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Up next are some really amazing books, sucks they have this issue. Out of the Shadows 9, great cover, would have been a solid 4.5 before "the art!" Glossy, firmly attached throughout, supple cream/off white pages, lays flat as a board. Crease upper right corner, spine has wear/paper loss, roughness on bottom and right edges. Also presents nicely. A 4.5 is pending on CL for about $700, no GPA sales data.
$325
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This is one of those boring, just plain old lower grade books - Black Cat Mystery 39. about a 3.0 - spine roll, paper loss on witches eyes (you don't want her looking at you anyway!), roughness at top of front cover and bottom of back cover (overhang from spine roll), and general wear. Interior supple White pages, solidly attached throughout. 4.5 sold recently for $280.
$100
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10 minutes ago, Qua-Brot said:
First up, in alphabetical order, is Adventures into Darkness 11. Would have been a solid 4.0 VG without defacement (and the defacement on the back of the cover is pencil, not crayon). Solid attached cover, interior pages are supple white, cf firmly attached. Check scans for font and back cover issues (only thing that is hard to see is a rip on cover in the bottom left corner of soot/bones in the furnace).
$150
Sold via PM!
Thanks!
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First up, in alphabetical order, is Adventures into Darkness 11. Would have been a solid 4.0 VG without defacement (and the defacement on the back of the cover is pencil, not crayon). Solid attached cover, interior pages are supple white, cf firmly attached. Check scans for font and back cover issues (only thing that is hard to see is a rip on cover in the bottom left corner of soot/bones in the furnace).
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Before I start with the usual Pre-amble about rules (We the people, etc. . . ) I have to explain the issue the majority of these books have, that being, to wit, they were used for tracing. Meaning, the back of either the entire front cover, or a portion thereof, was rubbed with pencil, and then a piece of paper was inserted between the back of the front cover and the first page, and then (as if this wasn't enough abuse) the genius kid owner of these books then took a pencil and pressed hard whilst, and at the same time, carefully tracing the lines of the images on the front cover. Thus simultaneously showing his good taste in images, making a copy of said images, and (most important for us later folks) ruining the grade of the comic. Well, I wouldn't say completely ruining the comic - it isn't that noticeable on the front cover, but it is a technically bad thing in terms of grading etc. And the pencil all over the back of the front cover isn't so great either. That said, I am taking between 2-3 grades off (depending on what I thought the original grade without this horrific art project, and how much of the cover was used for these nefarious purposes), but none will be judged to be less than an 1.8.
These present really well, and I am attaching pictures of the cover at an angle so you can see (if possible) the pencil, as well as a picture of the inside of the back cover.
And there are 2 books that are just plain old low grade books.
OK! Enough with that.
First on the thread wins, PMs welcome but any agreement on a PM isn't official until an or on the actual thread for all to see (this implies that I do listen to offers).
NO HOS or problem children.
US Shipping on any book above $100 is free, and I combine to get there (in other words, buy any combination of lower value books, if at final check out you owe me more than $100, I won't charge shipping). $4 shipping otherwise. Foreign shipping to be determined by what you buy and where you are.
I will accept input on these grades and/or defects as I've never seen this before.
Enoy!
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So I bought a few books and when they arrived I noticed that a few of them were used in an odd way by the original owner (no, not that way you perv!!!).
The kid rubbed black crayon on the back of the cover and then (I assume) put a blank piece of paper behind the cover and pushed down hard with a pencil, tracing the outlines of some of the figures on the covers - basically making a home-made transfer of the image. That leaves these comics in nice, but strangely abused, shape. I am attaching an image of the front and inside of the front of the cover for your viewing pleasure and examination.
The question is - can this be remedied by cleaning and pressing? Would it involve "restoration"? Would it be worthwhile to do?
Thanks in advance for everyone's input.
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31 minutes ago, Columbia Comics said:
I shouldn’t but I’ll take it
I have that response too many times as well!
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How can anyone pass this up???
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Stunning book, and stunning take! Props to everyone!
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On 10/20/2018 at 9:01 PM, DavidTheDavid said:
Do you take 4-1/2 year old children? Motivated seller here. Message for details.
Does s/he do chores?
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Just now, PeterPark said:
Winnah! Thanks!!
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I'll start off strong!
Dogface Dooley 1, 4.0 - 4.5, $300. Last sale was 5.0 for $408. This is a really nice book, just that lower right corner is a mess, and top edge has some chipping/holes (above the "Dog" in Dogface Dooley, the Wacky Warrior). Spine is beautiful, nice interior pages and everything tight. Oh, and lots of dresses getting "accidentally" ripped off.
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Usual rules: no bad people. if you say you're gonna buy it, pay up. PM'd offers always listened to.
Shipping $4 no matter how many books you buy.
Returns only if there is a major defect I missed (missing cf, coupons cut, etc.)
I'll leave these up until Monday, Oct. 22nd at around 10 PM. Should give you plenty of time to sell other things (cars, kids, pets, old stamps) to buy these!
Happy hunting!
CLOSED! Incredible PCH with some strange (Horrifying?) defacing . . .
in Golden/Silver/Bronze Age Only
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The Unseen 10. Great cover (another one) and would have been a 3.5 or so. Nice and glossy, edges have minor tearing and stressing, spine is stressed and has paper loss. No recent GPA, one sold on eBay advertised as 3.0 for $375.
$165