Jaydog, even though you dissed my BB28 with claims of photography tricks, notice I did not take the bait.
You only like to reference data when it works in your favor. While debating the value of some 10 cent DC keys I presented the CGC census data to back my point. In that case, when the data did not work in your favor, you dismissed it claiming something about it not being relevant.
I've never "dissed" anybody's book. That makes all the differnce in the world in our approaches actually. I am not attempting to make people feel their books are "inferior" for any particular reason. There is a buyer for every book and budget. I alluded that the differences in the "appearances" of your book and the other one at auction could be the result of the scanner (again, not that anyone can divine the "page QUALITY" of a book from a picture). I actually complimented your book earlier in the thread. I suppose you missed that. And I don't recall dismissing any data points you provided. I don't need to do that. There is a counter data point for any one you can muster. That is basically the entire point. It's random and erratic. Hence, once again, why there is no consistent or quantifiable alleged "premium" that can be proven based solely on the so-called "PQ" that CGC decides to put on a label on any given day. (thumbs u
-J.
Jaydog, I recall seeing your copy of an FF 48 in a different thread (nice copy BTW). It was a White Pager and you commented that you bought it because the colors really popped. The fact that the colors popped is a reflection of the preservation. Going hand in hand with that is the fact that it was also a White Pager. A white pager = better preservation = other enhanced qualities = more attractive book = higher demand = higher price.
I think you are a closet White Page lover !
Bob, this is not always the case. In general, page quality can give us insight into how the book was stored but I've seen books with cream to off white pq. where the colors on the cover make it impossible to guess what the quality of the pages are inside. Some Savannah Romance books are a good example of this- and a large number of Savannahs were not kept in the best places for preservation purposes. I think it's safe to say that the Savannahs with c-ow pq. were not the best preserved ones. And you know I'm not a fan of SA books with cream to ow pq.
There is an AF15 0.5 for sale right now on the boards that has Off-White to White pages. Hard to believe this book had "better preservation" given its overall state even though it has nice PQ.
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*Note - this is not a reflection upon the seller or the book itself.
Haha that AF 15 0.5 is my book and I agree with you 100%!