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Do you only collect 9.8s with perfectly bright pages? Does page quality matter? Or are you more concerned with the overall grade? Would you want a graded 9.8 that has off- white to white pages? How about a graded 9.8 with off-white pages? Let the community know. Please share your thoughts about graded 9.8s and the page quality. Either way, I wish you luck in your comic book collecting endeavor. It is starting to be a non-factor amongst some collectors. Bid knowing that the value of the book should not be materially impacted due to its less than white pages. Next time you’re wondering whether to pull the trigger on a book with off-white to white or off-white pages, bear in mind this evidence. Fortunately, numerous graded transactions are happening every day with varying page qualities and more sales examples will be shared in the next installment of this article. Please keep in mind this sample size is just one example so any conclusions must be made knowing that a bigger sample size involving hundreds, preferably thousands, of transactions could come to a more permanent conclusion. It seems page quality on a graded book does not matter. In many cases, I have seen other page qualities, though not perfect pages, sell for just as much as white pages. Ironically, not as much when compared to off-white pages. Go figure! Another graded CGC 9.8 copy with perfectly bight pages sold in the same month for $625.Īs you can see, there is a little bit of a disparity, especially between the off-white/white pages and white pages.
Believe it or not, a graded CGC 9.8 copy with similarly colored pages sold for $570 a week before that. A graded CGC 9.8 copy with off-white/white pages sold on eBay last month for $470.
#WHITE PAGES HOUSTON FULL#
Amazing Spiderman #316 features the 3rd appearance of Venom and is also the 1st full cover appearance of the symbiote baddie. This is one of those covers that any collector wants in their collection, especially Todd McFarlane fans. I realize page quality may not matter for some collectors on graded 9.8s, but for other collectors,’ white pages are the only thing they want. The most common type of page quality you will see are: Other examples are off-white to white, off-white, a mix of tan and cream colors, and then at the bottom are the extreme cases of dark tan or brittle pages. A book with pristine, bright pages ranks at the top of the color scale and is most desirable, especially for modern age books.
#WHITE PAGES HOUSTON SERIAL NUMBER#
Above the serial number assigned to each book is the page quality. In addition to the grade, other details that could impact the value of the book such as spine tears, ripped pages, and color breaks are also noted from the serial number given. The most important part is, of course, the grade, ranging from 0.5 to 10. Are buyers getting desperate? PAGE QUALITYĮvery collector of graded comics is familiar with the information label located at the top of each slabbed book. I am seeing graded 9.8s selling for premiums no matter what the page quality is nowadays. Similar to the argument between CGC versus CBCS sale price differences. I used to think the higher premium goes to the graded 9.8 with white pages and any other page quality was a little bit of a discount for buyers. I never really noticed off-white to white pages and definitely never saw a graded 9.8 sample having off-white pages. As far as graded 9.8s are concerned, white pages rank at the top of the color scale. Don’t even think about getting a 9.9 or a gem mint 10. No one really gets anything higher, so a 9.8 in most people’s eyes is what they want. A graded 9.8 was pretty much the cream of the crop in collectibles. So early in my collecting days, I thought a graded 9.8 had to have white pages.
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