Please grade my Spider Man 48

[Chi Bamm]

 

[deathlok]

Gak, don't open your comics to photograph them.

 

 

4.5/5.0 for this one.

[Chi Bamm]

why don't open???

[ComicSupply]

Cause it isn't needed, and lends people to believe you have damaged the spine.

[Chi Bamm]

ahhhh, thanks, i'm new to the whole grading aspect of the comics thanks for the info

[thedude]

I'd say 7.5 .....

[Aces]

6.0/6.5

[Aces]

I'd say 7.5 .....

 

I was going 7.0/7.5 but took off one point for the centerfold being detached.

[thedude]

oh,... the centerfolds detached ...... sorry, I didn't see that.... well then uh....... 6.5 / 7.0 then.....

[FFB]

I'd say 7.5 .....

 

I was going 7.0/7.5 but took off one point for the centerfold being detached.

 

The centerfold isn't detached. That isn't the centerfold -- it is what you see when you open to the centerfold and then turn the page once.

 

I would call this book a 6.0 or so. Too much staining (top edge of front cover), spine creasing, tanning, and corner issues to go higher.

 

I also see nothing wrong with opening a book to photograph the interior (especially on a mid-grade or lower grade book). There is no danger of damaging the comic as long as you're careful and don't smoosh the book flat.

[divad]

I'd say 7.5 .....

 

I was going 7.0/7.5 but took off one point for the centerfold being detached.

 

The centerfold isn't detached. That isn't the centerfold -- it is what you see when you open to the centerfold and then turn the page once.

 

As you can also tell from the page count

 

I would call this book a 6.0 or so. Too much staining (top edge of front cover), spine creasing, tanning, and corner issues to go higher.

 

Photos are deceiving - e.g., I don't think that's staining along the top edge -- I think its a small bend that reflects the light differently. It's such a lousy photo, that I can't give an accurate grade . . .

 

I also see nothing wrong with opening a book to photograph the interior (especially on a mid-grade or lower grade book). There is no danger of damaging the comic as long as you're careful and don't smoosh the book flat.

 

I agree, as long as you're not jammin' the scanner top down on it - it's no different than actually reading the book - you guys do still read them, don't you?

[Chi Bamm]

Sorry about the bad photo, you have any suggestions for better shots?? And also what did you mean in the other post by a Fullback???

[divad]

Sorry about the bad photo, you have any suggestions for better shots?? And also what did you mean in the other post by a Fullback???

 

As pointed out by others - scans are preferable to photos.

 

Here's a link to the E. Gerber site, check it out:

 

E. Gerber

 

[FFB]

I would call this book a 6.0 or so. Too much staining (top edge of front cover), spine creasing, tanning, and corner issues to go higher.

 

Photos are deceiving - e.g., I don't think that's staining along the top edge -- I think its a small bend that reflects the light differently. It's such a lousy photo, that I can't give an accurate grade . . .

 

 

I think it is a stain, and further, there is a three-dimensional piece of gunk about an inch and a half to the right of it.

[divad]

I would call this book a 6.0 or so. Too much staining (top edge of front cover), spine creasing, tanning, and corner issues to go higher.

 

Photos are deceiving - e.g., I don't think that's staining along the top edge -- I think its a small bend that reflects the light differently. It's such a lousy photo, that I can't give an accurate grade . . .

 

 

I think it is a stain, and further, there is a three-dimensional piece of gunk about an inch and a half to the right of it.

 

Wouldn't your microspatula take care of the 3-D gunk?

[Aces]

I'd say 7.5 .....

 

I was going 7.0/7.5 but took off one point for the centerfold being detached.

 

The centerfold isn't detached. That isn't the centerfold -- it is what you see when you open to the centerfold and then turn the page once.

 

I would call this book a 6.0 or so. Too much staining (top edge of front cover), spine creasing, tanning, and corner issues to go higher.

 

I also see nothing wrong with opening a book to photograph the interior (especially on a mid-grade or lower grade book). There is no danger of damaging the comic as long as you're careful and don't smoosh the book flat.

 

Sorry...

I don't that lastest 3D photo enhancer software that counts comic pages for me.

Neither have I the issue in question to check if that art was the centerfold...

[dc eng]

FN 6.0

 

Yes, it's okay to open the book to photograph the centerfold. Just be careful when doing it.

 

You should always look at the entire book before assigning a grade anyway.

[nik]

FN 6.0

 

Yes, it's okay to open the book to photograph the centerfold. Just be careful when doing it.

 

You should always look at the entire book before assigning a grade anyway.

 

Now you tell me