Hey Guys! Can I get a grade on this Savage Tales #3? Thanks!

[divad]

 

 

[october]

 

The only flaw I see is that little tear at the top of the spine. 9.6...maybe 9.8.

[PovertyRow]

I give that a "Jeepers!!!!!!!!" grade! A lot of real estate there to not be damaged!

[ArAich]

Looks like a shoe-in for a 9.6 ...

[bounty_coder]

Looks like a shoe-in for a 9.6 ...

 

I think that we are on par there Diva! Looks like a classic 9.6 going on 9.8. Unless there are any problems within inside pages (I've known CGC to deduct for this?) your in good shape!

 

Awesome book man.

 

-bounty

[Jayman]

Love any art by Pablo Marcos!

Still don't have a handle on how CGC deducts for bindery tears but going by the absolute beautiful shape the mag is in otherwise, I'd have to agree with 9.6 .

 

I have yet to hold a CGC 9.8 mag in hand to see how perfect one is, anyone know if there have been any higher Mag grades...any 9.9 or 10's yet in the registry?

[bounty_coder]

Love any art by Pablo Marcos!

Still don't have a handle on how CGC deducts for bindery tears but going by the absolute beautiful shape the mag is in otherwise, I'd have to agree with 9.6 .

 

I have yet to hold a CGC 9.8 mag in hand to see how perfect one is, anyone know if there have been any higher Mag grades...any 9.9 or 10's yet in the registry?

 

Hey J, I have seen some 9.9's they were Famous Monsters of Filmland from the late late 70's. I assume there was quite an abundance of those, especially from the Warren Wherehouse. No 10.0's yet. Though I havn't submitted any of my mag's yet... ...Just kidding.

 

I have actually seen Very High Res Scans of 9.8 Mags with 1 bindery tear. They obviously are expected with mags more as a common trait.

 

-bounty

[blutobc]

Good reason to be proud there Diva.

Looks like 9.6 worse case. Nice book.

Beats my copy(has 1 non-color breaking crease).

[the blob]

wow, that back cover is so friggin white for one of those magazines

 

they almost always have some light scuffing/wear

[DoubleCovaBrotha]

Love any art by Pablo Marcos!

Still don't have a handle on how CGC deducts for bindery tears but going by the absolute beautiful shape the mag is in otherwise, I'd have to agree with 9.6 .

 

I have yet to hold a CGC 9.8 mag in hand to see how perfect one is, anyone know if there have been any higher Mag grades...any 9.9 or 10's yet in the registry?

 

Chris Bell had several of them that he put in the Heritage Auction that just ended.

[Aces]

9.6

 

Wrong forum?

[divad]

9.6

 

Wrong forum?

 

Nope - these are the REAL Mag pros over here!

[divad]

9.4 White Pages

[october]

9.4 White Pages

 

That is what CGC gave it? You got hosed Davey, you got hosed.

[bounty_coder]

9.4 White Pages

 

That is what CGC gave it? You got hosed Davey, you got hosed.

 

No really, is that what CGC gave it?

 

What were the graders notes? I encourage you to post this because its very important for us to get an idea.

 

I will hold off my steaming until we get confirmation from you Divad.

 

-bounty

[divad]

9.4 White Pages

 

That is what CGC gave it? You got hosed Davey, you got hosed.

 

No really, is that what CGC gave it?

 

What were the graders notes? I encourage you to post this because its very important for us to get an idea.

 

I will hold off my steaming until we get confirmation from you Divad.

 

-bounty

 

Yes - I figured I'd wait for the books to arrive before I called them . . .

[bounty_coder]

Definitely this has gotten me "a little" stirred up. Reason being. I was following heritages auctions quite religously. Many of CGC Mags from Chris Bell's collection. I saw a NM+ 9.6 Dracula Lives from 1974/1975, with 2 bindery corners (and they werent too small), and 2 noticable spine stress marks . Of course they have uber huge scans, but the spine stress marks were still color breaking.

 

Now with your book, I only see 1 bindery corner...and that's it. So if that is truly all that is wrong with the book, then I've got some bones to pick...

 

-b unty

[inconceivable]

There appears to be something going on with the top edge back cover. Right above the word coupon. If it is a bend/tear then maybe CGC's grade holds some water. Otherwise...

 

I also agree with Aces. This book deserves at least a showing in the grading forum.

 

Dan

[divad]

There appears to be something going on with the top edge back cover. Right above the word coupon. If it is a bend/tear then maybe CGC's grade holds some water. Otherwise...

 

I also agree with Aces. This book deserves at least a showing in the grading forum.

 

Dan

 

Dan,

As always you are very observant. It is not a tear, but the tiniest of bends - less than 1mm of overhang that is bent, perhaps 1/4" in length. I feel that both this minute defect and the bindery nick on the top spine corner are allowable in a 9.6. These would keep it from a 9.8, IMHO.

-divad

 

p.s. Those guys in the grading forum don't know from mags

[bounty_coder]

There appears to be something going on with the top edge back cover. Right above the word coupon. If it is a bend/tear then maybe CGC's grade holds some water. Otherwise...

 

I also agree with Aces. This book deserves at least a showing in the grading forum.

 

Dan

 

Dan,

As always you are very observant. It is not a tear, but the tiniest of bends - less than 1mm of overhang that is bent, perhaps 1/4" in length. I feel that both this minute defect and the bindery nick on the top spine corner are allowable in a 9.6. These would keep it from a 9.8, IMHO.

-divad

 

p.s. Those guys in the grading forum don't know from mags

 

Haha I dunno! I think that those Comic guys often have a more stringent eye towards books. I think you'd be safe taking the average of our grades and thier grades combined...

 

Haha...

 

-bounty