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My local comic shop had a total meltdown over a grading debate last Saturday
I went to pick up my pull list and two guys were yelling about a 9.8 versus a 9.6 grade on a new Spider-Man book. One guy said, 'You can't even see the flaw without a magnifier!' and threw his coffee cup in the trash. The owner had to step in and tell them to take it outside. It was a bad look for everyone just trying to buy books. Has your shop ever had a scene like that over something so small?
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hunt.rowan25d agoMost Upvoted
Ever think this happens because grading made comics feel like stocks instead of stories? People check prices online before they even read the book. That guy wasn't mad about a tiny flaw in the paper. He was mad his investment lost twenty bucks. The hobby got flipped. Now a sealed number matters more than the art inside.
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sandra7159d ago
Honestly, it's just a number on a plastic slab. Getting that mad over a tiny difference most people need a loupe to even see feels like missing the point of having comics at all. Why let a grading company's opinion ruin your whole day? The book inside is still the same story.
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