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I also believe some sellers use those angles to hide defects as well. I would rather see someone post a book straight on even though it may have their reflection in the image, than to see off angle pics. There are definitely those honest sellers out there that just take bad pics but even though there may not be any bad intentions with some...it still prevents me from buying what i can't see just the same.

Yep... started reading the first few pages and didn't even see the post before mine.

does anyone know if they report to GPA?

Pics that have terrible angles. Pics with blurry images. In this day and age, if you can't manage to take detailed pics with your cell phone, then get something better suited for the task. When your pics are all on angle and I can't see how well the book was cut or if its off sided, then its a hard pass. Is it that hard to get a pic of both front and back cover with detail and those shots being straight on so everyone can see the book's overall structure? There's a seller (several actually) that have their books on E-Bay and on at least one other site and some of these books are of interest but had they posted better pics, they would have had a few sales but those books are still sitting there as a result.

Not here yet since I just paid for it a few minutes ago but it will be a nice addition. So close to buying another Whiz in the same grade but it was just a bit over budget. It was one of those cases where the seller was fair and trying to work with you but you just couldn't meet on a number. Luckily, this one met budget exactly on the dollar.

Hasn't been used much lately but I do have a stack that I need to press. Its served me well thus far.

OP is a good friend. I absolutely had to give him a hard time. It's ok R&S...I'm sure you'll pay me back later. Glad to see a few people chimed in to help him a bit.

Stan would have been better somewhere else on the cover but still happy it wasn't on his face. I would have preferred Gold on Bats since it would have stood out better than both black or silver. Nice spot though.

The Spidey 798, Underworld Blood Wars and Batman Arkham, all have good sig placement as far as my preferences go. The Cap 6...let's face it...Stan never had the best placement when signing. I've had some really nice placements with his sig too though but I'm very happy that at least he didn't sign on the Winter Soldier's face on this one. Easily my favorite SS book I've ever owned though. Signed by Stan Lee, Chris Evans, Sebastian Stan and Joe and Anthony Russo.

I can never seem to remember the acronym for some reason but figured you would get the idea.

When CGC ships an order (25 books for example) they ship in the upright position and through transit, when the books get loaded and unloaded on to trucks, they shift up and down in their holders. This causes the interiors of the books to sometimes tear away from their staple points and damage the cover. As a result, the interior of the books can be seen hanging out of the covers. This link can give you a few examples of what that looks like. Over the years, they have used these hard as rock "L" shaped cardboard runners that line the bottom of the shipping boxes and they seem to think that they absorb shock well for some strange reason but they don't. I've never had this issue with their competition. Not to say it doesn't exist but I've had tons of books from their competition and not one single book had the issue.

It might be of interest to consider going with their competiton for future submissions to avoid all of CGC's quality control issues. Unfortunately, they have too many. At least these newton rings won't directly damage the book but shock syndrome does and there are tons of CGC books out there that suffer from it. There are arguments on both sides as to which grading company is better for certain reasons (I wouldn't waste time with PGX though). Even though CGC books typically sell for a bit more than their competition in the same grades, you likely won't have to deal with many of the same issues and that saves time, which in turn saves money. Good luck with this batch of books either way though. Hopefully, they rectify the issue for you.

"If anyone is interested in some Silver Age Aquaman comics - I have quite a few in the shop over on eBay - auction ended this Sunday. New shop - so any advice is welcomed Figured it wouldn't hurt to throw it out there" I read your article the other day on your site. Good luck with your venture.

Love sci-fi covers so the Whiz 69 is one of my favorite.

Picked this one up today as part of a small lot from a friend.

Picked this one up from a friend today.

Nice! I was definitely happy with it once in hand. If that Hulk run is also yours, then GLWTS SweetLou.

That Phantom Stranger 18 is a sick cover. Absolutely love it!

That's a serious bump in grade. Congrats!

Picked this up one up this week. Definitely a plus when a book arrives and it looks better in hand than expected.

Thanks for the estimates and opinion. Much appreciated.

I'm pretty sure it is intact. When it was framed, I don't recall that being an issue but ill have to double check.

Thanks for the insight. Great points and it seems to make sense to me. It looks like I may do just that.

hello all I picked up this page from a few years back and haven't done anything with it. Since I don't buy much in the way of OA, I figured I'd get a few guesses from those more tuned into pricing. The pic from my cell doesn't do me any favors. Is it enough to buy a soda? The pic shows distortion along the edges but the art is in excellent shape. Moon Knight Special # 1 page # 3. Pencils by Art Nichols and inks by Chris Ivy