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When reviewing the possible defects a comic may have as shown below for the various grades, please keep in mind that while a single defect may not reduce a comic's grade, that defect if repeated and/or combined with other accumulated defects, may push the grade down by one or more grades.
Near Mint/Mint | NM/M | 9.8 |
Near Mint+ | NM+ | 9.6 |
Near Mint | NM | 9.4 |
Near Mint- | NM- | 9.2 |
A nearly perfect copy that looks brand new with only a few very minor defects. Acceptable minor defects on a NM copy include: a very small amount of spine stresses, very minor instances of denting (two or three at most), slight corner blunting, and minor (less than 1/8") bends without color breaks.
On the ten-point grading scale, a lower grade like 9.2 will allow these defects in a greater quantity and degree than a higher grade like 9.8, which sometimes may have no discernible defects at all. We do not assign the grades 9.9 and 10.0 to any unslabbed "raw" comics. You will only see these ultra-high grades on comics slabbed by one of the grading services. There is such a small degree of separation between the grades 9.8, 9.9, and 10.0 that even the most experienced comic graders may disagree on which of these three grades to assign to an apparently flawless comic, so the highest grade we will assign to a comic is 9.8.
In some cases it is possible for a comic shipped brand new from the publisher, or purchased new from a comic store's shelves, to already be in less than near mint condition due to the way the comic was produced, shipped, stored, or handled prior to purchase.
Very Fine/Near Mint | VF/NM | 9.0 |
Very Fine+ | VF+ | 8.5 |
Very Fine | VF | 8.0 |
Very Fine- | VF- | 7.5 |
A VF copy has minor defects, but is in overall excellent condition. Most well-kept modern comics (especially if they have been read) fall into this grade. Acceptable defects on a VF are minor and include: Minor corner wear, a light accumulation of spine stress that may include color-break, a light accumulation of dents, and bends or folds less than 1/4" (note that on a VF copy, some color-break is allowed in a bend/fold).
Fine/Very Fine | FN/VF | 7.0 |
Fine+ | FN+ | 6.5 |
Fine | FN | 6.0 |
Fine- | FN- | 5.5 |
A comic in FN condition is considered "above average" but still displays some wear. In general, the eye appeal is somewhat reduced due to either an accumulation of minor defects or one or two moderate defects. Acceptable defects on a FN copy include: Slight spine roll, a moderate accumulation of spine stresses that may break color, a spine split of less than 1/2", minor water spotting or residue (less than the size of a dime), an impacted corner, and moderate foxing.
Very Good/Fine | VG/FN | 5.0 |
Very Good+ | VG+ | 4.5 |
Very Good | VG | 4.0 |
Very Good- | VG- | 3.5 |
A comic in VG condition shows some significant wear, but has not accumulated enough total defects to reduce eye appeal to the point that it is not a desirable copy. A VG copy may have an accumulation of minor defects or one or two major ones. Acceptable defects on a VG copy include: Spine roll, 1/2" to 1" spine splits or other tears, a cover or centerfold that is detached at one staple, discoloration due to oxidation, and a moderate accumulation of water damage or staining.
Good/Very Good | GD/VG | 3.0 |
Good+ | GD+ | 2.5 |
Good | GD | 2.0 |
Good- | GD- | 1.8 |
A GD copy has major defects, but is still complete and readable. A GD copy will have a significant amount of damage, usually an accumulation of smaller defects punctuated with some major defects. Acceptable defects on a GD copy include: A vertical book-length crease, 1.5"-2" spine split, cover or centerfold completely detached, major tears, heavy discoloration/brittleness due to oxidation, heavy amounts of staining, residue, and water damage.
Fair/Good | FR/GD | 1.5 |
Fair | FR | 1.0 |
A FR copy will have virtually no eye appeal and will display major damage. A comic book in FR condition may have non-story elements such as coupons, portions of ad pages, or Marvel Value Stamps cut or torn out of the book, but all story and art will be complete. If an entire ad page is missing that would drop the grade to Poor. Types of damage that place a comic in FR range include: A spine split of up to 2/3 the length of the book, a missing back cover provided the front cover is still attached, severe water damage or residue damage, mold, and paper deterioration due to oxidation.
Poor | PR | 0.5 |
Comic books in PR condition may be missing up to 4 pages (two spreads) of story or ad pages, or have a completely split spine, or display severe damage that affects the readability of the book.
Publishers may choose to include digital content codes in their comics. Except where noted, we cannot guarantee that comics we sell will contain valid, unused, unexpired digital codes, and we can take no responsibility if a publisher chooses not to allow you to redeem such a code. Additionally, reasonable efforts to redeem this content (in particular, carefully removing a sticker covering codes) are not considered to reduce the grade we would assign the book.
