flashlites Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/26/2022 at 7:30 PM, jbpez said: 6.0 on that Cap midnight!?? yeesh. TOUGH, TOUGH ,TOUGH!!! I must have missed something. The key to that book is that the cover was not printed glossy and even brand new that cover was dull and grayish, I believe. So I did not grade down for its washed out appearance. Point Five, Funnybooks and frozentundraguy 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypinkblu Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/26/2022 at 8:30 PM, jbpez said: 6.0 on that Cap midnight!?? yeesh. TOUGH, TOUGH ,TOUGH!!! I must have missed something. I think above the foot near the spine, it looked like creasing, but I only saw it when I blew it up. I may faint, I got 2 right...but the Detective looked like it had a lot of wear on the outer edge, so I was way wrong there, I had it 5.0...I'd probably STILL have it at 5.0, lol. grendelbo, frozentundraguy, flashlites and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlites Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/26/2022 at 7:40 PM, skypinkblu said: I think above the foot near the spine, it looked like creasing, but I only saw it when I blew it up. I may faint, I got 2 right...but the Detective looked like it had a lot of wear on the outer edge, so I was way wrong there, I had it 5.0...I'd probably STILL have it at 5.0, lol. I saw that too on the Tec book and graded down heavily for it. I had it at 5.5. Funnybooks and skypinkblu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Fashion PB and J Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Sorry I didn't get mine in. Both my kids came down with the Flu and it's a mess here Funnybooks, flashlites, frozentundraguy and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundraguy Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/26/2022 at 7:30 PM, jbpez said: 6.0 on that Cap midnight!?? yeesh. TOUGH, TOUGH ,TOUGH!!! I must have missed something. Indeed. Now that the book is slabbed it presents nicely and does look like a 7.5. Funnybooks and flashlites 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundraguy Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/26/2022 at 7:40 PM, skypinkblu said: I think above the foot near the spine, it looked like creasing, but I only saw it when I blew it up. I may faint, I got 2 right...but the Detective looked like it had a lot of wear on the outer edge, so I was way wrong there, I had it 5.0...I'd probably STILL have it at 5.0, lol. The gloss on the book is exceptional and the back is excellent, perhaps those factors overrode the spine issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/26/2022 at 8:44 PM, Old Fashion PB and J said: Sorry I didn't get mine in. Both my kids came down with the Flu and it's a mess here I can relate. I was in same boat and rushed mine last minute frozentundraguy, Old Fashion PB and J and Funnybooks 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comics4All Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/26/2022 at 9:32 AM, frozentundraguy said: Still missing grades from a few folks. Calling @grendelbo @Scrooge @jbpez @Cushing Fan @Comics4All @universal soldier @spidermanbeyond @jcjames @thehumantorch @Cocomonkey @Old Fashion PB and J @comicginger1789 @fastballspecial @CJ Design @brumil190 Sorry, was traveling for the holiday! Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundraguy Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/26/2022 at 8:17 PM, Comics4All said: Sorry, was traveling for the holiday! Thanks for the update. Enjoy the holidays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcjames Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 I was double and triple-guessing myself. I seriously wanted to put 6.0, 6.0, 6.0 but I didn't think FTG would do something that devilish to start the contest! Tough set of midgrades, each with their own unique "challenges" to grade. flashlites, frozentundraguy and Funnybooks 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcjames Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/26/2022 at 6:30 PM, jbpez said: 6.0 on that Cap midnight!?? yeesh. TOUGH, TOUGH ,TOUGH!!! I must have missed something. Looked like a small tear top middle of fc, that along with the small nick out the top bc edge, and small wear along fc right edge. flashlites, frozentundraguy and Funnybooks 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comics4All Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/26/2022 at 9:18 PM, frozentundraguy said: Thanks for the update. Enjoy the holidays! Thanks! I hope you had had a nice Thanksgiving as well! Funnybooks and frozentundraguy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B2D327 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Great 1st round. Being conservative kept me close on the 2 I didn’t hit the bullseye on. Goes to show how the perspective of different eyes catch flaws and judge them. Ready for rd. 2 flashlites, frozentundraguy and Funnybooks 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundraguy Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 Kudo's to Harley Yee. I bought the Captain Midnight book from him about 10 years ago. He had it graded at 6.0. Funnybooks, Point Five and B2D327 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B2D327 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/26/2022 at 9:57 PM, frozentundraguy said: Kudo's to Harley Yee. I bought the Captain Midnight book from him about 10 years ago. He had it graded at 6.0. Started picking up copies of Capt. Midnight about a year or so ago. Nice copies were fairly inexpensive; seemed one of the few GA books that were still under the radar Funnybooks and frozentundraguy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlites Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Here is the breakdown for the first round. Funnybooks, frozentundraguy, grendelbo and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundraguy Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/26/2022 at 9:07 PM, B2D327 said: Started picking up copies of Capt. Midnight about a year or so ago. Nice copies were fairly inexpensive; seemed one of the few GA books that were still under the radar I wonder if it's due to being a Fawcett Publication. Seems to me Whiz Comics, Captain Marvel and the like are under appreciated also. Funnybooks and flashlites 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundraguy Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/26/2022 at 9:44 PM, flashlites said: Here is the breakdown for the first round. The group did well on TTA #16 and especially Captain Midnight #43. It's also worth noting that for every book the low grade chosen was 4.0 and the high grade chosen was 7.5. flashlites and Funnybooks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B2D327 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 (edited) On 11/26/2022 at 11:02 PM, frozentundraguy said: I wonder if it's due to being a Fawcett Publication. Seems to me Whiz Comics, Captain Marvel and the like are under appreciated also. Possibly. That’s the search term I use and most of those titles come up frequently at better prices than searching the titles individually could also be the black and white copies that sold in Canada, Europe and Australia make some collectors pass them by not knowing the variants Edited November 27, 2022 by B2D327 Funnybooks and frozentundraguy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/26/2022 at 8:38 PM, flashlites said: The key to that book is that the cover was not printed glossy and even brand new that cover was dull and grayish, I believe. So I did not grade down for its washed out appearance. Great insight! I second-guessed this one to death…yeah, that always ends well. Nice at first glance, but on closer look I thought it had kind of a worn, smudgy appearance. Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
