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Billy Wright collection

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Gotham Kid

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Thinking of picking up one or two books. Would like to have your input on the collection.

 

To be honest, from the books I have taken a close look at, not very impressed. :(

 

Dust shadows, dirty covers etc...

 

Read that 2011 was a year of loose grading. :eek: Could the BW books have been over-graded ?

 

Thanks.

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MrBedrock

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They vary in quality. Buy the book, not the label.

Couldn't agree more. There are some beauties, but there are some rough books too. All-in-all it is a great collection regardless of the grades, so don't write it all off. Just look for the books that appeal to you.

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Cat-Man_America

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i have 3 of 'em, and am very happy with the trio. but some were significantly overgraded in my view; i recall some bad staples that seemingly weren't taken into any kind of account.

 

Same here. I'm very happy with the four Billy books I snagged, but yes, as a collection BW grading seems to be all over the map from the scans I've seen.

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bobbodouble

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its funny, being a neophyte when i bought my billy wright book from heritage, i ran the gamut of emotions, i was part of a money laundering scheme and i actually won the auction (omg how much did i overpay) to reading up on Billy, loving the charming story behind the man, seeing the book and loving it instantly (the cover is a bit dirty but the overall book looks to be in such great shape) it basically boils down to once i received the book and saw it i loved it, thats good enough for me

 

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I have one. Smash Comics #3. It is CGC 6.5 and I think it is possibly over graded by .5. But what do I know CGC is the professional grading company and I am just a peon.

 

It is difficult at best, to argue with grading. Unless it is a gross miscalculation of the grade, how does one argue with an opinion? A half point difference is almost indescribable.

 

I like having one from every pedigree, and it is the highest graded of that issue. From 1939 with off white/white pages. What more could I ask of it?

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sacentaur

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They vary in quality. Buy the book, not the label.

Couldn't agree more. There are some beauties, but there are some rough books too. All-in-all it is a great collection regardless of the grades, so don't write it all off. Just look for the books that appeal to you.

 

So true.

 

The back cover on this book is a disaster, but it presents nicely from the front and even more importantly it has decent paper (this issue seems infamous for poor PQ).

 

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