Does This Look Borderline 7.5 to You?

[mrwoogieman]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2199999656&category=74

 

Looks more like a 5.0 to me...

[Fan4Fan]

Certainly 6.0 or less... substantial chipping and creasing on the right side.

 

Methinks a larger scan (front and back) would reveal even more problems....

 

Thanks,

Fan4Fan

[uclapeterg]

5.5 . I have a FF 4 with "prechipping" that's graded 7.5 and it's in A LOT better shape.

[ninanina]

Borderline 6.0 nowhere near a 7.5. Well, maybe withing a couple points.

 

 

Is that borderline?

 

Nah, couldn't be.

[Jir11]

Can we say 5.5 people? There's no way that this is boarderline 6.5 let alone 7.5. IMHO

 

[PovertyRow]

I grade it a VG/Fine.

[Amazing_Bag_man]

I give a health Fine+, unless the spine maybe splitting or the pages are more or less white to off white.....

[DoubleCovaBrotha]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2199999656&category=74

 

Looks more like a 5.0 to me...

 

This is not the first time I have heard of people critcizing Showcase New England's grading. I only buy stuff from them if it is already CGC graded. They usually have a lot of good stuff, but their grading needs some serious work.

[comicmankev]

I reckon they have a weekly shipment to CGC, so why would they not send this one too? It's plain that if it would get a 7.5 then the price realised would be good.

 

The only reason not to get it graded is because they know it is plainly nowhere near a 7.5 and trying to sell it as better than it is. This really annoys me.

[DoubleCovaBrotha]

I reckon they have a weekly shipment to CGC, so why would they not send this one too? It's plain that if it would get a 7.5 then the price realised would be good.

 

The only reason not to get it graded is because they know it is plainly nowhere near a 7.5 and trying to sell it as better than it is. This really annoys me.

 

This may be a consignment auction. If so, then they won't get the stuff graded.

[Darthdiesel]

I grade it a VG/Fine.

 

 

Right on... I agree with pov - too much chipping; scan cuts off some spine and I assume for good reason

[Aces]

Bad chipping...

 

5.5 at best.

[Amazing_Bag_man]

Bad chipping...

 

5.5 at best.

 

I agree where the grade is more like 5.5...

[garthgantu]

I reckon they have a weekly shipment to CGC, so why would they not send this one too? It's plain that if it would get a 7.5 then the price realised would be good.

 

The only reason not to get it graded is because they know it is plainly nowhere near a 7.5 and trying to sell it as better than it is. This really annoys me.

 

Well, that and the "micro dots of glue" cited in the item description... sure, SNE states that these dots of glue don't affect the grade, but until CGC sends it back, you can't be sure they won't give it the PLOD. So not only is it in reality about a VG+ 4.5 (come on, people, don't let the fact that it's a key issue sway you - look at all that chipping!), it may end up a RESTORED 4.5 ! I can't believe it's selling for as much as it is, but then again I can't believe SNE is able to continually overgrade the way they do on their "high grade" books. That's why I only buy low grade stuff from them, and infrequently at that.