please grade this hulk 181 1 1

[Funnybooks]

1 minute ago, rckstr1253 said:

I’m torn on which to go with.  Both are about $4500

imo, that's an 8.0 or better...looks like it could use a clean and press...

[rckstr1253]

Which book the first one or the 2nd one I posted?

[Funnybooks]

1 minute ago, rckstr1253 said:

Which book the first one or the 2nd one I posted?

2nd copy..do you know the pressing history?

[rckstr1253]

No I don’t know if any of them were pressed.  If you did get a book cleaned is that considered restoration?

[Funnybooks]

1 minute ago, rckstr1253 said:

No I don’t know if any of them were pressed.  If you did get a book cleaned is that considered restoration?

Cleaning is not restoration and neither is pressing...the rules of the game have changed*

Edited February 12, 2021 by Funnybooks

[rckstr1253]

If you were me which one would you go with? 

[Funnybooks]

1 minute ago, rckstr1253 said:

If you were me which one would you go with? 

I would not be so bold as to offer such an opinion on something as personal as this...suffice it to say that it may be best to follow your instincts and go with the copy that "feels" right for your collection..it's a very nice/very fine181 at the end of the day

maybe some other boardies have an opinion

[rckstr1253]

I really wanted a 9.2 for my personal collection but they are now selling $9,000 or more

[rckstr1253]

Just to purchase a 9.2 with the money it’s commanding right now, I  could purchase both those books I posted pics of in here and still have $$ left over

[Funnybooks]

1 minute ago, rckstr1253 said:

I really wanted a 9.2 for my personal collection but they are now selling $9,000 or more

Bummer...there was as lull, even a drop in prices in 2018-2019...a pullback to those levels would be unlikely

[rckstr1253]

Yea I could buy a 9.2 for $9600 or get the 8.0 for $4500

[Randall Ries]

1 hour ago, rckstr1253 said:

I’m torn on which to go with.  Both are about $4500

I guess I would go with the "P" one. The back cover on that one is cleaner w/o the bleed through. The 8.0 would benefit from a clean/press and maybe get into 8.5 maybe 9.0. But if I were to leave them both as is, it's be the "P" copy for me.

BTW, Aqueous cleaning IS considered resto. Dry cleaning is not.

Edited February 12, 2021 by Randall Ries

[Randall Ries]

If it were me, I would ask about this one.  it is all about presentation for me. This presents better than both of the others except there is no back cover photo. Seller is into "Make An Offer" as well.

[rckstr1253]

It is a pretty book

[Randall Ries]

1 hour ago, rckstr1253 said:

It is a pretty book

It is. I have many 7.0-7.5 books that are really nice looking, leaving me to wonder why they are graded so low. This one is a nice example of an undergraded IH 181. Unless there is a coffee ring on the back cover.

[Albert Thurgood]

4 hours ago, rckstr1253 said:

Thanks guys for the help.  It was between that one which is graded a p 8.5 

or this one graded an 8.0 by the other c company

I prefer that one, mainly because it doesn't have the distraction of that intrusive date stamp. The BC is not as pretty, but like I always say, who spends their time admiring ads on back covers?

[Randall Ries]

1 hour ago, Albert Thurgood said:

I prefer that one, mainly because it doesn't have the distraction of that intrusive date stamp. The BC is not as pretty, but like I always say, who spends their time admiring ads on back covers?

I don't. But if the back cover looks like a baby bib after lunch it's hard to not flip it over and lament.