oldrover Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 9 hours ago, billbrown7080 said: did you not notice it at all before sending it in? This. I never noticed it... ever. I was so focused on the front cover. Eh, it's still a great book to own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 On 12/24/2018 at 4:27 PM, Earl Yoshihara said: Here is my copy of the Fantastic Four#45 The only real defect is the bottom right corner. Otherwise it is a great copy. Let me know what you all think. Hey Earl. "The only real defect is the bottom right corner" Not to beat your book up because I really love FF45 and yours is a nice copy with great color but there are a good number of other real defects visible in the your photos. :small staple tears :4 or 5 small rips or snags along bottom edge and color loss on bottom left front cover :looks like a horizontal crease on the Thing's shoulder That's just what I can see in the photos and there may very well be other defects I can't see. Get the grader notes, study the book, learn from this book and every book you send in. The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 On 12/18/2018 at 1:24 AM, RobZe said: I just got my invoice, Suffice to say ... I'm disappointed. I bought these books fresh and bagged and boarded them that day. That day. One scored as low as 5.5. I get it that mint might not be "mint". But fresh off the boat and 5.5? Come on. I was thinking of slabbing my collection, selling the excess. Now? Meh. Tell me I'm wrong, I bought a comic book 30 years ago, put it in a bag and its a 5.5? I'm not feeling objective ratings, I'm feeling upsell me high graded book that is no better than my book. Convince me. Cause I think this my last CGC submission Where is your book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 On 12/26/2018 at 5:28 PM, thehumantorch said: Hey Earl. "The only real defect is the bottom right corner" Not to beat your book up because I really love FF45 and yours is a nice copy with great color but there are a good number of other real defects visible in the your photos. :small staple tears :4 or 5 small rips or snags along bottom edge and color loss on bottom left front cover :looks like a horizontal crease on the Thing's shoulder That's just what I can see in the photos and there may very well be other defects I can't see. Get the grader notes, study the book, learn from this book and every book you send in. Not that you can't find 7.5s with a similar amount of defects. There may be other hidden defects that fully justify the 6.5 grade, or it just got graded at the bottom edge of the range. Books have been known to slide around a grade or two on resubmission without any work done, it's not an exact science. thehumantorch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Yoshihara Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 On 12/29/2018 at 7:31 PM, rjpb said: Not that you can't find 7.5s with a similar amount of defects. There may be other hidden defects that fully justify the 6.5 grade, or it just got graded at the bottom edge of the range. Books have been known to slide around a grade or two on resubmission without any work done, it's not an exact science. Resubmitted the comic and just got the notice that it is getting an upgrade from 6.5 to CGC 7.5! Will post up the new pictures when I receive the comic! rjpb, The Lions Den, Tinman44 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Yoshihara Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 The Lions Den and Gnasher 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aszumilo Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Congrats on the grade bump. Nice book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJFury Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Congratulations! It’s too bad you had to pay for grading twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Yoshihara Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 On 3/16/2019 at 10:30 AM, Lorenzo P said: Congratulations! It’s too bad you had to pay for grading twice. I bought it graded at 6.5 so a regrade was not bad. I think I got a bargain when I bought it too! The Lions Den and JollyComics 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 On 3/31/2019 at 10:35 PM, Earl Yoshihara said: I bought it graded at 6.5 so a regrade was not bad. I think I got a bargain when I bought it too! I'm a sucker for a happy ending... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Yoshihara Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 On 4/6/2019 at 11:05 AM, The Lions Den said: I'm a sucker for a happy ending... Not always the case! I recently purchased a PGX 6.0 FF#48 and it came back CGC3.5! Had a tear on the inside pages with some tape! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnasher Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Are age grade bumps now coming into play for 50+ years silver age comics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 On 12/24/2018 at 4:16 PM, Ride the Tiger said: Learning all the common defects and how to spot them is key. That will prevent you from owning something like this. No it is not mine its from feebay. @seanfingh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 7 hours ago, Earl Yoshihara said: Not always the case! I recently purchased a PGX 6.0 FF#48 and it came back CGC3.5! Had a tear on the inside pages with some tape! I'm not a big fan of PGX... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride the Tiger Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 1 hour ago, BlowUpTheMoon said: @seanfingh Don't even tell me this is Sean's book or else I'm gonna flee the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...