Getting Your Comic Books Graded? What You Need to Consider When Submitting your books to CGC

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In this video I go over a number of considerations if you're thinking about getting some of your comic books graded at CGC. I also go through some comic books that I'm considering getting graded and the reasons why or why not they should be graded. I show some of my CGC graded books and talk about older labels.
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0:00 Introduction
1:17 For What Purpose are you getting your comic book graded?
2:11 Comparing raw and graded comic books
3:20 Determining value of graded books through previous sales
3:55 Looking at eBay sales to compare raw vs. graded
5:22 Set a minimum value for books to be graded
6:06 Pricing tools, Overstreet, GPAnalysis, eBay
6:55 Only grade Key books
8:18 Ship as many books as you can, minimum 10
9:32 Get your books cleaned and pressed
11:27 Examples of books to get graded or not
11:36 Tales of Suspense 80
13:33 Spectacular Spider-man 1
14:29 Military Comics 17
15:19 Young Romance 150
16:50 Strange Tales 167
17:58 Get multiple opinions
19:22 Become a better grader
20:06 Examples of different CGC labels
22:11 Old CGC Modern Label
24:47 Labels with notes Night Nurse 3
25:56 CBCS graded book example
27:27 Final Thoughts

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16 июл 2024

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@rohn-zc5sx 22 дня назад

thanks for the tips my friend 💯👍

@Allan-ze5bn 21 день назад

I've watched four or five of your videos now and I think it is criminal that you are below 200 subscribers. Great content!

@raph-retro-comics 20 дней назад

I'm almost there! Thanks for watching and commenting. Happy that you're enjoying the content!

@joeyxsolo 22 дня назад

Good info for newer collectors, man.

@raph-retro-comics 22 дня назад

I hope it was helpful, thanks for watching!

@BrianLCS 22 дня назад

Great overview of grading!

@raph-retro-comics 22 дня назад

Thanks Brian! At some point I'd like to do a more in-depth series on grading comic books, but it's a pretty dense topic and I'm not sure if it'll be interesting enough. Thanks for watching!

@TravestyCollects 23 дня назад

Thank you for this video! It's nice seeing someone going over topics a lot of comic channels don't touch on. I just sent out some comics for grading and I think I made some poor choices but we live and learn. I up the great content!

@raph-retro-comics 23 дня назад

I've certainly made my share of choices I've regretted, but it's all part of learning. At the end of the day, I love the hobby, the stories and the history, so it's all good.

@UNCANNYGEORGE 13 дней назад

I think something people don’t consider is that $1 books jump to $100 books overnight, the only real guarantee we have is that the cost of grading will eventually increase so grading will never be as cheap as it is today. Also, new comics are in the best condition they will be in and are easiest to achieve the 9.8 at the cheapest price point so I don’t see it as a negative to submit new books. I’d definitely like to hear your opinion on CBCS graded books.

@raph-retro-comics 13 дней назад

Thanks for the thoughtful comment. One thing I forgot to mention is pre-screening, and that's where getting new comic books pre-screened for 9.8s may be worthwhile. I think speculating on what is potentially the next new $100 book is risky, but there are certainly people who have made money doing this. I want CBCS to be more successful, and from the limited number of books I've seen, they grade just as well as CGC. Unfortunately, they sell for less than the equivalent CGC graded book - but this could be a very good thing for an astute collector looking for a good deal. Thanks for watching!

@UNCANNYGEORGE 12 дней назад

@@raph-retro-comics I definitely have mixed feelings about prescreening. I just feel like if I can’t tell if something is a 9.6 and above before sending it and that’s the grade I want it just makes sense to me not to expect a 9.6 + and to save the prescreening fee and trust my own expertise. What do you think?

@raph-retro-comics 12 дней назад

@@UNCANNYGEORGE I personally haven't pre-screened books myself, as I'm fairly confident in my grading abilities. However, I've watched videos of collectors pre-screen, and if the books don't make the grade, they will re-submit the same books again, with some success in getting a grade bump. It can be worth it, but that's a good amount of time and effort to do that.

@user-yo5nf7wm2p 9 дней назад

For bronze and modern comics, CBCS and CGC have comparable values. CBCS also has a flat rate on grading, while CGC charges 4% more on the high dollar books that you submit

@raph-retro-comics 8 дней назад

That's a very good point about high dollar books with regards to fees. From the sales I've seen, it does appear that CGC books command a higher premium for Bronze Age key books (like Hulk 181 or House of Secrets 92) but to be fair, I don't have comprehensive data for all Bronze Age books as a whole. I can see modern books being pretty close. Thank you for your comments and watching!

@pauly237 8 дней назад

I'm no conspiracy theorist, but the bigger the key you submit, expect harder grading than a similar condition lower value book.

@raph-retro-comics 8 дней назад

That's a fair point. I think part of it is that when you declare a high value for a book, and it goes to the 'unlimited' tier, it gets scrutinized by more graders. I remember using they grade vouchers you get with the annual membership (higher value book grading), that I was always disappointed with the grades of the book. Thanks for watching!

@atyers 7 дней назад

Excellent video. When you send your books to CGC for grading (I am assuming you are from Canada), which method do you use to ship them? I am nervous of sending 25 high value comics in the mail. The maximum that I can insure my package with Canada Post is $1000. Do you just risk it? Thanks very much!

@raph-retro-comics 7 дней назад

I send my books (packed extra securely in essentially a double box) via ExpressPost Canada Post. Yes, the maximum insurance is $1000, and it costs over $100 to ship, but this is the way I've been doing it. I also the mark on the customs form 'Books for evaluation', so there is no customs charge. It's a pretty nerve-wracking process, but it's like Christmas when you get them back! Thanks for watching!

@paulmouradjian6045 7 дней назад

Grading is the biggest Con/Grifter in the game.

@ericcarter16 11 дней назад

Nice vid.. high alpha, spot on & informative.. keep em coming

@ericcarter16 11 дней назад

You should really market yourself more, because you’re talented at this

@raph-retro-comics 11 дней назад

@@ericcarter16 Thank you for the compliments! I plan on joining a group show on other channels in the future to get some more exposure, but I'm in no rush.