Bmattioli86

On 3/16/2024 at 4:46 PM, grendelbo said:

It's always a tough book to grade. I just call my copy G/VG.

@grendelbo care to share your wisdom? I own this book as well, and my copy looks worse than this one and was amateur graded 6.0

This is a hard book to grade given the all black and more or less a “modern” book, but what I can see I’ll take a stab at it for 8.0 range as is. 

They’ve seen so much of this book… don’t be surprised they give you the 9.4 grade imo.

On 3/15/2024 at 11:51 PM, MisterMR said:

You’d think so, but they didn’t even put it in the grader notes. I’m half tempted to resubmit but at most I could hope for a .5 bump 

Presentation wise, you can’t even notice the ripped corner 

Congrats @grendelbo incredible scoring I wish to get to your level later in my young life 

I don’t think the rips will warrant that big of a hit on the grade. The spine looks pretty worn so imo that’s where most of the grade dinging will take place, aside from the other various color breaking issues…

I’ll take a shot at 3.0-4.0 range. Great job cleaning also it looks fantastic 👍

Ah, drats.. harsh grade at 1.0… would the staple detachment have anything to do with the grade given even with the big chunk missing? Still looks gorgeous either way! 

Take a stab at it for 9.4-9.6 

Hey all,

nice looking book. Don’t believe it’s ever been c/p. 
 

thanks to all in advance! 

Grades are in! 

Grades are in… I have my suspicions 

Got my first bullseye! Yippie! 
but was wayyyy off on AC #61 it’s almost embarrassing 😆

Grades in… sorry, I didn’t read the rules correctly so forgot my user name in the header. Will fix it next time.

On 3/8/2024 at 5:32 PM, NY Roadkill said:

I am not really experienced at this - but based on what I've read on this thread, and then seen when the grade comes back, with a good clean and press I would not be surprised if this grades out at a 7.0.

I totally agree with you. It’s all going to be up to CGC and how well my presser can work his magic! 

On 3/5/2024 at 9:44 AM, Lninefingers said:

Count me in please

 

EDIT: Just read the request to add to the list.

 

1. WolverineX

2. thehumantorch

3. Wipple

4. frozentundraguy

5. grendelbo

6. Albert_Thurgood

7. Get Marwood & I

8. AJD

9. scburdet

10. Cocomonkey

11. Lninefingers

12. Bmattioli86 

im game 

On 3/5/2024 at 2:59 PM, Nilo2 said:

As is, the book is stuck at a 5.0-5.5. If you find the right pro to do a really good C&P, the book could jump in grade. There are some pros who might be able to remove the water marks or at least make them less noticeable. Good luck and thanks for posting.

That is the plan. My presser seems to think there is plenty on the book he can take care of. Hoping for a 6.0 or better but we will see. I’ll update this thread when the book finally gets sent to CGC 

Hello all,

a decent copy with a lot of room for improvement with a clean and press.

interested to know your thoughts

thanks to all in advance! 

Can you check if the MVS is there? Maybe upload a pic of it if you can.

As it stands however, it looks like a 4.5 from my house without c/p

4.5 

On 2/15/2024 at 10:32 PM, scburdet said:

As long as the tattooz is in the packet, Universal label. If the tattoo is missing, then it probably would get a green 4.0/4.5 to just denote that it was missing. 

I trust your knowledge and appreciate your time to explain it to me 

On 2/15/2024 at 9:23 PM, scburdet said:

Tearing is kinda gnarly. 4.0/4.5

Thanks. In your experience and with your knowledge is there anyway to tell for certain this would get a green label or do you see it getting a universal? 

This is a tough one… I own a 2.0 that looks better than this so I’m going to take a shot at 1.5 range. Could be totally wrong. Interested to see everyone else’s input on it. 

Hello all,

various issues here..spine tics, soft corners, color breaking dog ear TRFC, as well as something stuck to hobgoblins head very noticible in pic 2.

biggest glaring issue is the tape on top staple. Top staple is attached, however it is loosely connected to the “tattooz” insert as I heard through the grapevine CGC will recognize this and green label as if it was added after. 
 

any thoughts or comments are appreciated. Thanks to all in advance!

This was a hard contest! Not familiar with golden age at all but what a ride and learning process it was. Couldn’t believe the last round all the books were 5.0