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Store your chair in that and it'll end up in Vormir.

I've seen many JIM 83s that looked like that on the right edge. I always think trimmed, but many times it's not. Go look thru the Heritage archive, there should be enough JIM83s there to give you a good idea. Also ask for a "down shot photo" of the free edge.... if it's flat, it's probably trimmed.

I wonder if you could find a seam to poke thru and see if the frame is the same acrylic as the chair Jeri is in. The photo shot of her is not a "star Trek" shot though, it looks like a model shot.

Truthfully, I just compared my cover to some on ebay and mine looks cropped on the top & bottom. (trimmed?) I don't think it's trimmed because I have bought dozens of comics from this collection and none of them have had any work done to them. It looks to be a legitimately BAD miscrop, where the settings were wrong on the trimmer.

You're killing me..... I can ONLY get a 9.8

Dang, there goes the 10.0 I was hoping for on this one. I'll have to settle for 9.9 now.

What is considered "mint/gem"? is that 9.8, 9.9, & 10? Or is that all the 9s?

I don't think they down grade when it's mis-cropped/mis-aligned. It may get dropped for the name stamp though (although that's as nice and as subtle of a name stamp as I have ever seen). I have a feeling it'll do better than 8.5. I'll post the grade when it comes in.

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Take as per PM

As cool as I think this comic is...... I'll be selling it.

Joey, your opinion means a lot to me. Looking at my pics how do you think this looks?

1 = 8.0ish 10 = 8.5ish Nice comics

OK, I know this is not a comic that's in demand or "key" in any way, but it's old and it's simply so nice that I thought I'd get some opinions. The "flaw" is that it's miscropped (do they take off for that in grading?) This is a gorgeous comic. It also has a super light name stamp on the front. What do you think?

Agreed. This is an all or nothing endeavor for me. Fingers crossed for 9.8

It's pretty rare that I see a bronze age comic that I genuinely think could get a 9.8. This is one. So I thought I'd take a chance on it. If I get a 9.6 I'll be fine with it. If I get a 9.4 or less I'll be bummed.

GPA shows the last 9.8 sold for $1550 in 2016. That might be grossly over paid, but it still sets a mark for 9.8. I'm taking a chance on this one getting a 9.8. It's super nice. I can't imagine it grading under 9.6. Even at 9.6 it'll be at least a $250 comic. All I'm saying is.... Silversurfer27 says it's not even worth grading. I bought this for $15. I spent $8 for a press and $25 for a slab. I don't think that's outrageous for a $250 - $1500 comic. Of course if it comes back as a 7.0 I'm screwed.

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So if I get a 9.8 (which I think I have a shot at).... the last one sold for $1500. Is that what you mean by not worth much? I will be shocked if I get anything under 9.6

I'm seeing 5.0-5.5 too.

I agree, send it back! The item was "not as described". He said "small spine split at the bottom", and it turned out to be a large spine split. Just send it back and never buy from this seller again.

I was going to say 4.5, but the sun shadows on the back are pretty bad. I'll say 3.5 - 4.0 (a press will help it)

I would not normally send in a reprint for grading, but this one is so nice that I can't resist. Such a cool cover too. What do you think ...... how high can this go? I only see one light spine tic. Will that spine tic take me out of 9.8 consideration? It's a purdy comic.

Comic has a little crimp at the top left. I had the comic pressed and the crimp looks better (it flattened out) but the crimp creases is still visible front and back. I see one other spine tic, otherwise that's it. I'm sending this in to CGC today.

Pretty nice comic. Everything is snug at the staples. I'm going to try to clean a couple spots on the back cover. I'm sending this to CGC today.