Eric C M Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 (edited) I sent this FedEx overnight for ‘Standard’ tier grading today so I should hopefully see results fairly soon. CCS doing clean/press. Thanks for any thoughts! Edited June 23, 2023 by Eric C M Update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvelmaniac Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 The pics are not clear, they are grainy, when I enlarge them they get blurry. From what I can see... Very slight corner wear on left side corners, very slight spine roll, slight denting of upper edge on rear cover, there appear to be dust shadows on the rear cover, hard to tell by the grainy pics, assuming these are the only defects... 9.2 NEAR MINT- (NM-): Back to TopNearly perfect with only a minor additional defect or defects that keep it from Near Mint. A limited number of minor bindery/printing defects are allowed. Cover is flat with no surface wear. Inks are bright with only the slightest dimming of reflectivity. Corners are cut square and sharp with ever-so-slight blunting permitted. A 1/16-1/8" bend is permitted with no color break. Small, inconspicuous, lightly penciled, stamped or inked arrival dates are acceptable as long as they are in an unobtrusive location. Slight foxing. Spine is tight and flat. Staples may show some discoloration. Almost no stress lines. Paper is off-white to cream, supple and fresh. Slight interior tears are allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 Concur about the grainy photos. I see what might be a decent size crease on the BRFC. Unless that's something about the photo, not a crease, I'd max out at 7.5/8.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowGradeBronze Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 I reckon 8.0 making this I think the best copy of this issue I've seen. The surfer looks bright and fresh with his new green and purple drag anchor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 Dittos on the pics. Hard to make out details. 8.0-9.0 range likely. Marie... Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars76 Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 (edited) 8.5 Edited May 21, 2023 by Mars76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric C M Posted June 15, 2023 Author Share Posted June 15, 2023 Update: I received an email last night that this book had been reclassified from the Standard tier to the Express tier and I had been accordingly upcharged. First time that has happened to me, hopefully that means good news is afoot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzutak Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 On 6/15/2023 at 4:18 AM, Eric C M said: I received an email last night that this book had been reclassified from the Standard tier to the Express tier and I had been accordingly upcharged. Interesting. I thought the Standard tier was renamed and the Express tier was eliminated as of May 2nd (two weeks prior to this submission). I guess the CGC staff did not get the memo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lninefingers Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 I think you're at 8.5-9.0. I own a 7.5 of this book, and yours looks significantly better than mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric C M Posted June 23, 2023 Author Share Posted June 23, 2023 Pretty thrilled with this outcome, I debated long and hard on this purchase through eBay but the pictures were too hard to resist and I’m glad I pulled the trigger on this beauty! Due to the so-so original pictures this probably isn’t as informative as some others but I figured I’d follow up anyway. Thanks for the feedback! Mars76, grendelbo and scburdet 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
