PGM: ASM 33

[TSwift25]

 

 

That crease!!

[TSwift25]

 

Seriously, I have no idea how badly that fold affects it (it's only on the cover, does not go through the book)...some help please?

[piper]

VG/F

[Point Five]

I'd even say 4.5. Real nice book, but a crease of that length will hammer the technical grade.

[october]

The grading scale isn't designed to accurately reflect books that look like that. Seriously.

 

Best guess? 5.0.

[TSwift25]

At least I'm not alone in being perplexed.

 

In hand, ignoring the crease, I think it's probably an 8.0-8.5

 

But that crease has to bump it down, by the book, to the 5.0 range. To me, that's just not right.

[Point Five]

The grading scale isn't designed to accurately reflect books that look like that. Seriously.

 

True...that's a good way of putting it.

[djpinkpanther67]

5.0 - 5.5 due to the crease . Beautiful book otherwise

[Monkeyman]

You guys are brutal! The crease is long, but it doesn't jump off the page like it would on a black cover. If someone offered me this book for a reasonable Fine price (and if I collected ASM) I'd grab it. The QP is good and the general presentation is also very good.

 

Mike

[piper]

You guys are brutal! The crease is long, but it doesn't jump off the page like it would on a black cover. If someone offered me this book for a reasonable Fine price (and if I collected ASM) I'd grab it. The QP is good and the general presentation is also very good.

 

Mike

 

I have lots of books that have a low technical grade with great eye appeal. They make for a great bargain.

 

I trust that you paid near the technical grade.

 

Beautiful book!

[alwaysbronze]

5.5

[TSwift25]

You guys are brutal! The crease is long, but it doesn't jump off the page like it would on a black cover. If someone offered me this book for a reasonable Fine price (and if I collected ASM) I'd grab it. The QP is good and the general presentation is also very good.

 

Mike

 

I have lots of books that have a low technical grade with great eye appeal. They make for a great bargain.

 

I trust that you paid near the technical grade.

 

Beautiful book!

 

Yeah, I bought it as a VG+.

[Fazybones]

 

 

Beautiful book and one of my favorite Spideys. What a shame about the crease and I guess with the length of it you can't really go above a 5.0-5.5

 

That seller was quite strict to sell it as a VG+.

[Fandango]

Agreed - thats a sharp looking book.

[JohnT]

Technically, I would say VG+, for the reasons others have stated.

 

In the real world, defects like this are things in themselves. I can see a collector saying, "Boy, this is an incredibly tight copy, and if not for that crease, it would be a stunning copy. I want it and will pay Fine+ for it."

 

On the other hand, I can see someone saying "That crease just ruins it for me. Yes, it's a beautiful copy otherwise, but I just don't want that in my collection."

 

Conclusion? It's worth what someone is willing to pay. The market rules.