oldrover

Others may have direct experience with this, but here’s my potentially flawed understanding: as is, it would be a green qualified label. Remove it and you’re looking at a 0.5 blue. Edit: so, if you’re looking to sell, I would not slab it. To paraphrase the poet laureate of daytime 70’s TV: “Sell it raw and disclose the flaw.”

I was selling a Thor 126 5.0 and getting no traction... then I realized with 10 hours to go in the auction, I had it listed under "generic 70's superheroes". Book should have sold for maybe $130... went for $70.

Biggest dumb@$$ move I ever did... my first auction back in 2002... bid and won an ASM1 4.5 CGC... immediately had buyers remorse... and contacted the seller. He had another buyer right behind me, offered it to that guy, and I got out of it. Oh by the way the final sale price was $2400. Now they sell for, what, $8000?

Wow... joeypost... ...the eye in the sky.

3.0. Laughed at the lower back cover. That’s one expensive coaster!

Wow. Nice! Hardly any color-broken creasing that I can see. And the biggest flaws are dirt and wrinkles near the spine that could be cleaned and pressed. 7.0? Maybe better. Although that may just be my prescription lenses...

Any major keys I’ve sent to CGC, I’ve gotten CCS pre-screening for resto and the possibility of removal. If either book was color touch only, it might have been worth a review by CCS for removal.

Little bit of a spine roll there that a press could address. What's that on the upper back cover? A stain?

What's the upside... a 5.0? You got a decent grade. I'd take it. JMHO. Nice book.

This.

Look at the difference in $$$ in grades from 5.0 to 6.0. https://comics.gpanalysis.com/try-out/sales-data/41/181 From $1925 at 5.0 to $2100 at 6.0. IIMHO it's not worth regrading, even if you got a full grade bump. Just saying.

2.5, maximum.

What he said.

If it’s worth enough, I’d send it to CCS and have them remove it.

I had an FF48 with a sticker covering the price. Sent it to CCS for removal, then on to CGC for grading. Came back a 6.5. That’s what I’d recommend. Edit: that said, I’m no expert on Super Mario comics. It would have to be a decent value book to make it worth it. FWIW.

I had a copy that looked similar... expected a 7.0 tops. Had it pressed by @joeypost... and it came back a 9.0. You never know. Good luck!

I'd say 4.5... maaaaaaybe 5.0 with luck. Nice book!

I had a gorgeous restored AF15... where the restorer missed, or ignored, an almost imperceptible crease on the back. (Edit: about as long as yours, mostly over white) I missed it too. Sent it to CGC expecting an 8.0 or better PLOD. It came back 6.0. Sent it to @joeypost for a press, resubmitted... still 6.0. I hope you fare better... but as someone once said... hope is not a strategy. Good luck.

Crazy Eddie agrees...

Wow... that's huge. 20 years ago, I got a Hulk 181 as a throw-in on a cracked CGC case deal... he described it as GD... turns out it was VG+.

That's brutal. Think I'll just preload this GIF for you and others, as these stories may induce... ...self-medication.

That thread is about current wins. This is historical. But thanks for playing... we’ve got some lovely parting gifts for you. (jk)

This happened last year. I had a TTA 35, 8.5 PLOD. I figured I’d get maybe $1200-1500 for it... just minor color touch. So I auctioned it. It went for just over $500. Only plus side: it was won by a boardie... who was THRILLED. Kind of made up for it.

“To shame”? LOL Since when is a score of any size a shame? I’m guessing anyone (in the industry or not) who buys collections would have much bigger dollar amounts involved.