High Grade find from 1965!

[Rocketeer]

... And BTW, will somebody make a database of all the photos, because I think we will see them in slabs VERY soon. Without the NCB creases and dents of course. These books have a high pressing potential.

 

...pretty much,...if Matt Nelson had a wet dream this is it,...theses puppies are perfect pressing candidates,...

[Ze-man]

Wanted to also ask about the color difference on the Spidy books. Is it due to flash glare/reflection/shadow? Or are the books that different?

The #28's one has purple box's and the other blue.

The #34 has light green, the other dark green.

 

Edit.. I now see in the group shot they appear the same way. If they have not seen sunlight, I am at a loss as to explain the color difference. Is this common in SA spidey books? Anyone?

 

Thnx

 

Ze-

[Moondog]

These books aren't perfect because they were remainders that were on the racks for at least a month before being pulled. Jobbers would buy the remainders from unscrupulous wholesalers and then rebox them. They usually sold them for a nickel in boxes of 12, 48, and even more.

 

Pretty cool though!

[one_bad_rover-migration]

Im keeping a "slabbed" set for myself as I know that at some point I will sell off the entire collection, getting the keys cgc'ed eliminates the potential of future damage and also a subjective grade. Im not slabbing them first because it seems a bit ridiculous to spend $30 on each book and then try to recoup that in the auction, if people want to CGC them then that is thier perogative, Ive heard good and bad about it. for my purposes, though, it gives me the peace of mind that the books will stay in the condition I recieved them in.

 

As to mint and near mint, well the tem is coined from the definition of the condition of the book (or item) when it was produced, as noted before, there was not a lot of attention paid to making books flawless in the 40s-70s, as such, there are a lot of flaws that come strait from the publisher. In my opinion, which is just that... these are some of the nicest books I have ever come across, most 50-60-70s books are somewhat yellow and a little brittle, even in good grades you dont want to handle them much for fear of damage. These books are like they were just printed, the pages are nice and firm, edges and corners are not brittle at all. They are, as I stated (IMHO) near mint, being very, very close to the condition they rolled off of the press in.

 

I know there is a cynic in all of us, but take these for what they are. btw.. what is "high press potential"?

[Rocketeer]

[one_bad_rover-migration]

actually not, these never hit the shelves, the spots that were supposed to get these never did. they were never racked or displayed, hence the ad, "never seen sunlight". The few coverless books were added into the deal as they were "leftover from some grocery spot".

[jimjum12]

Any chance that you could tell us exactly how many copies of each issue you have?The main reason that I ask is will there be more than 3 auctions of each book in the event that we get outbid and wish to try again.QUITE A FIND.I'm going to bid on a couple myself,and my main dissappointment is that there is no FF 35 in the batch .GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[OldGuy]

This thread has very high potential. I think I'll just kick back and enjoy the dogs and ponies. Carry on!

[nearmint]

Regardless of whether the defects present in your photos come from the publisher, distrubutor, or handling, they take the books out of the NM to Mint category. You're going to have a lot of angry customers when they receive these books.

[Sal]

friendly advice - make a large-scale reduction in your shipping fee. unless you're sending the books sandwiched between two pieces of Masonite, there's no reason to charge triple what the actual cost will be

[Ze-man]

Im keeping a "slabbed" set for myself as I know that at some point I will sell off the entire collection, getting the keys cgc'ed eliminates the potential of future damage and also a subjective grade. Im not slabbing them first because it seems a bit ridiculous to spend $30 on each book and then try to recoup that in the auction, if people want to CGC them then that is thier perogative, Ive heard good and bad about it. for my purposes, though, it gives me the peace of mind that the books will stay in the condition I recieved them in.

 

As to mint and near mint, well the tem is coined from the definition of the condition of the book (or item) when it was produced, as noted before, there was not a lot of attention paid to making books flawless in the 40s-70s, as such, there are a lot of flaws that come strait from the publisher. In my opinion, which is just that... these are some of the nicest books I have ever come across, most 50-60-70s books are somewhat yellow and a little brittle, even in good grades you dont want to handle them much for fear of damage. These books are like they were just printed, the pages are nice and firm, edges and corners are not brittle at all. They are, as I stated (IMHO) near mint, being very, very close to the condition they rolled off of the press in.

 

I know there is a cynic in all of us, but take these for what they are. btw.. what is "high press potential"?

