siro123 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 What are the lazy people on ebay doing ? I'm starting to see people listing the comics as unread as the grade. UNREAD is not a comic grade. Sad part is some of them are actually comic stores. How do they live with the shame ? Over theCapraAegagrus, namisgr and Raze 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mec3437 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 It's just a lazy- way to try and absolve themselves of the difficulty in grading something. Comics4All and siro123 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post F For Fake Posted August 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2020 This has been around as long as I've been collecting. Even as a kid, people would push "unread" as meaning the same thing as mint. I was talking to a friend of mine last year about the comics he had growing up, and he said they should be mint because they were "unread". His mind was blown when I explained to him that the majority of comics aren't even "mint" when they first hit the stands, due to the way they're printed, packed, shipped, and put out for sale. By the time you purchase a book off of the stands it doesn't matter if you leave it "unread", because by that point who knows how many hands have been on it? siro123, Raze, Skylath and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 51 minutes ago, F For Fake said: This has been around as long as I've been collecting. Even as a kid, people would push "unread" as meaning the same thing as mint. I was talking to a friend of mine last year about the comics he had growing up, and he said they should be mint because they were "unread". His mind was blown when I explained to him that the majority of comics aren't even "mint" when they first hit the stands, due to the way they're printed, packed, shipped, and put out for sale. By the time you purchase a book off of the stands it doesn't matter if you leave it "unread", because by that point who knows how many hands have been on it? Yup. That’s the easiest way to debunk the theory; every comic that arrives in, fresh from the wholesaler, is unread and therefore mint? Not the way Diamond handled them. Comics4All and F For Fake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) Here’s an example of a courier delivery, very much in the style of a comic wholesaler such as Diamond. As we can clearly see, the package as received would contain unread comic books, which are therefore all in mint condition. Edited August 9, 2020 by Ken Aldred bug33fouf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclezebo Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 This comic is in unread condition!!!!!!! siro123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Guys, you don't seem to understand. The words and pictures inside have NEVER been seen by human eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 1 hour ago, unclezebo said: This comic is in unread condition!!!!!!! PGX 5.0 FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 19 minutes ago, wombat said: Guys, you don't seem to understand. The words and pictures inside have NEVER been seen by human eyes. That would be unopened. Technically one could check out all the pictures, and the book would remain unread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, THE_BEYONDER said: That would be unopened. Technically one could check out all the pictures, and the book would remain unread. Larryw7 and kav 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave2739 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Any of you guys ever try reading Batman: Odyssey by Neal Adams? I wish I had left those in unread condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 47 minutes ago, THE_BEYONDER said: That would be unopened. Technically one could check out all the pictures, and the book would remain unread. Some artists are such great visual storytellers that you can get the gist of the story without reading the text boxes or word balloons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 1 minute ago, Ken Aldred said: Some artists are such great visual storytellers that you can get the gist of the story without reading the text boxes or word balloons. The status of the book would remain “unread” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 14 minutes ago, Dave2739 said: Any of you guys ever try reading Batman: Odyssey by Neal Adams? I wish I had left those in unread condition. I tried. Headache inducing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, THE_BEYONDER said: The status of the book would remain “unread” Isn't the reading experience of a comic book intended to be a synergy between words and pictures? That's how I've always thought about it. Edited August 9, 2020 by Ken Aldred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said: Isn't the reading experience of a comic book intended to be a synergy between words and pictures? Where’s the synergy without the words? I guess the next logical step in this discussion would be to debate whether or not you can actually “read” comics that have no words. Edited August 9, 2020 by THE_BEYONDER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, THE_BEYONDER said: Where’s the synergy without the words? I guess the next logical step in this discussion would be debate whether or not you can actually “read” comics that actually have no words. It's a good point. For example, someone will have considered GI Joe 21 as read, despite it being a silent issue. Edited August 9, 2020 by Ken Aldred Raze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jeffro. Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 5 hours ago, siro123 said: I'm starting to see people listing the comics as unread as the grade. Starting??? This has been going on for years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillOnly25Cents Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 If the book is unread how do they know what they are listing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...