LOW GRADE IS BETTER THAN NO GRADE!
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- I spent $500 on a Mid and Low Grade Batman Collection! (with other DC surprises along the way!) When comes dip into the low grade territory, their values plummet, so you let me know: was this luck or a bad buy? let me know down in the comments, and comment to WIN THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF MAN-BAT!!!
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I have a great appreciation for the lower grade books...as a kid, my notion was more books for the buck!
As a seller u will have no problems getting your money back (plus some).
As a buyer, I’ll be happy to fill in my runs with low/mid grade copies
Man-Bat is absolutely my favourite villain and I agree low grade is better than no grade
I like my low grades a lot because the pressure is off when reading and preserving it
The cover art on older comics was way better than most modern covers. Love that Joker with rays shooting from his eyes!
Great finds, hope you make a good profit! Love that detective comics 404 cover.
I appreciate low grade books. It means they have been read and have served their purpose. The interior artwork was viewed and the stories within them has been shared. And if I can, I try to find out a little bit of history about the book itself, specially if the sellers are the original owners of the book. Lots of precious memories can come with well read books.
I agree, having one in any grade is better than not having it. I have a bunch of readers and I appreciate them as much as my minty ones.
*_I think doing Restro on the damaged Batman/Beatles cover might be OK; as it's a book also many Beatles collectors want; and they have no idea what "Purple Label Of Death" is._*
*_At some point you might want to train yourself or your guy at just that, Restoring damaged books._*
Neal Adam's covers are soooo good. Love those man bats as well. Nice little collection. I think it was a good buy most if not all will sell right away.
Values may plummet, but accessibility rises so much especially in economies like what we're currently fighting against. More accessibility=more potential sales. Just my thoughts.
yes. LFG! hit that 100K views already. lol. great hauls for $500.00. broheim.
Yeah, you did pretty dam good with that lot. You got some keys, some killer covers (especially the Man Bat!) and a lot of other great comics in that lot. Nice find!
Those covers are so much more exciting than anything you get nowadays to me.
I'm one of the weirdos who really doesn't care about the grade of a book I get, with exception, the cover has to present well and the price needs to be less than the fmv. I don't have a large collection but I'm more than satisfied with it for that reason, I was able to get the first appearance of apocalypse in a cgc 7.0 for $25 because the guy was just looking to get rid of it, and hunting books down in similar situations helped me obtain other bigger books that I never thought I would own even though they are low grade.
I am happy with a grade 6.5 and up. I just don't want any missing pieces. Minor blunt corners, spine roll, waves, small spine ticks, staple ticks are ok too. I can always clean and press an OK cover myself. If it's for my own collection this is the way I prefer. Grades 8.0 and above are, for me, more important for selling slabs. A nice 7.5 or 8.0 is good enough for me, and I'm not all wrapped up in whether something is a Key or not. It's nice if it is, but that's not my biggest concern. James, I love that you have a wide range of products (low, mid, high) of pretty much all eras.
I own the 1st Man-Bat. Love that book. Would be happy to have a duplicate ;)
wow, amazing. Been looking for Detective 400 here in the UK for years. Outside my price range sadly. Great to see so many fantastic issues in one pile!
Great pick up. Usually lower grade is in my price range so I don’t mind too much!
Keep on huntin’!!
definitely a great buy. so many treasures here, i kept pausing the video every few seconds to admire the covers. i even inadvertently did the leonardo dicaprio pointing meme when i saw "i am curious (black)." excellent haul!
DC has great bronze-age covers.
Low grade discount bin books make great framed artwork, especially some Neal Adams bronze greatness.
Hoping to see that Detective 411 on a claim sale since it's one of the 8 I need to finish my Batman and Detective run from 8/1967 (birth month and year) to present.
I was fortunate enough to meet Nick Cardy. He was SUPER nice and would just talk with you at shows.
I think you have a win here - should be able to double your money. Thanks for taking the time to show that low grade can be a respectable route to go in collecting when one has budget and opportunity limitations.
That World's Finest #192 is called back in the series Superman: Red & Blue. It's a postscript to what happens years later.
I have that Worlds Finest where they are digging their own graves. Talk about a cover that gets you to buy the book! That one sticks in my mind after fifty years of collecting comics. Man what a cover!
That's me, on the cover of Adventure Comics 409. I haven't owned a copy of that since the early eighties.
lol the ball rolling onto the priceless artifacts. I think you got lucky with that one.
That detective 400 is one of the all time classic covers.
If your a true reader/collector then the title says it all. I don't have the obsession to get every book in high grade. If I can afford it in high grade then great! If it's low to mid grade it's still great! Great haul! Especially all of the DC!
