Missing Cover and Grading

[Kevin.J]

I love it when I find a decent looking book with something wrong on the back cover, that makes it very affordable and gets me a nice book for my collection.

As I am not bothered about resale, the grade is irrelevant and its a better looking comic than I could otherwise afford.

See example below

 

 

 

 

 

Kevin I agree with you %100 percent. I find that small tears on the back of the comic are a great way to pick-up comics that you have no intention of reselling but display great. (thumbs u

 

Here is an even better example of a well presenting "low grade" book from my collection

 

 

[BlowUpTheMoon]

The chunk missing out of the BC earned the outer cover of this double cover book a 2.0

 

 

[Sqeggs]

The chunk missing out of the BC earned the outer cover of this double cover book a 2.0

 

 

That's one of the odder books you're going to see.

[AJD]

I think you're being a bit too harsh, Marty. The missing chunk has taken out the "In this issue" data, but the masthead/nameplate and cover art are essentially intact, and the rest of the book looks pretty sharp. I'd feel comfortable calling this a FR (1.0).

 

 

I agree - especially given the nice back cover.

[kinzebac]

I think you're being a bit too harsh, Marty. The missing chunk has taken out the "In this issue" data, but the masthead/nameplate and cover art are essentially intact, and the rest of the book looks pretty sharp. I'd feel comfortable calling this a FR (1.0).

 

 

I agree - especially given the nice back cover.

 

 

(thumbs u I think this is definitely a 1.0

[Marty Mann]

I think you're being a bit too harsh, Marty. The missing chunk has taken out the "In this issue" data, but the masthead/nameplate and cover art are essentially intact, and the rest of the book looks pretty sharp. I'd feel comfortable calling this a FR (1.0).

 

 

I agree - especially given the nice back cover.

 

 

(thumbs u I think this is definitely a 1.0

 

Thanks for your comments...any idea what the value of a book in this condition

might be?

 

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[kinzebac]

I think you're being a bit too harsh, Marty. The missing chunk has taken out the "In this issue" data, but the masthead/nameplate and cover art are essentially intact, and the rest of the book looks pretty sharp. I'd feel comfortable calling this a FR (1.0).

 

 

I agree - especially given the nice back cover.

 

 

(thumbs u I think this is definitely a 1.0

 

Thanks for your comments...any idea what the value of a book in this condition

might be?

 

mm

 

Probably in the 40 dollar range. Metropolis has a 2.0 on their website for 74 dollars. Just my

[Marty Mann]

I think you're being a bit too harsh, Marty. The missing chunk has taken out the "In this issue" data, but the masthead/nameplate and cover art are essentially intact, and the rest of the book looks pretty sharp. I'd feel comfortable calling this a FR (1.0).

 

 

I agree - especially given the nice back cover.

 

 

(thumbs u I think this is definitely a 1.0

 

Thanks for your comments...any idea what the value of a book in this condition

might be?

 

mm

 

Probably in the 40 dollar range. Metropolis has a 2.0 on their website for 74 dollars. Just my

 

Then you think there is some value to books in this condition?

 

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[kinzebac]

I do think there is some value because people are always looking for popular hero books like Batman from the Golden and Silver age.