Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Jun 17, 2021 8:44:26 GMT -5
So I was inspired by Crimebuster, who is embarking on his own journey to trade up for certain books.
I am looking to do the same, and have begun my journey...except with me, I do not know where it will take me so I am just going to share it as far as it goes. However, instead of starting with multiple books, I am starting with one relatively higher value book and seeing where it takes me.
The book? The book is nothing super special, at least not to me. It is a newsstand copy of Spawn #1 CGC graded 9.6 with white pages. This is part of my first ever CGC submission that I just recently received back. I bought this book 8 years ago now, as part of a lot for a couple bucks. I knew it was high grade and what with the love for Spawn, increased prices and increased interest in newsstand copies, I felt it was the perfect candidate to get graded. I estimated it around a 9.4, so to get a 9.6 was awesome! I also have a raw direct copy in the PC so there really is no need for this, at least in my eyes.
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My goal is to trade it along, acquiring books via trade. Of the acquired books, I will keep some and aim to trade the rest, so as to continue the branches of this so called trading tree. In addition, I will try to track the money spent along the way. So to acquire this book, it cost me $3 let's say to be safe. Add in about $35 after grading and pressing and getting back to me and I have about $38 into the book. Not too shabby....
...annnnnd the book literally arrived to me this past Tuesday and already, I have the first branch in the trade tree! And here is what it looks like:
Trading Away: Spawn #1 CGC 9.6 Newsstand
Acquiring: Spawn #1 CGC 9.4 Newsstand, raw VF/NM copy of Nova #1
Why did I make this trade? Well, acquiring a lower grade version of the same book allows me to continue the trade tree! In addition, Nova #1 is a book I regret not buying years ago when it was cheap cheap cheap. Now, it seems like nice copies are always expensive. So this is a happy addition to the collection that I will keep. I will post pics of these books once they are in and continue posting as this trade tree develops!
I am looking to do the same, and have begun my journey...except with me, I do not know where it will take me so I am just going to share it as far as it goes. However, instead of starting with multiple books, I am starting with one relatively higher value book and seeing where it takes me.
The book? The book is nothing super special, at least not to me. It is a newsstand copy of Spawn #1 CGC graded 9.6 with white pages. This is part of my first ever CGC submission that I just recently received back. I bought this book 8 years ago now, as part of a lot for a couple bucks. I knew it was high grade and what with the love for Spawn, increased prices and increased interest in newsstand copies, I felt it was the perfect candidate to get graded. I estimated it around a 9.4, so to get a 9.6 was awesome! I also have a raw direct copy in the PC so there really is no need for this, at least in my eyes.
My goal is to trade it along, acquiring books via trade. Of the acquired books, I will keep some and aim to trade the rest, so as to continue the branches of this so called trading tree. In addition, I will try to track the money spent along the way. So to acquire this book, it cost me $3 let's say to be safe. Add in about $35 after grading and pressing and getting back to me and I have about $38 into the book. Not too shabby....
...annnnnd the book literally arrived to me this past Tuesday and already, I have the first branch in the trade tree! And here is what it looks like:
Trading Away: Spawn #1 CGC 9.6 Newsstand
Acquiring: Spawn #1 CGC 9.4 Newsstand, raw VF/NM copy of Nova #1
Why did I make this trade? Well, acquiring a lower grade version of the same book allows me to continue the trade tree! In addition, Nova #1 is a book I regret not buying years ago when it was cheap cheap cheap. Now, it seems like nice copies are always expensive. So this is a happy addition to the collection that I will keep. I will post pics of these books once they are in and continue posting as this trade tree develops!