it assessed. If you've seen comics encased in plastic with a big number grade on the top left, those were probably done by CGC. Certified Guaranty Company, or CGC as it's known, will assign a number grade to a comic for a fee. The copyright block of text on the inside title page usually tells you what printing you're holding.Īnd that brings us to the sometimes controversial art of professional grading. A first printing will be much more valuable than subsequent ones, which sometimes have different covers to distinguish them. When popular comics sell out, they are redistributed as second printings, third prints, and so on. If you suspect a comic is valuable, you'll want to make sure it's a first printing. If they were bagged and boarded from the time you bought them and were not damaged or handled roughly, they're probably in Fine, Very Fine, or Near Mint condition if they were read carefully. ![]() You'll want to have an idea of the condition of the comics or series you're trying to sell and how they might be graded. And yes, the old Overstreet Comics Guide is still around and in print, but getting pricing information on their online platform, Overstreet Access, costs $3 a month or more. ![]()
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