FF#16

[RickHigh]

This is a pretty book except for the mildew (?) on the cover. How does this affect the grading on this book?

 

[ninanina]

It's a mystery to me, but foxing does not effect the grade a whole lot. With or without, looks like a VF+ ...er...I mean an 8.5 to me.

[fantastic_four]

You bought that from E-Bay a few months ago, didn't you? The seller sent me larger scans of those early FFs she had up and several had that foxing.

 

Send it in! I haven't seen enough slabs with very visible foxing to know how they downgrade for it and I'm curious.

[garthgantu]

Supposedly, CGC won't 'ding' a book at all for having foxing like this...though why that is, is a mystery to me. I consider foxing a pretty significant 'defect' - it not only affects the appearance of the book, it's actually changing the physical structure of the paper on some level.

 

That's still a nice copy, but personally I'd give it a FN/VF 7.0 due to the foxing. (And that's assuming it hasn't been trimmed; those corners are awfully sharp!)

[Tomega]

I am not sure what CGC does with that degree of foxing but I really cannot see it reaching much higher then a 5.0/5.5. Overstreet guidelines will not allow that much foxing in the higher grades. I bet from its coloration that it probably has a slight acidic odor and cream/tan pages, both will definitely keep it in that 5.0 range.

 

Tom

[RickHigh]

Yes. I got a couple of books from her. Some were better than others. This one was nicer than the #16...

 

[ninanina]

I am not sure what CGC does with that degree of foxing but I really cannot see it reaching much higher then a 5.0/5.5. Overstreet guidelines will not allow that much foxing in the higher grades. I bet from its coloration that it probably has a slight acidic odor and cream/tan pages, both will definitely keep it in that 5.0 range.

 

Tom

 

Yeah, your right. It's the first time I noticed overstreet allowing MINOR foxing in anything from a Fine/Very Fine to a VF+. Probably way off on my initial grade. Considering the word "minor" gonna' drop to a Fine with that amount of foxing on the comic. But I'm still not sure what CGC would do with this.

[fantastic_four]

Supposedly, CGC won't 'ding' a book at all for having foxing like this...though why that is, is a mystery to me.

 

What slabbed example led you to that conclusion?

[Aces]

You might get a 8.0 from CGC, but don't expect more than 6.0 money from a buyer if you put up a large scan and honestly state in the auction there is significant foxing.

 

Collectors don't like that moldy stuff...

[brian1227]

That's one of my favorite FF covers ever!