While the overstreet comic book price guide helps you learn about comic values, this third book in our new how to line teaches you the importance of condition a factor that is often the key to real collectability and how to grade accurately the overstreet guide to grading. A highly consistent, descriptive and illustrated extensively grading guide on the web which will be a free service to the collecting community. Comic book grading learn the scale and how to apply it. The price guide, currently in its 37th release, features information on the ten point comic book grading scale, as well as approximate values of thousands. The overstreet guide to grading comics book, 2016 worldcat. Blumberg, has set the standard for grading the condition of comic books. When you submit your comics to the comicconnect grading service they will receive. Someone most likely in the far east is forging my email address. Hello, all id love to hear peoples perspective on how they relate the 10pt grading scale and overstreet value. Bails extensive notes, supplemented by overstreet s study of dealer listings, became a backbone to the overstreet comic book price guide. Please note that grading will always be an extremely subjective process and there will always be small differences in opinion. Overstreet guide to grading comics 2015 overstreet comic.
Before a comic books value is determined, the comic book needs to have an accurate grade assigned to it. A grade represents the condition of a book in a way that collectors can understand. This is intended to be a basic guide so that you have a general idea of the grade of your books for pricing purposes. While the official overstreet comic book prize guide helps. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. Our staff of friendly and dedicated employees offer over 250 years of experience in the comic book market place, and look forward to assisting you.
We are proud to provide certification and grading services for collectors and hobbyist in the comic book industry. Ed designed this chart in 1996 as a rule for gradingpricing. Once restored, a comics value depends upon several factors. The primary reason to grade a comic is that there is a direct correlation between the condition of the comic and the value of the book. Books in this grade are almost always creased, scuffed, abraded and soiled. The best possible existing condition of that comic book. Our grading standards are based on the standards laid out in the overstreet grading. Some of the older collectors may recall this when i was a kid, as far as some oldschool dealers were concerned a book was either good, fine, or mint. We closely monitor and calibrate our staff to maintain adherence to our established standards. Comic book grading tutorial and cheat sheet download. An exceptional example of a given book the best ever seen.
The ultimate authority delivers the right grade every time grading comic books is the key to successful comic book collecting, and now the leading expert on comic books, robert m. Since i dont do this fulltime, i try to rely on knowledge gained over the years, and resources like the overstreet comic book grading guide or this 10 point grading tutorial on the heritage auction site. The purchase of the overstreet guide to grading comics 2015 was one of the best purchases we have made. The picture is of the actual picture of the book you will be receiving. The overstreet guide to grading comics book, 2014 worldcat. Sounds crazy, i know, but in the early days that was it. Robert m overstreet since 1970, the name overstreet has symbolized a vast knowledge of american comic books. The overstreet guide to grading comics includes the 10point grading system. Official overstreet comic book grading guide by robert m. From our humble beginnings, we have grown to the largest, most complete comic book price guide with well over 1,000,000 comics in our database. Dec 09, 2014 the purchase of the overstreet guide to grading comics 2015 was one of the best purchases we have made. The overstreet guide to grading comics includes the 10point grading system including new grades 0. This collectibles shop page has the standard 10 point grading scale and definitions, as used in the overstreet guide.
Chuck rozanskis grading standards mile high comics. While the official overstreet comic book prize guide helps you learn about comic values, this third book. The worlds largest collectibles auctioneer comic books, vintage comics. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. Cover gloss can be very low or sometimes no gloss at all. M01025 this is a overstreet whiteness level owl comic book grading assist card. Last week i received my overstreet guide to grading comics 2015 edition from amazon. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. The standard comic book grading system that is widely used today is the one developed in the official overstreet comic book grading guide.
Review of the overstreet guide to grading comics youtube. The inside paper quality can be low and small pieces of the pages may be missing. Then, the overstreet grading guide followed a 100 point scale. The overstreet guide excluded the entire category of underground comix from its listings. Overstreet s guide instantly became an invaluable resource tool for comic book collectors. A lightly restored book will be valued higher than a book with heavy restoration in the same apparent grade. The latest edition of the industrystandard comic book grading guide. Our grading standards are based on the standards laid out in the overstreet grading guide. With new expanded information, it remains the definitive reference for industrystandard comic book grading procedures. Many observers tie in the growth of the direct market distribution system and comic book specialty shops to the general.
Comic book grading tutorial and cheat sheet download duration. As longtime users of nostomania know, the value of a comic depends strongly on grade. The official overstreet comic book grading guide robert m overstreet, arnold t. I have the 2015 edition of the overstreet comic book grading guide.
