.....'squashed' bronze age key..........

[blowout]

......haven't seen one of these up on ebay before at cgc 9.6, but is it just me or does the book look squashed........??

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=726102747

[snizzenfixit]

but is it just me or does the book look squashed

 

Not sure what you mean, but it looks kinda screwy because of the scanner reflection, and the cover was definitely stapled off center.

 

Phil

 

 

[The_Man_Of_Steel]

I found one to compare with and it's is also a CGC 9.6, except that it has White Pages and it appears to be centered. Hey if you going to pay that much for a book, don't settle for anything but the best, right?

 

Marvel Spotlight #2 first Warewolf by Night

[The_Man_Of_Steel]

Why do u suppose that they both recieved the same grade?

[blowout]

.......that's a much nicer looking copy (a REAL 9.6)............geez, two 9.6's on ebay at once?

.......its just like the bus, you wait for ages for one to come along......then two turn up at once.....

[comicinvestor-migration]

Why do u suppose that they both recieved the same grade?

 

That's a darn good question, especially since the "real 9.6" has White pages, so there's no wiggling out of it with that lame excuse.

 

Plus, anyone buying that first 9.6 for "investment" purposes is a insufficiently_thoughtful_person, as someday a competitive grading company will appear that actually downgrades for printing errors.

 

That's what so many people tend to forget (or not know): that what is 9.6 now may not be viewed as 9.6 in the future. It happened with Overstreet grading, it happened with coins, and it really took some "investors" to town with graded sportscards.

 

PSA was handing out 9's and 10's to off-center, mis-printed, gum-stained cards at the start (obviously to play the dealer game) but once the competitors entered and laid down the law on this behavior, those supposedly-high-grade PSA cards became almost worthless overnight.

 

He who does not learn from history is doomed to repeat it.

[OldGuy]

"He who does not learn from history is doomed to repeat it. "

 

What pisses me off are the people that learn from history then try to take advantage of those that don't know the history.

[Guest]

What pisses me off are the people that learn from history then try to take advantage of those that don't know the history.

 

Two words: caveat emptor!!

 

Heh heh.

 

[The_Man_Of_Steel]

comicinvestor: He who does not learn from history is doomed to repeat it.

 

Thanks CI, you said it better than I could have.

 

Here is another thought, giving CGC the benifit of the doubt, could the difference be that, this is another case where there is a lack of grading notes? I suppose we won't know the answer to that one

 

 

[ArAich]

 

Just in case anybody is interested here is the cert. # for the "squashed" book.

 

0015279002

 

Doesn't give that much added info though.

[Guest]

The seller, pzolli, gave us a heads-up on this auction in one of the Marketplace threads. He may be around to answer questions.

[theVisitor]

I'd be happy to answer any questions you have about the book. I can't explain the glare on the scan. This did not occur on any of the other books that I scanned for this weeks auctions. I just got an HP7400C and so far I am not happy with the quality of the scans.

 

Thanks

 

Phil