Questions for Comic book collectors and advice needed

[Saturnm22]

Hello I have a comic book ive held onto for sometime now and im thinking about having it graded to then sell it. The question i have  ; is it worth the time and money to have it graded?  Im thinking i take the time to wait and then it just sell for the same ungraded.
Thanks for your input

[wheelz1200]

Hello I have a comic book ive held onto for sometime now and im thinking about having it graded to then sell it. The question i have  ; is it worth the time and money to have it graded?  Im thinking i take the time to wait and then it just sell for the same ungraded.
Thanks for your input

Think going rate is about $20 to grade.  And a decent amount of time.  So there's 2 things you need to ask yourself, can you wait until its graded to sell it.  And 2 is it worth it financially.  If you have a mint comic book worth $5 raw then id say no you won't get your money back.  But if it's $500 raw and in mint shape you will get way more than your $20 back.  So without knowing those 2 things don't think anyone can answer you

[condoras]

Hello I have a comic book ive held onto for sometime now and im thinking about having it graded to then sell it. The question i have  ; is it worth the time and money to have it graded?  Im thinking i take the time to wait and then it just sell for the same ungraded.
Thanks for your input

Think going rate is about $20 to grade.  And a decent amount of time.  So there's 2 things you need to ask yourself, can you wait until its graded to sell it.  And 2 is it worth it financially.  If you have a mint comic book worth $5 raw then id say no you won't get your money back.  But if it's $500 raw and in mint shape you will get way more than your $20 back.  So without knowing those 2 things don't think anyone can answer you

As far as I know what price we (as holders) consider isn't always the same as the real value of the comic book. The same applies for the condition.
So perhaps you think that your comic worth $500 and it is in mint condition but you can't be sure. I believe though that some pics can do for getting an opinion for its condition.
I have as well some comic books that I will consider selling or send them for grading but I'm not sure if I can get a fair grade. However financially all of them worth trying...

P.S: I had the same question, thx for creating this thread so I can also get some answers.

[Saturnm22]

Hello I have a comic book ive held onto for sometime now and im thinking about having it graded to then sell it. The question i have  ; is it worth the time and money to have it graded?  Im thinking i take the time to wait and then it just sell for the same ungraded.
Thanks for your input

Think going rate is about $20 to grade.  And a decent amount of time.  So there's 2 things you need to ask yourself, can you wait until its graded to sell it.  And 2 is it worth it financially.  If you have a mint comic book worth $5 raw then id say no you won't get your money back.  But if it's $500 raw and in mint shape you will get way more than your $20 back.  So without knowing those 2 things don't think anyone can answer you

its pretty popular comic book its not super old and not rare but still worth something. Its the first wolverine hulk fight and windingo incredible hulk 181 . condition is middle grade i assume . the price is all over the board for example here is one that sold for 500$ graded https://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Incredible-Hulk-181-CGC-4-0-Signature-Series-Stan-Lee-/184748229201?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286
They go up from there id be happy to get 700$ out of it.

[Timelord2067]

I was looking to get some Comics graded and encapsulated then came across a local comic shop at a trade fair who had examples of other companies works and demonstrated how easy it would be to snap down the sides and pries the comic out.

To my thinking, you need to ask yourself, How tamper-proof would the encapsulation be, and, what kind of a market is there for that specific comic is there?

There's no point grading a comic if there's dozens of the comic already on the market.

[Saturnm22]

I was looking to get some Comics graded and encapsulated then came across a local comic shop at a trade fair who had examples of other companies works and demonstrated how easy it would be to snap down the sides and pries the comic out.

To my thinking, you need to ask yourself, How tamper-proof would the encapsulation be, and, what kind of a market is there for that specific comic is there?

There's no point grading a comic if there's dozens of the comic already on the market.

after doing some research having it graded does add some value to this comic but not enough for me to wait the months long time frame to get it graded. The one issue i noticed is if i were to sell it on ebay and not ever selling on there i would probably not get much for it. Maybe i need to do a ebay consignment sell. This books value ranges from $500 to 60k if mint condition. Anything lower than mint significantly lowers the value.

[wheelz1200]

I was looking to get some Comics graded and encapsulated then came across a local comic shop at a trade fair who had examples of other companies works and demonstrated how easy it would be to snap down the sides and pries the comic out.

To my thinking, you need to ask yourself, How tamper-proof would the encapsulation be, and, what kind of a market is there for that specific comic is there?

There's no point grading a comic if there's dozens of the comic already on the market.

after doing some research having it graded does add some value to this comic but not enough for me to wait the months long time frame to get it graded. The one issue i noticed is if i were to sell it on ebay and not ever selling on there i would probably not get much for it. Maybe i need to do a ebay consignment sell. This books value ranges from $500 to 60k if mint condition. Anything lower than mint significantly lowers the value.

Consignment is always a decent choice for maximum buyer exposure and confidence.  That is a pretty wide range of prices and if you are good and confident with its condition it may very well be worth using an expedited grading service for a higher charge.  Have you looked into that?