PGM Fantastic Four #40

[vaillant]

Quick PGM: assume an equally nice back cover, if not for the fact that the right side has water damage running all along the book (width is about 1/2") this would be a pretty nice book. The damage affects the covers only, as the interiors are flawless – very curious, it has never occurred to me.

 

Which grade would you assign?

 

 

High resolution version: http://i.imgur.com/Gz6VbOD.jpg

[AnhDepTrai]

6.0

 

I had an IH 180 with water damage back cover that couldn't even tell from the scan, beautiful book that could be 9.0 or higher if no water damage and CGC gave it a 6.5.

[GAMBIT]

at 1st glance I say 6.5 due to WD

[AnhDepTrai]

found the scan and lower my grade to 5.5, not sure how the "size" affect the overall grade. The red circle is where the water damage at, bought the book 6.5 and keep it raw, most beautiful 6.5 ever!!!!

 

[vaillant]

Yup, but here the case is a bit different. This book would be pretty nice, I guess a FVF or so without the damage, but the damage, although it is only clear water, left the cover "wavy" in the stripe at the right side (it is visible from the scan), so I was thinking more along the lines of a VG+/VGF.

 

What do you say?

[vaillant]

Your Hulk copy is very beautiful, despite the water damage apparently it has little to no waviness, while mine has.

[AnhDepTrai]

could be that low but the way CGC is grading book these days, who knows!

[vaillant]

Oh, I have to include it in a lot I am planning to sell raw, so I just wished to assign a fair grade. I think I will stick with 5.0 as it’s a really nice book, and I have a Golden Age book with differently distributed but equally large water damage (but a bit less nice) which got CGC 4.5.

[vaillant]

Thanks to both for the help! (thumbs u

[marvelcollector]

I'd say 5.5, but I'm probably over-tough on water damage...