gumption Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Found a reader copy of a personal grail of mine. I owned a copy of Action Comics 28 maybe 20+ years ago. Sold it along with a few other GA books to help pay for grad school, and this year I vowed to track down another copy. Picked one up on the bay for what I think is a steal... but it arrived today with a gouge on that front bottom corner. Looks like the damage was done with a dremel... the gouge is about 1/2" long and it goes through the first half of the book. Elsewhere, the book looks about G+/VG. Cover is attached; Centerfold is detached. Some chipping along the spine on the back cover. PQ looks about cream to OW. I think it's a nice reader copy considering it's 80+ years old... but I'm not crazy about that gouge. Wondering if this would dip below a 2.0. Galen130 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 (edited) 2.0 is fair I have a book with a much larger (bc) gouge at a 3.5 but the wraps present nicer Edited September 16, 2021 by Funnybooks grendelbo and gumption 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flammenwerfer Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 1.8 Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 On 9/16/2021 at 2:46 PM, Funnybooks said: 2.0 is fair 2.0 Thanks for sharing. gumption and Funnybooks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gumption Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share Posted September 16, 2021 (edited) On 9/16/2021 at 2:52 PM, Funnybooks said: Bigger gouge yet not as noticeable on the back... and the rest of the cover really does present well. Thanks for sharing! Edited September 16, 2021 by gumption Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 On 9/16/2021 at 5:55 PM, gumption said: Bigger gouge yet not as noticeable on the back... and the rest of the cover really does present well. Thanks for sharing! yes...saving grace is that it is on the bc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzutak Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 On 9/16/2021 at 1:38 PM, gumption said: Looks like the damage was done with a dremel Nope. This is classic termite damage. How certain am I? Not 99%, 99.9%, or 99.99%, but 100%. Kevin.J, gumption, grendelbo and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzutak Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Just be thankful your book was home to a single termite rather than an entire colony! Kevin.J, Funnybooks, gumption and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timfinz Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzutak Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 On 9/16/2021 at 1:38 PM, gumption said: PQ looks about cream to ow. Possibly, but the chipping/splitting of the interior paper at the spine top may be significant enough to trigger the "Slightly Brittle" designation. gumption 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Am The Answer! Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 The Answer is: 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 On 9/16/2021 at 5:34 PM, zzutak said: Nope. This is classic termite damage. How certain am I? Not 99%, 99.9%, or 99.99%, but 100%. My first impression was some kind of critter…2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
