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Elbensend Posts: 1
2/2/2020
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i just unboxed a copy of Ironman #1, forgot i had it, it has been sleeved and boxed for nearly 40 years. i had traded for it back in the mid 70's and knew it had some flaws but was curious if someone could tell me how low it should be graded?
slight creases on the cover, some bent corners, but the biggest issue is that the previous owner kept it in a 3 ring binder...yes, it has been 3 holed punched?
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BasementComics Posts: 784
2/2/2020
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Because the hole punches damage the book, I'm thinking poor or no grade.
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collectibleshop Posts: 3088
2/2/2020
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wrong forum for this, this is for issues/problems with the site. there's a grading forum for these questions:
https://comicspriceguide.com/forum/forum12-comic-grading-tips-and-tricks.aspx
bindered comics can sell, but generally at very low prices. Iron Man #1 is not scarce or very expensive compared to better key issues, plus with the other defects I doubt it's worth much of anything. Sometimes I've seen runs of silver age books in binders with holes punched sell, but even if they're Spider-Man #1-up they go for way less than most low grade issues would, even if otherwise they're in nicer shape. Holes kill the values. Poor to Fair would probably be about it, as those grades allow various holes and pieces missing.
CPG has a grading guide here: https://comicspriceguide.com/comic-book-grading
note that Fair and Poor descriptions are going to read a lot worse for wear than your copy, but again, it's the holes that kill it.
edited by collectibleshop on 2/3/2020
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kds_comics Posts: 686
2/3/2020
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BasementComics wrote:
Because the hole punches damage the book, I'm thinking poor or no grade.
I would not immediately grade it very low. Take a look at the whole book., Check grading guides.
2.0 to 3.5 might be reasonable.
Check a grading guide here at CPG or I like this one with picture examples. https://www.nostomania.com/servlets/com.nostomania.CatPage?name=ComicsGradingMain
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