Batman Incorporated 8 CGC 10

greatbrandino11 · Post by **greatbrandino11** » Thu May 16, 2013 8:41:51 pm

I just acquired my first gem mint comic! It is currently the only copy in existence.

Intrepidxc · Post by **Intrepidxc** » Thu May 16, 2013 8:49:14 pm

greatbrandino11 wrote:

I just acquired my first gem mint comic! It is currently the only copy in existence.

Nice, I've actually never seen a GEM MINT book before. Congrats!

Ricomortis · Post by **Ricomortis** » Thu May 16, 2013 9:16:32 pm

Congrats!

lorddunlow · Post by **lorddunlow** » Thu May 16, 2013 9:44:26 pm

Intrepidxc wrote:
greatbrandino11 wrote:

I just acquired my first gem mint comic! It is currently the only copy in existence.
Nice, I've actually never seen a GEM MINT book before. Congrats!

Greg has a Rai #0 he likes to gloat about.

greatbrandino11 · Post by **greatbrandino11** » Fri May 17, 2013 8:38:20 am

lorddunlow wrote:
Intrepidxc wrote:
greatbrandino11 wrote:

I just acquired my first gem mint comic! It is currently the only copy in existence.
Nice, I've actually never seen a GEM MINT book before. Congrats!
Greg has a Rai #0 he likes to gloat about.

I've seen that mentioned several times. I don't blame him. One book I haven't seen discussed is the lone Shadowman
1 CGC 9.9. I'm curious to know who owns that issue.

greg · Post by **greg** » Fri May 17, 2013 12:46:13 pm

lorddunlow wrote:
Intrepidxc wrote:
greatbrandino11 wrote:

I just acquired my first gem mint comic! It is currently the only copy in existence.
Nice, I've actually never seen a GEM MINT book before. Congrats!
Greg has a Rai #0 he likes to gloat about.

A Rai #0? A? As in, just one of several?

I have THE!

http://valiantfan.com/valiant/images/CG ... xamine.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

lorddunlow · Post by **lorddunlow** » Fri May 17, 2013 4:05:36 pm

greg wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:
Intrepidxc wrote:
greatbrandino11 wrote:

I just acquired my first gem mint comic! It is currently the only copy in existence.
Nice, I've actually never seen a GEM MINT book before. Congrats!
Greg has a Rai #0 he likes to gloat about.
A Rai #0? A? As in, just one of several?

I have THE!

http://valiantfan.com/valiant/images/CG ... xamine.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

See what I mean?

drmirage · Post by **drmirage** » Fri May 17, 2013 11:14:41 pm

Congrats!!!!

10's are just impossible...

I ordered a case of VF FCBD and none of the 300 copies would even be close to a 9.8

lorddunlow · Post by **lorddunlow** » Fri May 17, 2013 11:59:41 pm

drmirage wrote:Congrats!!!!

10's are just impossible...

I ordered a case of VF FCBD and none of the 300 copies would even be close to a 9.8

Or a 6.0

(mostly joking)

Intrepidxc · Post by **Intrepidxc** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 11:12:24 am

I struggle to tell the difference between a 9.6 and a 9.8 most of the time. What exactly makes a book "Gem Mint" compared to a 9.8.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 12:11:40 pm

Intrepidxc wrote:I struggle to tell the difference between a 9.6 and a 9.8 most of the time. What exactly makes a book "Gem Mint" compared to a 9.8.

A bribe to the grader?

greg · Post by **greg** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 1:02:33 pm

Elveen wrote:
Intrepidxc wrote:I struggle to tell the difference between a 9.6 and a 9.8 most of the time. What exactly makes a book "Gem Mint" compared to a 9.8.
A bribe to the grader?

You have to bribe at least two... at CGC, all books are double-graded (or triple, if double isn't agreed).

Actually, Gem Mint usually means extremely sharp corners, no visible... well... anything... and probably the one most people don't realize... no fingerprints.

Since many books are sent directly to CGC from the printer, you'll see a lot more CGC 10 on books just printed than you will on older books... people actually touched books before CGC.
There are situations where someone has an older unopened case, such as Spider-man #1 (1990)... whole unopened cases have been sent to CGC before.

Another thing that increases the chance of CGC 10 is a square-bound book (like Batman: Killing Joke) or the full-chromium cover.

Intrepidxc · Post by **Intrepidxc** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 9:26:47 pm

greg wrote:
Elveen wrote:
Intrepidxc wrote:I struggle to tell the difference between a 9.6 and a 9.8 most of the time. What exactly makes a book "Gem Mint" compared to a 9.8.
A bribe to the grader?
You have to bribe at least two... at CGC, all books are double-graded (or triple, if double isn't agreed).

Actually, Gem Mint usually means extremely sharp corners, no visible... well... anything... and probably the one most people don't realize... no fingerprints.

Since many books are sent directly to CGC from the printer, you'll see a lot more CGC 10 on books just printed than you will on older books... people actually touched books before CGC.
There are situations where someone has an older unopened case, such as Spider-man #1 (1990)... whole unopened cases have been sent to CGC before.

Another thing that increases the chance of CGC 10 is a square-bound book (like Batman: Killing Joke) or the full-chromium cover.

Ahh...I'm not sure what I'd do if I ever ended up with CGC 10 book. I'd probably sell it. Then I would take the money buy a 9.8 copy of the same book pocketing the difference.

LABRADORIAN · Post by **LABRADORIAN** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:29:32 pm

I've got 5 of these, all 10, so says I.

*SQUEE* · Post by ***SQUEE*** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 5:27:59 am

greatbrandino11 wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:
Intrepidxc wrote:
greatbrandino11 wrote:

I just acquired my first gem mint comic! It is currently the only copy in existence.
Nice, I've actually never seen a GEM MINT book before. Congrats!
Greg has a Rai #0 he likes to gloat about.
I've seen that mentioned several times. I don't blame him. One book I haven't seen discussed is the lone Shadowman
1 CGC 9.9. I'm curious to know who owns that issue.

I own the Shadowman 1 in 9.9. This post was months ago but I thought I would reply anyways.

greatbrandino11 · Post by **greatbrandino11** » Thu Sep 26, 2013 2:04:17 pm

*SQUEE* wrote:
greatbrandino11 wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:
Intrepidxc wrote:
greatbrandino11 wrote:

I just acquired my first gem mint comic! It is currently the only copy in existence.
Nice, I've actually never seen a GEM MINT book before. Congrats!
Greg has a Rai #0 he likes to gloat about.
I've seen that mentioned several times. I don't blame him. One book I haven't seen discussed is the lone Shadowman
1 CGC 9.9. I'm curious to know who owns that issue.
I own the Shadowman 1 in 9.9. This post was months ago but I thought I would reply anyways.

IMJ · Post by **IMJ** » Thu Sep 26, 2013 6:59:20 pm

Nice! I love these... I've got a few ultra high grade Iron Man books myself...

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