Sadly, after slowly unearthing my childhood collection - a lot of my comics from the silver age to bronze age are low to mid grade. But I have to keep things in perspective. Many of these were hand me downs from my older brothers and cost me nothing. Others I purchased as a kid from garage sales or 10-25 cent bins.
Thanks for your hard work, James! I’ve rediscovered my childhood comic collection from 35+ years ago and have been going through it. Your insight has proven very helpful to me!
At this point, I’ve lost nothing by holding onto them for this long. They’ve been lovingly read by family members (or myself), and going down this rabbit hole rediscovering portions of my youth has been quite interesting. There are a small portion of keys, so time will be the judge of whether I made a good decision picking these up and saving what my brothers would have effectively thrown away if it wasn’t for my interest.
Nice stuff for 500 bucks. Also, hope whatever you were cooking during this video turned out well
I’m a huge fan of lower graded stuff just because for me it goes to show it’s seen things 😂
Interesting Batman "Beatles cover". I vaguely remember rumors of Paul McCartney's death, and clues could be found on the Beatle's Sgt Pepper album (looking at Pop Art images), or if one played the album 'backwards" it had some type of cryptic message.
I love low grade silver...just reading it is a wonderful experience
Looks like a solid purchase... Wish I could visit your store sometime, but prob not going to happen. Plus, Man-Bat has one of the (jump)scariest scenes in video games... In Arkham Knight, where he just comes outta nowhere and grabs Bats.
That was definitely a good buy for $500. I love those old Batman comics.
Mid to low grade silver age Batman and Detective are my jam because they’re more affordable and I’m more of a completionist than a minthunter. Even those mid grade books have gotten a bit more pricey tho.
Wow, DC sure did come up with some whacky plots for Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen for their self-titled series.
The cover of Batman #200 definitely looks like it's suffering sun damage, especially the sun shadowing on the right.
This collection for me stands out due to its Batman content, superb issues from a classic era.
I definitely would rather had a sentimental key in low grade then to not have it at all! That’s what I’m trying to get for my hunt for House of Secrets #92. I’ll take any grade at this point lol
Low grade gold and silver aged are perfectly fine. I don't mind getting low grade grails as long as the covers intact (I also don't have that much money to spend 😂)
You definitely got your money's worth. That Talia 1st appearance 🔥
Nice books Manbat and Bane were my two favorites😎👍🏻
Same here!
Love seeing some old Batman comics especially the first appearance of man-bat so sick
I really like the Lois Lanes from when they changed her hairstyle. Her Superman Family stories though were a bit annoying always mentionning her knowledge of Kryptonian martial arts though
I'm all about those low to mid grade books! I'm super into that superman/flash race
Low is better than nothing. I have a 3.5 Batman #251 and it's my favorite comic in the collection.
Wow that’s an amazing pile of books right there! I can only dream of finding something remotely as good or even close to this out in Scotland. That first appearance of man bat looks awesome as well!! I’d love to have that in my collection but I probably will never be able to own it
Love the art of those 15 cent books!!!
About half the Superman/Action Comics from 1967 to 1973 have Neal Adam's covers (Action 419 and Superman 233 are considered the best, but I like Actiion 358 and 359 as well)
I’m definitely a collector of low-to-mid grade books than only high grade. I recently got the first appearance of Parasite for only about $50. The only real issue with it is spine ticks, a slight fold of a corner, and a slight tear in the back. I really don’t care when I can own the first appearance of such a famous Superman villain!😄
Nice haul. You definitely will clear a good profit on this one. I would have paid that for the Batman/Detectives alone.
Low grade is way better than no grade. Newer to collecting and I realized this real fast when trying to get collect the original 1977 Star Wars.
Great pick ups. Silver/bronze age covers are the best.
DC has some great looking silver and bronze age covers. Picked some up at the claim sale cause I loved the covers.
This first Man-Bat. Damn! Even in low grade is a beauty.
Nice haul, James! Let's hit 10k!!!
I was surprised to see that I actually have a few of these issues, mostly the Action and Superman. I do have the World's Finest where Superman is dead in the morgue. Most of them are low grade, but I think the World's Finest might be in good shape.
I love it. Peach was like...screw your comics
Awesome collection, love all the Batman books. That first mirror master did get me excited at first lol. Congrats on 28K subs!!
Thanks so much!!
It's interesting to see low grade vs no grade from the perspective of the seller. For me as a collector, I'd rather pass on low grades and save up to get the same book in higher grade. The only exception for me would be for grails. And even then I'd buy a low grade grail, then save up and flip the low grade along with cash for a higher grade
Man-Bat is one of those books I keep thinking about grabbing and when I'm looking I just -never- find the right deal.
