Appreciation post: That one time at a con in Chicago a collector corrected my grading on a Silver Age book

I was at a small booth at C2E2 last year bragging about my copy of Amazing Spider-Man #50 I thought was a 9.0. This older guy behind me just goes 'son, that spine is way too loose for a 9.0, you're looking at a solid 7.5.' I was kinda embarrassed but he showed me exactly how to check the staples and corners without taking it out of the bag. Turned out he was right and I ended up selling it for way less than I thought but at least I didn't get ripped off. Has anyone else had a random stranger at a show save them from overpaying or overpricing something?

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henry_kelly541mo ago

Yeah that spine comment hits hard. Crowd wisdom beats solo pride every time.

eric_ramirez671mo ago

Yo word. That reminds me of this time my buddy tried to fix his own car engine after watching a YouTube video. He was so sure he had it figured out, spent like 4 hours cussing at it. Finally we got the whole group chat involved and someone pointed out he was missing a simple clip that cost like two bucks. Now we joke that his pride cost him a whole weekend lol. Its wild how one extra set of eyes can save you from banging your head against the wall.