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2.0 out of 5 stars
Sadly, no Grading Guide with this edition, May 13, 2006
This review is from: The Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, 36th Edition (Paperback)
This book's discription includes, "Tips On Grading," well there's some false advertising, it's not in this book. After 35 editions, a very poor decision was made to leave out the brief but very useful GRADING section in this, the 36th edition. A mere 8 pages (there are 200+ pages of dealer advertising), this section IS included with the 35th edition, as well as all previous editions to the best of my knowledge. VERY helpful to the new collector, this section gives a brief description of how to grade, and lists individual grades and what to look for, along with a grading chart for reference.
Replacing this section is a 6 page "About This Book" comic strip that includes a pasted mini of the latest Overstreet Comic Book Grading Guide (not such subliminal advertising) next to the line, "It's a good practice to develop relationships with dealers and other collectors who prove themselves trustworthy," along with a dealer saying, "Many people have started using independent third party grading services such as CGC." Weak. Did CGC pay for that plug? Feel The Force Luke...looks like the folks at Overstreet feel the typical collector cannot be trusted to grade his or her own comics without purchasing an entire book (conveniently from the same publisher) devoted to the subject...
So...in a nutshell after 35 editions, the grading section has been pulled, with new collectors being directed to "professional" grading services and separate books...no longer all in one (and one for all).
I love the price guide, but miss (can you tell?) this section greatly.
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23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Questionable prices, June 1, 2006
This review is from: The Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, 36th Edition (Paperback)
I was a bit surprise to see that Overstreet quoted some of my collection at the same value as the one published in the monthly comic magazine Wizard. It's be widely known that Wizard tends to overestimate the value of comics so as to drum up interests for anew generation of collectors, but it is shocking to see Overstreet, a trusted publication since the invention of comics, to use the same pricing techniques as Wizard.
If one take the time to do price research on Ebay and other popular auction sites, one would see that most comics can be had for a fraction of what Overstreet is stating in value. Newcomers to the world of comics should take the prices quoted in Overstreet with skepticism.
The positive aspect of the Overstreet Price Guide is it gave a most comprehensive catalogue of comics published since the turn of the 20th century to today.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A GREAT ASSET FOR THE COMIC COLLECTOR, August 9, 2006
This review is from: The Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, 36th Edition (Paperback)
Overstreet is certainly the book to have when trying to access the value of your collection. I only regret that they removed the grading system from this book and have moved to endorsing commercial companies to do this for you. Wizard only care about what is hot right now. All in all, this book is your best bet but alway remember, something is only worth what someone else is willing to pay for it.
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