Dreamtoreal1 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Teen-Age Romances #12 only 6 in cgc census. Tough book Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 13 minutes ago, Dreamtoreal1 said: Teen-Age Romances #12 only 6 in cgc census. Tough book Get a (big) backing board in there ASAP! Dreamtoreal1 and archiefan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 WOW! There are a LOT of Baker St John books on Heritage Sunday next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1952 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 8 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said: WOW! There are a LOT of Baker St John books on Heritage Sunday next week. hopefully soon Baker OA, prices going up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 13 minutes ago, kat123 said: hopefully soon Baker OA, prices going up A little improvement tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamtoreal1 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 3 hours ago, Yorick said: Get a (big) backing board in there ASAP! yes sir! I am on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post manetteska Posted August 27, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2018 We’ll call this a Wizard World Chicago-adjacent pick up. 29dukedog, sacentaur, comicnoir and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 1 hour ago, manetteska said: We’ll call this a Wizard World Chicago-adjacent pick up. Who did you pick this beauty up from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 16 minutes ago, comicnoir said: Who did you pick this beauty up from? Private collector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 23 hours ago, manetteska said: We’ll call this a Wizard World Chicago-adjacent pick up. Sweetness! Hard to tell from a scan, and through a bag, but... might be the nicest copy I've ever seen. Super tough one, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 On 8/27/2018 at 11:56 AM, manetteska said: We’ll call this a Wizard World Chicago-adjacent pick up. 1 hour ago, 29dukedog said: Sweetness! Hard to tell from a scan, and through a bag, but... might be the nicest copy I've ever seen. Super tough one, too. There is a slight stain/mark on the chimney on the left side; I did not see anything on the inside cover, though. There is also foxing/discoloration at the bottom of the cover. I was leaning towards getting this graded as it looks to have a chance at highest graded, but I know there are some collectors on these boards who have amazing un-graded copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, manetteska said: On 8/27/2018 at 12:56 PM, manetteska said: We’ll call this a Wizard World Chicago-adjacent pick up. 1 hour ago, 29dukedog said: Sweetness! Hard to tell from a scan, and through a bag, but... might be the nicest copy I've ever seen. Super tough one, too. There is a slight stain/mark on the chimney on the left side; I did not see anything on the inside cover, though. There is also foxing/discoloration at the bottom of the cover. I was leaning towards getting this graded as it looks to have a chance at highest graded, but I know there are some collectors on these boards who have amazing un-graded copies. Here's my copy, currently the highest graded. I think yours might well top it. You may want to to have CCS take a look at it to see if they can mitigate the stain and foxing. Microbia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 1 hour ago, manetteska said: There is a slight stain/mark on the chimney on the left side; I did not see anything on the inside cover, though. There is also foxing/discoloration at the bottom of the cover. I was leaning towards getting this graded as it looks to have a chance at highest graded, but I know there are some collectors on these boards who have amazing un-graded copies. 1 hour ago, Sqeggs said: Here's my copy, currently the highest graded. I think yours might well top it. You may want to to have CCS take a look at it to see if they can mitigate the stain and foxing. That is certainly a copy to have graded (structurally solid and great cover color). I agree with Sqeggs to see if the stain can be cleaned, but I don't think that book would look good in a Purple Label... Nothing you can do about foxing. If I recall correctly, the interior reprints some excellent Baker work (unlike some of the other late issues which don't have Baker innards). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Here's an interior page of TAR44: Sqeggs, sacentaur and comicjack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 1 minute ago, Yorick said: That is certainly a copy to have graded (structurally solid and great cover color). I agree with Sqeggs to see if the stain can be cleaned, but I don't think that book would look good in a Purple Label... Nothing you can do about foxing. If I recall correctly, the interior reprints some excellent Baker work (unlike some of the other late issues which don't have Baker innards). If CCS can remove, or at least mitigate, the stains by dry cleaning the cover, the book would still receive a blue label. You're probably right about the foxing, although they may be able to do something about the darker stains right along the bottom edge. I also wouldn't do a chemical clean that would land the book in a purple label. manetteska 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 17 hours ago, Sqeggs said: If CCS can remove, or at least mitigate, the stains by dry cleaning the cover, the book would still receive a blue label. You're probably right about the foxing, although they may be able to do something about the darker stains right along the bottom edge. I also wouldn't do a chemical clean that would land the book in a purple label. 1. Is there a simple way to quote the whole post (including quotes within the post) instead of just the most recent one? 2. This is on the pile of "to-be-graded" but that pile moves slowly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 9 minutes ago, manetteska said: 1. Is there a simple way to quote the whole post (including quotes within the post) instead of just the most recent one? 1. Use your mouse to highlight as much of a post as you wish to quote. 2. Wait a moment until a floating box shows saying "Quote Selection" 3. Click the box manetteska 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 On 8/5/2018 at 2:03 PM, comicnoir said: Just in from Sarasota. Single Highest Graded. Stunning! comicnoir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontodesignguy Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Howdy - here's one I haven't seen on these pages for quite a while... I posted in the Buddy Can You Spare a Grade - please chime in if you have time. thanks Ricksneatstuff, MBFan, pmpknface and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Nice flat square bound. Looks 5.0ish to me, depending on the spine. Possible there's a bit of damage in a couple of spots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
