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I want to go 8.5 because of the corners.

Very pleased with the result of the press and grade. Some had it correct.

I'm in

I really want to say anywhere from a 2.5-3.0. Those stains on the back and piece missing on the front will really hurt it.

I will forever be reaching and searching for that feeling again lol.

I know the grade but Im going to wait to post it until I have it in hand with pictures.

go collect shows 8 9.8s on the census. Not sure why cgc doesnt show it.

wow that is super weird

Super clean. Id say 9.6 just because it looks like some color rub or wear on the bottom right?

just seeing this, thats pretty shocking. the total detached cover ruined it. I have a 1st wasp that is completely roached but must have had just enough of the staples to get a 1.0. It presents way worse than your book.

This is coming from someone that doesn't really know how to press but is 10 minutes in the press long enough? Some of my pressers will let a book go for hours.

Im going to shoot high and say 7.0-7.5.

Update: I did get it pressed and cleaned by a local presser I trust. I can't see the grade yet but I can see that it got a universal label! So I am at least super happy that it cleared that hurdle. Here are some pictures post pressing. The creases from the tear just couldnt come out flat with the minimal pressing that he was willing to try on it but the presentation is way cleaner. The back shots are before and after it was cleaned and he just did a light UV treatment for whitning without peroxide.

I think people just think its a lot easier to get a 9.8-9.9 than it really is so they look at a book, look at the price of it in a 9.8 and think its some sort of investment opportunity blindly.

Correct. Ive had one approved and just decided to not worry about it but you would know better about the process than me lol.

I was guessing an 8.5 - 9.0. Nice grade!

honestly kind of surprised it got the .5 instead of a 1.0. Looks mostly there but looks like the chew went through some pages.

100% pressable.

Yes if the newton rings are bad enough they would qualify as a free adjustment and they fix them. Ive heard some have luck sliding in some plastic to separate it but never have tried. The zelda they would do a free techincal repair as well.

Sounds like they overpaid

5.0-6.0 is the range I would guess

It sounds harsh but it sounds like you submitted something that you shouldn't have. Just because they are bagged and boarded doesn't mean they are perfect.

It was really just sheer luck and some knowledge on my end. I always look at Facebook Marketplace during the day to see comic book deals. I saw a listing with a box completely full of silver age books, it was only showing the backs of the books but you could tell it was a ton of silver age for $100. Complete steal, told the person I would come now even though i was at work and it was an hour away. When I got to load them up the box with most of the books was a rotted old box just completely full of books and was collapsing the whole time I was carrying it to the car. On the way back to my office, I kind of dug a little bit in the smaller box next to me, 4 books down found a 1st vision and I knew it was going to be an amazing find, a little further down an X-men 50. Got it all home later that evening and pulled the books out of the long box because at the time I thought it was full of mouse shreds (ended up being termites), the very bottom of the box, I spotted the tiniest sliver of Thing on the cover of an ASM 1 and my stomach sank. Pulled everything off of that book and started freaking out. It was sitting next to a pile of shredded books but it was untouched by the termites. It was the one and only ASM book in the entire collection. The majority of the collection was coverless army type books and a few different keys that i am keeping for myself.

Its something every collector including me dreams about. I wish I would have had a phone rolling video but honestly I had no idea that was going to happen.

I think I have to do walkthru tier anyway since its capped at 3k value on express. Maybe im wrong?