Deadpoolica Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 On 8/9/2021 at 3:51 PM, Funnybooks said: .5 slam dunk..no way 1.0 Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 0.5-ish. Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninanina Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 On 8/9/2021 at 8:04 PM, Deadpoolica said: Did he make the shot Deadpoolica, Funnybooks and grendelbo 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The lips Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Forget the grade or wether to press or not, you own a piece of iconic history that a lot of us never will enjoy that grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalesUK Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 On 8/10/2021 at 3:38 PM, The lips said: Forget the grade or wether to press or not, you own a piece of iconic history that a lot of us never will enjoy that I do appreciate the comment. I certainly enjoyed my time searching out the Spidey gems in the 70/80's, I am going to get some graded so I wanted an idea on grades so I can complete the submission sheet values correctly ( No CGC back then). I loved waiting for the postman to deliver my comic's. No email - I would send off a stamped/addressed envelope to a dealer, the dealer would then send his comic list, I would pick any I wanted then send a cheque for the one's I wanted and wait for postie to deliver. Only then would I know if it was a cheque returned because my selection(s) had sold before my order, or the prize comic had arrived for my collection. Back in the early 2000's I was considering a Florida holiday so I could take some comic's in on the "Walk Through" that was actually that. grendelbo and The lips 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Troub Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 On 8/8/2021 at 2:09 PM, WalesUK said: Hi All. I would welcome your thoughts on my low quality FF1, torn rear cover. As well as a grade - please can you let me know if you feel pressing would be recommended for such a poor copy. Cheers All. Please get that book in a slab, stat!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qalyar Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 0.5. If there was an 0.8, like there is a 1.8 for some reason, this might be that. But there's not, so it isn't. That said, despite the terrible technical grade this will receive, this actually presents pretty well from the front. And the pence stamp makes this an extremely interesting bit of comic history, since, as noted above, this book also exists in a UK-market pence edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalesUK Posted October 6, 2021 Author Share Posted October 6, 2021 Hi Guys To all that offered a grade, thank you.... the result is in .... it's official...CGC Grade 0.5. Now I have to try & find my AF15 tread to tell you guys about that one. (can any one advise how I can find my old treads, if that's what you call them). Cheers Guys Galen130 and Funnybooks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zegeroth Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 This book will benefit greatly from a clean. It may still grade a 0.5, but it will look a ton better once cleaned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Thurgood Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 (edited) On 10/7/2021 at 4:13 AM, WalesUK said: can any one advise how I can find my old treads, if that's what you call them Use the search function - look for the magnifying glass icon in top RHC of the page. Or easier in this case, click on your user name and go through the list of threads that you started. I had the same experience as you back in the day - send payment to US dealers expecting a book in reasonable condition and get back books that grade under 2. I think they saw overseas collectors as easy touches they could dump their lower quality stuff on. And they were right because there was nothing we could do about it. Edited October 12, 2021 by Albert Thurgood WalesUK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...