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Welcome CGC to the world of pulps" CGC will be grading them.
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On 10/14/2022 at 7:37 AM, Robot Man said:

One of the big reasons why I have been very selective in my pulp collecting. Considering I primarily collect for covers. That is a lot of space needed that I no longer have. That, and the rising prices (and the surge coming once they become graded widgets), and it is a lot easier for me to drastically curb my pulp buying. 

:whee:more for me!!!

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On 10/14/2022 at 1:05 PM, comicjack said:

Covers have most of the shock value with pulps 

The covers can be brutal, yes... but the black and white illustrations in the interiors of some of the Spicy and dime pulps??? Downright brutal, sinister and x rated. The folks of the 30s had some serious dark sides. The stuff contained in some of those pages is very disturbing.

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So, what books would many of you want to have graded and slabbed?  I’m not terribly excited about encapsulating many of my pulps, but maybe a few of my higher end books.  Is anyone seriously considering  encapsulating an entire collection?  Can you imagine the storage space for a run of Weird Tales or Amazing Stories? 😂 

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Any idea when CGC will actually start grading pulps? 

They pushed back the estimated date 3 or more times now. The current buzz says early this summer, but I'd believe it when I see it if I were you.

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On 10/26/2022 at 2:24 PM, Bugfarm said:

So, what books would many of you want to have graded and slabbed?  I’m not terribly excited about encapsulating many of my pulps, but maybe a few of my higher end books.  Is anyone seriously considering  encapsulating an entire collection?  Can you imagine the storage space for a run of Weird Tales or Amazing Stories? 😂 

Only high grade books for me, but it will probably take a year after the first books are sent in to see how they hold up in their capsules.

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This might have been discussed before but thought I’d ask…

Yesterday, I went to a local con and a guy had a long box of pulps.  Mostly the usual sci fi ones in pretty decent shape except for one thing. They were all trimmed on 3 sides. He of course had an explanation that I have heard before about people trimming them to put on book shelves. I explained that trimming comics was a BIG no no. He said he knew that but trimmed pulps were looked at differently. I don’t buy that but bought a couple I liked anyway. (They were very cheap).

So how big a deal is this anyway? Obviously, worth less than ones that aren’t but is it real notable price wise to pulp collectors? How is CGC going to handle this? The seller said he talked to Matt Nelson and was told a minor defect. I think otherwise.

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On 3/13/2023 at 10:47 AM, Robot Man said:

This might have been discussed before but thought I’d ask…

Yesterday, I went to a local con and a guy had a long box of pulps.  Mostly the usual sci fi ones in pretty decent shape except for one thing. They were all trimmed on 3 sides. He of course had an explanation that I have heard before about people trimming them to put on book shelves. I explained that trimming comics was a BIG no no. He said he knew that but trimmed pulps were looked at differently. I don’t buy that but bought a couple I liked anyway. (They were very cheap).

So how big a deal is this anyway? Obviously, worth less than ones that aren’t but is it real notable price wise to pulp collectors? How is CGC going to handle this? The seller said he talked to Matt Nelson and was told a minor defect. I think otherwise.

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I discussed this with CGC about a year ago.  I don't know what they've finally settled on, but personally, although trimming is a defect, it's not as serious as with comics, depending.  If it is just the cover that is trimmed, if done neatly, I will note the trim but still grade the pulp up to "vg" (4.0) if it is otherwise attractive.  However, if the whole pulp is trimmed, as in not only the cover but all pages have been trimmed to make the book a certain overall size (I refer to this as "block-trimming"), I consider it a significant defect, no better than a 2.0, and probably less.  I don't consider the pulp "restored" in either case, since material has been removed, but it does bring down the grade.

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On 2/19/2023 at 6:50 PM, Joshua33 said:

They pushed back the estimated date 3 or more times now. The current buzz says early this summer, but I'd believe it when I see it if I were you.

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