CGC Comics
CGC Comics is a CGC certified comics. Certified Guaranty Company (CGC) is an independent member of the Certified Collectibles Group of companies. CGC is a business that will grade your comic book for you, for a price. You can ship it to them or take it to a convention where they will be at and they will tell you what grade it is considered to be. Many consider that CGC comics authentication may increase the market value of your comic book by two to three times the estimated value. According to CGC, this certification offers many benefits for comic book collectors, dealers and retailers.
The benefits of certified comics including Establishing a Grading Standard, Performing Expert Restoration Check, Increasing Confidence Among Buyers and Sellers, Providing Holders That Can Be Safely Opened and Offering Better Protection for Comic Books.
Grading standar for comics book can be shown as follow :
10.0-Mint grade
9.9-Mint
9.8-Near Mint/Mint
9.6-Near Mint +
9.4-Near Mint
9.2-Near Mint-
9.0-Very Fine/Near Mint
8.5-Very Fine +
8.0-Very Fine
7.5-Very Fine-
7.0 Fine/Very Fine
6.5-Fine +
6.0-Fine
5.5-Fine-
5.0-Very Good/Fine
4.5-Very Good +
4.0-Very Good
3.5-Very Good-
3.0-Good/Very Good
2.5-Good +
2.0-Good
1.8-Good-
1.5-Fair/Good
1.0-Fair
0.5-Poor
Many listings will use the abreviations for the grades (ex. Mine=M, Near Mint=NM, Very Fine=VF, etc.).