I thought the whole 'collector grading' thing was a total scam until I saw a CGC 9.8 copy of Amazing Fantasy #15 sell for over $100,000.

Now I'm torn between thinking it's a smart way to protect value and believing it's just made-up numbers that gatekeep the hobby, so what's your take on grading services?

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price.logan1mo ago

Saw a video where a guy cracked open a slab to press a book and regrade it. The grade went up, but the whole thing felt kinda silly.

karen7391mo agoTop Commenter

That slab cracking video price.logan mentioned is wild. Spending all that money just to chase a number on a label misses the point of collecting. The whole hobby starts to feel fake when people do that.