GRADE IS IN: PGM X-Men #103 1 1

[atticus.fetch]

One more for the day...

Sped up video:

  https://photos.app.goo.gl/ESgN6LvXgftMeRQr5

Scans:

Edited April 15, 2023 by atticus.fetch

[scburdet]

Not quite sure about that yellow along the top edge of the front cover. I don't see other copies like that out there. Around 7.

[grendelbo]

7.5

Thanks for posting.

[Nschenks]

Yeah the yellow rim scares me a bit...I'll say 8.0 cus the back cover and corners look so nice, but I'm not entirely sure how much that strip will affect grade

[atticus.fetch]

This one is definitely a cautionairy tale about any kind of edge color fading. I had similar fading on my #106 and it ended up 1-2 grades lower than I thought it would (8.5), but I think this fade dropped this one at 2-3 least grades, if not more.

Grade: 6.5 White Pages

Notes: light bends to cover, light creasing to cover. light fade to cover, light spine stress lines to cover

[scburdet]

On 4/15/2023 at 8:44 PM, atticus.fetch said:

cautionairy tale about any kind of edge color fading

I can recommend the CGC Guide for predicting the impact *some* defects. Others are left pretty ambiguous in their written description (i.e. a more subjective call for the grader), but fading is not one of these. The description, along with some images, gives a pretty good handle on what their standards are.

[atticus.fetch]

On 4/15/2023 at 7:17 PM, scburdet said:

I can recommend the CGC Guide for predicting the impact *some* defects. Others are left pretty ambiguous in their written description (i.e. a more subjective call for the grader), but fading is not one of these. The description, along with some images, gives a pretty good handle on what their standards are.

I disagree that the entire cover is faded (like in the Hulk #181 examples). It really isn't when compared to other samples (here's the image used on GoCollect: https://gocollect.com/comic/x-men-103). It's just the top edge that must have been exposed to light or something and it fades from red to orange. I get being hammered for the kind of fading depicted in the guide, but not so sure such a harsh standard should be applied to the top edge. But now I know where CGC stands on the matter.