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On 6/29/2018 at 4:00 PM, James J Johnson said:
Try finding a blue label CGC graded Hulk 181 in VF or better (no spine roll and perfectly flat) that has a "Silver age cut right edge". That is, the front cover stopping way short of the inside pages on the right edge and the pages of the right edge visible at a slight angle (a tilt to the cover edge of between 1 and 2 degrees out of parallel). Then post it here once found.
How about this one:
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14 minutes ago, James J Johnson said:
Here is my first post on this subject copied and pasted from page 1:
"The PGX 8.5 has a right edge that's inconsistent with 1974/5 Marvel production. Highly suspect. No roll, lays flat, and yet, the pages extend beyond the level of the cover. Very unusual. In my opinion, trimmed, front cover only, right edge. The CGC examples are fine."
I still stand by it. If this book is resubbed to the CGC, they will not miss the trim.
Yeah you said that the pages extend beyond the cover which isn't the case. The back cover extends beyond the front cover and the pages.
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On 6/27/2018 at 10:37 PM, James J Johnson said:
The PGX 8.5 has a right edge that's inconsistent with 1974/5 Marvel production. Highly suspect. No roll, lays flat, and yet, the pages extend beyond the level of the cover. Very unusual. In my opinion, trimmed, front cover only, right edge. The CGC examples are fine.
I looked at this book in person (not the owner) and noticed that it's only the back cover that extends beyond the cover and the other pages. So if it was trimmed then they must've trimmed the cover and every page with exception of the back cover which I don't think would be likely. I haven't seen other examples that had a back cover that extended past all the other pages and the front cover but that's what is happening here.
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I read up on this guy and all the shady things he did. Just curious if he is still selling and if anyone knows what user names to watch out for. Or are there any other bad sellers out there? Also, when did his reign of terror begin / end? Would buying a PGX pre-2006 be ok for example?
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Ok great thanks! That's what I figured but didn't want to assume anything before making a future purchase decision.
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28 minutes ago, namisgr said:
I kept it as a raw copy for a few more years, then sold it to a dealer with the full backstory behind it.
What grade did it get as restored?
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Check out the bottom of these Hulk 181s. Some have more of the Hulk's foot and Wendigo's foot and some have more red up at the top. Are these just miscut badly? Does that effect the grade much? Or was there some missed restoration involved?
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1 hour ago, namisgr said:
CGC will sometimes grade comics as having been trimmed that with 100% certainty never were. The ASM #121 I bought off the rack was graded initially as unrestored, as it most assuredly was, and then on a resubmission it received a purple label and a 'right edge trimmed' notation.
If you are confident your comic wasn't trimmed, you can either resubmit it or just keep it to enjoy raw.
Wow I'd be pretty upset if they marked a book that I bought off the rack as trimmed... Did you resubmit it or keep it raw?
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So I'm kind of new to collecting so this may be a dumb question but I've been studying the cover of various Hulk 181s that have been going up for auction and have noticed that the top and the bottom of the cover varies pretty drastically on them. For example in some you can clearly see Wendigo's foot and some black lines on Hulks foot. In others you can't see Wendigo's foot or just part of his foot. And the top of the book on some have more red space than others. Is this common in books or was there some restoration involved on these? Which one is preferred (more foot or more read space up top)? I'm guessing it might've just been miscut after printing and that more foot is better. Hopefully it's not missed restoration because that would pretty bad on the graders part. Here are some that I was looking at from more foot to less foot:
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Awesome, thank you for the great advice and the input! I think you're right in the assumption that it will likely stay flat or increase in the short to long term. As for auctions are the best bets Heritage, Comic connect, and ebay in that order?
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Does anyone have data on the price history of Amazing Fantasy 15 or Amazing Spider-man 1? I'm interested in purchasing it but I'm a little worried the price is escalating quickly which may mean I should act now or wait for a correction in prices. If anyone has info on this it would be greatly appreciated. Otherwise if anyone has any tips on acquiring said info that would work too. I guess I can purchase an Overstreet price guide for the last 10 years on eBay but that's kind of pricey.
Trimmed or Miscut?
in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues
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And Here's a CBCS graded 8.5 with a right edge coming short of the pages:
http://comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2FAUCTIONS%2FSEARCH.ASP%3FFocusedOnly%3D1%26where%3Dauctions%26title%3Dhulk%2B181%26ItemType%3DCB%23Item_1261245&id=1261245&itemType=0