Strange Tales 158... Curious.

[isiTrue]

Hi Everyone,

 

First post

 

Damage that I've noticed:

 

Some edge wear

Spine stress marks

Large corner crease on front cover

Black mark on top edge of front cover

Impacted top edge (oddly enough, my 8.5 has the same thing)

Crease? in the middle-left of back cover

 

I recently purchased a CGC 8.5 graded copy of this book (my first CGC purchase!) that looks worse in many ways, so I'm curious as to how much the crease affects the grade. It seems like a beautiful book for it's age.

 

Please let me know your opinions. Thanks!

 

-Paul

 

[lpsunburst]

I would say 8.0

[Moe's Attic]

If the book is tight to the staples and the pgs are white, it looks to be in the 8.5 range to me. A minor crease is a tough defect to judge on an otherwise beautiful book.....best of luck!

[isiTrue]

Thanks for the replies.

 

Those two pictures are all I have to go on. As I said, I have a slabbed 8.5, but was considering purchasing this raw copy for approx $40 shipped.

 

I'm not sure it would be worth it for that price if I would want to have it graded one day (I think it costs $30 for silver age books, if I remember correctly).

 

By the way, here's a picture of my book. Notice the edge wear, worn corners, multiple spine stress marks, darker whites, as well as slight tanning:

 

[TJ325]

Late to the party but I would put it at 7.5. I think folds and creases are more distracting than minor stress marks and some discoloration. If there were only one crease or stress mark I would put it in the 8 range but with all three very noticeable color breaking creases, I would drop it to a 7.5. The front spine, the back cover and the colors are very nice as the stress mark defects don't distract from the overall eye appeal. $40 shipped is the spot on price.

[marvelcollector]

7.5...spine tics and URFC crease...

[Wilson3d]

7.5

[isiTrue]

So that corner crease brings the grade down that much... good to know.

 

What if there was no corner crease? Would it be in the mid-9's?

 

Thanks for the input, everyone. Still learning

[porky]

So that corner crease brings the grade down that much... good to know.

 

What if there was no corner crease? Would it be in the mid-9's?

 

Thanks for the input, everyone. Still learning

 

yeah. that corner crease is a killer. i don't see it being more than an 8.5 anyway with the 3 deep color-breaking creases.

[dcmannn]

7.5

[Red_Hood]

8.0 but in the CGC case it looks 8.5ish

[isiTrue]

...but in the CGC case it looks 8.5ish

 

 

 

Thanks for your opinions, everyone. Next up will be Silver Surfer 3 and ASM 101 once I take some pictures.

[dr_manhattan]

8.0 nice book