Great haul for the Adams covers alone.
Congrats on hitting 28K!! I love mid to low grade books, especially for collecting batman in this day and age. They're possible to get compared to high grade. I love my 6.5 232, and my 6.0 251. It makes the hobby fun just being able to get it, and not take out a 2nd mortgage! Keep up the great work!
THANK YOU!
My low grade still has to have cover completely attached and I want the whole cover. I believe it's easier to resell these because of price. Not everyone can afford the high grade stuff.
Always have a soft spot for that late Silver- early Bronze age era for Batman, some solid books today James. I wish you and your family a happy and safe Thanksgiving
For me as long as you can still read them they are worth picking up, at the right price of course!
Wow that was a fantastic haul for $500. Was that a first Talia Al-Ghul I spotted in the Detective Comics stack? That's another awesome book way out of my budget
The Brave and the Bold #90 is indeed a Neal Adams cover.
Awesome as usual bro🤘all of my small collection is low grade, congratulations on the milestone 👍
Never seen that Supergirl book before. If you're happy then its a good deal.
That looked to me like a great haul for the money! Love the content, keep it coming!
Fingers crossed on 10k views! Nice DC stuff!
Nice books low grade is better than no grade for sure!!!
Filling a Claremont X-men run and I can heartily agree with low grade is better than no grade
Keep thinking about re-collecting the Superboy books, #143 on had some really great covers, not to say the ones before weren't good, but a lot were Neal Adams, he just sold those books to me back then...Now most of my re-collecting is from the early 50's and 60's, I don't have a lot of choice, I can't afford high grades even if they exist, so rather have the issue than not! Recently cost me about 200 books to get a Detec #400, but it was worth it!
I watched the Sunday DC claim sale (broke). That Man-Bat is so nice. I am a fan of Bat-mite. 😂
Nothing wrong with lower grades, and sometimes you get lucky!
BTW, Man-Bat is awesome!!! Detective 400 is definitely on my must-have list! :D
BTW 2! Thanks for the great videos! 👏
Nice selection of books! I wouldn't mind low grade!
*_Hmm...Dog/pet odor, frying/burning food, do you guys also smoke around your comic books, are you trying to get Tan Pages?_*
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I have low grade copies of several books. They hold the place in my runs until I luck out and find an upgrade.
Always love seeing old weird DC covers!
I love the Lois Lane ones, such goofy covers. Just sucks that they have been going up in price now it harder for me to get them cheap.
That first Man-bat is sweet!! Nice pick ups!!
Love all the Neal Adams Batman goodness!!
Oh wow! 1st man bat is on my short list. I have 2nd appearance but still looking for 1st man bat. Just traded 3 slabs for 1st appearance of Batgirl in silver at local show. Couldn't resist! Great pick up for the price.
Low grades are fine honestly most of my avengers annuals are in rough shape but they are still great to have. Also that copy of detective comics is nice!
Great DC Comics haul! Congrats James!!
As always, enjoyed watching you review and analyze a collection. I hope you do a follow up with any that you send to cgc.
Nice haul. For me I don't worry about grades unless I get them slabbed. Congrats on the subs.
I don't usually go for low grade comics, but if it is something I really want, I'd try to go for it. My comics budget has to allow for big purchases.
That is one of the grails of my generation. I NEED that Book!
Was really hoping you were gonna pull a Batman 227 or 251 but two copies of 222 is just as awesome!
Such great covers, modern covers look great but don't build intrigue and excitement the way these do :)
This was an incredible purchase for $ 500 dollars. I would have purchased a collection like this as well. Lots of variety. Lots of cool looking covers. I like the cover with the motorcycle, and I liked the cover with Manbat carrying the woman in the white outfit as well. I hope you get 100 thousand views. Keep up the good work. The Lois Lane covers were cool as well. I liked the Thorn on the Lois Lane cover as well. I would never would have known it was Thorn until you mentioned it. I thought it was Poison Ivy as well. I hope you had a tasty meal from the kitchen sounds. 🥧
Nothing wrong with low grade if it's something you really want but you can't afford high grade. Nice haul James.
Mid or low grade isn't always a bad strategy especially on high-priced key books imo. Thanks for helping to make our hobby fun!
First appearance of Man Bat - thumbs up...
Visionairies 1 newsstand in a 9.8 has some crazy sneaky value
great buy i like them like that makes them cheaper but still readable
Love those superman/ flash races!
The issue before the 1st dark cyde is first intergang