Thoughts on this Batman Adventures 12?

[VinnyT]

Funny story. I was at my parents house this evening and was digging through my old comics.. You can imagine my excitement when I found a Batman Adventures 12 that I didn't even realize I owned...

 

Unfortunately there is a crease in it.

 

Based on these pictures, anyone care to guess what it might come back from CGC as?

 

My guess is 8.0... maybe 8.5 if i'm lucky? What do you guys think? Is there anything I can do about the crease on the cover?

 

 

[HighStakesComics]

Closer to 6.5 with the length of the crease and the small tear. Still a great find, especially right before Christmas.

[Mutie Fan]

Agreed. The tear is the grade killer on this one. The crease should press out.

[VinnyT]

There's no tear if you guys are referring to the white mark over the word "art", it's color loss but not a tear/rip.

 

How would I go about having the crease pressed out?

[fastballspecial]

I was thinking 6.5 as it stands. Press it and see if that crease comes out and it will look much better. I don't think it will pull better then 8.0 at best.

 

[thecopperagekids]

No BC scan so can't make much of a guess on the grade but from what I can see (spine tics, corner blunting) it will not press out above 8.0.

 

Well presenting raw 8.0 copies generally sell for as much as slabbed 8.0 copies.

 

It may not sell as quickly, but if you put up a raw 8.0 with a BIN at $450 , it will sell.That is a fair price for the book and ot is also right around the average for an 8.0.

 

I had a raw 8.0 on my wall at the NJ Comic Fest last month.There was only 1 other copy of BA 12 in the room, a CGC 9.2.

 

A collector who bought my raw 8.0 told me so.

 

I got my asking price of $450 out of the book from the guy, he asked me if I could do any better and I said I could not.

 

 

[Michelangelo]

if that isn't a tear above the word 'art' - you're looking at a max. 8.0 with press given the many minor defects

 

as it stands now, I'd say a solid 6.5