I thought the whole 'comic book grading' thing was a total scam

Back in the 90s, my friends and I just kept our books in long boxes and that was that. Then I saw a graded copy of Amazing Spider-Man #300 sell for over a thousand bucks at a con in Chicago. I sent in my own copy on a whim, got a 9.4, and it sold for way more than I ever thought it would. It made me realize some fans really care about that stuff, even if it feels weird to seal a book in plastic forever. Did anyone else think grading was silly before they saw the actual numbers?

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the_charles17d ago

Grading feels weird, but doesn't every hobby turn into a money thing eventually?

angela37817d ago

Wait, you're saying the money proves it's not a scam? What if the whole market is just people paying for a number on a slab, and that's the actual scam? It's just plastic and paper, but now everyone's too scared to even read their own books.