Bayowolf

Got this in a group awhile ago. Some spine wear and the corner crease; but the worse is the tanning ,due to sun exposure I guess, on the back.

Complete and all pages well attached.

Thanks

Any other estimates out there? 

Why is Fantastic cut of on side..production or trimmed? If not trimmed 7.5/8.0..If trimmed 6.5

5.5 because of stains,6.0 without..

A few tics on spine, corners minor blunting, looks like a couple flakes out of top edge ..Not sure about back. .Pages Very off-white!

8.5

That spine split is a killer, also edge looks brittle with all those chips out. 3.0 may be generous. Overstreet Guide to grading for a 3.0 only allows only up to a 1 -1/2" split and this is more like 3" I think. 

Wondering if it would be better to tape the split from the inside. 

There is also that horizontal tear at top of split. 

2.0

On 3/26/2022 at 12:59 PM, AhsokaTano Jedi Apprentice said:

 That back does help the cause doesn't it......3.5

What is so bad about the back? I see more problems with the front.

There are a few small spine tics(e.g., by the Marvel Now in bottom left FC ), but some is artwork. I thought this was a 9.0 . 

4.0

9.4 ,might get 9.6 from CGC..but 9.8 very doubtful

FC edge looks brittle, if so 1.5 ..if not 1.8

This one is a lot newer and in much better shape than the Spidey 63 I just submitted. 

You can easily see most of the defects with this. Lots of front cover abrasion and creases, even a couple of stains. Back looks good..eh.

What you can't see is the couple pieces of tape inside to keep centerfold in place.

On 3/18/2022 at 10:59 PM, Westy Steve said:

Because it’s a modern book, I’m gonna give it a 7.5 because I think it’s really an 8.5. Just grade it like you grade a Bronze Age book and then subtract a point.

What did you see that the rest did not?? You got it spot on.

Grader notes don't seem to even be worth the $5 they charge!

On 3/18/2022 at 10:24 AM, grendelbo said:

9.2/9.4

Thanks for posting.

Ditto

9.2

9.2

8.0 , back needs a press to go to 8.5

What you see is it. Complete. Attached. Cream to off white pages.

Thanks.

Creases not too bad, some corner blunting though. 9.0/9.2

On 3/14/2022 at 9:14 PM, Axe Elf said:

I don't think you can go above a 4.0 with a centerfold detached at one staple.  It's got a lot of spine wear and some corner creasing, but it presents pretty well, so I'm not seeing anything else that would be inconsistent with the 4.0 from the centerfold issue.

I was ready to give a 5.0 until I saw AxeElf's opinion. I am not sure a  centerfold detached at one staple will make it at 4.0, but if so then 4.0. That is a bad defect, but the front cover looks pretty good, yes it has creases and small spine tics; but still presents well so I'd still like to go 5.0

What happened to the top corner of inner pages? Water damage?

4.0 to 4.5

7.0

8.5

On 3/11/2022 at 1:59 PM, Pontoon said:

That looks more like a hefty stain with some bleed through rather than dirt. Lower staple looks rusty on the splash page, and looks like there's rust migration on the back cover from the same staple. It might be better structurally, but it'll get hammered for those defects. 5.0/5.5.

Agree , looks  like that stain (bad by itself) bled through..no way to get rid of that.