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Thanks everybody. I appreciate your help.

Have a few MJ 'variants' across a few genres. But one of them has a label affixed. I'm not really asking for a grade on this particular book, but I'm wondering what CGC does with such a label. That is, how much is it relevant to the overall grade?

Thanks very much.

I guess the question I posed would seem to answer itself... I mean, PKD original stories in a pulp would probably increase the perceived value. He seems to be an author who is known by non-SF fans. But how about the following by Arthur C. Clarke? I am no Clarke scholar, but I think the story itself is a minor one: 'Seeker of the Sphinx.' But since this is its first published appearance and Clarke is well-known, would this volume be a kind of 'key?' (Of course, there are condition issues.... but putting those aside for the moment...)

Wow! Great resources! Thanks again for your help!

As a follow-up, you mentioned 'bedsheets.' Are the following examples of bedsheets? They are a bit larger, thinner than the other pulps I have.

Thanks to everyone for the informative comments. I appreciate your time. That 'Pulp Magazines Project' site looks very good! Darwination, your article is excellent!

Sorry if I am asking a question that has been answered before... I'm just a little confused about what publications can be considered to be pulps. Looked at the Wikipedia page which had a lot of great info. However, the criteria are obviously not the publication dates... Is a 'pulp' solely determined by paper quality? Content? So for example, the following from my collection: Are these pulps? I should add that the paper quality on the following 3 mags is far better than 1930s-50s 'pulps' I own.

Thanks for that. I was thinking of using those as well. Just was wondering if there are any custom-sized bags for these kind of books. BTW, the books you posted are so nice! Mine are all pretty cool IMO but most have condition issues, such as this one:

Sounds good. Thanks for your advice.

Just a quick question: How does everyone store your pulps? The few that I own vary in size and thickness, so I am guessing there is no standard pulp bag? The first pictured is rather large, like a magazine. The second is considerably smaller and thicker. I would really love to display them, but a few wouldn't really stand up well. (Looking forward to the introduction of CGC slabs...)

Wow! Excellent! Thank you very much.

Newbie pulp collector... I only have two, both of which were listed above. Anyway, here they are.

As a follow-up, the spine of a different book below would seem to be disasterous for a comic book. Is it as bad for a pulp?

Just acquired a couple of groups of pulps because the covers really entranced me. Maybe I overpaid--I paid $18 each on average--but I really love them. My first newbie question (more coming on later posts) is about condition. I know that GA comics can get a bump in grade because of their ages... Is the same consideration given to pulps since the material used was relatively inferior? Most of the ones I purchased in the recent lot of wear on the edges and spine. Just not sure how much is accepted for what kind of grade. Sorry that this post is grade-centric, but I was just wondering how pulp magazines are viewed. Since comics have the 10-point grading system (I guess slabs coming soon for pulps?), I wonder what the following magazine would grade at.