After picking up the GSXM 1, a couple shows later I managed to buy this X-men 94 for a good price. 

But the thing is, this copy was labeled as a FINE 6.0.  I couldn't understand how such a nice looking copy could be graded a 6.0.  But on the ride home from TampaCON, I saw it.

There is a long diagonal fold on the book that isn't apparent unless you hold the book a certain way.

So I realized this book would jump with a press.  What's your opinion?  I'm thinking 8.0, plus or minus.  Maybe 7.5?  I've looked at a lot of them on Ebay trying to figure it out.  The spine is better than most 8.0's, but there is what looks like Marvel Chipping on the right edge.  I don't know what they'll deduct for that.  The back of the book looks like a NM book.

Regardless, this book cemented my mind on the concept of doing a run of nicer X-men.  Fate was steering me toward it.

Right now, this book is at CGC.  I sat on this book for a long time, spending my money on comics instead of grading and pressing.  I figured I'd send it off for pressing some day.  The good news is that I just sent it off on Friday.  Hope to get the book back in a couple months.

For the record, IIRC, I bought this for about $240.00 after factoring in a partial trade on a raw book.  By dropping it off in person at a show, I guess I'll pay around $70 or so to have it slabbed at the modern tier including pressing and shipping.  So I'll have $310 in it.  As long as it gets at least a half-point bump, I won't lose anything.  My hope is that it goes to 8.0, because I consider a VF book as a "nicer book", and that will satisfy me enough to avoid the feeling I need to upgrade it.  Besides, the price jumps about $200 when it moves to 8.5, and I don't know if that's worth it to me when I could use that cash to buy a big chunk of  another nice book.