kav Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Just now, Artboy99 said: ZERO Thats what i was thinking but i dont know enough to say for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 21 minutes ago, kav said: Thats what i was thinking but i dont know enough to say for sure. You hit 39,000 posts and I was there for it kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 (edited) 25 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said: 48 minutes ago, kav said: Thats what i was thinking but i dont know enough to say for sure. You hit 39,000 posts and I was there for it At least a 100 had some content to them. Edited August 31, 2017 by lizards2 porcupine48 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 1 minute ago, lizards2 said: At least a 100 had some content to them. Content shmontent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Just now, kav said: 2 minutes ago, lizards2 said: At least a 100 had some content to them. Content shmontent Case in point....., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 1 minute ago, lizards2 said: Case in point....., Point shmoint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastballspecial Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Our hobbies future is bleak I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantalien Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 I would love for someone to just walk up to the onsite grading one day with a literal unopened case from the distributor and see how many 9.8s come from that. If anything comes back lower than a 9.8 there better be a 9.9 or a 10 to make up for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01TheDude Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 15 hours ago, Phantalien said: I would love for someone to just walk up to the onsite grading one day with a literal unopened case from the distributor and see how many 9.8s come from that. If anything comes back lower than a 9.8 there better be a 9.9 or a 10 to make up for it. It has always been my understanding that most books -- even ones directly from the printing press-- do not have much of a shot at being 9.8 due to handling. Perhaps that opinion has changed somewhat but that was the going theory during the late 1970s as I recall. Finding a bunch inside a bundle from that time period would be impressive. I'm certain methods have changed significantly since then as far as shipping methods are concerned though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 I've moved WAY down from NM, just look at my sig line But I've also moved toward GA and am looking for the reading experience more than the $$$ experience. When I look through CLINK autions and see "Highest Graded" .... I immediately know I have no chance at landing that book. I'm not even going to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 52 minutes ago, 01TheDude said: It has always been my understanding that most books -- even ones directly from the printing press-- do not have much of a shot at being 9.8 due to handling. Perhaps that opinion has changed somewhat but that was the going theory during the late 1970s as I recall. Finding a bunch inside a bundle from that time period would be impressive. I'm certain methods have changed significantly since then as far as shipping methods are concerned though. Pretty sure 9.8 wasn't even a grade in the 1970s Senormac and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 17 minutes ago, lizards2 said: Pretty sure 9.8 wasn't even a grade in the 1970s I remember "good" , "fine" and "mint" Azkaban 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazyboy Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 16 hours ago, Phantalien said: I would love for someone to just walk up to the onsite grading one day with a literal unopened case from the distributor and see how many 9.8s come from that. If anything comes back lower than a 9.8 there better be a 9.9 or a 10 to make up for it. I don't think you understand mass production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01TheDude Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 16 minutes ago, lizards2 said: 1 hour ago, 01TheDude said: It has always been my understanding that most books -- even ones directly from the printing press-- do not have much of a shot at being 9.8 due to handling. Perhaps that opinion has changed somewhat but that was the going theory during the late 1970s as I recall. Finding a bunch inside a bundle from that time period would be impressive. I'm certain methods have changed significantly since then as far as shipping methods are concerned though. Pretty sure 9.8 wasn't even a grade in the 1970s good point-- it was more or less a three grade system with "Mint" being the top. It seemed a pretty loose definition at that. I base that mostly on how Overstreet had their book set up. I was too young to really evaluate my books beyond noting missing or torn covers. Now we seem to examine every inch of the book for flaws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Senormac said: 25 minutes ago, lizards2 said: Pretty sure 9.8 wasn't even a grade in the 1970s I remember "good" , "fine" and "mint" I remember buying a couple ASMs (16, 19 and 21?) at a Portland convention in the late 70s that were "pristine mint". They were, of course, for the time. I need to pull them out sometime and take a look. Edited September 2, 2017 by lizards2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 In the 70s this was a mint book: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 47 minutes ago, kav said: In the 70s this was a mint book: No it wasn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 1 minute ago, lizards2 said: No it wasn't WELL WHAT WAS THEN??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 1 hour ago, lizards2 said: No it wasn't were you even collecting comics in the 70s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01TheDude Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 it was and then someone folded it in half and mailed it, the guy who got it read it and passed it around to his army buddies. Then there was that flood.... and well-- you know, things happen. Luckily it got placed in a bank vault before it was completely destroyed. So yeah-- that book is MINT baby ! kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
