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If there are pieces that look like they can break off, or the spine could detach, I wouldn't risk the extra handling. Otherwise, I'm a fan of cleaning and pressing even if you DON'T get a grade bump. A cleaned and pressed 2.0 can look a WHOLE lot nicer than a not cleaned and pressed 2.0. But there is always a risk the more places you send your book.

"If stored properly". Yes. As long as you keep them stored. But if you want to take the books out, look at them, show them to people, encapsulation protects better than any bag / board.

I would absolutely list "Possibly pressable defect" and then describe what and where. I would not say anything about chance at better grade.

Oh I wouldn't do it on a high value item. I mean like i have a run of all Jim Lee's covers on X-men. I had 14 9.6s and one 9.8. I did a straight trade with a buddy. Difference between a $35 book and $50 book probably.

I feel you. All my runs have matching grades. I've straight traded a 9.8 for a 9.6 before because all my other books were 9.6.

I use half backs and mylites and have never had a problem. Most likely someone got the wrong sizes. However, it isn't like it's impossible that they got the correct sizes but were errantly given the wrong sizes, either miss labeled or mistakenly shipped.

So you think the W instead of the OW/W is worth the grade drop? You prefer whole numbers? Or you have other 9.0s and you want the grades to match?

Thank you Mickey!

Wow. Sold for $1,900. Wonder what it would have gone for if there was no pen on the page.

That X-men 1 9.0 makes my heart skip a beat. Is that a book you got raw a long time ago? I love my collection, but my biggest books are under $15k. A $200k book blows me away. The stories behind it are always interesting to me. Amazing books.

I couldn't agree more. I have an X-men 1. But now I want to start collecting the interior pages so I can appreciate and showcase them as well.

But you wouldn't be interested in the Thor origin page from Jim83 or the Xmen introduction from X1? Is it because you have / can afford the full book?

Was it certified / encapsulated? What page was it? Do you mind me asking what you paid for it? Trying to gauge where the market is. Sales have been pretty random and sporadic so far.

Good for you. If you are in the financial position to get one that's awesome. But for a lot of people the chance to own an AF15 is gone forever and a lot of those other books are coming up fast. I have plenty of friends in their 30s that can't spend $10k on an X-men 1. By the time they might be able to that book will be twice as much. It's all about timing and where you are in life. For someone starting out in collecting in their teens or 20s those silver age grails are as far away as the golden age ones probably are for you.

Awesome. Thanks for sharing. I think these look so great. We're so used to seeing the covers that it is fantastic to see the actual interiors.