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How much ‘sun shadow’ could bring down this ASM 56?

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fantastic_four

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If I were going to sell it, I'd slab it myself. You'll definitely get more than the grading fee back IF it gets a 9.0 or above, and that dust shadow alone isn't preventing it from getting that grade. However, since it sounds like you live in Europe, I dunno if it makes sense once you factor in shipping unless you send a big group of books in together.

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ninanina

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I'd get this slabbed, if you were thinking of selling it. Might come back a 9.0. It's got nice corners, and I can't see any stress cracks - not one. This book is nice. With the shadow it could be knocked down to an 8.5 I suppose, but you should get that at least.

 

Guys, is this a "sun" shadow? If so, why is the shadow on both sides of the comic. Seems to me the light damage would be one-sided, no? Looks more like oxidation to me, but I'm not sure of the difference. That would at least explain why the shadow is on both sides of the comic.

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fantastic_four

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Looks more like oxidation to me, but I'm not sure of the difference. That would at least explain why the shadow is on both sides of the comic.

 

That's what I was thinking, a sun shadow wouldn't be on both sides; that's why I referred to it as a dust shadow. But I'm not entirely sure how to tell the difference between the two just by looking.

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If this were a Golden Age book with no other defects than those shown,

I am almost positive CGC would give it a 9.2-9.4. They have been very

forgiving wrt. shadows like this. They do grade SA books harder, though.

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BachelorOfComix

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One more note, if this was a Golden Age comic, CGC probably would not downgrade too much (if at all) for the dust shadow. A Silver comic would most likely be graded differently in that regard.

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BachelorOfComix

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If this were a Golden Age book with no other defects than those shown,

I am almost positive CGC would give it a 9.2-9.4. They have been very

forgiving wrt. shadows like this. They do grade SA books harder, though.

Simultaneous posting! 893frustrated.gif

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Hathor-migration

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I think you are both right! I wasn’t sure about the “sun” and “dust” difference, but now that you noted it, I looked better at the book and actually it appears to be a “dust shadow” defect.

 

And you are right again, fantastic_four: as you can guess from my bad English, I live in Europe. I have 8 ASM books I’d like to sell (#7, 38, 56, 62, 64, 121, 122 and 129), but I don’t know how to get them slabbed. A part CGC fees, total shipping would be not less than $100, and I’m also afraid that when I get the books back I could also be charged for import taxes by Customs (for items that I already own!!). And without CGC slabs I don’t think there will be anyone who will trust a non-US seller. Sigh, I’m really tempted to trash them all! 893frustrated.gifsorry.gif

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ninanina

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Apparently dust shadows can be removed, but I'm not sure if it's considered restoration or not. Sun shadows cannot be removed. Guess that's one way of telling the difference.

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