Comic Book Grading Scale Overstreet

Post 14 ip flag post With the official overstreet comic book grading guide, you will learn all the information you'll ever need to accurately grade your comic books.

Amazing SpiderMan 105 (1963 1st Series) February 1972

Now the guide has 6 line listings, as terminology has expanded over the years:

Comic book grading scale overstreet. Sounds crazy, i know, but in the early days that was it. This is based on bob overstreet's decision regarding numerically assigned values. Pgx utilizes the overstreet comic book grading guide in its definitions of condition.

Nearly perfect with only minor imperfections that keep it from the next higher grade. We know comic book grading can be somewhat subjective and everyone is entitled to their opinion, but there is generally a consensus on how to grade comics. Below is a brief explanation of the overstreet grading structure.

Comic book grades are given to a book reflecting the quality of printing, storage, and upkeep of a particular book. This is intended to be a basic guide so that you have a general idea of the grade of your books for pricing purposes. Additionally numeric grades now correspond with these grades on a 10 point scale.

This collectibles shop page has the standard 10 point grading scale and definitions, as used in the overstreet guide. The most commonly used grading standard for comics is the overstreet standard one (overstreet numerical equivalency) grading system. Special thanks to our comic grading advisor steve borock, president of cbsc comic book certification service, former heritage auctions consignment director and former cgc president/primary grader.

Bob arrived at his decision with the feedback of. The grading label can not be removed without destroying the slab. To give perspective and relativity between each grade please follow the below chart ( referenced from 'the overstreet guide to grading comics' by robert m.overstreet, published by gemstone).

Blumberg, has set the standard for grading the condition of comic books. The thing that has changed most over time is how refined the grading scale has become. Subtle bindery/printing defects are allowed.

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. 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. Very slight browning is acceptable, but there can be no brittleness in paper.

For simplicity purposes and to be consistent with these online sources, we rely on the overstreet grading scale. May be loose or detached at one staple if comic is otherwise vf or better. We now know what the new overstreet standards for numerical grading will be.

Even professional grading services like cgc, cbcs, and pgx ack So you want to know how to grade comic books? Bindery tears must be less than 1/16 on silver age and later books, although on golden age books bindery tears of up to 1/4 have been noted.

An otherwise fn copy with a centerfold loose or detached at one staple drops to vg. Cgc has stated that they will go along with bob's decision. Grading is a subjective process and we provide no guarantees to customers submitting ungraded books purchased to a third party grading company.

Copies are available through all normal distribution channels or can be ordered direct from gemstone by. 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. A comic falls into this condition range if it meets all the following standards:

Grading comic books is both an art and a science. The dimensions of our slab are 8.25 wide by 13 long, just 1/4 slimmer than the other slabs. So, our slabs will fit in most graded comic book boxes for long term storage.

If you have a comic book collection. Like the qwerty keyboard, it doesnt matter if there are better systems out there, this one has been around the longest and is what the vast majority of. Grading comic books is the key to successful comic book collecting, and now the leading expert on comic books, robert m.

You should store our slabs vertically, but they can be stored horizontally. The two main methods of describing an overall grade are numerical, and symbol. Since 1970, the name overstreet has come to symbolize a vast array of intricate knowledge about american comic books.

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