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On 2/22/2022 at 4:42 PM, Fisionbomb said:

Update your title to show it's already been graded. I was all 6.0, maybe 6.5 after C&P for no reason...

GRADE IS IN

Thank you, Fusion. I'm pretty content with the grade knowing it was pressed to its max potential.

Ok fellas, as promised... 

No complaints. A is still a , right?     I called CGC to see if they would give me more notes/info on my book. Only info was that it was graded by 3 senior graders. 

Thank you for the input everyone!

On 2/8/2022 at 1:57 PM, grendelbo said:

Thanks for the update after the C&P.

7.0/7.5

On 2/9/2022 at 4:09 PM, Funnybooks said:

6.5...7.0 would be generous with that crease

On 2/9/2022 at 2:21 PM, TC33 said:

It still breaks the color a bit, so the VF range is out of the question.  The C&P did help substantially though, so 6.5 at worst or 7.0 more likely should be about right.  I am interested to see the final grade.  

Funny, TC33...Me too!! Looking forward to share with you all Appreciate all the advice and opinions.  Praying the grader is having a great day when he/she gets my book. I'm sure you guys would all agree that the presser did a fantastic job. 

As promised . Sorry for the delay. I'm no expert but i thinking "possible"  grade bump ?  Saw a color break top right FC corner. 

On 2/5/2022 at 6:44 PM, JollyComics said:

Yes, that is true unless you are willing to pay more money out of your pocket.  Walk Through is 3% of FMV and Express is $130. Before two price hikes, it was only $95 for Express Tier. Before the pandemic, it was only five day turnaround but it's now 16 day turnaround (that was the original turnaround for Standard tier).

So, if you want to use P & C, you have to wait for 6-8 months at CCS before moving to CGC for grading. You have to pick any tier before CCS.  I think FMV or Express is not worthy spending money after more than a year of waiting from CCS.

I prefer slow track Standard or Economy.

Jolly, sorry to hear about your books, I still have a few with CGC.  My hulk181 is currently in transit to my presser. I'm hoping to share pictures with you all. 

On 2/5/2022 at 6:27 PM, Kawnipi said:

Are you able to sneak a book of this value in the economy or standard tier?  Even at 6.0 grade, that's a 5k book.  Figured it would need to be walk through or express at worst.

Kawnipi,  i'm about to go back to work within 1-2 weeks. I know its nuts, I did walkthrough and want to be home for it.   UPS delivered  my book to someone else.

On 2/6/2022 at 8:06 AM, Mr. Zipper said:

Agree. That is a significant crease that will not be pressed away. Even if the color isn't broken the entire length, the paper fibers are sharply creased. Maybe a 6.5... but would not be surprised if it stays the same. Great front cover eye appeal though. 

Thank you, Mr. Zipper. Colors are super bright. 

Thank you EVERYONE for all the advice and opinions! I know its not a HIGH grade, I'm just happy to have a 181 for my PC.

On 2/6/2022 at 1:25 PM, Kevin76 said:

It's not a blanket smash in the black because there is also color missing in the red in the same spot. My only guess is that it could be a misplaced bustle wheel, they are supposed to ride in the gutters on the web, usually when it starts marking, they move them over. Picture for reference.  They are used to adjust the registration, turn the top knob, the wheel moves up and down. 

Thank you, Kevin.  Awesome info, i'll share with my friends. 

On 2/5/2022 at 2:59 PM, grendelbo said:

It looks like it does break color in the red but after a press I see it as being only a couple of inches.

On 2/5/2022 at 3:02 PM, THE_BEYONDER said:

A VF can’t have a color breaking crease 2 inches long 

It'll be P & C by tomorrow.  I would love to share the final results and get a better answer from everyone. 

On 2/5/2022 at 2:50 PM, Roger66 said:

I second that....   - at 25 cents a pop-cover price and with perhaps a 1/2 million copies rolling out of various presses in 1974 - you can imagine the quality control wasn't perfect... 

LOL

I did some searching on google and eBay.  I wasn't 100% sure on the "vertical speckling" and wanted to confirm with you guys.   

On 2/5/2022 at 3:02 PM, THE_BEYONDER said:

A VF can’t have a color breaking crease 2 inches long 

Oh man, maybe it's better to keep it as is.  

On 2/5/2022 at 1:04 PM, joeypost said:

Vertical speckling. Very common on Hulk 181’s. 

Awesome, thanks so much joey!

On 2/5/2022 at 1:20 PM, Mystafo said:

Joe is right, very common on this book.  I'm surprised in your search you didn't see any as I just saw 2 or 3 with it in a google image search of "hulk 181 cgc" (large size images).

On 2/5/2022 at 2:37 PM, JollyComics said:

Thanks for the certification number.

From what I see here...

Joe said that vertical speckling is common so it may be manufacturing defect.  Do you see any defects on the books?

I asked a question in the "PGM" section on this forum w/ some detailed pictures. Sorry for the quality:

On 2/5/2022 at 2:31 PM, grendelbo said:

It doesn't appear to break cover the entire length. A good press will help. And with how CGC is grading nowadays ... yes.

No color break on the back cover ().   The only color break i see is the vertical speckling (middle left of FC). I was told this is pretty common for hulk 181. Hoping it doesn't hurt my grade. 

On 2/5/2022 at 2:01 PM, grendelbo said:

I think it'll bump to a 7.5 with a C&P.

8.0 wouldn't surprise me either.

Thanks for posting.

 appreciate it!

On 2/5/2022 at 1:07 PM, grendelbo said:

What's the original grade?

6.0 white pages old label w/ no notes.

On 2/5/2022 at 12:53 PM, JollyComics said:

Do you have the certification number?

0995548001 (old label) 

No notes, not sure if that's a good or bad thing?

It's really hard for me to tell aside from color breaking and not fixable.   Been doing a lot of some research to see if this is common for this book.  

Under 10x

any thoughts fellow collectors? 

Hello! New here, Sorry for the bad pictures. Thoughts after a super nice press and clean?  Hoping it will stay at  "white" pages 

Thank you!!