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3.5 IMO

On 11/17/2021 at 11:16 AM, Galen130 said:

Not much rust migration, if at all, on to the pages.  That’s a good thing. 👍

A clean and press might get this to a 6.0.

+1

Yea I'm probably in the 5.5 range too. Does present very nicely though!

6.5 IMO

Nice copy!!

7.5 IMO

Nice looking copy!

I'd agree with an 8.5

4.0 IMO

On 11/8/2021 at 9:42 PM, grendelbo said:

2.5 with tape notations.

Thanks for posting.

On 11/8/2021 at 10:11 PM, FFB said:

Agree with grendelbo.  2.5 with tape notations.  

On 11/9/2021 at 9:55 PM, Galen130 said:

 

Yup, although a 3.0 isn't entirely out of the question.

+1

9.0 IMO... snazzy looking early Defenders copy!

That is on nice looking copy...I'm going to say 9.4 but could be higher.

6.0 for me...all those color breaking ticks kill it

But they are on the back cover (where I'd want them) and a really nice copy none the less

Sky-Ride in to a 8.0, 8.5 with C&P

I'm with everyone else on this 9.6 with a good shot at 9.8

On 10/26/2021 at 9:39 AM, Galen130 said:

Possibly due to humidity…3.0

+1 

I've seen that waviness before, definitely moisture causing that waviness 

6.0 - 6.5 IMO

Thanks for showing the book!

3.0 for me

Corner missing, spine wear, BC staining all knock it down.

Colors are bright and it looks pretty well intact.

Thanks for showing!

3.0 IMO

Poor Frankie always being harassed by people.

I'm at 6.0 on this. I think the major flaws in my eyes are the 2 corners along the spine. General wear for a book of this age also lower the grade, but it is quite the beauty.

7.5 for me... a clean will have it present much better, but I'm not sure it'd be able to bump up any higher

7.0 IMO

On 10/23/2021 at 11:47 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

Always liked that cover 

The book looks to be in the 3.0 range (which makes it sound like a turkey) and I don't think the stamp would make much difference as a result. I'm not so sure how CGC would treat it were the book of a high enough grade for the stamp to be material - they give some industry stamps a pass completely (like UK price stamps) as they see them as part of the distribution process. But this stamp, whilst clean and on the reverse, is specific to one outlet so they may knock a point off for that reason. 

Let's see if my response gets others to join in, who are more familiar with how CGC treat these things.

+1

On 10/23/2021 at 4:31 PM, grendelbo said:

+1

3.0/3.5

Stamp wouldn't matter in this grading range. On a higher copy personally I'd deduct 0.5-1.0 grades. It's not a distribution stamp but one from the book's life a generation later. It doesn't bother me.

Thanks for sharing.

As stated above, if this was a higher grade copy it'd be safe to say CGC would probably knock it down at least half a grade if not a full point.

Thanks for sharing!

after a C&P, 8.0 - 8.5 IMO

I'm at a 7.0, if the creases press out I could see it getting to an 8.0

3.5 IMO

I'd put it in the 2.0 range

A C&P will help make it more presentable, but the accumulation of defects and the tape is going to hold it down IMO.