Artboy99

I wouldn't remove the tape, neither book is in the type of condition that the tape removal will make a difference. Both books are less than VG grade in my opinion. Yes the tape is a defect. As both books are keys they have some value even in low grade. Welcome to the boards!

could those areas have had some color touch that was removed? Previously undetected?

Overcrowded? Then build more. I say this guy has run out of his chances: Gaynor, who has served four stints in prison — three for drug dealing and one for attempted kidnapping — was conditionally released to parole in May.

If you send it to CGC they will denote the signature like my copy:

Just checked: there are several pictures on the internet of this store showing layout and one wall that contains slabs. Pictured is silver / bronze / copper age slabs. Looks great!

I would rather the other dealer just send the customer to my booth. Then when he has something I don't I will return the favor.

Yes, on my own wall. Just recently had a customer that wanted to buy: ASM 300 ASM 252 SW 8 NM 87 And I totaled it up, he was wanting all of them at 50% off. No thanks.

If the book has some value ( the value threshold is a variable likely different from one buyer to the next ... see below ) you should take the book out and look at it. Back cover, look at the interior, count pages. But please, if the book is a dollar do you really need to take it out of the bag?

The dealers at my local shows all ask for it. Then the book gets repriced 10% above what I had the book at and it goes on their wall. Even worse: customer in other dealers booth asking for a book he doesn't have. Comes to my booth, "gimme a deal gimme a deal." Buys the book from me, then goes back to his booth to sell it to the waiting customer. Some people do not play well with others. I stopped giving deals to other dealers.

I am also wondering why buyers expect discounts off of key books that are fairly priced?

not my favorite tactic by the buyers.

I am at 4.5

My 6.0 clearly lacking some red ink

very deep color strike for sure! I have a couple of copies with that cover:

I agree! Everything else is 9.2, then ..9.0?!? Nice books, we are just kidding.

I had an experience at a Calgary Comic Expo show where a regular buyer purchased what appeared to be a very high grade copy of X-Men #4 from another dealer at the show. The buyer paid upwards of $1700.00 which at the time was about what that book was selling for in VF. The proud buyer showed it to me and the first thing I noticed was a very large crease on the front cover bottom corner( about 4 inches in length from the bottom cover to the right side ). Upon further look the crease went through the entire book! To me this is rather obviously no longer a VF, and I felt the book was at best a 5.0 and should have been more around the $500-600 mark. I guess the problem is I told this to the buyer. He became rather angered and stormed off to discuss this with the seller who was another dealer in the room. The dealer then stormed over to my booth and we had a rather heated exchange over grading books and the appeal of a book versus technical grade. He did have a point, that the book did look a lot nicer than some other 5.0 example he had to compare it to. I still say that a VF book with a 4 inch long crease through the entire book can't be called VF anymore. Perhaps it was none of my business and I should have simply said "hey nice book" when the owner showed it to me.

Yep. I already know.

I used to drink Coke Zero. Now I do not find any pop refreshing. Just gives me bad dry-mouth.

I own a book that has brittle pages. Planet Comics 5. At the time I purchased the book, it was the only copy I had seen for sale in 2 years.

Correct.

A signed book for personal keepsake: get the book you like the most signed. A book that you might sell in the future get it slabbed signature series. Is McFarlane doing signature series at Baltimore? He didn't at Calgary when I was there and only offered free signatures ( which was very nice of him as he was busy all day ).

I have questions in return. 1. Do you already own some McFarlane books to consider being signed? 2. Is it for sentimental reasons to have the book signed? Or is it for resale later? 3. Are you wanting the signed book to be graded and get the yellow signature series?

all that needs is a word balloon added: Forsooth! Thou art witnessing my munificence!

Wouldn't surprise me. Odin seems to have a hat fetish.