Galen130 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 On 4/13/2022 at 11:18 AM, DR.X said: Point Five thanks for pointing this out. Here's what I see, and some pics to boot. I missed this. WTF. Glad you seen it. I was going to run a sales thread with a nice run of Astonish books, but I'm going to postpone it, until I look over the covers of all these copies, again to make sure. Thanks so much, and everyone else who chimed in here. It is obvious someone color touched that darker pink spot. Looks like droplets of some kind in that area also. I can actually scrape the color of some of the spots. As you can see in the pic of the inside, it's obvious the pine bled through and it was touched up with white. You can actually feel the lump of material where it was covered up. Like I said, I bought many of these books over 40 years ago. It goes to show people were doing this krap in there homes or alley's when no one was looking . I learned something here. Slow down and look a little closer. Point Five gets the no prize. Oooooo...nice closeup. I couldn't see that without the photo getting blurry on me. Yikes!!! DR.X 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR.X Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 (edited) On 4/13/2022 at 12:22 PM, Galen130 said: Oooooo...nice closeup. I couldn't see that without the photo getting blurry on me. Yikes!!! It's not easy to spot looking directly at the book. Natural light always works best at an angle sometimes. Like I said, I need a good beating. LOL. Edited April 13, 2022 by DR.X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 On 4/13/2022 at 11:23 AM, DR.X said: It's not easy to spot looking directly at the book. Natural light always works best at an angle sometimes. Like I said, I need a good beating. LOL. FTFY DR.X 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Elf Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 On 4/13/2022 at 9:40 AM, marvelmaniac said: I agree with your original assessment of a VG/FN 5.0 - FN- 5.5 without the completely detached centerfold, however, I do not agree with statements that say the detached centerfold in this grade range does not affect the grade. The grading standards specifically state... GD 2.0 "Centerfold may be Loose or Completely Detached" GD/VG 3.0 "Centerfold may be Loose or Detached at One Staple." VG/FN 5.0 "Centerfold may be Loose." Knowing this, a book that would otherwise grade higher has to take a hit for a completely detached centerfold. I do not have my books graded so this is all speculation on my part, nobody knows what CGC's grading standards are, I have read numerous threads on this site detailing/discussing CGC's inconsistency in grading from one point in time to another and what they are now being lenient on regardless of what the "available" grading standards (Overstreet, Heritage) state. Having said all of that, IMO this book with a detached centerfold should grade at a VG 4.0 Max. All adding staples or having the centerfold reattached is going to do is eliminate a Blue Label, for a book that is relatively inexpensive I would just leave it and enjoy the book as is. Exactly this. The grading standards don't say, "..unless it's an otherwise nice copy, and then it can be a 7.0." DR.X 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 On 4/13/2022 at 10:40 AM, marvelmaniac said: I do not have my books graded so this is all speculation on my part, nobody knows what CGC's grading standards are, grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR.X Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 4 pages into a PGM book thread. This could be a record. Galen130 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 On 4/13/2022 at 1:18 PM, DR.X said: Point Five thanks for pointing this out. [...] Cheers, my pleasure. (And ouch, sorry... we've all been there.) It's odd because some of the whitish splatter droplets have bits of pink in them too. Trying to think what would even look like that. Some kind of candle wax perhaps? The Lions Den, Funnybooks and DR.X 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzutak Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 On 4/13/2022 at 11:17 AM, The Lions Den said: Funnybooks and grendelbo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRoboto Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 How did I miss this whole thread. With the center-fold thing in mind. Which does blow my mind. 5.5 grendelbo and Funnybooks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR.X Posted April 14, 2022 Author Share Posted April 14, 2022 (edited) On 4/13/2022 at 1:24 PM, Point Five said: Cheers, my pleasure. (And ouch, sorry... we've all been there.) It's odd because some of the whitish splatter droplets have bits of pink in them too. Trying to think what would even look like that. Some kind of candle wax perhaps? I'm going to look at this closer tomorrow, and might even put a light on it to see if I can tell what the he ll this is. I'll get back if I discover some new evidence in this crime scene. Edited April 14, 2022 by DR.X Point Five and Galen130 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
