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misterwho Posts: 1
12/2/2025
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Hi, just wondering if a qualified CGC graded book is as valuable or of the same value (in the same grade) as a CGC graded book that is not qualified? Example a CGC graded X-Men #43 9.4 book which is qualified; worth the same as a CGC X-Men #43 9.4 graded book that needs no qualifying.
Thank you for your imput.
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glorkar Posts: 689
12/2/2025
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Value can be subjective.
If your two example books were both for sale at the same price, most people would go for the complete version.
Even though the qualified book is the same grade, it isn't as desirable since there's something wrong with it.
Just my opinion of course.
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collectibleshop Posts: 3088
12/2/2025
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No offense, but there's a gajillion posts on this subject on the net, and tons on the official CGC forums.
https://boards.cgccomics.com/forum/27-comic-book-grading-and-restoration-issues/
https://boards.cgccomics.com/forum/8-comics-general/
you can do searches on there without having to join. trying a basic search like "qualified value" will get you thousands of posts there. you can narrow that adding like "vs universal value".
CGC's definition: "A Qualified label is used by CGC for collectibles that have a significant defect that needs specific description, or to note an unauthenticated signature."
Unauthenticated signatures may easily sell for more, usually do I think, depending on who signed it and trust in the seller. Otherwise, the 'standard' consensus is that qualifieds sell for less than universals, but that can also depend on rarity and extent of the defects and restoration. Best to do some e**y/net searches for issues you have and compare selling prices.
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