Opinions on Page Quality/Color?

[Sqeggs]

I used to less concerned but in the past year or so I've been avoiding books below OW-W unless it's a book I've been searching for and I doubt I will see a copy with better PQ any time soon.

 

My impression is that many other collectors have also begun to avoid CR-OW. So, their resale value is presumably declining.

[oakman29]

I used to less concerned but in the past year or so I've been avoiding books below OW-W unless it's a book I've been searching for and I doubt I will see a copy with better PQ any time soon.

 

My impression is that many other collectors have also begun to avoid CR-OW. So, their resale value is presumably declining.

That's ridiculous. I bet if I put a cream to off white book next to a off white/white book,you wouldn't know the difference.

[Kevin.J]

I used to less concerned but in the past year or so I've been avoiding books below OW-W unless it's a book I've been searching for and I doubt I will see a copy with better PQ any time soon.

 

My impression is that many other collectors have also begun to avoid CR-OW. So, their resale value is presumably declining.

That's ridiculous. I bet if I put a cream to off white book next to a off white/white book,you wouldn't know the difference.

 

Exactly, PQ is the last thing I look at when buying a book, as long as its not brittle I dont care.

[Johnny U]

I love the look and freshness of white pages and would prefer them all day long. There is something about a decades old comic with pages like new.

 

Having said all that, CR/OW is not a deal breaker for me. It depends on the book. It depends on the age and scarcity.

 

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as I said in another post:

 

These are my standards:

 

Moderns - White ONLY

 

Coppers - OW/W or higher

 

Bronze - Off white or higher

 

Silver - CROW or higher

 

 

[Heronext]

as I said in another post:

 

These are my standards:

 

Moderns - White ONLY

 

Coppers - OW/W or higher

 

Bronze - Off white or higher

 

Silver - CROW or higher

 

 

Like this only one step higher

 

Moderns - White ONLY

Coppers - White ONLY

Bronze - OWW or White

Silver - OWW or White

 

If I am after a Bronze or Silver book that I think will take off before I get another chance to buy one, I will settle for CR-OW or OW

[Heronext]

I used to less concerned but in the past year or so I've been avoiding books below OW-W unless it's a book I've been searching for and I doubt I will see a copy with better PQ any time soon.

 

My impression is that many other collectors have also begun to avoid CR-OW. So, their resale value is presumably declining.

That's ridiculous. I bet if I put a cream to off white book next to a off white/white book,you wouldn't know the difference.

 

Problem is that next time it's graded, there's always a chance it could be marked down.

 

I take PQ as an indicator of the overall quality of the book, give or take a certain margin of error for CGC's subjectiveness from day to day. I figure a Light Tan or Tan book is that much closer to brittle.

 

[Darkowl]

Not a deal breaker, but ill pay even more for wp if the structure is on par.