PGM X-Men Annual 14 2 2

[comicginger1789]

Got this back from CGC

Here are a few before pics. Curious what you all think then I will share the result. Notice the deep spine tick on back middle of spine 

 

Edited April 21, 2022 by comicginger1789

[wheelz86]

I need better pictures to really give an assessment. I can't see the deep crease on the spine. It appears as a color-breaking tick. Overall, it looks sharp but I can't give a precise grade and am gonna say 9.0+.

[comicginger1789]

On 4/21/2022 at 5:02 PM, wheelz86 said:

I need better pictures to really give an assessment. I can't see the deep crease on the spine. It appears as a color-breaking tick. Overall, it looks sharp but I can't give a precise grade and am gonna say 9.0+.

Yes sorry I changed my wording. I meant deep spine tick

[wheelz86]

On 4/21/2022 at 5:16 PM, comicginger1789 said:

Yes sorry I changed my wording. I meant deep spine tick

It looks good but the fuzziness and shadows on the pre pictures make it tough to see. I would hope it be in the higher 9s. I'm assuming since you are posting it after-the-fact that it was either a bit higher or lower than you expected.

[Just Visiting]

my guess is 9.4

[Februus]

I’m usually to low or too harsh on these books with very minimal defects I am learning Cgc doesn’t hit these as hard as I once thought 9.6 

[grendelbo]

9.4

Thanks for posting.

[MrRoboto]

9.2

[comicginger1789]

All of these guesses are where I felt, 9.0-9.4

Well here it is. Notes mention light bends, light creasing and light spine stress.

These are the only flaws I see…

 

[comicginger1789]

I was spot on other submissions but this one seems super harsh. I mean it’s not a huge to do….I just feel it was super harsh. And I don’t see any of the other mentioned creasing….

Edited April 22, 2022 by comicginger1789

[Februus]

This is a great example of a book that looks almost perfect from the pics and when examined super close you can see a few things.. sometimes you just have to have the book in hand, maybe look at an angle to see some of these smaller issues. That being said… looks a bit harsh. Looks like an edge tear, not in the graders notes. Could’ve been the determining factor. Tears of any kind on higher grade books are dealt with severely. Also it has white pages sometimes you get a little “credit” for that doesn’t appear to be the case here. 

Edited April 22, 2022 by Februus

[comicginger1789]

On 4/22/2022 at 12:01 AM, Februus said:

This is a great example of a book that looks almost perfect from the pics and when examined super close you can see a few things.. sometimes you just have to have the book in hand, maybe look at an angle to see some of these smaller issues. That being said… looks a bit harsh. Looks like an edge tear, not in the graders notes. Could’ve been the determining factor. Tears of any kind on higher grade books are dealt with severely. Also it has white pages sometimes you get a little “credit” for that doesn’t appear to be the case here. 

The top left of the spine is not a tear. A crease. Was not there prior to sending in a video I took either. So not sure if press caused it or however it was stored at CGC for 8–10 months

Edited April 22, 2022 by comicginger1789

[Februus]

On 4/21/2022 at 9:08 PM, comicginger1789 said:

The top left of the spine is not a tear. A crease. Was not there prior to sending in a video I took.

Ok I see that is the spine tic you mentioned 👍

[wheelz86]

On 4/21/2022 at 11:43 PM, comicginger1789 said:

I was spot on other submissions but this one seems super harsh. I mean it’s not a huge to do….I just feel it was super harsh. And I don’t see any of the other mentioned creasing….

I agree that the grade seems super harsh and I couldn't see any bends or creases but the photos of the book before were not great for assessment. Sorry for the grade.