ComicsPriceGuide.com Forums - General Comic Discussion - White pages or better grade? - Messages https://comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=13887 ComicsPriceGuide.com Forums - General Comic Discussion - White pages or better grade? - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Wed, 15 Jan 2020 14:30:59 GMT Wed, 15 Jan 2020 14:30:59 GMT https://comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=13887 Message from kds_comics Hoss163 wrote:
Good Evening All, (new member and first post)
What is better for price appreciation when buying an already graded/slabbed comic:
1 - Lower grade BUT white pages (IE: 5.0 whitepages)
2 - Higher grade off-white/cream pages (IE: 8.0 off-white/cream pages)
I'm thinking white pages are more important but... since its pertaining to ONLY graded copies and the cover is only seen and hence more like a piece of art, a higher grade would be better for price appreciation in the future. No time line for value to go up (maybe like 20-30 years from now, this is just for me to pass down)
For more details, i'm looking at getting some silver and bronze age comics (first appearances and #1 issues). Obviously higher grade and white pages is the grail
Thanks All and look forward to your answers




Grading comics is a "look at the whole thing" thing - you need to look at all factors as a whole. The bottom line - ask yourself- if I went to a retailer and they had this comics - what grade would it have for me to be happy to purchase it.]]> Wed, 15 Jan 2020 14:30:59 GMT https://comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=13887 Message from Imcubillo Fri, 10 Jan 2020 16:24:10 GMT https://comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=13887 Message from Hoss163 Fri, 10 Jan 2020 15:02:56 GMT https://comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=13887 Message from Ronbatman
Short story -
I once looked at a collection from someone who didn't know anything about comics, he just liked the cover art. He didn't bag or board his books. In fact, he stored them in a garage attic with no heating and cooling. (in Indiana) I started thumbing through the piles of books and some of them were brittle and started breaking apart. It was horribly sad because he had Batman 11 - 500! The paper was destroyed from the summer heat and winter cold. So, even though I desperately wanted the books, I passed on them. I was afraid that they would break into little pieces on the short ride home.
Ron]]> Fri, 10 Jan 2020 10:30:24 GMT https://comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=13887 Message from Hoss163 What is better for price appreciation when buying an already graded/slabbed comic:
1 - Lower grade BUT white pages (IE: 5.0 whitepages)
2 - Higher grade off-white/cream pages (IE: 8.0 off-white/cream pages)
I'm thinking white pages are more important but... since its pertaining to ONLY graded copies and the cover is only seen and hence more like a piece of art, a higher grade would be better for price appreciation in the future. No time line for value to go up (maybe like 20-30 years from now, this is just for me to pass down)
For more details, i'm looking at getting some silver and bronze age comics (first appearances and #1 issues). Obviously higher grade and white pages is the grail
Thanks All and look forward to your answers]]> Fri, 10 Jan 2020 08:30:33 GMT