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<p>[QUOTE="Skippy Topaz, post: 2563841, member: 76224"]I'm aware of why third party grading exists but I'm just not the typical enthusiast. Don't care what its value is only insofar as how much it will cost me to add it to my collection. I think its value is a cool aside, know it's valuable but I collect things I like and think are cool. Once value and reselling enters the equation it crosses the line into investing and I'm not an investor.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As CGC undoubtedly was well aware.. I'm not a fan of slabbing anyway. They do it to baseball cards and comic books.. and once a comic book is sealed inside a graded case it's no longer a book, it's an commodity just being bought and sold based on it's value not because it's a cool comic with great art etc.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Well, not exactly.. they wouldn't be buying it sight unseen but I have no plans to sell any of my notes. Hopefully the kids and grand kids can enjoy them for what they are and not because they are "valuable" assets[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Skippy Topaz, post: 2563841, member: 76224"]I'm aware of why third party grading exists but I'm just not the typical enthusiast. Don't care what its value is only insofar as how much it will cost me to add it to my collection. I think its value is a cool aside, know it's valuable but I collect things I like and think are cool. Once value and reselling enters the equation it crosses the line into investing and I'm not an investor. As CGC undoubtedly was well aware.. I'm not a fan of slabbing anyway. They do it to baseball cards and comic books.. and once a comic book is sealed inside a graded case it's no longer a book, it's an commodity just being bought and sold based on it's value not because it's a cool comic with great art etc. Well, not exactly.. they wouldn't be buying it sight unseen but I have no plans to sell any of my notes. Hopefully the kids and grand kids can enjoy them for what they are and not because they are "valuable" assets[/QUOTE]
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