Grottu Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 A guy is trying to sell me this copy, without acknowledging he's aware of any trimming (even without the benefit of the Bat Cave's forensic lab, I think we can agree this has been trimmed). He claims he took it out of storage, where it's been for years, and found it like this. But the trimming looks fresh to me -- these are his photos, I don't intend to buy the book -- and I'm wondering what others here think? Adding to my doubts is that I've gone to his eBay page and found others he's listed that also look trimmed, with no disclosure. Turnando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyTown Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 All I can say for certain is that most of the comics he's selling appear pressed, and I use that in the loosest sense. And hello magic eraser back there 👍 Grottu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 I won't speculate on the freshness of the restoration, but the book appears trimmed. Grottu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyTown Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Upgrayedd2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qalyar Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 It is always difficult to detect trimming or its absence from photos. But, um, that looks way more trim-y than pretty much any other book I've seen asked about here. Grottu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyTown Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Guy's a hack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 How do we detect the age of the trimming? Randall Dowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grottu Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 On 7/25/2022 at 10:19 AM, theCapraAegagrus said: How do we detect the age of the trimming? I don't know, maybe it's not possible, but that's why I asked. If you don't know either, then peace be with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upgrayedd2 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Not sure if breaking out a measuring tape would help, but may add another data point. Grottu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
