Jonathanarthurg

Thank you everyone. It's not a rare book but finding one at this price is tough. Seems like there going up by the week. Yea after checking the spine is not completely spilt. 

This one that sold recently didn't get a purple so it gives hope. I think this marker is way worse.

The seller had an offer of 6 k and will sell it to me for 5.5k to be nice. He is firm and is aware of the issues. The book will only go up and I'm not sure.

Hello everyone I have an opportunity to buy and x men 1 from a friend. The price has been 5500 for about a year now and I have said no in the past due to its problems. But now the book is blowing up and I'm revisiting it for the same price.

There are a couple major problems. the spine is split and is barely holding on to each staple. The paper going under the staple is broken connecting the back cover but still attached to the front. I need to consider it detached because it could at any moment.

Next, there is pen tracing iceman and beast. It has bled through the cover to the inside cover. Seems some people think this will get a restoration grade but I'm not sure. Seems to me it won't because it's pretty obvious it was done by a kid and definitely doesn't make the book look better.

Last, some say the book looks trimmed but if I compare images of other online this one looks like it was printed off center.

You can see the bottom of Magneto's cape and this ends up leaving off the comics code box at the top. As for side to side. Iceman is visible in the price box.also the magneto vs x men box near the spine is not being cut off like other copies. This leads to beast and marvel girls hands appearing to be cut off.

I'd appreciate any feedback on this and the price. I think the book looks great other than these issues and I would hope for a grade of 2 or 3? And hopefully not purple...

Thanks in advance!