rebelpk Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Hi, I'm looking to buy a FF52 and I wanted to get your opinion on the grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Without seeing the back I'd say in the F range: bends on corners that break color, rough edge on top, and the top staple seems iffy My guess would be 6.0 3 hours ago, rebelpk said: Hi, I'm looking to buy a FF52 and I wanted to get your opinion on the grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Maybe 6.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 6 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said: Without seeing the back I'd say in the F range: bends on corners that break color, rough edge on top, and the top staple seems iffy My guess would be 6.0 Agreed on your 6.0 assessment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber-Bob Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 It's already in a slab so obviously the OP is disagreeing with the assigned grade and wants to see what we think. However, without a BC pic, we are simply guessing. To be honest, I'm not quite seeing a 6.0 here but 6.0 tops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelpk Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 18 minutes ago, Bomber-Bob said: It's already in a slab so obviously the OP is disagreeing with the assigned grade and wants to see what we think. However, without a BC pic, we are simply guessing. To be honest, I'm not quite seeing a 6.0 here but 6.0 tops. you are indeed right. It is slabbed, but it was slabbed by a far far inferior competitor (rhymes with DMX). It is showing as a 7.0 I don't believe it could be trimmed based on the edges having some chipping. Back picture incoming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ADAMANTIUM Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 If your going to buy it, weigh in the cost of sending to CGC "we got the beat" haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelpk Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 decided not to go for it, mainly cause it would irritate me if there was any resto on it. grebal and ADAMANTIUM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 4 hours ago, rebelpk said: decided not to go for it, mainly cause it would irritate me if there was any resto on it. Wasn't a 7.0 anyway. badback83 and rebelpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelpk Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 Was gonna offer the buy price for a 5.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 3 hours ago, rebelpk said: Was gonna offer the buy price for a 5.5. My opinion, 8.0+ is the sweet spot for this book. Instead of offering on this book save up for a really nice one that you won't have to upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelpk Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 8.0 would be gr8... But the cost is extreme imp ($1500) where as a 7.5 is 850 according to GPA. It's a great key and one that I'd love to have but it's extreme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber-Bob Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 6 hours ago, rebelpk said: 8.0 would be gr8... But the cost is extreme imp ($1500) where as a 7.5 is 850 according to GPA. It's a great key and one that I'd love to have but it's extreme. I once had an FF52 in 9.6 but after the price spike I traded down to a 9.2 . I agree that it's a great key. Such a cool, black cover. I would also advise saving up for at least an 8.0 . The higher the grade, the better the investment on this book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelpk Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 The black cover definitely makes it better in a higher grade. I'm just trying to justify the cost. There are still a series of Keys that I'm after. FF48, 52 Iron Man 1, SS 1, DD1, Tomb of Drac 10 Special Marvel Edition 15 Plus baby on the way. Rome was most definitely not built in a day and neither will my comic book collection. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...