PGM Iron Man #16

[MR SigS]

A mid grade. Thanks

 

[Hado]

Hmmmm 6.5 mayhaps even a 7.0

[MODOK]

Hmmmm 6.5 mayhaps even a 7.0

 

Hello Hado!

 

When grading it a 6.5 or 7.0 in your opinion, are you looking at rounded corners? Does that knock it down badly?

[Hado]

Hey MODOK, I'm still really new so I don't know all that much, I like to come to these threads and give an opinion early and then see how I do on average. Though alot of what I've read sharp square corners are only mentioned in higher grades. I think VF/F books are allowed one major defect on the cover, like a 1/4 or 1/8 inch missing piece, IMO rounded corners aren't as bad as that. But again, let's wait and see if a vet can correct me on this.

[Jetpowered-migration]

5.5 from me due to the corners & minor abraded edges but I'm learning so may be way off

[MR SigS]

Thanks folks. Somewhere between 5-6 was my guess too.

 

Normally a missing piece of 1/4"-1/2" will drop a book down to the VG and below range unless there are no other glaring defects. If this book had a 1/4" corner or square missing, it would probably be a 4.0

 

I've noticed corners tend to start rounding in the 7.0-8.0 range.

 

I believe corners and spines (or spines and corners) are the first two things a person looks at other than the price tag, of course.

[Hado]

Nice trio of iron men though

[MR SigS]

Thanks. The best 3 I have aside from the copper age. I was never very big on the character outside of an Avengers mag.

[Wilson3d]

I was thinking 6.0 too. Mainly because the top right corner is pretty much missing.