bronzemarvel

Here we go! Anyone else have the feeling this round is like a big fat trick question?

On 1/29/2024 at 5:21 PM, universal soldier said:

Me too!

And I thought it was just magic marker doodles -- so I "earned" some points (multiple) for how far off I was.

1.5

4.5

2.0 is (supposedly) the highest a book can get with a completely detached cover, according to Overstreet Guide. But CGC seems to be more generous than Overstreet, esp on key issues and in terms of not setting a ceiling on a grade based on one particular flaw. Maybe people have examples of CGC slabbed books with detached cover that were graded higher than 2.0? Ones in overall similar condition to this book?

Another thread tackles this line of reasoning and includes a quote from a CGC grader that 4.0 would be the max for a detached cover.

I'm torn between an optimistic 3.0 and a more grounded 2.0, so split the diff and call it 2.5? Virtues that might lift it above 2.0 is there are no chunks missing and not many long creases.

On 1/27/2024 at 10:06 AM, evilskip said:

4.0 tops.

Based on the severity of the spine roll, I'd agree with evilskip

Pls and Ty!

9.2 ish

6.5 / 7.0

That feeling when you finish a test you thought you were ready for, but now you're second-guessing all your answers...

It looks like there is a light water stain on both covers? To be on the safe side, I'd say 6.0.

On 1/20/2024 at 2:56 PM, scburdet said:

...I'm seeing a possibility of some spottiness in the lighter blue close to the STERANKO. If that's nothing 9.0/9.2, if it is something 8.0/8.5

Agree

4.5. What I'm seeing besides that spine is the soiling on back cover, as well as a 1/4"+ tear, color rub front cover, and a crushed corner of the book.

I really want to say 9.4 -- it looks like a copy to be proud of! But I lean toward 9.2 because of what looks like maybe some creasing near FBRC

7.5

It's a little hard for me to tell exactly what's going on with the back top left corner and the soiling on back cover, so I am going to be super vague: somewhere from 4.0 to 6.0. Most of what's catching my eye is n BC, but there are also those wrinkles on FC (bottom one goes to BC, too?)

Hey again. Yeah, now that I know the cover is detached I'd say you could still possibly be at 1.8. Spine split and detached cover are two separate defects, and your detached cover doesn't seem to have long splits, from what I see. So... maybe 1.8. I could see it being a 1.5 or 1.0, too. Not sure how the trimmed pages will factor in. What is it that makes them look trimmed?

Thanks, everyone. You're the best.

I think you can't grade based on the FC alone.

And I were going to estimate, I would need to see a higher resolution scan that shows the FULL cover (edges seem to be cut off in this image).

1.8.

Scrolling through past sales, I found a couple of ASM #1s with complete spine split -- both of which were reattached with tape -- graded at 1.5. 

This is one of those "ceilings" where Overstreet seems to depart from CGC. Overstreet says for a 1.0, spine split can be up to 2/3 of the book and that a complete split would make the book a 0.5.

6.5/7.0

In an out-of-character move for me, I'm leaning high: 7.5
I see so much to like about this copy. I looked up the sales on GoCollect and am comparing images of the 7.5s and don't think it's out of the question.But very curious to see what others think.