Why you passed

[batman_fan]

Every collector has their likes and dislikes when it comes to books. I thought it might be interesting to see people post books they thought bout buying but ended up passing on because of some defect they couldn't get over.

 

Here is one I thought long and hard about. Batman 7, real cool cover and this copy is very nice structurally with sweet white pages. I just couldn't get past the off-center printing. Off center printing and miscut are two defects that are hard for me to see past. Now don't get me wrong, this is a real nice book, just my own pet peeve holds me back.

 

 

[50YrsCollctngCmcs]

For me it's always staples that land on the front cover instead of the spine. That is a never purchase for me. Of course I like to read my books and that just makes it harder to do so.

[Straw-Man]

before cgc, a fully detached cover, or, even worse, a split down the spine cover lost me. didn't want a book in 2 or 3 pieces. i don't crack slabs, tho', and inside those books again become one piece. i have a couple cover detached books, but no spine split ones.

 

[Hibou]

I've passed over so many books in the past and it's always that same issue that gets me...

 

 

 

 

 

Money.

[comicdonna]

I don't purchase any books with a name written on the cover.

[ComicConnoisseur]

tape and glue.

[Sardo Numspar]

I don't purchase any books with a name written on the cover.

 

Same here.....unless the name is Larson

[Hibou]

Seriously though, centering is a 'thing' for me...

[thehumantorch]

Honestly, the number one criteria for me is the seller. If I don't trust the seller or

he has pulled questionable stuff in the past his seller defects kill my interest.

 

I hate loose covers or centerfolds also.

[AJD]

A PGX slab has caused me not to bid on books I'd otherwise be interested in.

[Straw-Man]

I don't purchase any books with a name written on the cover.

 

Same here.....unless the name is Larson

 

i must've been drunk to buy this one.

 

[Straw-Man]

just contacted the seller from 3 years ago; won't take this one back, dammit.

 

[Straw-Man]

i said, "even with this damned back cover?"

 

he said "i take no returns on books from zone 1 in texas." he had me there.

 

[comicdonna]

[nearmint]

just contacted the seller from 3 years ago; won't take this one back, dammit.

 

 

I guess Recil was a thigh man.

[sacentaur]

Every collector has their likes and dislikes when it comes to books.

 

Over the years, too many books for me to recall.

 

1. Seller's integrity (or lack thereof) would rank tops for me passing on books because I have zero interest in what they have to offer.

 

2. Page Quality/Brittleness is a big no-no; I've knowingly purchased just one book with very slight brittlness (and in one spot only, too) because it was so darn rare.

 

3. PGX is an auto-pass; I've only bought 3 PGX books and cracked 'em out - got burned on two. Too many horror stories to ignore.

 

Everything else I can probably live with, but it just depends on the book and the price. If a book I'd otherwise want has a particular defect that detracts from its presentability enough to cause me pause, the price would have to be low enough to compensate for that particular defect, regardless of the label (which usually thus equals a "pass" for me).

[batman_fan]

For me, registration matters a lot. Here is a nice Batman 20, very nice structurally, but the blue registration just does me in.

 

 

[nearmint]

For me, registration matters a lot. Here is a nice Batman 20, very nice structurally, but the blue registration just does me in.

 

 

25 years ago I passed on the Church copy of this book.

 

Why? Because I was an idi0t.

[PokerKid]

People pass on comics...

 

[batman_fan]

People pass on comics...

 

 

That would definitely be a pass for me !