Delzy Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 (edited) I was at a garage sale a few months ago and there was a guy with a box full of water-damaged comics he was selling for a dime each. I had been checked out of comic collecting for about 30 years and bought these for readers on a whim. To make a long story short, these readers got me back into the hobby and I'm just learning how much the hobby has changed since I last dabbled. Back to the subject at hand, there is some staining on the back cover and the moisture rumples translate through the entire book causing it to be slightly concave. No pages are stuck together and there has been no ink transferred from one page to another. Complete book with 100% legibility. Sorry for not being able to fully capture the rumpling, but imagine if you sat on it on a soft chair and the wrinkling translated entirely through the book. Edited September 26, 2021 by Delzy Galen130 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delzy Posted September 26, 2021 Author Share Posted September 26, 2021 A better picture of the rumpling: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 It's a bit hard to make out the defects of this copy since the pics were taken on a black background. I'd suggest using a lighter background, white even (for example, put it against a couple of backing boards). Because of the water damage and encroaching rust, I'd guess 7.0. A press could do a lot for this book in the right hands. Likely no higher than 9.0 after. Thanks for posting. Delzy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delzy Posted September 26, 2021 Author Share Posted September 26, 2021 (edited) Wow.. I was expecting sub 4.0. Thanks for the photo tips. Maybe I'll add a few more. Thanks for the comment. Edited September 26, 2021 by Delzy photos added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 a bummer 3.0 FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 On 9/26/2021 at 2:03 PM, Delzy said: Wow.. I was expecting sub 4.0. Thanks for the photo tips. Maybe I'll add a few more. Thanks for the comment. These pics are much better but also better show the extent of the water damage. 3.5/4.0 A really good press to maybe Low VF Range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSwift25 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Anecdotally, I have never seen any CGC book with water damage / staining higher than 3.0 from CGC. Moderns are tough to grade when it’s not high grade and you’re counting spine ticks . Technically, this is VG range. Maybe higher. But given that it’s a modern with a pronounced defect, it’s probably going to grade lower than that. If there’s no rust / staining…a press would benefit it. I think you’d get into the VF range with a press. Delzy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 As long as there are no stains and the staples are clean-ish, this could press to a 7.0/7.5 Delzy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qalyar Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 I see pretty significant rust on the top staple in the centerfold. There are some wonderworker pressers out there, so I have no doubt you can remove the waviness, but I'm dubious that there won't be some physical evidence of this much water damage. And that rust. I expect this to get something like a 3.0 as is, and a 5.0-6.0 with a press. Delzy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
