PGM New Mutants 98 0

[Rorsack]

Got this off eBay, the listing had dark pictures and I was pretty happy with the condition when I received it, curious what you guys think. There are only one or two very minor spine ticks and some minor corner wear. It's not well centered but that seems common with newsstand copies. 

[ADAMANTIUM]

I'm at 9.2

Blunted edges at corners and a non-pressed overhang...right fron edge

[KobaltDog]

I second that

[Ahsoka Tano Jedi Apprentice]

if u get a 9.0 b happy.....micro tear on corner ....corners r rough....color breaking tics

[Karl Liebl]

Top corner crunch will hurt.  I think 9 too.

[theCapraAegagrus]

IMO: 8.5

Still good condition, though.

[Ahsoka Tano Jedi Apprentice]

i think CGC graded would come back no better than an 8.5   because they would nit-pick it to death. But like i said if u get a 9.0 i'd b very happy.

[Rorsack]

Thanks, I appreciate the responses. The top right corner looks much better to the naked eye, the defect only comes out under magnification, but it's there.

I've compared it to other CGC graded scans (via my comic shop, a decent resource for this type of thing) and it compares pretty favorably with the 9.0s and falls short of most 9.2s. I will have to go back and look at 8.5s. Hard to believe, but grading inconsistency can be seen when doing comparisons across grades. I swear one of the 9.2s has a rusty staple.

Another, perhaps loaded, question. Is there any premium for this being a newsstand copy in a relatively high grade? My assumption is that at 9.6/8 there would be, but at 9.0 not so much, but curious of other opinions.

 

 

 

[ADAMANTIUM]

4 hours ago, Rorsack said:

Thanks, I appreciate the responses. The top right corner looks much better to the naked eye, the defect only comes out under magnification, but it's there.

I've compared it to other CGC graded scans (via my comic shop, a decent resource for this type of thing) and it compares pretty favorably with the 9.0s and falls short of most 9.2s. I will have to go back and look at 8.5s. Hard to believe, but grading inconsistency can be seen when doing comparisons across grades. I swear one of the 9.2s has a rusty staple.

Another, perhaps loaded, question. Is there any premium for this being a newsstand copy in a relatively high grade? My assumption is that at 9.6/8 there would be, but at 9.0 not so much, but curious of other opinions.

 

 

 

Depends on who you ask, for newsstands being "rare" I high grade, it depends on your opinion of high grade... personally if the book is popular enough even a 7.0 would be high... I have a newsstand 9.0 I'm embarrassed how much I paid for it a year ago... I think like $300? It has a decent appeal in 9.0 I would think,

 

[obiedagod]

8.5