rracer Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Hello, Please grade my Strange Tales #140. TRBC is stain/discoloration not tear. Colors really pop for front cover. Link to larger size pics for front and back. Let me know if any questions. This is my first PGM post so let me know if there is something I can change. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahsoka Tano Jedi Apprentice Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 top left corner crease looks like it goes all way thru book...back looks really good except for some wear down the spine but very clean.....looks like some rounded corners....some tics on the spine with color break... colors are very nice........i'm gonna say 7.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James J Johnson Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 3 hours ago, Ahsoka Tano Jedi Apprentice said: top left corner crease looks like it goes all way thru book...back looks really good except for some wear down the spine but very clean.....looks like some rounded corners....some tics on the spine with color break... colors are very nice........i'm gonna say 7.0 Not with the water spot (top right, back cover). I think it's serious enough to bring an otherwise 7.0 down into the CGC 5s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahsoka Tano Jedi Apprentice Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 i thought that was a folded corner ? How come I can't notice this water spot ? What am i missing Triple J ? I can't tell that's a water spot ....I'm a dumb dumb ..i guess i don't really know what a water spot looks like. It doesn't help that i've never even heard the term ( Water Spot ) It's never mentioned in my grading talking points review book i refer 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James J Johnson Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ahsoka Tano Jedi Apprentice said: i thought that was a folded corner ? How come I can't notice this water spot ? What am i missing Triple J ? I can't tell that's a water spot ....I'm a dumb dumb ..i guess i don't really know what a water spot looks like. It doesn't help that i've never even heard the term ( Water Spot ) It's never mentioned in my grading talking points review book i refer 2. I can see it being mistaken for a fold or crease, or even a missing piece altogether if that part of the back cover was darker than the pages! Let's not forget, a few weeks back, on another book, I erroneously thought the back bottom left cover was a stain when it was actually stated by the owner that it was a missing piece, and I skimmed over that part. it sure looked like a stain with a tide line and it was a piece! The disadvantage we're all at here is having to assess in 2 dimensions when grading is a three dimensional endeavor. We don't get to flip and flop it, turn it, change our perspective, angle appropriately to a light source, or any of the things we can normally do with the book in our hands to reveal all the flaws and assess all of the defects for exactly what they are. Grading is subjective and grading from scans, in two dimensions, through at least 4 layers of glass/plastic is haphazard at best. One can make educated guesses at best because almost as much is unseen as it is seen! Edited January 29, 2018 by James J Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badback83 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 5.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahsoka Tano Jedi Apprentice Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 that corner from the back does look pretty nasty.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rracer Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 Thank you both for your response. The stain doesn't look too bad at all in real life . . . but I understand that it is a major downgrade. That is one of the reasons I wanted to get feedback and your input is appreciated. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBTOTHEC Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 6.0 IMHO at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
