Please grade this copy of Ghost Rider #1

[divad]

Thanks - 1/8" tear BE/LLFC

 

 

[deathlok]

7.5/8.0

[Tango 'n Cash]

That's a book you send to CGC and cross your fingers.

[nik]

8.5 ,

I think that tear will keep it from hitting the 9x grades.

[jimm94]

7.5 or maybe 8.0 due to the rubbing, tear and thumb crease at the top edge FC. Nice!

 

BTW - I have some comics to give your daughter on Saturday!

[garthgantu]

6.5, maybe 7.0

 

In addition to the 1/8" tear, I see

- wear and minor creasing around the lower staple

- wear across botton edge

- significant creasing, some of which breaks color, around middle of right edge

- color-breaking crease at middle of top edge

 

If this were Bats 20 or something, it'd be an 8.0 easily. As a BA book, it will receive harsher judgement from CGC.

[divad]

6.5, maybe 7.0

 

In addition to the 1/8" tear, I see

- wear and minor creasing around the lower staple

- wear across botton edge

- significant creasing, some of which breaks color, around middle of right edge

- color-breaking crease at middle of top edge

 

If this were Bats 20 or something, it'd be an 8.0 easily. As a BA book, it will receive harsher judgement from CGC.

 

Garth,

I'll buy a couple of boxes of your Bronze Age 7.0's - send 'em over dude!

[garthgantu]

Well, I pride myself on strict grading...

 

Everything in my collection is strictly graded and then I drop it down another 1/2 grade. Why? Because I anticipate some minor, incremental damage down the road, if only from moving boxes around and etc.

 

I would be willing to bet money that this GR 1 doesn't garner more than a 7.0 from CGC. And I'm not much of a gambler.

 

Take a look at all the cover wear - then add up the significant creases. Looks like someone pinched this book at the top and right edges both, to the point where those edges have that oval/triangular multi-crease effect going on. (Is there a specific term for this kind of creasing, that generally occurs from multiple readings and/or rough handling?)

 

I honestly think 7.0 might be a tad generous... sorry...

[divad]

Well, I pride myself on strict grading...

 

Everything in my collection is strictly graded and then I drop it down another 1/2 grade. Why? Because I anticipate some minor, incremental damage down the road, if only from moving boxes around and etc.

 

I would be willing to bet money that this GR 1 doesn't garner more than a 7.0 from CGC. And I'm not much of a gambler.

 

Take a look at all the cover wear - then add up the significant creases. Looks like someone pinched this book at the top and right edges both, to the point where those edges have that oval/triangular multi-crease effect going on. (Is there a specific term for this kind of creasing, that generally occurs from multiple readings and/or rough handling?)

 

I honestly think 7.0 might be a tad generous... sorry...

 

repeat "I am not my books" repeat "I am not my books" repeat --- Whew, I thought I almost lost it there

[garthgantu]

It's funny - I think I'm actually able to grade my own comics more harshly than I do those of friends/acquaintances (eBay sellers' wares are another matter altogether).

 

Here's hoping I'm way off and the GR snags a 9.0 from CGC

 

And yes, distancing yourself somewhat from your books is probably wise...otherwise, you'll eventually wake up some morning in a less-than-skintight Captain American getup, wondering what the hell you did last night. Trust me on this...

[Aces]

No worse than 7.5

No better than 8.5

 

Does that sound fair?

[garthgantu]

I know your question wasn't posed to me, but I'd say it's more than fair.

 

I count 8 small color-breaking creases on the spine. This is a BA book. See my list of other defects above...

 

Do you still think it has a shot at VF-, let alone VF+ ?

 

Maybe I should unload - er, grudgingly part with - some of my BA midgrade - ah, I mean high grade - stuff on these boards!

 

I can't believe I've become the "bad cop" on this one

[Aces]

But you didn't apply the Tomato Box curve in your grading!

[garthgantu]

Can't argue with that... Arrrright, it's a 9.0 TomaterBox Pedigree !!!

 

Happy now?

[divad]

But you didn't apply the Tomato Box curve in your grading!

 

[divad]

No worse than 7.5

No better than 8.5

 

Does that sound fair?

 

[DiceX]

7.5

[Ze-man]

Take away that tear.. and you got a 8.5

 

Minor color scuffs, and top edge break, do not out weigh the solid spine, or clean top corners.

 

So I say you got yourself one sweet 7.5... perhaps 8.0, that at first glance is a solid 9.0 keeper.

 

Anyway you slice it.. that is still one nice G.R. #1

 

Ze-

[burntboy]

i was thinking 8.0-8.5 at first but then realized after reading these posts, that there was that thumbnail crease on the upper edge and the creasing along the right edge, both of which i missed.

 

also, i don't think this is a "solid spine". there appear to be at least ahalf dozen small spine creases that are hard to see.

 

so, taking all the little defects into account and then the bigger than real life scan, i'm saying a 7.5.............

[divad]

Ok, so now that you guy's have all weighed in at somewhere between 7.0 and 8.5

 

Q1) What would you list it as on eBay, and;

 

Q2) What size scan would you use? 3" (smaller), width 4"width (this one here), or 5" width (larger)?

 

Or would you slab it first?

 

Thanks, d