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Corvonie

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  1. Corvonie
    Hi, looking for a grade on my favorite single issue of any comic of all time. Thanks!!
  2. Corvonie
    If I decide to try to work on it I’ll post results but I’m still very happy considering how I got it! Thanks so much for your time .
  3. Corvonie
    Yes this is dry-cleaned/pressed already. It’s as good as it’s gonna get without doing like a heat overlay press or some whitening, which I’m just starting to get into. So, if you can let me know where you think it’s now, that would be great!
  4. Corvonie
    Yow! I would be over the moon to get a 6.5 on this book! Thanks for the heads up on CCS. Researching them and hearing these kind of stories led me to start learning to do my own pressing. Here’s how Jean Grey came to me in the collection i bought! I probably pressed this book earlier than i should have attempted a spine roll repair, but the staple is intact so I guess I still came out ahead ;-) https://imgur.com/a/k4Qvt2T
  5. Corvonie
    It’s just loose
  6. Corvonie
    Hi, looking for a grade on this x-men 101. Please note the loose top staple. Thanks!
  7. Corvonie
    Hi, An overall nice copy with a detached centerfold. What does the board think? More pics attached. Thanks for your time!
  8. Corvonie
    Hi, Looking for a grade on this copy I’m going to list for sale. Thanks so much!
  9. Corvonie
    The seller originally had it as an 8.0. It sat, I think because of the staples, for a while and I got it for an offer based on valuation as a 6.0. I think I was able to take that risk because I had previously bought books from this lot and so could interpret the photos differently and knew their books were generally very solid and definitely unpressed/treated (they’d been in a box for 40+ years). and yes I feel very lucky, thanks!
  10. Corvonie
    Update new pics of centerfold and interiors and side view of staples
  11. Corvonie
    Thank you! Yes, agreed, but I (and I hope this is ok to say on this board) feel that way in general. I feel like right now the only books I would slab would have to be above 9.4 or below 2.0 (in one case bc I fear it could lose grade in my care, in the other bc I fear it might fall apart).
  12. Corvonie
    Hi all, thank you I will post more pics when I am home tonight/tomorrow!
  13. Corvonie
    Hi, I love this copy of #52 regardless, but am wondering if the staples affect grade (I’ve heard different things). The book has not been pressed or anything and the staple push definitely seems like a printing thing. thanks!
  14. Corvonie
    So I know the provenance of the book and that it's never been pressed. I'll dbl check in person, but I believe I noticed the color difference there but chalked it up to something during printing. It might also be emphasized by lighting. I didn't think it would affect grade.
  15. Corvonie
    Really wondering what effect binder holes have, as I’ve inherited a bunch of low/mid grade SA books with binder holes. Thanks as always!
  16. Corvonie
    Ah yes i see the color rub on the spine of the of the back cover. I didn’t notice any color lift on the FC, so maybe it’s the photo? Where did you think you noticed it? Thank you for the eagle eye!
  17. Corvonie
    Hi looking for a grade on this book. Thanks for your input!
  18. Corvonie
    Already on it! I'll report back when I hear
  19. Corvonie
    So that's where I'm stuck. Here are the interiors to another FF book in the collection (I haven't gotten interiors for #49 but let's assume similar). I can't see any interior damage, and so I'm trying to figure out if it's improvable with pressing and how it would affect overall grade. If you can look at these photos and let me know your thought, I would greatly appreciate it!
  20. Corvonie
    So that's where I'm stuck. Here are the interiors to another FF book in the collection (I haven't gotten interiors for #49 but let's assume similar). I can't see any interior damage, and so I'm trying to figure out if it's improvable with pressing and how it would affect overall grade. If you can look at these photos and let me know your thought, I would greatly appreciate it!
  21. Corvonie
    I do and will! Thanks! A friend asked me about it the other day. Literally if I was told it was worthless bc of the cover offset or whatever I would have no regrets. I've never had a book that felt so special when you hold it in your hand
  22. Corvonie
    I take it to be a misprint. You can see the white at the bottom where it was offset. I’m pretty confident in the provenance of this book, but I also think from the bottom you can see it was not trimmed. thanks for your input!
  23. Corvonie
    Thanks again! So happy to share this one, it has a real aura of history
  24. Corvonie
    Thank you!
  25. Corvonie
    Let’s set the table that I know the provenance of the book, so just grade it!