PGM Battlestar 14

[etanick]

nothing worth while but I am curious about foxing impact on a high grade book.

 

Here is a perfect example of a high grade book 9.4 to 9.8 range but the foxing on the back cover is a problem...how much will it dings the grade?

 

I have a lot of bronze books that are high grades but they all share this problem.

 

 

[divad]

That degree of foxing should be treated no different than a stain. Nice book, but certainly no higher than an 8.0 IMHO.

[mrlatko]

That degree of foxing should be treated no different than a stain. Nice book, but certainly no higher than an 8.0 IMHO.

 

Not according to Overstreet. Their published standards allow for slight foxing on books as high as NM 9.4. I'd say this book's foxing qualifies as slight, so 9.4 or 9.2 at the worst on this otherwise 9.6 copy.

[divad]

That degree of foxing should be treated no different than a stain. Nice book, but certainly no higher than an 8.0 IMHO.

 

Not according to Overstreet. Their published standards allow for slight foxing on books as high as NM 9.4. I'd say this book's foxing qualifies as slight, so 9.4 or 9.2 at the worst on this otherwise 9.6 copy.

 

1. It's a late BA book which shouldn't exhibit any foxing ever. Period.

2. I have a problem calling this "minor" never mind "slight".

3. CGC hasn't followed OS standards ever.

4. Nor does anyone else these days.

 

But hey, no offense . . .

 

[Boboset]

I agree with every single point that the Divad made. CGC would tear this comic apart.

 

By the way Divad, you sound like you're ready to fight the guy.

[etanick]

yup, I figured for Bronze age books, foxing will get ding heavily. Luckily it was only one box of high grade junk that was infected. It is still a damn shame even if the books are Battlestar and Man-Thing 2nd volume. They were all in bags so unless it was airtight, whatever caused the foxing was able to spread to the entire box.

[Jeffro.]

I tend to lean towards what divad said. (although he's a little over the top in the way he says it). CGC seems to hammer stains. As to a grade? If I were to sell it, I'd say no higher than 8.5

[divad]

Aw shucks guys, I was tryin' to be "gentle" . . .

 

Nick knows I wasn't disrespecting his books. But MrLatko was being just a tad too much for me

[divad]

yup, I figured for Bronze age books, foxing will get ding heavily. Luckily it was only one box of high grade junk that was infected. It is still a damn shame even if the books are Battlestar and Man-Thing 2nd volume. They were all in bags so unless it was airtight, whatever caused the foxing was able to spread to the entire box.

Any idea how the box was stored? 20 years "in the garage"? Up in the attic? In the trunk of some moldy old Chevy?

[etanick]

it was stored in just about every place possible but they were bagged since they came off the rack.

[etanick]

there were also many other boxes...all together about 3000 bronze books from 1978 to 1980 but this one box is the only one with this problem...thank god