I Turned a $2,000 Comic Into $8,000 With a Clean and a Press

In this video, I reveal how I bought a beautiful copy of Amazing Spider-Man #129 that had been abused by someone who had done a poor clean and press job on it. I clean up the mistakes and you won't believe the grade I get.

Edit: 2/20/24

There is a common defect on the book that I talk about that apparently does not affect the grade much, if at all. I have received a couple of comments from folks who believe the book does not deserve the grade it received and think I should have returned it to CGC for a regrading.

However, I do not feel the book is undeserving of the grade it received. Save for the one common defect, the book looks better than many 9.8s I have gotten in the past. However, to avoid spoilers in case you have not seen the video, please watch and decide for yourself.

Lastly, I have sold the book and the buyer was shown numerous detailed photos that included all of the defects. He was also given a 60-day, no questions asked, money-back guarantee. If he does not like the book, he can return it for a full refund. In my conversations with him, it was obvious that he is a knowledgeable collector and would almost certainly reach out to me if he didn't think the book was graded correctly.
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