Grade this ASM 134

[THE_BEYONDER]

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[bullseye]

9.4ish, maybe lower, i dunno heh

[Aces]

9.2

[divad]

Stunning BC w/ slight miscut LEBC; 8 small defects to FC; attractive book overall:

 

8.5

[jbud73]

Stunning BC w/ slight miscut LEBC; 8 small defects to FC; attractive book overall:

 

8.5

 

You grade this an 8.5, yet went to Bat for the X-men 74

 

Beyonder its a 9.2 because of the LLC

[divad]

This book has more defects than the X-Men #74 plus it has some color fading issues at the top. (And who the f' cares about X-Men #74 - reworked cover on an incomplete reprint)

 

And, since when is an 8.5 a bad grade?

[jbud73]

I'm not seeing the color fading at the top David, you'll have to make like Scott and get out the Red marker to show me where

 

Those X-Men reprints are tough man, I'm down to needing 4 or them in HG and I've been looking for almost 2 years. Well not looking too hard though ya they are reprints and suck, we agree, I'm off to bed

[nik]

Strong 9.2, possibly a 9.4

[wasonff]

some wear ULFC

seems there's some wear along the spine as well?

a couple spine stresses

LLFC wear/rubbing as well

 

= 9.2

[asmfan]

looks like a solid 9.0 to me...

[asmfan]

MAYBE a 9.2, certainly not a 9.4. and certainly not an 8.5 for that matter. IMO

[divad]

MAYBE a 9.2, certainly not a 9.4. and certainly not an 8.5 for that matter. IMO

 

 

-color fading at "AMAZING" and above logo;

-VL wear at ULFC;

-spine crease below price block;

-spine stress dead center;

-light scuffing near top staple;

-blunted LRFC;

-color fleck at Spidey's left hand;

-scratch at Spidey's right hand;

-color fleck at left bottom edge FC

 

 

Not to mention ON AN EXTREMELY COMMON BOOK

[asmfan]

you either have better eyes or a better monitor than I do. I didn't notice a few of those defects, such as the scratch by Spidey's hand... so maybe this is more appropriately in the 8.5/9.0 range than 9.0/9.2 range.

 

how about we call it 8.5 from a buyer's perspective, 9.0 from a seller's perspective?

 

but I wouldn't feel cheated if the seller graded it as a 9.0.

 

and I agree it's a common book, but that doesn't affect the grade. I sold all of my bronze-age books, including this one, a while back on eBay...

[DKB]

9.0/9.2

[Sal]

looks like a 9.0 to me. i think the scratch by Spidey's left hand is a scanner artifact.

 

and any book is going to look spotty at 72dpi, regardless of the scan quality

[THE_BEYONDER]

Here's a better look at the book. If I were selling it...I'd probably call it an 8.0

 

[Samruby]

This copy looks like a Mark Jeweler variant to me...Anyone else see the blue insert on the back cover image?

 

Eric

[THE_BEYONDER]

It does have the MJ insert...

[THE_BEYONDER]

What would you grade this 135? (BC is flawless... )

 

[Aces]

I see more color loss along the spine on this scan.

I'd have to drop my 9.2 to a 8.5/9.0.