Bomber-Bob

Without the centerfold problem, I think the book is 7.5/8.0 range. With the detached staple on the centerfold, it probably lowers it to 6.5/7.0 territory. You should get a Blue label, not Green.

'If' it's a common book that CGC sees often and they all have this dangling corner as a common bindery problem, it's possible you can still get a 9.8 . See if you can find another copy online somewhere, already in a 9.8 slab, that shows this same corner defect. However, it will most likely not get a 9.8 . You can send it in as part of a bigger batch for a 9.8 pre screen .

Yes, I agree, possibly one tic. Maybe the difference between 7.5 and 8.0 .

I think that 'spot' over the N in the title is the wild card here. If it's a stain that permeates the front cover it may affect the grade. It really is a nice looking book.

I don't think that's how it works for either a sketch or signature. You can't just send the book to CGC and they take care of it ? For all practical purposes, there is no need to differentiate between a sketch and/or signature = they are both handled the same from a CGC standpoint. I agree with the advice given above by @revat. Do a little more homework as you still seem fuzzy on the process.

I don't own any books with pieces missing so I can't validate your claim but I'm pretty sure I've seen books with pieces missing graded higher. I stand by my statement that 'it depends', especially without seeing the book. The whole book, and any applicable flaws, must be considered before blindly giving a grade. While the location of the chip should not matter, I think it comes into play. I think a front cover, in your face chip will influence the graders more than a discreet back cover chip. The OP should show us the book, better yet put it in the Please Grade My thread, and see what everybody says.

Strong cover colors on this raw copy.

Hey, this thread is heating up. Great stuff everyone !

At 53, I hardly consider you old !!! Talk to me when you are on Medicare. Wouldn't the year you were born be a more useful poll ?

This thread was started 12 years ago, it is a moving target, it is not relevant. Just saying.

Just look it up in your CGC handbook ! Seriously, saying 'all other defects aside' is not an applicable statement to a CGC grading scenario. The piece missing, along with all the other defects, will be used in forming a grade. Without seeing your book(why not show us a pic?), I would say a piece missing is a serious flaw and will be hammered by CGC.

It has to be done in the presence of a CGC representative. Go to the CGC website and read about it. There are no rules as to the artist that can sign but it it very much frowned upon to get a DC artist to sign a Marvel book. Why would you do that ?

I just looked at my Bank statement that had my last annual payment and it says Safety Deposit Box. I really don't think it matters. Totally synonymous.

According to Wikipedia and Webster's Dictionary, it can also be called Safety Deposit Box .

True, though I could see a note eliminated if it affected the owner from trying to sell it. In fact, in our situation here, what if the notes said something like holes throughout book. If the OP wanted to sell the book, I could see him asking for that comment to be removed, arguing the fact that it is redundant to the Married cover. It seems like CGC likes to minimize comments on the label. Personally, I would like to see more comments on the label. Certain flaws, like rust on the staple, would be helpful. Grade Date would be helpful. A check mark for above average eye appeal would be helpful. Etc........... So I agree with you, it would be nice to have a notes indicator.

I do like that idea but would it preclude CGC from adding notes upon an evaluation ? BTW, I have personally seen the notes change upon evaluation. In this instance the language of the notes were changed to be more clear. It was a key book that gave the impression in the notes of a detached staple. The wording was changed. CGC is actually very accomodating !

As a kid, growing up in the 60's, I only allocated the cost of two books per week from my allowance. When FF's started to appear, I was intrigued, but did not buy them. That is until FF21 appeared as I was totally blown away by the cover. It was my first purchase of an FF . BTW, I did read as many books as I could while standing there in the store ! My current, and probably keeper, copy.................

Cool book, nice grade to own. #18 and #23, probably because of the deep cover blues, are two of my favorites.

I agree , emphatically ! Trade in the trio and buy the best FF48 you can afford now . In the future you can always downgrade back to your trio with cash in hand. Better yet, keep the 49 and 50 (they sound like nice books) and only upgrade the 48 ! While the mid grades of any hot book will always capitalize, it's the uber grades that increase exponentially.

It's possible that the married cover with pinholes was the totality of the notes. You have to remember notes are not inclusive of every little flaw, only the flaws that affect the grade. Let's say there was a small corner crease. The presence or absence of that crease does not affect the grade. Press it out and you are still at 7.5 type of thing. Also, I recall recently seeing a thread where the OP complained about buying the notes and it was basically redundant of the label notes. He asked for his money back. Recognizing if there is nothing else noteworthy(pun intended), anybody buying the notes would be disappointed, CGC probably made a decision to not have any notes. Bottom line here, nothing of note to put in the notes.

Sure, let's talk notes. I'm not sure but I don't think they always give notes on the lower tiers, Value and Economy. It's in the category of you get what you pay for. Maybe the OP can tell us what tier he submitted the book ?

This is actually a pretty fun thread and if you have ever owned a safety deposit box, you can relate. I've got a number of safety deposit boxes, each holding about 50 slabs. When a new book comes in that is bank worthy I have to decide what to move. What works for me is keeping the most difficult to replace books in the bank, regardless of the value.