The basic grading scale, also known as letter grades, uses the grades from near mint highest to poor lowest. As condition evaluators and restoration detection experts, the professionals at pgx have spent decades inspecting multiple copies of a wide variety of comics from every era. This books is an excellent tool and we would definitely suggest it as a very valuable tool to all comic book collectors. Pgx utilizes the overstreet comic book grading guide in its definitions of condition. Newly updated, the overstreet guide to grading comics includes the 10point grading system, as well as exhaustive descriptions of primary and split grades, examples of each grade with more than 200 fullcolor images in all, articles on storage, preservation, and restoration, a look at the independent, thirdparty grading companies, and much more.
Grading guide pgx comics pgx comic grading services. As comic book collectors, we like to grade our comics to confirm their proper grading and value. May 27, 2018 hello, all id love to hear peoples perspective on how they relate the 10pt grading scale and overstreet value. There are grades in between these basic grades such as finevery fine, but we want this to be a general easytofollow comic grading guide for the novice. Ive been using comicbase as a means to catalog and valuate my collection. You can also connect with others in the comic industry to further and enhance everyones comic experience. The overstreet comic book price guide or official overstreet comic book price guide is an annually published comic book price guide widely considered the primary authority on the subject of american comic book grading and pricing in the hobbyindustry. Therefore being able to correctly determine the grade of a comic is an important skill for buyers and sellers alike. Hey guys, i just thought id share my opinions on the overstreet grading guide. This grading process details the exact condition and completeness of a comic, allowing the seller to get an idea of how much it is worth. They equate a percentage value to each grade within the 10pt scale. Every type of restoration found on each book will be individually graded for quantity and quality, with a cumulative score determining the final restoration grade assigned. The book pretty much summarizes all the checking points in determining the value of a comic book, and provides extensive comic book grading scale and descriptions for each grading level.
Once restored, a comic s value depends upon several factors. Gemstone publishing, inc the overstreet guide to grading comics. For much more information on grading and restoration, as well as photographs of many major defects and conditions, consult the official overstreet comic book grading guide. Learn what is the comic book rating system and how a comic book is graded with cbcs comics grading guidelines. The thing that has changed most over time is how refined the grading scale has become. The 2 reputable thirdparty professional grading services both begin with c use the same scale, but not exactly the same criteria, but overstreet has collaborated with them for their newest grading guide. The market value of comic books is partly determined by a grading process.
Bails extensive notes, supplemented by overstreets study of dealer listings, became a backbone to the overstreet comic book price guide. Nm near mint vf very fine fn fine vg very good gd good fr fair pr poor the tenpoint grading scale assigns grades ranging from 10. In general, the more restoration has been performed, the less the comic is worth compared to its apparent grade value. Our experts grade each comic book carefully using a proprietary method based on the industry accepted overstreet grading standards. Comic book grading is the process of determining the grade or condition of a book, which directly influences its value. Being able to accurately grade could help you avoid some of the situations i ran into, or help you in spotting the differences from one. Comic book realm use our database to track your comic. Books with brittle pages cannot grade higher than 3. While the official overstreet comic book prize guide helps you learn about comic values, this book teaches.
The price guide, currently in its 37th release, features information on the ten point comic book grading scale, as well as approximate values of thousands of american comic books with different. In the case of comics in vg or higher grades, the book is already an attractive item and. Picture of the overstreet comic book grading guide 1st edition. Theoretically, the higher the grade of the book, the more desirable the book will be. Only very minute printing and bindery defects or the most barely noticeable handling defects present. At mycomicshop, we use the basic grading scale for most of our comics. That way, anyone can compare their raw or slabbed books to consistent grading standards. Not with most grading services though, perfect means perfect. This collectibles shop page has the standard 10 point grading scale and definitions, as used in the overstreet. Were sorry but doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Grading is an inherently subjective process and there will always be small differences in opinion. Comics listed for sale on johns comics and stuff are listed with the basic grading scale. Since 1970, the name overstreet has symbolized a vast knowledge of american comic books.
Cgcs restoration grading scale is a transparent system that is much more descriptive and accurate than before. As with grading all collectibles, there is a degree of subjectivity as there are many factors to consider and all of them must be weighed to determine an overall grade. The overstreet guide to grading comics 2016 edition. Iconic comics grading is based on the overstreet grading guide. Originally produced in conjunction with the first edition of the overstreet comic book grading guide, the owl or overstreet s whiteness level card is a comic book grading tool used to evaluate paper color. The overstreet guide to grading comics latest edition. It is very rare, especially in older vintage comic books, to discover a comic in these grades as they are virtually nonexistent. Originally produced in conjunction with the first edition of the overstreet comic book grading guide, the owl or overstreets whiteness level card is a comic book grading tool used to. Aug 25, 2015 hey guys, i just thought id share my opinions on the overstreet grading guide. Special thanks to our comic grading advisor steve borock, president of cbsc comic book certification service, former heritage auctions consignment director and former cgc presidentprimary grader. Overstreets guide instantly became an invaluable resource tool for comic book collectors. Only the slightest bindery or printing defects are allowed.
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