G.A.S.P !!! Great Appearance Superior Pages

[Frisco Larson]

This thread is devoted to those unrestored books that when your eye sees them, your mind thinks them much better than the assigned grade. In addition, they've got well above average page quality (off white or better), for being mid grade books. So, let's see those blue label mid grade copies with great pages that look better than the grade they received

[Frisco Larson]

I'll start this off with a book I picked up at the Chicago Wizard Con this year. Just the way ya want them

 

 

[porcupine48]

beautiful

 

[Frisco Larson]

Thanks much Sir

[Frisco Larson]

Recent pick-up. This & the 19 posted above were purchases inspired by the magnificent collection of our own RareHighGrade. I'm looking for them in just below his grade parameter, mine being roughly 4.0 - 5.5 with great pages & bright cover colors.

 

 

[ft88]

Pretty shocked at this one so I did resub.

 

[ft88]

Got the more accurate grade but lost the coveted White page.

 

 

 

[Frisco Larson]

I've had this one a while but it's a favorite

 

 

[Frisco Larson]

From an original owner collection in the late 90's.

 

 

[RareHighGrade]

Frisco, those early Tecs are almost impossible to find with white pages; not even the pedigree copies . But both of yours have white pages, wow!

[porcupine48]

Thanks much Sir

then you hit with the 17 !

[ft88]

[Frisco Larson]

A recent buy which I owned a half dozen years ago! Glad to have it back!

 

 

[Frisco Larson]

Frisco, those early Tecs are almost impossible to find with white pages; not even the pedigree copies . But both of yours have white pages, wow!

 

 

Thanks RHG! Like I said, I've been very inspired by your Tec run I must've looked at that thread a hundred times .... just marveling at the beautiful copies you've put together!! The number in the corner of my copies will be lower, but cover colors & page quality are a priority for me. Some may call it the RareMidGrade run

[Frisco Larson]

Thanks much Sir

then you hit with the 17 !

 

I wish I could drop another one, but that's all for now (at least for Tecs).

[Frisco Larson]

Got the more accurate grade but lost the coveted White page.

 

 

 

Yeah, it kinda blows that they changed the pq, but it was the right call. The book is worth quite a bit more in the higher grade

[Artboy99]

This is in a 7.5 holder

 

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