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Dark Knight

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  1. This book if graded should get the special and sole rainbow colored label
  2. Here's why.. Double cover ... Those who guessed 5.0 were right on the dot with the outer cover grade. Interior is a 7.5.
  3. 3.0, leave as is. I dont think taping the pages will raise the grade.
  4. I'm fine with the New Marvel character labels. Makes the label a little bit more fun especially to the kiddos!
  5. Havent read through everything, but I really dont like this idea of grading a book based on scans/pictures. Sure it will give a base grade based on how the book looks in the pictures, but anyone can simply learn how to grade better, gotta start somewhere right? There are thousands of graded examples of professionally graded CGC books to choose from with the respective number grades and use those as a rule of thumb to grade. With scans/pictures, they can enhance the appearance of the images and even hide any important defects associated with the book. Not to mention other things unseen (missing pages, stains in the interior, rusty staple migration, etc.
  6. Definitely smart biz move of CGC to have new labels for Pedigree collections, but it seems what is now considered a pedigree is watered down compared to how it was with a strict crtieria. I think it's best to maintain those strict criteria and have a new colored label for these "collections" that do not quite make it to be assigned as a Pedigree. The renowned Pedigrees should still garner multiple times fmv of a "regular" copy but if we see every big collection labeled as a pedigree now, those multiples may no longer be valued possibly?
  7. Looks like a 9.0, but if that is a vertical light creased in the middle of the book and an inch or less tear at top, I'd say grade wise probably a 7.0 too
  8. Beautiful looking copy! Where are you hunting? Haven't caught a single wabbit yet...
  9. Laziness by the delivery person. Not all of them would just leave parcels in the mailbox if signature required. Luckily for me, all delivery with signature required has been signed for.
  10. If you know the secret handshakes of some dealers than they will hook you up