oldrover

Yeah... those are much more visible to the naked eye than the "N".

I'm thinking 3.0 would be the cut-off for this book. But I've been wrong... I've got a Hulk 2 that I thought was a non-slabbing 1.0 that now I'm gonna get slabbed. (pressed first)

Wow... that 'scrape' (on the "N", I assume you meant)...you would almost NEVER see with the naked eye unless you were looking specifically for it. I'm looking at it (for it? LOL) now, and it's almost not there depending on the angle. EDIT: Man, if this is only a 5.5, my TOS39 I posted can't possibly be a 5.5... dag-nabbit. .

That has been trending on most of my submissions. Latest arrived USPS last Monday... it was received today, although obviously the holiday had an effect. Lately if they get it on Monday, it’s online by Friday.

Seems to me in need of a press.

You nailed it, sir. Well done! (my apologies for the blurry scan... this HP scanner doesn't do slabs for poo ... how do you guys photo your slabs? If I use a camera, there's a massive glare!) It will be interesting to see what this can fetch... like my AF15 (R), it presents way better than 6.0. If it had gotten an 8.0 or something, the discount would be monstrous.

This book in low grade doesn't appear to be worth much, for whatever reason. The stains on the back look to be encrusted food. (!) So they could be removed, potentially. But... really? I await your grade... and the fate of this book.

I’m made the mistake of holding onto inaccurately graded books. Send it back.

Well, the CT on mine was also professionally done, so perhaps there's hope. (I'm trying not to let myself think about it LOL) Thanks for posting your book! It is a beauty!

The book's flaws kind of limit the grade bump IMHO, (the Hulk 2 I posted on this page is an extreme example of that LOL), but you might be able to get to a 5.5 if the creases were minimized. Again, JMHO.

Well, I’m putting together a shipment for @joeypost pre-CGC, so I guess I’ll include this. I’ll be fascinated to see what he does with it, and the subsequent grade.

5.0 for me. Better than VG, but the creases are, shall we say, less than Fine.

Same for me. I loved Stan's writing... so fun and hokey and REAL!!! Also, I'd say your $1900 spending spree turned into both a fabulous collection, AND one hell of an investment.

Might be easier to stay at a 6.0 than a 7.5... but from your lips to God's ears! (or, maybe, CGC's ears... LOL) I'll have to ask about the pressing... I did check it in the pre-screening process.

Among other things, I’m sure. I bought it as restored about 20 years ago, but that’s all I’d know until the CGC verdict.

I have not. But so far, they have either increased the value of my PLOD’s, or declined to do the work.

Their website says they take into account the grade before versus the grade after.

Me too. And how do you alter a coin?

With the color breaking creases, I’d say 6.0, maybe 6.5. Nice book!

Years ago, I bought a raw Silver Surfer 1, purported to be in VF condition (off eBay... but this really isn't about eBay) . When I got it, I realized it wasn't. More like FN, maybe FN+. But I decided not to do anything about it. Figured I'd just let it go, and time would be my friend in terms of the value. Just sent that book to CGC. It came back 6.0... ...restored. Color touch. It's not really worth unrestoring at that grade, if that could even be done. But that takes it from a $500 book to a sub-$200 book. The rant is two-fold... against people who over-grade in selling... and against MYSELF for not doing anything at the time when I had cause, WITHOUT the knowledge of the restoration. But if the person had KNOWLEDGE of the condition without disclosing... well...here's my message to him: Rant off.

I definitely remember mine... I was in the second grade... for some reason the cover caught my eye. LOL Unrelated fact: I married a redhead. What was the first SA comic you can recall buying, either at a newsstand like I did (geezer alert) or in a shop?

I'm definitely planning on a grade drop. Can't see them removing color and the grade staying the same, unless it was a lower-grade comic to begin with.

Not so much a quick profit... I’ve owned it for 20 years... but definitely looking to maximize the profit. I saw the FF1 posted here that went from a 4.0 PLOD to a 3.5 Blue. You’re right about the visual, but the value went up considerably. And someone bought it. We shall see... I’ll post the results when I get them, for better or (hopefully not too much) worse.