Trimmed or paranoid? You be the judge!

[El Toro Rojo]

What say you to these two? They both line up nicely and match among other Marvels from the same period, but those right edges...I dunno. Am I being paranoid? Off my meds?

[oakman29]

Please brother,these are so trimmed.You can even see where they stopped cutting with the scissors.So a big yes for me.

[El Toro Rojo]

I thought so. Luckily, I didn't pay more than $30 for each one.

[porcupine48]

I hope not.I have seen some pretty wonky cut Marvels though.

[El Toro Rojo]

I should point out the spot about 1/3 down on the right on the Astonish isn't a snag or chip, but rather a white section of the cover.

[Ditch Fahrenheit]

Based on the sharp change in the radius of curvature of the LRFC on the Astonish, I'd say almost certainly - corners don't wear like that.

 

But, honestly, even though it's highly suspicious, I can't tell from the scans with the Mystery. I would definitely look at the edges with a magnifying glass and see if you can detect a color/hue or texture change from one edge to another.

[Aces]

Those 2 early marvels are know for their Fed up cuts...

Probably not trimmed.

[Green]

These books do not look trimmed to me. Not that anyone can tell from a scan anyways.

[divad]

These books do not look trimmed to me. Not that anyone can tell from a scan anyways.

 

Agreed.

[cujobyte]

Ok, so you all are confusing even me. Dave says they're def' trimmed. Divad and Aces think not. I'll be curious of the outcome.

[El Toro Rojo]

Me too! I'll take them to the Long Beach Comic Con for a CGC pre-grading...

[divad]

Ok, so you all are confusing even me. Dave says they're def' trimmed. Divad, Green and Aces think not. I'll be curious of the outcome.

 

Corrected. No one can determine if they are trimmed from scans. Sorry you are confused. I seriously doubt he's thinking of slabbing these, so I don't know what "outcome" you'll be waiting for . . .

 

 

[divad]

Me too! I'll take them to the Long Beach Comic Con for a CGC pre-grading...

 

Who's going to inspect them there?

[El Toro Rojo]

Doesn't CGC have some sort of pre-slab inspection they offer at shows? Or am I way off? And I was actually considering getting them slabbed - not for flipping, just for my own collection. A waste?

[Green]

Doesn't CGC have some sort of pre-slab inspection they offer at shows? Or am I way off? And I was actually considering getting them slabbed - not for flipping, just for my own collection. A waste?

CGC does not do this. At certain shows there are folks that prescreen, but they are separate entities from cgc.

 

But taking them with you isnt a bad idea, im sure you will run across someone who can give you further insight. To accurately detect trimming a book has to be in hand.

[divad]

And I was actually considering getting them slabbed - not for flipping, just for my own collection. A waste?

 

Nothing is ever a "waste" if you are doing it for yourself!

[divad]

Doesn't CGC have some sort of pre-slab inspection they offer at shows? Or am I way off? And I was actually considering getting them slabbed - not for flipping, just for my own collection. A waste?

CGC does not do this. At certain shows there are folks that prescreen, but they are separate entities from cgc.

 

But taking them with you isnt a bad idea, im sure you will run across someone who can give you further insight. To accurately detect trimming a book has to be in hand.

 

Once again,

[El Toro Rojo]

Thanks guys, good stuff - I appreciate the input/help!

[Green]

Doesn't CGC have some sort of pre-slab inspection they offer at shows? Or am I way off? And I was actually considering getting them slabbed - not for flipping, just for my own collection. A waste?

CGC does not do this. At certain shows there are folks that prescreen, but they are separate entities from cgc.

 

But taking them with you isnt a bad idea, im sure you will run across someone who can give you further insight. To accurately detect trimming a book has to be in hand.

 

Once again,