 

I dont have much time to reply, but wanted to ask you what comic shops you owned? You must know about the grading system right? To call books NM/Mint based on how the books look compared to when they rolled off the press, is well..misleading.

This whole thing might be a learning process for you, or you know exactly what you are doing in listing the books in this manner.

 

 

 

Pressing potential means a book can have most of it's flaws pressed out to remove, or reduce the visual impact of those flaws, therefor attaining a higher grade.

Your books are perfect candidates for pressing due to the otherwise HG nature of the books.

 

Ze-

[Thegoldenage]

Regardless of whether the defects present in your photos come from the publisher, distrubutor, or handling, they take the books out of the NM to Mint category. You're going to have a lot of angry customers when they receive these books.

 

I think some of these books do qualify as high grade. They all have large scans, and defects are easy to spot. I also think that anyone who buys these books and is angry afterwards should go pound sand. If they don't like the book, don't bid.

[Red Hook]

 

Pressing potential means a book can have most of it's flaws pressed out to remove, or reduce the visual impact of those flaws, therefor attaining a higher grade.

Your books are perfect candidates for pressing due to the otherwise HG nature of the books.

 

Ze-

 

....but..........

[Thegoldenage]

actually not, these never hit the shelves, the spots that were supposed to get these never did. they were never racked or displayed, hence the ad, "never seen sunlight". The few coverless books were added into the deal as they were "leftover from some grocery spot".

 

There are a lot of so-called grading experts here who are going to look at the scans and pronounce your books not in high grade. Don't listen to them. Most of them are being overly cynical and are just pissed they didn't find the collection themselves. You have a great find of books that most collectors only dream about finding. I think they all will do quite well, as there is always a market for that kind of stuff. Good luck with them!

[nearmint]

Regardless of whether the defects present in your photos come from the publisher, distrubutor, or handling, they take the books out of the NM to Mint category. You're going to have a lot of angry customers when they receive these books.

 

I think some of these books do qualify as high grade. They all have large scans, and defects are easy to spot. I also think that anyone who buys these books and is angry afterwards should go pound sand. If they don't like the book, don't bid.

 

So it's cool for him to advertise ALL of the books as NM, maybe Mint, when some of the pics look like 7.5-8.0s?

[micmack]

I think some of these books do qualify as high grade. They all have large scans , and defects are easy to spot. I also think that anyone who buys these books and is angry afterwards should go pound sand. If they don't like the book, don't bid.

 

But the scan may not (most likely) be the book you get. If each auction had the scan of the actual book to be recieved and is clear enough, I wouldn't care if he stated it as NM, since I could see for myself what I'd be getting....

[divad]

These books aren't perfect because they were remainders that were on the racks for at least a month before being pulled. Jobbers would buy the remainders from unscrupulous wholesalers and then rebox them. They usually sold them for a nickel in boxes of 12, 48, and even more.

 

Pretty cool though!

 

Gary,

 

Thanks for the info! Always great to have your insight

 

-divad

[OldGuy]

I think some of these books do qualify as high grade. They all have large scans, and defects are easy to spot. I also think that anyone who buys these books and is angry afterwards should go pound sand. If they don't like the book, don't bid.

 

Really? So you would be happy with getting a book that isn't the book pictured and that doesn’t meet the grade given? In that case, I have some books I'd like to sell you.

[divad]

Regardless of whether the defects present in your photos come from the publisher, distrubutor, or handling, they take the books out of the NM to Mint category. You're going to have a lot of angry customers when they receive these books.

 

I think some of these books do qualify as high grade. They all have large scans, and defects are easy to spot. I also think that anyone who buys these books and is angry afterwards should go pound sand. If they don't like the book, don't bid.

 

So it's cool for him to advertise ALL of the books as NM, maybe Mint, when some of the pics look like 7.5-8.0s?

 

No, and yes. It's not like there are eBay police or anything . . .

 

It's just the lazy-butt approach . . .

 

How many of you think they're are NM/MT copies of these books out there anywhere?

[divad]

I think some of these books do qualify as high grade. They all have large scans, and defects are easy to spot. I also think that anyone who buys these books and is angry afterwards should go pound sand. If they don't like the book, don't bid.

 

Are you somehow related to the seller???

 

That's about the stupidest comment I've ever read . . . followed by your next one of course