Pgm asm 129...this is a...9.4???? 0

[Kingkongcraig]

Hi this is off heritage who should do a quality control..what do you guys think

 

There's a 15 written on the cover and it's a 9.4

[theCapraAegagrus]

What do you mean "quality control"? Heritage doesn't encapsulate books.

That some sort of "crayon/pencil" or something that people would use back in the day that, IIRC, doesn't affect the grade too much.

[Kingkongcraig]

by quality control i meant that they would verify that the item they are selling is reasonably a 9.4 and not fake CGC label

[Point Five]

5 minutes ago, Kingkongcraig said:

by quality control i meant that they would verify that the item they are selling is reasonably a 9.4 and not fake CGC label

Uhh, right. BAD Heritage! No dinner!

Did you actually buy this book off HA or are you just goofing around?

 

[theCapraAegagrus]

1 hour ago, Kingkongcraig said:

by quality control i meant that they would verify that the item they are selling is reasonably a 9.4 and not fake CGC label

Are you implying, or outright suggesting, that they didn't do this..?

They're one of the biggest online auction houses for comics. That would be asinine. They know how to identify tampered cases.

[Jeffro.]

You know, I've been trying really, really, (really really) hard to be less snarky on the boards but when I see threads like this (and others lately) it's hard not to. Jerkfro keeps threatening to return

Edited April 4, 2019 by Jeffro.

[comicginger1789]

Last I checked, this type of marking (and date stamps and other like it) could still warrant above 9.0. Means the book is super clean otherwise, the fact that the 15 is there was done by a distributor back in the day in and its not dead center. Personally, I think it should be a 9.2 but hey, if CGC says its 9.4 I am inclined to believe them. It is kind of a unique defect which I personally love because it give character to the comic. Was part of comics in their hey day, just like ink overspray! Although, sometimes ink overspray is a bit much for me. See the link below for varying degrees. a 9.8 is still possible and to me, ink is worse. Although, like the pencil, unobtrusive to the main cover is the key.

 

https://www.comicbookdaily.com/columns/nut-shell/crack-and-flip/

 

 

 

[BlowUpTheMoon]

Weird that Heritage would take a photo instead of a scan.

[Kingkongcraig]

Re: heritage...no I'm saying I buy off heritage for this reason to trust quality control

I just found it odd about the 15 and the book getting this grade...but the advice here reassures me

 

The book is otherwise prestine

[The Lions Den]

I'm not a big fan of books with large grease pencil marks like this one. To me, it detracts from the overall appearance of the book. I think it's a bit of a push to call this a 9.4...but that's just my opinion...  

Edited April 5, 2019 by The Lions Den

[UncleBEN]

26 minutes ago, The Lions Den said:

I'm not a big fan of books with large grease pencil marks like this one. To me, it detracts from the overall appearance of the book. I think it's a bit of a push to call this a 9.4...but that's just my opinion...  

Grease pencil can be removed 

[The Lions Den]

13 hours ago, UncleBEN said:

Grease pencil can be removed