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myriambouchard Posts: 2
4/4/2017
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Hi everyone!
I am new on the site, and i am trying to get familiar with it. I have a lot of comic book from the 90's (all almost mint) and I am trying to find out how much they woth if I want to sell it. Wich value should I care, the raw value or the graded value?
Thanks a lot for your answers 
Myriam
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sclingerman Posts: 157
4/4/2017
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Raw = The comic itself. Just like you buy at a Comic Store.
Graded = This really means "Professionally Graded". You take that comic, send it to a company that has its workers (professional Graders) examine and grade the comic with a grade between 0.1 and 10.0. The comic is then encased in a hard plastic shell with the information (including the grade) on a label on that case. The case cannot be open without damaging it, rendering the whole point of it having a grade as null and void since someone could switch out that comic for a lower grade and try to cheat someone.
Here's a site that does grading: https://www.cbcscomics.com/
NOTE: Most 90s comics aren't worth much. There's a few "Key" issues that are, like the 1st appearance of Deadpool... 1st appearance of Cable... 1st appearance of Harley Quinn... Preacher #1... etc.
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Defiant1 Posts: 720
4/4/2017
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If you are not familiar with comic grading, I am quite sure that your comics are not mint. You can go to 10 comic stores and look at every comic put on the shelf the day they come out (before anyone has bought one off the shelf) and they won't be considered mint.
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myriambouchard Posts: 2
4/4/2017
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Thank you very much for your answer and the link!
Myriam
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Gilgandra Posts: 1246
4/4/2017
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Defiant1 wrote:
If you are not familiar with comic grading, I am quite sure that your comics are not mint. You can go to 10 comic stores and look at every comic put on the shelf the day they come out (before anyone has bought one off the shelf) and they won't be considered mint.
Totally agree.
Extremely rare for any comic or mag to be classified as MINT (9.9) or GEM MINT (10.0).
One should not grade above NEAR MINT (9.4) for the bulk of there collection unless you are experienced in handling them.
I know i have books above that grade (9.4), not many but it took me years to work that out Lol.
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