BakerFanOne Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 On 2/17/2017 at 7:57 PM, tricolorbrian said: Here's a Baker I found in a comic shop. It already had the tape on the cover (wrong tape too). I got it for $5. They used the right tape on the spine, and the wrong tape horizontally. I would not have put the tape on the front cover though...whoever did this was a hack... Now, here's an example of a book I got recently for $3. It had a tear below Henry's right arm. I taped it and now you can barely see it...but the book was only a VG or less anyway due to brittle covers. Maybe i should start a comic taping business... Nice buy on that Teen-Age Romances! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) 30 minutes ago, BakerFanOne said: Nice buy on that Teen-Age Romances! Thanks. You know me...I'm all about value... Edited February 19, 2017 by tricolorbrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 11 hours ago, 29dukedog said: TAT 4 is a book I still have not picked up. Guess I'm still waiting for just the right copy at just the right price. I do have one of these, though, which I believe ought to grade at about 7.0. Most of my nice Bakers have yet to be slabbed. Nice copy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Here's my TaT 4. I got this from Joanna long time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 23 minutes ago, comicnoir said: Here's my TaT 4. I got this from Joanna long time ago. Joanna ..... she hooked me up with a Venus 19 once..... we don't have a lot of Gal Boardies, but, man, do we have some awesome ones.... GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 14 hours ago, comicnoir said: Here's my TaT 4. I got this from Joanna long time ago. That's 7 now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 On 2/18/2017 at 9:11 AM, 29dukedog said: TAT 4 is a book I still have not picked up. Guess I'm still waiting for just the right copy at just the right price. I do have one of these, though, which I believe ought to grade at about 7.0. Most of my nice Bakers have yet to be slabbed. Fantastic! Think it'll grade that high with the roughed/impacted base? I got a TAR40 back from CGC last year that I thought was going to earn about the same (6 - 7) and they didn't seem to think so. Here, what do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 58 minutes ago, Yorick said: Fantastic! Think it'll grade that high with the roughed/impacted base? I got a TAR40 back from CGC last year that I thought was going to earn about the same (6 - 7) and they didn't seem to think so. Here, what do you think? That looks like an easy 7.0.................. I'd think even 8.0....GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 10 hours ago, jimjum12 said: 11 hours ago, Yorick said: Fantastic! Think it'll grade that high with the roughed/impacted base? I got a TAR40 back from CGC last year that I thought was going to earn about the same (6 - 7) and they didn't seem to think so. Here, what do you think? That looks like an easy 7.0.................. I'd think even 8.0....GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Me, too. Unless the book suffers from a secret sorrow on the back cover or interior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 31 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: Me, too. Unless the book suffers from a secret sorrow on the back cover or interior. What did it get? Lemme guess...a 5.5...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 11 hours ago, Yorick said: Fantastic! Think it'll grade that high with the roughed/impacted base? I got a TAR40 back from CGC last year that I thought was going to earn about the same (6 - 7) and they didn't seem to think so. Here, what do you think? I'm by no means an expert on CGC grading standards. Actual results have surprised me in both directions. I believe the final grade is a balancing between what's wrong with the book and what's right with it. In the case of my TR 39, the bottom edge problems are the worst flaws on the book. But CGC doesn't allow a book's worst flaws to be the final arbitrator of the overall grade. The extreme example of this is the Qualified grade. But the same principle is at work all the time. Your TR 40 does look real nice, but a scan doesn't reveal everything that might be wrong with a book. What grade did it actually receive? And, why do you think it graded lower than you expected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 That book is a 5.0. Butterface. If you're coming in 2 full grades under, that's a wakeup call, brother. Last year they were tight, but not like OMG tight. FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Dr. Love said: That book is a 5.0. Butterface. If you're coming in 2 full grades under, that's a wakeup call, brother. Last year they were tight, but not like OMG tight. That book is a 5.0? Edited February 20, 2017 by Sqeggs Even lower!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 On 2/17/2017 at 5:56 PM, Yorick said: Here's a copy of an ex-Joanna book: I have one of those too. Could this be Baker's last published work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 This book is a 5.0. Literally, a de-slabbed CGC 5.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sqeggs Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 41 minutes ago, Robot Man said: On 2/17/2017 at 8:56 PM, Yorick said: Here's a copy of an ex-Joanna book: I have one of those too. Could this be Baker's last published work? For St. John, I'm pretty sure that it is. He had stories in Gunsmoke Western 56, My Own Romance 73, Unusual Tales 20, and Strange Suspense Stories 45, all with cover dates of Jan 1960. His very last published original story (I think!) was in Strange Suspense Stories 47, with a cover date of May 1960. Those issues were all on the stands after his death in August 1959. There are Baker stories in First Love Illustrated 89 (cover date Nov 1962) and 90 (cover date Feb 1963), but I think those are reprints. Calling Dr. Love for a fact check! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 4 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Me, too. Unless the book suffers from a secret sorrow on the back cover or interior. The secret sorrow is that subscription fold that breaks color from her ring finger down to the bottom (BARELY visible). I wish I could upload a large file size so you could really get a better image.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 4 hours ago, 29dukedog said: I'm by no means an expert on CGC grading standards. Actual results have surprised me in both directions. I believe the final grade is a balancing between what's wrong with the book and what's right with it. In the case of my TR 39, the bottom edge problems are the worst flaws on the book. But CGC doesn't allow a book's worst flaws to be the final arbitrator of the overall grade. The extreme example of this is the Qualified grade. But the same principle is at work all the time. Your TR 40 does look real nice, but a scan doesn't reveal everything that might be wrong with a book. What grade did it actually receive? And, why do you think it graded lower than you expected? Brian was real close. It received a 5.0. I just did not see the amount of accumulated defects that would bring this down to 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 3 hours ago, Dr. Love said: That book is a 5.0. Butterface. If you're coming in 2 full grades under, that's a wakeup call, brother. Last year they were tight, but not like OMG tight. Oh! Looks like you got it right on. Should have been looking at all these posts rather than just the prior page.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
