Mirage 2-4 CGC 9.6 w/ WP
 

I am looking to buy TMNT Mirage 2-4 CGC 9.6 w/ WP. I would entertain 9.8s if the price is right...but I am thinking 9.6 is all I need right now. Must have WP. PM me if you are selling. I can not afford all 3 right now, but maybe 1 or 2.

How married are you to the 9.6 grade? I have most of them in 9.4 SS

Sorry....not looking for SS.....I don't know why...but I like them unsigned better...call me crazy!

9.6 is a great grade I've been finding. Basically get 9.8 quality for quite a bit cheaper so can't go wrong. Good luck!

Back in my OCD collecting days (those days still come once and a while)...I always wanted the highest grade possible. For the longest time my set of AFA 88 turtles drove me crazy because they were all 85s, except for Raph which only got an 80. To me it looked identical to the 85s...even the sub grades were the same as the 85s....but it got a 80!!!

I searched a while for 9.8s of Mirage 2-4...but the prices were so high compared to the 9.6s. I have some sketches and celeb books that are 9.6s and I honestly can not tell the difference between my 9.6s and my 9.8s. I have some 9.8s that to me look like they should be a 9.6 at the highest.......AFA situation all over again.

Recently I have been in a "screw it" mentality. I want these items because they are special to me. Non-special items have been purged from my collections. These books and figures have huge sentimental value to me....no need for them to be 100% perfect....but I do want them to have WP :trolleye:

As for SS.......I just don't like it on those original covers...they are too beautiful and I have enough stuff signed by all of the guys already

Hope all of this made sense :tgrin:

I understand why people want to get their books signed, but I totally agree with you. With SO many people getting stuff signed these days, I'd much rather have a pristine, un-signed, un-sketched copy. Feels more original to me.

Truth is, there is very minimal difference between a 9.4 to 9.6 to 9.8, etc. Depending on how OCD you are, it could just mean a spine tick or some back cover flaw. I can see OCD being uncomfortable with having, say, all 9.8s but one 9.6 sore thumb though. That "6" on the label is probably more prominent than the flaw itself!

I had a 9.8 universal run of 2-15 plus micros and don't get me wrong, they were purrrty. But after i sold them to buy art, I really didn't miss them at all. Now I just want some nice copies again and for me, 9.6 is the perfect sweet spot. In my case, however, I actually don't have hardly any signed comics and since I did a blue run the first go round, I figured a gold run would be a fun shakeup.

Story of my life :P

I suspect the same might occur after I've flogged off a ton of my videogame collection after Xmas. At least comics, original art, pages and the similar take up a lot less space :P

(it also means, if I sell enough, which I hope, then I can afford an original page from issues #2-4 heh)

I've noticed, at least with my collection, the thought of getting rid of something is actually worse than the feeling after the item is gone.

Update to this thread....I picked up a 9.6 #4 on eBay yesterday.....can't wait to get it as it is my 2nd fav cover (1st is the 2nd printing of #4)