PLEASE SEE SCANS/PICTURES OF ITEM FOR CONDITION. THE ITEM OR ITEMS IN THE PHOTOS IS THE EXACT ITEM OR ITEMS YOU WILL RECIEVE. WE DO NOT OFFER RETURNS. ALSO WE DO NOT OFFER OUR OWN INDEPENDENT CARD GRADE ON CARDS. THE GRADE IS ASSIGNED BY THE THIRD PARTY GRADING COMPANY LISTED. THANKS FROM THE TEAM AT BUY, SELL AND TRADE LCC
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When reviewing the possible defects a comic may have as shown below for the various grades, please keep in mind that while a single defect may not reduce a comic's grade, that defect if repeated and/or combined with other accumulated defects, may push the grade down by one or more grades.
Near Mint/Mint | NM/M | 9.8 |
Near Mint+ | NM+ | 9.6 |
Near Mint | NM | 9.4 |
Near Mint- | NM- | 9.2 |
A nearly perfect copy that looks brand new with only a few very minor defects. Acceptable minor defects on a NM copy include: a very small amount of spine stresses, very minor instances of denting (two or three at most), slight corner blunting, and minor (less than 1/8") bends without color breaks.
On the ten-point grading scale, a lower grade like 9.2 will allow these defects in a greater quantity and degree than a higher grade like 9.8, which sometimes may have no discernible defects at all. We do not assign the grades 9.9 and 10.0 to any unslabbed "raw" comics. You will only see these ultra-high grades on comics slabbed by one of the grading services. There is such a small degree of separation between the grades 9.8, 9.9, and 10.0 that even the most experienced comic graders may disagree on which of these three grades to assign to an apparently flawless comic, so the highest grade we will assign to a comic is 9.8.
In some cases it is possible for a comic shipped brand new from the publisher, or purchased new from a comic store's shelves, to already be in less than near mint condition due to the way the comic was produced, shipped, stored, or handled prior to purchase.
Very Fine/Near Mint | VF/NM | 9.0 |
Very Fine+ | VF+ | 8.5 |
Very Fine | VF | 8.0 |
Very Fine- | VF- | 7.5 |
A VF copy has minor defects, but is in overall excellent condition. Most well-kept modern comics (especially if they have been read) fall into this grade. Acceptable defects on a VF are minor and include: Minor corner wear, a light accumulation of spine stress that may include color-break, a light accumulation of dents, and bends or folds less than 1/4" (note that on a VF copy, some color-break is allowed in a bend/fold).
Fine/Very Fine | FN/VF | 7.0 |
Fine+ | FN+ | 6.5 |
Fine | FN | 6.0 |
Fine- | FN- | 5.5 |
A comic in FN condition is considered "above average" but still displays some wear. In general, the eye appeal is somewhat reduced due to either an accumulation of minor defects or one or two moderate defects. Acceptable defects on a FN copy include: Slight spine roll, a moderate accumulation of spine stresses that may break color, a spine split of less than 1/2", minor water spotting or residue (less than the size of a dime), an impacted corner, and moderate foxing.
Very Good/Fine | VG/FN | 5.0 |
Very Good+ | VG+ | 4.5 |
Very Good | VG | 4.0 |
Very Good- | VG- | 3.5 |
A comic in VG condition shows some significant wear, but has not accumulated enough total defects to reduce eye appeal to the point that it is not a desirable copy. A VG copy may have an accumulation of minor defects or one or two major ones. Acceptable defects on a VG copy include: Spine roll, 1/2" to 1" spine splits or other tears, a cover or centerfold that is detached at one staple, discoloration due to oxidation, and a moderate accumulation of water damage or staining.
Good/Very Good | GD/VG | 3.0 |
Good+ | GD+ | 2.5 |
Good | GD | 2.0 |
Good- | GD- | 1.8 |
A GD copy has major defects, but is still complete and readable. A GD copy will have a significant amount of damage, usually an accumulation of smaller defects punctuated with some major defects. Acceptable defects on a GD copy include: A vertical book-length crease, 1.5"-2" spine split, cover or centerfold completely detached, major tears, heavy discoloration/brittleness due to oxidation, heavy amounts of staining, residue, and water damage.
Fair/Good | FR/GD | 1.5 |
Fair | FR | 1.0 |
A FR copy will have virtually no eye appeal and will display major damage. A comic book in FR condition may have non-story elements such as coupons, portions of ad pages, or Marvel Value Stamps cut or torn out of the book, but all story and art will be complete. If an entire ad page is missing that would drop the grade to Poor. Types of damage that place a comic in FR range include: A spine split of up to 2/3 the length of the book, a missing back cover provided the front cover is still attached, severe water damage or residue damage, mold, and paper deterioration due to oxidation.
Poor | PR | 0.5 |
Comic books in PR condition may be missing up to 4 pages (two spreads) of story or ad pages, or have a completely split spine, or display severe damage that affects the readability of the book.
