PGM Batman 16 0

[Drbearsec]

So I just won this in an auction (kind of bid on it a month ago and forgot about it....ooops).  Anyway, have not gotten books with this kind of damage graded before, but given it is a Key, I plan on doing so.  Was curious where a detached cover and this kind of damage gets you from a grading perspective?  0.5? 1.0? 1.8?  

Thanks!

[Chillax23]

I would think a 0.5 maybe a 1.0 - but I would bet 0.5.

Still an awesome book - who doesn't love Alfred

[Drbearsec]

5 minutes ago, Chillax23 said:

I would think a 0.5 maybe a 1.0 - but I would bet 0.5.

Still an awesome book - who doesn't love Alfred

Wonder if pressing will fix the damage?  

[Drbearsec]

7 minutes ago, Chillax23 said:

I would think a 0.5 maybe a 1.0 - but I would bet 0.5.

Still an awesome book - who doesn't love Alfred

Yep.   Got it for $300 plus 50 buyer fee, which is what the last 0.5 that was incomplete sold for middle of last year so feel pretty ok on that.   

Edited September 25, 2018 by Drbearsec

[bondtrader54]

My brother sent away an very beaten up Avengers 4 and got a .5. That book was easily  better than this one. I have no clue.

[The Lions Den]

Sorry, but this looks to be a 0.5...

[Drbearsec]

On 9/28/2018 at 10:53 AM, The Lions Den said:

Sorry, but this looks to be a 0.5...

No need to be sorry.  Figured it would be something from 0.5 to 1.8.  Was not under a delusion it would be higher than that.  It's still a pretty cool piece of history and I'll probably hang onto it for a bit depending on the grade.  I am curious... do you think books like this are better in the original condition like this or do you think it's better to do restoration and just have a purple label.

Edited September 29, 2018 by Drbearsec

[The Lions Den]

7 hours ago, Drbearsec said:

No need to be sorry.  Figured it would be something from 0.5 to 1.8.  Was not under a delusion it would be higher than that.  It's still a pretty cool piece of history and I'll probably hang onto it for a bit depending on the grade.  I am curious... do you think books like this are better in the original condition like this or do you think it's better to do restoration and just have a purple label.

To be perfectly honest, I'm not a big fan of restored books, but I'd rather have a nicer looking purple label copy than a book with this much damage...

[1950's war comics]

0.5 at best 

[FoggyNelson]

1 hour ago, 1950's war comics said:

0.5 at best 

Agree

really low grade 

point five grade??⁉️

 

[Drbearsec]

I'll be curious to see what it comes back at.  This is where i find CGC grading weird.  I've seen coverless books or incomplete books in slabs at 0.5 and then whole books that are damaged liked this one at 0.5 or 1.0.  It seems like such a broad "standard" for the 0.5 grade.

6 hours ago, 1950's war comics said:

0.5 at best