mark vega

If you're gonna send that in for grading, I'd probably just pay for the express tier and have it sent back to you fast, since it's such an expensive book and you didn't really put any money into it other then your family who bought it for you on Christmas. Right now they're taking forever with grading. I sent stuff in December and I don't think I'll be getting it back till like May..

It looks like a 7.0/7.5 as it sits. If you were to clean it and press it I think it could hit a 8.0. It looks like it could definitely benefit from a nice clean. Let us know what grade you got once you get it back? I'd like to know too!

If you feel like you love slabbed books then go for it??? I would suggest that if they're beater copies, or even VF copies to refrain from grading them if you're thinking of trying to flip them. Also, start you tubing grading examples of what a 9.4,9.6, and 9.8 look like. That way you have a better idea on grading and can make a better conclusion whether its worth slabbing these books to flip them if that's your goal. Personally I only like to slab certain books that either mean something personal to me, have great covers, are scarce (like golden age books), or are something I can flip in order to reinvest in the comics I'm trying to upgrade or acquire in my collection. I got a complete set of secret wars in great condition but I'd personally would rather have those raw. Some books are just better raw for me, sometimes it ain't the same when they're slabbed.

Lmao!!! I knew the back cover was missing when I bought it, I was just mentioning it for the hell of it. The front cover was completely detached, torn off, but it was just placed on top of the book. I counted all internal pages, front and back of each page and it came out to 32. If I include the front cover, counting both sides of it it comes out to a total of 34. On Go collect they have this book listed with 36 pages. I felt reassured knowing that other silver age books had 32 internal pages as well when we checked them. Does this make better sense? I knew the back cover was missing when I bought it. The book is gonna get a 0.5 no doubt, it's a beater.

Hi thanks yall for your input! I went back to the con to talk to the dealer I bought my FF #5 from and we also counted another silver age book from the same period. It had 16 pages which means it has 32 internal pages front and back not counting the covers and splash pages of the covers. Thank you! My book was missing the back cover. I managed to submit it at the CGC booth at the LA Comic Con. I did not want to send that book in the mail with all my other high grade silver age DC too dam scary to lose that in the mail

Hi I was wondering if someone could help me out with this, I'm new to the forums. I recently saved up enough funds to purchase a entry level copy of fantastic four 5 raw. I felt very comfortable with the seller because I've done business with them before but I'm a little skeptical after making the purchase. We both counted all the pages before I bought it, the story is complete along with other advertisements like the hulk advertisement and letter from roy thomas. I counted all pages including the ads and it came out to 32 pages front and back. However on go collects site, it says there are a total of 36 pages in the book. I'm now wondering if there were 2 ad pages (front and back) that are missing from the book. Can anyone who owns a FF 5 confirm this? I did not see any torn advertisement pages throughout the book, unless some pages were cut clean from the comic.