MetalPSI Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Rolled the dice and bought a comic off eBay, which is actually a pawn shop in Florida. Bottom corner of the slab was broken, but couldn't slide the book out. The slab was filthy. Pulled the book and it looks great for the grade. Lets see how good... Galen130 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars76 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 9.0, great color😁 MetalPSI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Am The Answer! Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 The Answer is: 7.5 due to all the stress marks on the spine and whatever is going on with the top of that back cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpoolica Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 7.5/8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH1964 Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 8.0 - - “It's pronounced 'Fronkensteen.' ” Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 7.5 dust shadow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 I guess it's time to give my scanner glass a deep clean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Thurgood Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 What was the grade on the slab? I would say a 8.5 to 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James J Johnson Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Dr. Dank said: I guess it's time to give my scanner glass a deep clean Just remember, to make something clean, you have to make something else dirty. But you can make everything dirty, without ever making anything clean! And deep cleansed glass or or not, the scan clearly shows a book that will score, at the least, an 8.5 at CGC on the darkest of days, the most foul moods of the graders that day. It's a beauty, and for a #40, that's no common thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 9 minutes ago, James J Johnson said: Just remember, to make something clean, you have to make something else dirty. But you can make everything dirty, without ever making anything clean! And deep cleansed glass or or not, the scan clearly shows a book that will score, at the least, an 8.5 at CGC on the darkest of days, the most foul moods of the graders that day. It's a beauty, and for a #40, that's no common thing. Hate to rain on your parade but CGC didn't grade it a 8.5, try again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 14 minutes ago, Albert Thurgood said: What was the grade on the slab? I would say a 8.5 to 9 I'll post it soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James J Johnson Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Dr. Dank said: Hate to rain on your parade but CGC didn't grade it a 8.5, try again I didn't say they graded it 8.5. "at the least, an 8.5 at CGC" is what I wrote, which doesn't specifically mean 8.5. Might be easier to understand if I just state that I'm looking at a book that IMO deserves a grade of 8.5 or better. That's the "at least" I was referring to, at least as far as I thought I was referring to. Edited May 7, 2021 by James J Johnson MetalPSI and Mars76 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 1 minute ago, James J Johnson said: I didn't say they graded it 8.5. "at the least, an 8.5 at CGC" is what I wrote, which doesn't specifically mean 8.5. Might be easier to understand if I just state that I'm looking at a book that IMO deserves a grade of 8.5 or better. That's the "at least" I was referring to, at least as far as I thought I was referring to. So, what's the at most? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James J Johnson Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, Dr. Dank said: So, what's the at most? I've seen 9.2s of this book with staple seating inferior to this. Also, I don't see fractures on the spine. MetalPSI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 Albert Thurgood and Funnybooks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James J Johnson Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Dr. Dank said: Doesn't surprise me. I don't see overtly visible flaws other than a little fraying and softness at the top two corners. Unless there was a stain of low visibility that I wasn't picking up, I couldn't understand what my fellow board members were seeing that led them to opine with estimates south of 8.5. MetalPSI and Albert Thurgood 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 8 hours ago, James J Johnson said: Doesn't surprise me. I don't see overtly visible flaws other than a little fraying and softness at the top two corners. Unless there was a stain of low visibility that I wasn't picking up, I couldn't understand what my fellow board members were seeing that led them to opine with estimates south of 8.5. I feel a CP can make this a strong 9.6, depends on the number of CB spine ticks Mars76 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars76 Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 The reason I said 9.0 is because i count around 7 tics along the spine along with the slightly rounded corners up top to go along with that shadowing on the top back cover. I can see why it got a 9.4 it has great colors😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
