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Lninefingers

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  1. Lninefingers
    How it started: 5-ish How it's going: 3.5-ish
  2. Lninefingers
    Grades are being delivered as we speak!
  3. Lninefingers
    I'm landing around 4. The water damage is going to kill you, but I think there's 4 upside because of how well it presents from the front.
  4. Lninefingers
    The spine damage "breaks color" (you can see the white where the tics are). Pressing won't do anything to address that. For modern books like this that aren't high value, they basically need to be pristine for grading to be financially viable. This book falls short of that.
  5. Lninefingers
    On the "Is this worth grading?" question, in general I'd suggest that there are three considerations: 1. Is it a high value book? 2. Is it in excellent condition? 3. Do I have a personal desire to have it slabbed? You don't need all three of these to be true of course, but the more you have of one the less you need of the others. For your example here, it's not a high value book and it's not in very good shape. Unless you really want it graded just for you, it doesn't make sense here.
  6. Lninefingers
    Saw this 4.5 today and thought of you…
  7. Lninefingers
    Pretty sure I saw this same book in a facebook thread not too long ago. FWIW, the consensus there was trimmed also.
  8. Lninefingers
    9.0 for me
  9. Lninefingers
    Im at 4.5/5.0. Love the Frank Zappa appearance though.
  10. Lninefingers
    4.5 feels absurd to me.
  11. Lninefingers
    It's like someone stuck it in a book press, or under under something heavy. Even with the weird pressing, I still think this gets to at least a 5.0 because of how clean the edges and corners are. I'd bet purple label though.
  12. Lninefingers
    Appreciate the thoughts. I have some optimism that the back cover will clean and press well.
  13. Lninefingers
    Has its flaws, but reasonably clean. Thanks for looking.
  14. Lninefingers
    2.5/3.0
  15. Lninefingers
    I'm on team 6.5. It's just so much cleaner than the Silver Surfer #4 5.5 I just got back and would be an 8 I were king of the world. But since I'm not, and the CGC hammers stains I think it's going to really hold the grade down. Hopefully the stain being on the back allows for a little more upside than the 6.0 that they hit me with on this book due to staining.
  16. Lninefingers
    I'm in!
  17. Lninefingers
    Grader Notes light fade to cover moderate creasing to cover very light spine splits to cover very light tears to cover
  18. Lninefingers
    It’s almost like the whole outer edge was cut by a dull blade. Still, a beautiful book. 8.5/9.0
  19. Lninefingers
    Nice tight staples. Thanks for looking.
  20. Lninefingers
    Grader must have really hated the readers crease. Still, feels harsh to me.
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  22. Lninefingers
    Any help is appreciated! Edit: more photos added now that I have it in hand
  23. Lninefingers
    I think you're at 8.5-9.0. I own a 7.5 of this book, and yours looks significantly better than mine.
  24. Lninefingers
    In please 1. ADAMANTIUM 2. zzutak 3. scburdet 4. grendelbo 5. Mars 76 6. jbpez 7. youfoundjake 8. JollyComics 9. davidking623 10. Lninefingers
  25. Lninefingers
    9.2 with upside