PGM Action #77

[MCMiles]

I am getting ready to post this in my for sale thread, and would appreciate some wise and valuable opinions.

Thanks.

[MCMiles]

Foxing doesn't look nearly as bad in hand. My scanner sucks. Same with the back cover.

[Dad&Son-migration]

Light foxing, heavy creases on a thicker book along the spine. the obvious wear at the corners and staple area, small bend in upper left corner of the back along with sun shadow on the back would make this a solid 6.0. I don't think the scribble on the title takes away anything from the grade.

[mar-vell]

6.0 was what i was thinking but GA is not my specialty

[Owls Head]

6.0 was what i was thinking but GA is not my specialty

 

 

nor mine, though... can't say what my forte is when it comes to grading

 

 

i was thinking around 6.0 as well... but again, don't know if that really translastes into a 6.5 -- because of the books age -- or if that is just an urban legend...

[143ksk]

7.5, maybe 8.0

 

VERY nice

[Owls Head]

7.5, maybe 8.0

 

VERY nice

 

 

see... i can't grade... and for sure can't grade GA books...

 

a whole grade - or more - higher than i thought...

[Point Five]

I'd go somewhere in between... 6.5/7.0 neighborhood. Nice sharp book, with just enough spine & spine corner wear to keep out of the higher grades.

[Mad Dog]

Wow ... some serious GA bump here as well. I will refrain from giving my grade but just note that a SA book looking like this would be a 5.0-5.5

 

If that makes a GA VF then

[Point Five]

Any defect in particular that would cause you to drop the book below Fine?

 

Maybe what's throwing you is the foxing...I'm not a huge fan of it either, but CGC doesn't count it against the final grade (& Mike is saying it's more minimal in hand anyhow). If you take that out of the equation, the book's positives would seem to outweigh its flaws.

[thedarkknight]

VERY GOOD/FINE to FINE. Beautiful copy though.

[comicdonna]

I'll let you know the CGC grade in a couple of months.

[Sid]

6.5! Bring it on!

[joeypost]

6.5

[rjpb]

Front cover is in the 7.0/7.5 territory for sure - regardless of the age of the book. The minor foxing being the only problematic issue. The back cover a little worse, but not enough to drop the book to 6.0. CGC may not punish a mid-grade GA for foxing and dust/sun shadows, but IMHO they should count against the grade.

 

I'm in agreement with the 6.5 assessment, possibly a notch higher.

As to a GA curve, someone please post a silver or bronze book in this sort of shape graded less than 6.5.

 

While CGC may make exceptions for bindry chips,foxing, fading and shadows on GA books that I wouldn't, their tolerance for Marvel chipping is far more egregious IMHO. And they are lenient with printing smugesand creases and the like from all eras. If there is a general curve to found, it's with copper and modern books, which are so readily found in high grade, that the accumulation of a handful of imperfections is readily percieved as "VG at best" by many.

[ComicsAndCode]

6.5

 

Agreed!!

[Mad Dog]

Any defect in particular that would cause you to drop the book below Fine?

 

Maybe what's throwing you is the foxing...I'm not a huge fan of it either, but CGC doesn't count it against the final grade (& Mike is saying it's more minimal in hand anyhow). If you take that out of the equation, the book's positives would seem to outweigh its flaws.

 

 

This one a cracked 8.0 with board opinions varying from 6.0-7.5

 

 

 

 

This one a fine 6.0 with board opinions 4.5-6.0, consensus lying at 5.5-6.0

 

 

 

Both late silver ... now compare to the book in this thread

 

 

I would call it a 5.5 just below my X-men 26 gradewise but i can only wonder at the people believing this is in VF range

[thedude]

I'm thinking 7.0 ,

[Mad Dog]

 

I'm in agreement with the 6.5 assessment, possibly a notch higher.

As to a GA curve, someone please post a silver or bronze book in this sort of shape graded less than 6.5.

 

 

A 5.0-5-5 silver

 

 

 

 

[143ksk]

Unless there's damage not visible on the scan, I would be really surprised if this book comes back from CGC as less than a 7.0. I've submitted GA books that looked worse that got 7.0s. We all know that CGC has different standards for GA and SA, so comparing Action 77 to a late SA X-Men just isn't very useful.