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Slappy Jones

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    [CLOSED] ENDS IN 2 HOURS! Thor 165, FF 45, FF Ann 6, Marv Prem 1, St Tales Ann 2 all for sale, starting NOW!

    in Comics Market - Sales Advertising (Ebay, Dealers, etc)

    World of Your 100 Best Avatars

    in Comics General

    Posted

    12 minutes ago, Get Marwood & I said:

    That'll be that tosspot Marwood. Always showing off. I like serious discussions about pence copies myself.

    Anyway, bedtime in Londonville. Have fun Slappy :)

    been through all 13 pages now, 15 minutes of my life i'll never get back...  and i swear i hadn't seen Plastic Man avatar on page 3 before i made the posting on that group of floppy wiener swamp dogs...

    Grade is in: TOS 39

    in Hey buddy, can you spare a grade?

    Posted

    1 hour ago, gadzukes said:

    There's no rust migration at all.  The cover is holding on strong.  I'm not sure what the browning edge on the spine is but on close examination it doesn't look like rust to me (the staples really have only the slightest hint of any oxidation).  Look at the 3rd pic on the inside cover where the staples are.  the paper is white.

    even better, then this could easily pull a 4.0!  nice score!!

    FF5 CGC 5.5 but looks better? Opinions wanted

    in Hey buddy, can you spare a grade?

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Artboy99 said:

    with the spine stress I can see and the stain 5.5 seems right. I wouldn't send it in again.

     

    wow, at first glance/first pics you posted, that thing is gorgeous, but i'm glad you posted the 2nd set.  the stain doesn't look like much, but i was hammered a full grade for similar type items, and there are more vertical color-breaks along the spine that really show up in the 2nd pics.  plus the spine breaks.  also have to question the gloss/reflectivity, or lack thereof; might come back a 6.0, sadly it's probably not worth the regrade.

    having said that, what a dynamite book.  trade you my next born...

     

    Grade is in: TOS 39

    in Hey buddy, can you spare a grade?

    Posted · Edited by Slappy Jones

    looks like some serious rust migration around those staples, that'll be a problem, particularly if that covers barely hangin' on.  i'm guessing 3.5  otherwise, looks pretty nice for what i'm assuming was a garage sale flea market swapmeet something where you were bargain hunting.  congrats, that is a sweet find!!

     

    CGC Career Opportunities

    in CGC Announcements

    Posted

    On 8/8/2019 at 1:00 PM, kav said:

    I can attest that pursuing your dream, despite what hollywood says, is nearly always a complete waste of your life.  If it was true everyone would be a singer, actor, artist or writer-there would be no plumbers or ditch diggers.  

    as a plumber AND a ditch digger, i resent that...  lol

    On 8/8/2019 at 11:19 AM, divad said:

    Uh, yeah . . . too bad he was less than honest about it. :gossip:

    now THAT sounds like an intriguing story, if you're willing to share...  lol

    Grading comics on eBay

    in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues

    Posted

    Just now, Slappy Jones said:

    Good points, I appreciate the input.  I'm not saying I necessarily disagree with CGC, more like working through the learning curve, trying to get a better feel for it on an ongoing basis.  I had a similar issue on the Iron Man 55 that I submitted as well; had all the qualities of a solid 8.0 except for a small (1/4") chip out of the top corner of the back cover, came back as a 7.0, so what I'm taking away is having to put an even greater weight on 'singular' flaws.  Conversely, I submitted an Avengers 4 that I expected to come back as a 5.5-6.0 just due to the overall wear, and it came back as a 7.0.  In all, 13 books I submitted have come back; 3 came back with the exact grade I expected, 4 came back better than I expected, and 6 came back lower.  Of the 10 that were different, 8 were off only by 1/2 grade.  So this entire exercise for me is just fine-tuning!...

    I'm starting to think of it more like plotting on a bell curve, once you get to a certain point of high grade any flaws start to count exponentially...

    Grading comics on eBay

    in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues

    Posted

    30 minutes ago, Redbeard said:

    Those abrasions are significant. One should bear in mind in the SA, there are a population of 9.4 and above on almost all SA books. This is not true for GA books. I strongly agree with CGC assessment of this book.

    Good points, I appreciate the input.  I'm not saying I necessarily disagree with CGC, more like working through the learning curve, trying to get a better feel for it on an ongoing basis.  I had a similar issue on the Iron Man 55 that I submitted as well; had all the qualities of a solid 8.0 except for a small (1/4") chip out of the top corner of the back cover, came back as a 7.0, so what I'm taking away is having to put an even greater weight on 'singular' flaws.  Conversely, I submitted an Avengers 4 that I expected to come back as a 5.5-6.0 just due to the overall wear, and it came back as a 7.0.  In all, 13 books I submitted have come back; 3 came back with the exact grade I expected, 4 came back better than I expected, and 6 came back lower.  Of the 10 that were different, 8 were off only by 1/2 grade.  So this entire exercise for me is just fine-tuning!...