Jimco75 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 I have a mid-grade (probably 4.5-5.5) G.I. Joe #1that I was thinking of sending in for the Larry Hama signing. It also has a detached centerfold. The staple holes are present so it wasn't a printing error. It presents pretty well all things considered. Any thoughts on how this would be graded/marked? Does it go down to a 2.5 or 3.5? Is it the centerfold mentioned on the label? I'm okay with a low grade, but I'm just curious what I'm going to get back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 The detached centerfold is unlikely to effect the grade much, if at all, if the book is otherwise in the VG/FN range. This isn't the greatest example as it's a Silver Age Key, but... Overstreet would call the book a 2.0. CGC will do you better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyTown Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 (edited) On 7/27/2022 at 11:27 PM, grendelbo said: This isn't the greatest example as it's a Silver Age Key, but... I did a search here and found a gold 6.5 and a gold 7.0 with glue on the detached centerfold... Edited July 28, 2022 by KirbyTown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 On 7/28/2022 at 12:48 AM, KirbyTown said: I did a search here and found a gold 6.5 and a gold 7.0 with glue on the detached centerfold... I think this is about the ceiling for Universal books with this type of defect and somewhat of a GA anomaly. Typically books in the FN range or above are likely to get a Qualified label based on the grader's discretion. But is a completely detached centerfold allowable in the VG+/FN- range? I think so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 I'm doubting that it will affect the grade, as much as I disagree with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimco75 Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 On 7/28/2022 at 3:00 AM, grendelbo said: I think this is about the ceiling for Universal books with this type of defect and somewhat of a GA anomaly. Typically books in the FN range or above are likely to get a Qualified label based on the grader's discretion. But is a completely detached centerfold allowable in the VG+/FN- range? I think so Thank you, all. I guess that's the real question -- is there anyway to know if it will get a green or a blue label? Or is that just up to the grader on that particular day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
