seank Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 Detective 359 Seller says NM, gut says VF. What do the rest of you say? I'm thinking $175 is WAY to high for this book and that $125 is still a bit pricey. It seems to me to be more in the $80-90 range. BTW, I'm looking to upgrade my VG copy to VF or better so if anyone has one for sale, PM me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-man Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 well as i am sure u know...it is a very tough book to find in high grade. this looks liek a nice copy but i do not think it would result in a 9.0. the bottom edge has a few creases and the bottom right corner is in trouble. I count several spine creases that break the color as well. And of course it is off-center. maybe an 8.0? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArAich Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 I would say the best the book would grade is a VF+...which ain't too shabby... and that the $125.00 is a fair price for a nice upgrade on a key issue... Nice scans...very good feedback...my gut says , if you really want it then go for it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 I say VF at the highest (don't discount my grading skills because of my low post total ) Looks like a crease parallel to the bottom edge, and several nicks along the bottom edge. And the bottom right corner is blunted. I can see CGC giving it a VF-. But then again, I'm a conservative grader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninanina Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 No doubt in my mind that this COULD be a VF without the damage to the bottom of the comic. With the damage, I would go VF- at best. Why? It's the accumulated defects of the stress cracks, the damage to the bottom cover plus whatever else I can't see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seank Posted February 25, 2003 Author Share Posted February 25, 2003 Someone bid $125, which is more than I want to pay for that particular book at the moment. I'm watching a few "Crimes by Women" on eBay at the moment, which, if I win, will account for my comics budget for a little while. Thanks for the opinions anyway. And I didn't know the book was hard to find in high grade. That's a good bit of information. I appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 this is a nice copy thatll probably grade an 8.5. The damage to the bottom isnt too severe and the centering and spine are pretty nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister_Comics Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Be careful when bidding for this Detective, I've seen people passing the ToysRUs promo issue off as the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
