• When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

GRADE is IN --- Please Grade my ASM 101
2 2

Started by silverage12c,

29 posts in this topic

silverage12c

silverage12c

Posted
Posted (edited)

Nice gloss, lies flat. Obvious issues are the 10 to 12 spine stresses (especially at bottom staple). Tiny diagonal crease lower-right front cover, and a 3/4" printer's crease near the upper-right front cover. Centerfold and all wraps tight and attached.

What do you all think? And, thanks very much for taking a look :foryou:

IMG_9617.JPG

IMG_9618.JPG

IMG_9619.JPG

IMG_9620.JPG

IMG_9621.JPG

IMG_9622.JPG

IMG_9623.JPG

IMG_9624.JPG

Edited by silverage12c
Grade is in
Link to comment
Share on other sites
silverage12c

silverage12c

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Thanks all for your feedback, very much appreciated!

I went ahead and sent it in today for Walk Through grading, so I should have it back in a couple weeks. Will come back and share the grade when I know it.

Cheers, and happy hunting for your grails, series, and readers alike :)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
MrRoboto

MrRoboto

Posted
Posted
On 3/22/2022 at 6:33 AM, comicginger1789 said:

Umm...just curious where you see fading on this book???

Unless it is lighting, looks like the bottom right corner area has been subject to fading. Specifically, the buildings like a little lighter than they are supposed to. 
 

If I am wrong, this book is probably 5.5-6.0

Link to comment
Share on other sites
silverage12c

silverage12c

Posted
  • Author
Posted
On 3/22/2022 at 12:48 PM, MrRoboto said:

Unless it is lighting, looks like the bottom right corner area has been subject to fading. Specifically, the buildings like a little lighter than they are supposed to. 
 

If I am wrong, this book is probably 5.5-6.0

I think it must just be the lighting, because I'm not seeing it? FYI, those aren't buildings, it's an interior scene and the bottom right shows brown wooden stairs :)
I think you, and most others here, are viewing this book about the same as I am, in the 5.0 to 6.0 range. As mentioned, it's en route to Sarasota for walkthrough service, so I'll have it back soon enough. I'm pulling for a 6.0 Universal OW, but not banking on it, LOL.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
silverage12c

silverage12c

Posted
  • Author
Posted
On 3/22/2022 at 2:58 PM, Funnybooks said:

are you having the book pressed?

 

Actually, these pics are after my own gentle press. I opted not to do more than a simple full-cover (front and back) press job on it. I didn't think that attacking the spine with a tack iron, or anything like that, was going to be worth the risk. Most of the cover damage is just an accumulation of color-breaking stress lines that are not going to be improved anyway. I also did my own gentle dry-clean work on the white areas front and back, to eliminate most of the usual dirt and light scuff marks, etc.
I'm sure a pro could accomplish more than my DIY amateur efforts, LOL. But, I think this book has a grade cap due to the color breaks, no matter who works on it?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
2 2
Go to topic listing