Graded Comic Books Are NOT Selling….No One Wants Them!

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[jayhays]

I have NO slabbed comic books. A slabbed comic book is no longer a comic book, it's just a large trading card!

[henrylehr]

When you can barely afford groceries and gas, this is the last thought on anyone's mind, buying priced comics

[ImmaculateComics]

I’ve always called slabs “plastic coffins” because the comic book effectively dies in the case. Reading books is a fundamental part of the experience. Thanks Daniel!

[guyyoung]

As a collector, never buy anything graded unless it has meaning to you

[WarumonoTube]

The comic book grading thing is about greed and a misguided sense of investment. Actually, the only ones making money are the graders.

[pettengillj]

The only thing killing graded books is too many graded books. Most modern and filler run books have no business being in a slab.

[hitmanphotoz]

I'm old enough to remember going to the corner store, buying the comicbook, reading it and storing my collection in a brown paper grocery bag.

[dhyde]

Only about 1% of all books released deserve to be slabbed.

[Cvision]

I collected comics for 37 years. About 40 long boxes. All raw. I never understood the reason to grade comics and seal them away. The sooner grading disappears the better. In my humble opinion.

[babyseals]

As a novice, the idea of slabbing them makes no sense. Being able to read them is a huge chunk of its draw.

[WakandaForever]

Companies didn't learn a thing from that first comic crash in the late 90's. Comic store prices doubled and they still make variant covers.

[fiddlechips]

Too many flippers, not enough collectors. I believe most comics are still thirty to forty percent over valued.

[coug]

As my old dad used to say, the value of something is only what someone will pay for it.

[pacershark]

My new motto for collecting ANYTHING is:
Don't COLLECT too much/ dont don't EXPECT too much.

[randyhiggins]

The only people that are panicking are the people that are in it for the money and flippers. I buy comics for the story, or the art…I can read any comic I buy digitally if it’s slabbed. The comics I have that are currently graded…the case helps keep them in great condition while I display them. I don’t sell my books. If they go up in value great, if not….oh well!

[batygrin]

If you love comics don’t let this video discourage you. Graded or not buy what you want. Don’t buy with the intentions of flipping for a profit unless you have mad money to waste.

[harrywilson]

The one thing I could never figure out was people getting comics graded, that were less in value, than the grading process. I'm not paying 100.00 for a good quality 15.00 book just because the dealer paid to have it graded. Crazy. I've had one comic graded, Forever People #1 signed by Jack Kirby. It sat in my collection for 25 years. Not a high priced book, I paid more to have it graded because I always wondered if the signature was legit (his secretary signed a lot of his books for him). Came back as legit signature at a 5.5 (not pressed). Paid more than the value of the book, but the authentication was worth the price to me for my personal collection (and made me happy to own a book signed by the King), Not as a resale investment.

[simonnoble]

The entire grading industry was severely discredited by the video game overpricing bubble a couple of years ago, plus the original comic book collectors are literally dying out

[AngelEyes]

The thing nobody talks about is the feelings you get when you see a rare comic as a slab vs seeing it raw. When someone displays a bunch of graded slabs, it looks pretentious and feels sterile, devoid of emotion. You dont even see a comic anymore, you only see a number grade on a piece of plastic, thats it. But... when you see a raw displayed, it's exciting. You instantly want to inspect it, hold it and open its pages. All the while feeling the rush of how fragile the comic is, taking great care not to damage it. It's a special thing to read a rare comic in person, you feel blessed to even be able see inside something that is usually locked away in slabs for others. Lastly, keeping a raw comic in flawless condition through the years feels like a huge accomplishment, and finding one in the wild that someone else has cared for feels like finding a unicorn. Slabs aren't comics. Raws are comics. Keep em raw.

[lifegood]

If you really want to sell this stuff right now you just have to eat your feelings and auction it off at whatever price you can get an opening bid! Everyone thought that easy $$$ would just continue forever! Best thing to do is put them in storage or decorate your wall and forget about the value for a few years until it works itself out!