Comics, Pulps, and Paperbacks: Why such a discrepancy in values? 25 25

[OtherEric]

On 6/22/2024 at 4:03 PM, Darwination said:

Got a pb in this today, perfect fit

You should find a copy of Make Room, Make Room just to put in that.

 

[GACollectibles]

Found this solid copy of this PB with dust jacket today out in the wild.  Literally.  I was in Maine.

[alecholland]

On 6/22/2024 at 5:22 PM, OtherEric said:

Today's pickups at the local used bookstore are somewhat themed:

Nice pickups! I'm slowly trying to get all the Ace Science Fiction Specials and Ballantine Adult Fantasy books. Some of the best paperback covers ever IMHO.

[alecholland]

On 6/22/2024 at 6:03 PM, Darwination said:

Got a pb in this today, perfect fit

I rarely buy on Ebay anymore but a couple weeks ago I bought a decent copy of The Dispossessed and they wrapped it in plastic wrap like a sandwich. 

The day it arrived, it was about 95 degrees here in KC. Thankfully it hadn't stuck to the cover. It also wasn't too much money, but still, saran wrap?

[Darwination]

*panty-waist collector trigger warning*

Paperback newbie question - do people always let peeling lamination be?  I take it there's no way to repair it, but if it starts to chip and peel obnoxiously, isn't there a point where it's tempting to peel the rest?  Is there any risk of color/paper loss if you do?  In terms of collectibility, how much of a turn-off is it if an otherwise nice copy is missing its laminate?

[Pat Calhoun]

a wide-ranging question with a range of answers: much depends on a case-by-case decision, especially 'higher-ticket' items, but generally I'll say in my non-market-gospel opinion: clean peeled is better than funky lam.

Edited June 23 by Pat Calhoun

[Randall Dowling]

On 6/22/2024 at 8:26 PM, Darwination said:

isn't there a point where it's tempting to peel the rest? 

Been there, done that, filled with regret afterward. 

Seriously, though, I agree with Pat.  If it's fraying and it detracts from appearance, I think it looks better without.  I'm sure technical grading would disagree but that's how I feel. 

[BitterOldMan]

Took a while to locate a copy of a tough paperback from Spain featuring titillating cartoons drawn by Spanish great, Jose Gonzalez.  Came through Belgium.  Nothing like the thrill of the hunt.

 

[Surfing Alien]

On 6/23/2024 at 1:15 PM, Randall Dowling said:

Been there, done that, filled with regret afterward. 

Seriously, though, I agree with Pat.  If it's fraying and it detracts from appearance, I think it looks better without.  I'm sure technical grading would disagree but that's how I feel. 

Lamination is part of the book as printed. I can not get past that and thus can not peel off even flaky tattered lamination, I just try to stabilize it the best I can. If pbs ever get graded there would have to be a hefty downgrade to the max grade a book could get that had its lamination peeled off entirely imho.

[moonpool]

Any lamination stays when I get a book.

[alecholland]

A couple classics, a neglected classic and two horror books.

[Darwination]

On 6/25/2024 at 9:57 AM, alecholland said:

Wow. That is so, so disturbing.

[jimjum12]

On 6/25/2024 at 2:07 PM, Darwination said:

Wow. That is so, so disturbing.

Another Powers cover  GOD BLESS ... 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[alecholland]

On 6/25/2024 at 1:07 PM, Darwination said:

Wow. That is so, so disturbing.

My wife: "I hate this cover. It's the worst book you own."
Me: "I never knew house centipedes could be used like that." 

[waaaghboss]

Couple low grade pick ups.

[jimjum12]

Someone told me this was adapted into a film titled, "The Coochie That Devoured New York." I think they may have pulled my leg.  GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[jimjum12]

On 6/23/2024 at 5:33 PM, BitterOldMan said:

Took a while to locate a copy of a tough paperback from Spain featuring titillating cartoons drawn by Spanish great, Jose Gonzalez.  Came through Belgium.  Nothing like the thrill of the hunt.

 

This is fantastic. Pamela reminds me of Morrison's wife and muse. GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[Hap Hazard]

On 6/22/2024 at 4:12 PM, OtherEric said:

You should find a copy of Make Room, Make Room just to put in that.

 

 

[ThothAmon]

Fell asleep before this one finished last night. Hammer price would have been higher no doubt. 
 

[Hap Hazard]

On 6/25/2024 at 1:53 PM, ThothAmon said:

Fell asleep before this one finished last night. Hammer price would have been higher no doubt. 
 

Here's a pic of the other book from the publisher, Eerie Tales a tough book to locate especially a VF copy!