If it looks to good to be true...

[wrcomics]

A lot of opinions do lean toward the idea that it may have been trimmed, but I am not experienced enough to detect such a restoration. Based off what I can see in the images, assuming that it has not been trimmed I would say it would not do better than an 8.5. The cover is obviously dirty/stained in several areas front and back. The corners appear rounded and it looks like the cover is miswrapped on the bottom by about 1/8 of an inch (could that be what you are interpreting as the effect of trimming?) There also appears to be a thumbing fold or even worse, a small tear on the bottom margin of the front cover where GLs leg is. If it's a fold, it might grade as well as an 8.5, but if it's a small tear, maybe no better than a 7.0 or 7.5.

 

after reading a few more posts I see what you are talking about now. The outside margin does look very unusual.

[jbud73]

IMO looks like its a slight miswrap, trimming, thats pretty hard to detect from a scan. Got some problems on the top right side - the corners are sharp, but then again, there could be reasons for that. I would seriously talk to Kev - and ask for a Higher res scan possibly a blow up of the right top corner.

 

As it stands the book looks in the VF/NM range and I wouldnt go over $350 with the info you have now.

 

There are alot of familiar Trolls in that bidding list

[burntboy]

it probably is.

 

Two automatic strikes against this person -- i) because of the use of "CGC" in their listing; ii) no specific reference made about whether the book is UNRESTORED.

 

AND YET, I'm seriously considering bidding on this book. Aside from what I've already said, the other unnerving thing about it is that it just looks TOO perfect.

 

I've asked the seller about whether the book is restored, and if a full refund will be offered in the event that I find out it is (planning on sending this in to get graded). I guess I'll base my final decision on their response.

 

What do you guys think?

 

BTW: I just noticed comicmankev and budplant both had a run-in with this seller.

 

we'll all be interested in hearing about the seller's refund policy and seeing a different scan if you get one. if it's not trimmed, it may be structurally sound based on what's visible on the smallish scan. but, it's pretty dirty all around and 9.4 seems like major wishful thinking.

 

now that comment left for comicmankev (after he left neg feedback) is hugely interesting. perhaps he will enlighten us.

[comicwiz]

I'm not sure these images are going to be of any more help than the ones under the auction description, but I thought I'd post them anway as these are the ones the seller sent me. According to the seller, the book is not restored, but my question regarding refund if restoration is found at the point of grading was neither addressed or answered, despite the fact that I asked twice

 

 

[wrcomics]

Hiya CW, hope the weather in Toronto is good for you today. I copied the images you posted into photoshop to take a closer look at them and did my best of course to discount the compression artifacts that would appear from enlarging. I haven't really come up with anything new although I was curious about the mark halfway down the back cover near the left margin. Is it an ink or pencil mark and how does compare to the unusual cut on the front cover? Also, it doesn't appear that the back cover has the same angled edge as the front cover does.

[Red Hook]

That's a pretty gnarly lookin' book.

[sterlingcomics]

That's a pretty gnarly lookin' book.

 

Totally!

[jbud73]

Is the auction still up I can seem to get the item back in there?

[Red Hook]

Invalid item.

[comicwiz]

Invalid item.

 

what happened??

[greggy]

Invalid item.

 

what happened??

 

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[jbud73]

Ah the Triumph of Stupidity department strikes again, WOW they sure cleared that up for everyone.

[greggy]

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