That's the New Brunswick copy. I know it's history, including Steve's and my original grade. What goes around, comes around.
Sounds drama-riffic. Do tell?
We graded it 5.5. A nice 5.5!
It is nice, at that. So why the "What goes around, comes around" -- ?
Well I first saw the book with the 800+ collection first brought from NB. Then most of it went away. Then I saw it at Harley's booth. Then it went away. Now I'm seeing it here.
Makes sense. The way your original statement comes off, stating that you "know the history of the book" and the "original grade" you gave it, vs. what it is today, and finishing with "What goes around, comes around" implies something nefarious had happened/some ill dealings transpired, in between the raw state when you had it, and the 6.0 slab it resides in now.
That is what I assumed too.