JohnH19 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Just looking for other opinions on this slabbed book. I hope the glare isn’t too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpoolica Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 5.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 6.5, what does the slab say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustEatBrains Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 20 hours ago, William-James88 said: 6.5, what does the slab say? PGX 9.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 33 minutes ago, MustEatBrains said: PGX 9.8 HAHAHAHA Man, you joke, but I hope there really is no truth to it. I have a nice high grade Sandman 1 (the neil gaiman one) from PGX. I bought it for cheap so it wont be a major loss no matter what, but it does make me wonder exactly how much lower it might be if graded by anyone else. MustEatBrains 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundraguy Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 I would venture 6.5, it's those little white marks next to "identity?" that have me concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 10 hours ago, MustEatBrains said: PGX 9.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 I could see 7.0 on this. Definitely 6.5. Spine ticks and colour loss? due to printing error? near "identity" on the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnH19 Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 Thanks for the input, guys. Here’s the label: The white spots look quite prominent when the photo is magnified but they aren’t very noticeable at all. I’m not sure what caused them. There is also a small spot on Batman’s cape. The spine tics are also quite small. IMO, the book looks to be nicer than a typical 6.0, which would explain the CVA sticker. I’m wondering if I should get it regraded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 I would get the graders notes before getting it re-graded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnH19 Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, comicdonna said: I would get the graders notes before getting it re-graded. Just got 'em: Grader Notes: crease left top of back cover (I see the tiny crease) crease top of back cover (I don't see it) light spine stress lines to cover (Yep) stain right bottom of front cover (The white spots I guess? I don't see a stain.) stain top of back cover (I don't see it) (Edit: Actually, I do now see a light stain just right of center on the photo I took of the back cover.) Edited January 18, 2020 by JohnH19 Additional info comicdonna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 2 hours ago, JohnH19 said: Just got 'em: Grader Notes: crease left top of back cover (I see the tiny crease) crease top of back cover (I don't see it) light spine stress lines to cover (Yep) stain right bottom of front cover (The white spots I guess? I don't see a stain.) stain top of back cover (I don't see it) (Edit: Actually, I do now see a light stain just right of center on the photo I took of the back cover.) The staining is what brought it down that .5 notch. We all noticed the creases and such but not the staining (granted, hard to see when there's the extra glare). So a 6.5 without the staining, but a 6 with the staining, I can see the logic. They just determined there were too many imperfections for it to go beyond a 6.0 even though all the imperfections were slight. You can have them regrade it but you will lose that CVA sticker, it costs extra since its graded by another party, and you probably wont get a different result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Zipper Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Before I read the graders notes, I noticed the stain top of the back cover and knew that would ding it. CGC is unduly harsh on light/unobtrusive stains in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 23 hours ago, Mr. Zipper said: Before I read the graders notes, I noticed the stain top of the back cover and knew that would ding it. CGC is unduly harsh on light/unobtrusive stains in my opinion. Yeah, like water stains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William-James88 Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 On 1/16/2020 at 9:05 PM, MustEatBrains said: PGX 9.8 sorry to revive this, but I was watching a video about the different grading standards between companies and the difference with PGX was immense compared to the other two companies. It made me laugh and reminded me of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...