Bronty Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Bought my first preheros in 15 years Thanks to crimson dynamo for the great deal & service on the TOS 22! Couldn't ask for a smoother sale, thanks Ryan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trmoore54 Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Bought my first preheros in 15 years Thanks to crimson dynamo for the great deal & service on the TOS 22! Couldn't ask for a smoother sale, thanks Ryan! Beautiful copies!! CONGRATS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlasFan Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Bought my first preheros in 15 years Thanks to crimson dynamo for the great deal & service on the TOS 22! Couldn't ask for a smoother sale, thanks Ryan! Nice book. Another great Hulk-prototype! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Toro Rojo Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 So, I take advantage of the holiday break to finally defrost the freezer and find these... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Toro Rojo Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 ...then I get bored and decide to dust under the sofa and found these... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Toro Rojo Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 ...and finally, I get in the bathtub and really get in between my toes hardcore and these pop out... ...the lesson here? Don't be a lazy SOB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICK STARR Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Hey, don't forget to look under the bed Sweet books!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvel_runs Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Got a few more pre-heros back from CGC last week. Here's one of my favorite covers from the batch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Toro Rojo Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Nice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisco37 Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Incredible books, El Toro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trmoore54 Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Incredible books, El Toro! DITTO +1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trmoore54 Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Got a few more pre-heros back from CGC last week. Here's one of my favorite covers from the batch: Love this cover! KILLER KOPY! I have my first-ever copy of this book in mid-grade on it's way...can't wait to read it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlasFan Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 . First Silver Age app. of Zeus, perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvel_runs Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Got a few more pre-heros back from CGC last week. Here's one of my favorite covers from the batch: Love this cover! KILLER KOPY! I have my first-ever copy of this book in mid-grade on it's way...can't wait to read it! Thanks, I was hoping for a little higher than 8.0, but the number on the case doesn't change the fact that it is a really nice book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisco37 Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Thanks, I was hoping for a little higher than 8.0, but the number on the case doesn't change the fact that it is a really nice book. Did you ever call for notes? It looks alot nicer than 8.0 from the scan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvel_runs Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Thanks, I was hoping for a little higher than 8.0, but the number on the case doesn't change the fact that it is a really nice book. Did you ever call for notes? It looks alot nicer than 8.0 from the scan. No, it has a tiny tear/crease at the top of the front cover, visible in the scan, very light corner wear and light dust shadowing that isn't quite dark enough to show up in the scan. I've seen books from 7.5-9.0 with similar defects lately, so it is loosely within the expected range. The last four books I called on didn't have any hidden defects, they were just super tightly graded, which is what I figured happened here. I don't know if my grading is just out of practice or what, but my last four submissions have been all over the place. I used to be right on the money for 8.0 or better grades when I was submitting a lot of 60's marvel books, or if I had a question, it would be a two grade range. Now that I'm submitting more prehero and Atlas books, I just can't figure out how to grade stuff, and I am having to live with a four grade range on my estimates. In the old label days, if I missed on the grade it was almost always due to "light stain on every page" that dropped an 8.5 to a 7.0. A good number of my 8.0+ estimates have been coming back in the 6.0-7.5 range, and none have had hidden defects from the graders. And it isn't just me, two of the 8.0s I got from a fellow boardie (whose grades I thought were fair) came back 6.5s recently. I've also picked up some really nice CGC 7.0s recently, that I'm sure someone else bought as VF or better books. It makes it hard to figure out what tier to submit at when I can't figure out what is killing the grades on some of my books. Sometimes I think it is pq, then I'll get a 9.0 with cream to off-white pages, a chip out and color rubs at the spine corners. Sometimes I think it is a small stain, then I'll get a pair of 8.5s back with stains. Then I'll think it is a tear, and I'll get a 9.0 back with a tear. Then I'll think it is edge wear and I'll have an 8.5 and a 7.0 both with similar wear and no other visible defects. It also makes it hard to sell undercopies when they look nicer than your slabbed 8.0 copy, but the label says 7.0 or 7.5, the pq is better and there aren't any "hidden" defects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korvac Saga Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Got a few more pre-heros back from CGC last week. Here's one of my favorite covers from the batch: Love this cover! KILLER KOPY! I have my first-ever copy of this book in mid-grade on it's way...can't wait to read it! Definitely on my short list for best prehero cover! :cloud9:Nice book!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 It's a cool cover, but the way the monster's side is drawn has always bugged me. The flat part on the left looks like it was added as an afterthought. Just me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trmoore54 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 It's a cool cover, but the way the monster's side is drawn has always bugged me. The flat part on the left looks like it was added as an afterthought. Just me? That's an interesting observation...you can see how it could be either way... Damn...now you've got that in my head and it's bugging me now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Odinson-1970 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 ...and finally, I get in the bathtub and really get in between my toes hardcore and these pop out... ...the lesson here? Don't be a lazy SOB! Congrats! Gotta love them pre-hero JIM's, especially all those creature names Atlas/Marvel came up with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