Publishers may choose to include digital content codes in their comics. Except where noted, we cannot guarantee that comics we sell will contain valid, unused, unexpired digital codes, and we can take no responsibility if a publisher chooses not to allow you to redeem such a code. Additionally, reasonable efforts to redeem this content (in particular, carefully removing a sticker covering codes) are not considered to reduce the grade we would assign the book.
PLEASE SEE SCANS/PICTURES OF ITEM FOR CONDITION. THE ITEM OR ITEMS IN THE PHOTOS IS THE EXACT ITEM OR ITEMS YOU WILL RECIEVE. WE DO NOT OFFER RETURNS. ALSO WE DO NOT OFFER OUR OWN INDEPENDENT CARD GRADE ON CARDS. THE GRADE IS ASSIGNED BY THE THIRD PARTY GRADING COMPANY LISTED. THANKS FROM THE TEAM AT BUY, SELL AND TRADE LCC
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Below is a brief synopsis of how to do you're own grading of Raw cards Grading Scale For cards:
NMMT A truly exceptional card. Centering 60/40 or better. Unless an (OC) or (MC) qualifier is added in description. With nearly flawless corners. Our Highest Grade.
NM+ A near perfect card. Centering is 65/35 or better. Unless an (OC) or (MC) qualifier is added in description. With one corner with minor wear. Card is in focus and free of print lines.
NM/NM+ A grade for Commons only. Card will either be NM or NM+. A true high grade card
NM A beautiful card. Centering is 75/25 or better with sharp corners. Unless an (OC) or (MC) qualifier is added in description. Could have minor wear on 2 corners. Card is in focus and free of print lines.
EXMT+ Very Close to NM. Centering is 75/25 or better. Unless an (OC) or (MC) qualifier is added in description. Corners can have minor touches of wear on them, but they still all come to a point.
EXMT/EXMT+ A grade for Commons only. Card will be either EXMT or EXMT+.
EXMT Still a Nice High Grade Card. Centering is 80/20 or Better. Unless an (OC) or (MC) qualifier is added in description. Corners have minor to moderate wear, but are still relatively sharp and card has overall nice appearance.
EX+ The Nicest of all the Mid Grade cards. Probably the best deal for the money of all grades. Centering must be 85/15 or Better. Unless an (OC) or (MC) qualifier is added in description. Corners can have moderate wear, but no major problems on this grade.
EX/EX+ A grade for Commons Only. Card will be either EX or EX+.
EX A Solid Mid Grade Card. Centering must be 90/10 or Better. Unless an (OC) or (MC) qualifier is added in description. Corners can have moderate wear, but no rounding, creasing or major problems on this card.
VGEX The Nicest of the Low Grade cards. Card can't be Mis-cut, but can be off center. The corners can be slightly rounded. No major creases but could have a minor crease, or wrinkle. No intentional damage can be on this Card.
VG/VGEX A grade for Commons Only. Card will be either VG or VGEX. Could have a crease, or wrinkle on the card.
VG Still a Decent Low Grade card. No intentional Damage on the card. There can be a major crease or multiple small creases, but there is not a crease the destroys the eye appeal of the card. Card can be miscut i
f otherwise nice.
GVG Card can have multiple creases. There can be markings on the front and or back. The card is not destroyed, but has major problems.
G (GOOD) There may be back damage, Multiple creasing, markings on the front or back of the card. The card is intact, but by no means an attractive card.
F (FAIR) Usually used as a filler card. Card is almost completely worn out. Can have creases throughout, major back damage, including paper loss and markings.
P (POOR) The lowest grade we assign a card. This is just to say you have the card. Can have part of the card missing, writing, major creases, etc..
Cards with substantial flaws may also receive a qualifier along with their numerical grade. The flaw typically results in the value being at least One to two grades lower. For example, a PSA 8 (OC) would have a similar value to a PSA 7 or PSA 6 (or lower). The different types of qualifiers include:
PLEASE SEE SCANS/PICTURES OF ITEM FOR CONDITION. THE ITEM OR ITEMS IN THE PHOTOS IS THE EXACT ITEM OR ITEMS YOU WILL RECIEVE. ONCE AN ITEM IS PAID FOR OUR SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY PURCHASES POSTAGE AND THE ITEM IS SHIPPED IMMEDIATELY FOR THIS REASON WE DO NOT OFFER CANCELLATIONS OF ANY KIND. WE DO NOT OFFER RETURNS OF ANY KIND. ALSO WE DO NOT OFFER OUR OWN INDEPENDENT CARD GRADE ON CARDS. IF A GRADE IS LISTED IT IS THE GRADE ASSIGNED BY THE THIRD PARTY GRADING COMPANY LISTED. THANKS FROM THE TEAM AT BUY, SELL AND TRADE LCC
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