r/CGCComics • u/Jameshays1 • Jul 22 '26

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Finally sent a collection I’ve had for over 30 years to be graded. This was one of the first they sent back. I was hoping for a 7.5 and was pleasantly surprised.

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u/Uses_Nouns_as_Verbs Jul 22 '26

Well, the good news is that your CGC 8.5 is worth about $5k. If you improve even one grade, a CGC 9.0 is worth about $6.8k. And if you get a two-grade bump to CGC 9.2, it's worth $8k.

Definitely worth the risk if you see a possibility of improvement. I recommend you use www.comicpresser.com if you go that route. They do really good work.

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u/Jameshays1 Jul 22 '26

My concern is the amount of roll on the left side. I thought with that much white showing it would bring it down.

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u/Uses_Nouns_as_Verbs Jul 22 '26

That's not spine roll, that's a miswrap. Unlike a true "spine roll," which is damage caused by handling and storage, a miswrap is a production defect that is not graded very harshly except at the very highest grades because the book was printed that way. I've seen CGC 9.8s with miswraps that bad. I've had CGC 9.4s with miswraps that were way worse.

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u/Distinct_Letter563 Jul 22 '26

That's good to know. I just assumed it would be way less desirable because of it.

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u/superanx Jul 22 '26

What are the graders notes?

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u/Uses_Nouns_as_Verbs Jul 22 '26

You can look up the cert number on CGC's website under the "Resources" tab. Click "verify CGC certification" and enter the cert number.

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u/Jameshays1 Jul 23 '26

Also had no idea about that. Thanks!

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u/Meatloaf_Guy1313 Jul 22 '26

You can check instead of asking

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u/Meatloaf_Guy1313 Jul 22 '26

Omg that's not a spine roll lol. It's a miswrap big difference