A super find! 6 6

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On 7/5/2022 at 8:28 PM, 2Sunny said:

Hmm.  It came back a 9.0 so what say you all now.

My dude, this is no time for modesty!

[kav]

Pics or it didnt happen tho.

[shadroch]

I still don't see the point. A hundred dollars later, you still have the same book that you will never sell, only now you can't read it.  Congrats.

[THE_BEYONDER]

This book becomes a CGC 9.0  after a clean and press....but cleaning & pressing aren’t restoration.

 

[Lazyboy]

On 7/5/2022 at 7:28 PM, 2Sunny said:

Hmm.  It came back a 9.0 so what say you all now.

1. CCS did a pretty good job of restoring that book.

2. Joey was right (see #2).

3. Don't show that to the large group of people complaining about CGC recently grading their books too harshly.

4. My decision to not buy CGC'd books is justified... yet again.

[WolverineX]

On 7/5/2022 at 5:12 PM, 2Sunny said:

Got the answer back today:

 

 

Wowzers  Congrats.

[kav]

On 7/5/2022 at 5:28 PM, 2Sunny said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hmm.  It came back a 9.0 so what say you all now.

I still need to see pics of the slab to compare with book you posted or it didnt happen!

[Dr. Balls]

On 10/28/2021 at 10:42 AM, shadroch said:

Perhaps, but why spend money improving something only to seal it in plastic? Putting it in a mylar would make a great display piece. It his book and his money. I just don't see the point.

Mylites and fullbacks 

[2Sunny]

I will most definitely be cracking this case and then framing this with a couple other CAs I own.  I was more interested in the grade as well as the Clean & Press since it had terrible spine roll and was dirty.  Before I crack the case here are some photos:

 

 

[kav]

On 7/9/2022 at 2:40 PM, 2Sunny said:

I will most definitely be cracking this case and then framing this with a couple other CAs I own.  I was more interested in the grade as well as the Clean & Press since it had terrible spine roll and was dirty.  Before I crack the case here are some photos:

 

 

you showed us-all of us. 

[2Sunny]

Over the last many months I have sold some of my collection and used the proceeds to add to the series that I enjoy more.  One lesson I have learned and the one that I think is most relevant here is that photos can be poor indicators of flaws OR potential.  Overstreet says a 9.0 can have 4-6 minor flaws.  The larger flaws that this book had were highly amenable to a Clean & Press.  Looking over the slab all I find are 3 spine ticks and extremely minor foxing on the back.  I'll keep looking and try to find more if I can as I have zero reason not to be honest with myself, but so far I've only found the 4 flaws, all minor.  Also, I'm not sure what to make of this, but as I recall the cover did not feel like normal comic cover material, it felt heavier than normal, and I honestly believe (EDIT: or I should say I know) the color (almost white) hides flaws as does the weight of the paper.

Edited July 9, 2022 by 2Sunny

[kav]

On 7/9/2022 at 3:01 PM, 2Sunny said:

Over the last many months I have sold some of my collection and used the proceeds to add to the series that I enjoy more.  One lesson I have learned and the one that I think is most relevant here is that photos can be poor indicators of flaws OR potential.  Overstreet says a 9.0 can have 4-6 minor flaws.  The larger flaws that this book had were highly amenable to a Clean & Press.  Looking over the slab all I find are 3 spine ticks and extremely minor foxing on the back.  I'll keep looking and try to find more if I can as I have zero reason not to be honest with myself, but so far I've only found the 4 flaws, all minor.  Also, I'm not sure what to make of this, but as I recall the cover did not feel like normal comic cover material, it felt heavier than normal, and I honestly believe the color (almost white) hides flaws as does the weight of the paper.

the most amazing part is you nailed the grade exactly-even CGC will give different gradesat different times, maybe an 8.5 or a 9.2.  But you hit the nail on the head-9.0.

[2Sunny]

On 7/5/2022 at 11:27 PM, shadroch said:

I still don't see the point. A hundred dollars later, you still have the same book that you will never sell, only now you can't read it.  Congrats.

I've been framing my favorites and initially I was buying reader copies, but then I realized I could read them as well as thousands of others by subscribing to Marvel Unlimited so that's what I did, and I couldn't be happier with that choice as now I can reread what I frame as well as comics and whole series even that I never had interest in as a kid and then decide if it's worth going out and hunting down a copy.

 

 

Edited July 9, 2022 by 2Sunny

[2Sunny]

On 7/9/2022 at 6:12 PM, kav said:

the most amazing part is you nailed the grade exactly-even CGC will give different gradesat different times, maybe an 8.5 or a 9.2.  But you hit the nail on the head-9.0.

Well thanks for that.  I know it doesn't 100% fit with your normal persona here on CGC, but I certainly appreciate the thought.  I totally get the response on this thread since I came on so strong as a total newbie.  In my defense I was simply a little too excited by my new hobby, and the potential of what was hiding in my box, and my success in other hobbies gave me a bit too much hubris as well.  Anyways, it has been a learning experience for sure over the last several months as I have continued to lurk and pout.

[kav]

On 7/9/2022 at 3:32 PM, 2Sunny said:

Well thanks for that.  I know it doesn't 100% fit with your normal persona here on CGC, but I certainly appreciate the thought.  I totally get the response on this thread since I came on so strong as a total newbie.  In my defense I was simply a little too excited by my new hobby, and the potential of what was hiding in my box, and my success in other hobbies gave me a bit too much hubris as well.  Anyways, it has been a learning experience for sure over the last several months as I have continued to lurk and pout.

you showed a lot of educated people they were wrong!  Somewhat like Galileo!  

[shadroch]

On 7/9/2022 at 3:39 PM, kav said:

you showed a lot of educated people they were wrong!  Somewhat like Galileo!  

More like AxeElf.

[shadroch]

On 7/5/2022 at 8:27 PM, shadroch said:

I still don't see the point. A hundred dollars later, you still have the same book that you will never sell, only now you can't read it.  Congrats.

It gets better. Now it is going to be deslabbed and framed.

[Nick Furious]

So glad I was only lurking when this thread started.  Comparing pictures of that book is like comparing old Adele photos to new Adele photos.   

[JC25427N]

On 7/10/2022 at 6:22 PM, shadroch said:

It gets better. Now it is going to be deslabbed and framed.

Is that really all that strange? I've seen a bunch of people here that deslab their graded books and just put them in mylar bags and keep the label inside the bag for reference. I even remember one person making their own custom sort of bag layout for displaying the book with the label and some other information. 

Not that I would ever do that, anything I want to get slabbed is because I want them to stay in a slab, but I thought it wasn't too uncommon that people just send stuff to get graded and then immediately crack it and keep the label handy.

[THE_BEYONDER]

On 7/10/2022 at 6:35 PM, JC25427N said:

Is that really all that strange? I've seen a bunch of people here that deslab their graded books and just put them in mylar bags and keep the label inside the bag for reference. I even remember one person making their own custom sort of bag layout for displaying the book with the label and some other information. 

Not that I would ever do that, anything I want to get slabbed is because I want them to stay in a slab, but I thought it wasn't too uncommon that people just send stuff to get graded and then immediately crack it and keep the label handy.

There are a ton of crackers on this board....