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Presents nicely, but does have some issues . . . not the least of which is a subscription crease all the way through. It is color-breaking on the front cover near the right crotch area. Pages are complete, but there is some kind of shadowing near the upper edge. Would appreciate any grade estimates.

Thanks in advance,

Art

On 6/26/2023 at 5:33 PM, scburdet said:

I definitely don't see the creasing listed in the Grader Notes. As I've mentioned recently elsewhere, any grade can have a bad day and unfortunately there can really be a process to dispute/appeal b/c people would abuse it relentlessly. The list of people that disagree with CGC graders is long. That said, I do think there's some wiggle room in the case of a clerical error, which could have been the case here. I'd reach out to customer service, especially since creasing on this metallic, cardstock cover should be pretty obvious.

Thank you. I do agree that any kind of 'dispute' process would be a disaster . . . kinda like arguing with a Referee. Ha. I checked the book over again thoroughly after cracking the case . . . because it is even possible some damage to the book could have occurred while at CGC, which can and does happen - it's a risk we take. But, nope, this book is as perfect as the day it left my office. There's not a tick, crease, fold, tear, rub, fingerprint or soft corner to be found. Nada. Then I thought, maybe they mixed it up with the 9.8 I received for my Spawn 1. But that made no sense either as I dirty graded the Spawn at a pretty spot on 9.6, maybe 9.8 (which it received). All the other books in the submission were graded, in my opinion, right on the money. I will say, to CGC credit, all the books except the 9.8 Spawn had grader notes. Nice, and the way it should be - so 'thumbs up' for that.

Thank you for the input, I appreciate it.

Art

On 6/27/2023 at 6:29 AM, Eric C M said:

There is something wrong here. If you are new to this (as am I) it is important to realize quickly that CGC does make mistakes. Unfortunately the customer cannot blindly trust the process, and unless there is something fairly major that is completely unseen in your photos I would contact them. No harm in cracking this as a 7.5 of this particular book is practically worthless.

Agreed. Already done and will resubmit at some point in time. Having to pay for grading twice is a shame, but more important to me is that it gets the grade it deserves. If that is not a 9.8, so be it. But a 7.5 was, well, shocking. LOL. 

Thank for the input, I appreciate it.

Art

I wanted to edit a post title . . . when I hover over the title, it reads 'Click and Hold to edit title'. I left click and hold, but nada. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks in advance,

Art

Thank you both for posting. Story here is there were three copies purchased, all at the same time, from the same place, stored the same way. None were ever read. They all looked exactly the same. The first two were submitted to CGC at different times (based on advice that two or more of the same book should not be submitted together). Each one came back a 9.8. I sold one, put one in the PC and submitted the last. In my opinion, if ever there were a pretty slam-dunk 9.8, these were them. Ha. I know that a 9.8 is never a given . . . but here is what I got back:

Only one grader? If anyone else would like to provide a grade, please do so . . . I will post the CGC results in a day or so.

Thanks,

Art

In addition to the other items mentioned, also a vertical stain line above Wolverines right foot. Hard to tell what it is, but the line stands out.

9.0

Hello . . . I am fairly new to grading (wish I was fairly 'newer' overall), so please take with a grain of salt. 

Soft corners, FLC color-breaking crease, hard to tell - but is that a small hole front top edge between the 's' and 'g' in Comics Group? Vertical lines/streaking FTC, FC UPC Box - is that a small stain around the '12'? BCUR looks like dirt or stain.

7.5 to 8.0

Thanks,

Art

Crease corner box, TL corner blunting, TR edgewear/finger bend, LL soft corner, RL soft corner, FC slight spine stress/tics, BC spine stress/tics (1 on the larger size), BC horizontal crease (under red rocket), general soiling.

8.5

Wish it was my book.

8.5 as-is

9.4

I know, I know . . . not exactly as interesting as a Silver or GA book. I do have a couple others to post that are of more interest, from a grading perspective. Book never read, purchased new then bagged/boarded/boxed. Will post CGC result.

Thank you all in advance for your input.

Thanks,

Art

On 5/9/2023 at 10:43 AM, Bio-Rupp said:

VIGILANTE (1983) # 1 THRU 24 - ALL GLOSSY NM MINUS OR BETTER - ALL FOR $35

The first two years of Adrian Chase's adventures. 

Some might call this the precursor to Grant & Zeck's Punisher. 

Get these 40 year old books before HBOMax gives him a solo series.

On 5/9/2023 at 10:32 AM, Bio-Rupp said:

SPAWN # 298, 299 - BOTH GLOSSY NM-/NM COPIES - BOTH FOR $8

On 5/9/2023 at 5:46 PM, Bio-Rupp said:

MAN-BAT VS BATMAN (1984) # 1 - GLOSSY VF/NM COPY - $5

NEAL ADAMS 'TEC STORIES.

Manbat vs Batman #1

"Thoughts on this book post clean and press?"

Um . . . wow! Nice!

On 6/4/2023 at 11:48 AM, LowGradeBronze said:

Looks 3.5 to me with the wear and soiling. With cover open, what's going on at top staple on splash page? Shadow or rust migration? Is top staple secure or just hangin' in there?

Yes, some rust . . . Price seemed right, but I am passing on it for something in a higher grade that's still in my budget range. Not so easy. LOL. Thanks!

I appreciate the responses. Thank you for your time!

Hi All . . . was hoping to get a general idea on this ASM 101. Date stamp, but no other stamping or writing within.

Thank in advance!

On 5/9/2023 at 6:24 PM, Djohnson321 said:

Green Lantern 48 1st app. Kyle Rayner

VF+  tiny crease LRC

$10

 @ the 20% off. Thank You!

On 5/8/2023 at 3:17 PM, Bill Robinson said:

9.8 candidate. If it doesn't sell now, I'm subbing it. 

$40

9.8

On 5/8/2023 at 2:29 PM, comicartfan said:

Already claimed in the thread by another person 

Oh, ok . . . no worries. I thought the "I'll Take it" won over PM's.

Art

On 5/6/2023 at 10:56 AM, comicartfan said:

Hush Absolute Sealed $50

Thank you, NickiO, for taking the time to read my musings. I learned a long time ago in business school; if one customer complains out loud - there are probably a hundred more who feel the same but do not voice their concern.

Take care,

Art