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Fantastic Four #3...grade please

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FFB

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Can you post the back cover? It looks like there's water damage on the bottom of the front cover, so I think it's not possible to grade the book without seeing the back cover and even the interior if you can take a photo of the inside pages.

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chromium

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That stain is a killer Chrom.... crazy.gif...and you might want to trim that overhang on the top ... blush.gif

 

Even still...it's an FF #3.... thumbsup2.gif

 

No trimming in this house sign-rantpost.gif WhatchootalkinboutWillis stooges.gif

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Yeah, the water stain is big, but front cover is the least affected by it, so I don't mind that much. If I could I'd get all 1961-1963 Marvels just like this with an appropriate price thumbsup2.gif

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Mr. Zipper

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I was going to say 3.5 - 4.0 before I saw the stain. frown.gif I'd have to say 2.5 - 3.0.

 

If you got it cheap, and you are not a resto hater, a $100 clean and press might remove the stain and make a big difference in eye appeal.

 

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chromium

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thanks everyone, I bought it decently priced as a G/G+ and I also thought it was more of a G+ 2.5 smile.gif

On some days I lean toward a 3.0....but the interior blemish puts me back to earth...

 

I've taken it on myself to teach a small group of mainly Dutch collectors how to grade, all avid comic lovers, but all just starting to buy back issues and none of them has even heard of CGC or Overstreet...

 

So I'm posting scans of various grades and let them decide what grade it is and have them call out the defects and they LOVE it thumbsup2.gif

 

I dunno if it's just me, but I have a heard time distinguishing between 2.5/3.0/3.5...

I find it as hard as the difference between a 9.8/9.9/10.0....

 

So I wanted everyone' s opinion grin.gif

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chromium

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I was going to say 3.5 - 4.0 before I saw the stain. frown.gif I'd have to say 2.5 - 3.0.

 

If you got it cheap, and you are not a resto hater, a $100 clean and press might remove the stain and make a big difference in eye appeal.

 

hi.gif

 

yeah....book could use a good clean and I'm thinking wonder-bread (which I can't even get over here) wouldn't do the trick...

 

Surprisingly book is perfectly flat...

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It's interesting to see that water stained area is whiter and cleaner than rest of the cover.

 

I wonder could a simple water bath+pressing have similar results.

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3.0, clean it and press it if you want to upgrade it to a VF.

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Sorry I thought I was Heritage for a second.

 

i agree with the 3.0 grade. but this is another example of a book with some serious flaws that don't jump out at you and is (IMO) more collectible in this lower grade.

 

OT - i just had 4 of the wife's dutch cousins over for the weekend. we're off to visit them in holland on thursday. uh - redhook and fantasy; i have a huge german shepperd guarding the house.............. grin.gif

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Note to self -- stop off at the butcher shop for some raw steaks before breaking in to Burntboy's house.

 

3.0, clean it and press it if you want to upgrade it to a VF.

893scratchchin-thumb.gif

 

 

 

27_laughing.gif27_laughing.gif27_laughing.gif27_laughing.gif27_laughing.gif

 

Sorry I thought I was Heritage for a second.

 

i agree with the 3.0 grade. but this is another example of a book with some serious flaws that don't jump out at you and is (IMO) more collectible in this lower grade.

 

OT - i just had 4 of the wife's dutch cousins over for the weekend. we're off to visit them in holland on thursday. uh - redhook and fantasy; i have a huge german shepperd guarding the house.............. grin.gif

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Aces

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G+ thumbsup2.gif

Same grade as my 3. hi.gif

 

 

Sorry for being late but it's been a few weeks since I've popped open the grading forum.

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