nines

My mistake was throwing a bid on an auction without really looking at the book. Not a big deal, not a key, not a lot of money.. just want to know if my hypothesis is correct. The item, an Incredible Hulk #112 was a couple of minutes from closing. I saw CGC 9.0, I saw what seemed to be an undervalued high bid, bing bang boom I placed my bid and a couple of minutes later the book was mine. Then I looked a little more closely (on the small screen/phone). Yeeeeesh lol. How could this possibly be a 9. The heavy foxing, and it appears the bottom staple may be rusted. My theory is the book was amateurely pressed and overhumidified in the process, and straight to CGC. Being an old slab, it's had its years for that moisture to take effect. My subtheory is that transparent whites on the cover/back are a dead giveaway for a press. Im I correct in these assumptions? I'll also assume if the slab was cracked and regraded, it would get a ~ 7.5 Thanks!

gotta love a great back cover

Very cool

She still presents pretty nicely. Good tape job. I'll take it

I think I purchased the other cover from you once before. Now I'm coming back for this one

Dang. I'll take it for $40

Presentation is more important than grade. All things relative. Get what you like. You can't dictate the market but you can get a good deal

I'll take 'em

happily @10% off

happily

Hulk 377 & XMen 5

Surfer 50 & X-Factor 24 please

Cool stuff. I'll take it

Take it before someone else does

Wow. what a plot twist!

Happily take Prize 42 and Capt. Marvel 46 via PM. Awesome junk!

I would like delivery men to handle boxes a little.more carefully. Being a vendor who caters to big box stores, I see it everyday. The guy will be standing in the back of the truck and drop packages to the ground. That's a good 10-12 ft drop.

I'd rather have that cover than this sandwich I paid $10 for.

Thanks. Lesson learned I'm new to the game and didn't realize CBCS had that much of a sour rep (though it's universally known that CGC is the gold standard). I understand how the CBCS red label can be a major turn-off to their entire practice. This slab was an inexpensive auction pickup, CBCS yellow label Superman with 4 sigs. I was hoping to add Jerry Ordway somewhere down the line but I guess ill just let it be.

Decorating your room is what twenty dollar books ar for.

I kicked off the run for Thrilling but I think I locked myself into Spy Smasher and I don't want to make tonight that expensive ha

Bring me that sweet green cover! Nevermind the itty bit of tape in the back cover