Diamonddave Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Some times this hobby breaks your heart. I've been searching for 2+ years now for a complete copy of Teen-Age Temptations 8, with absolutely no luck. Not a sniff of a lead anywhere, until last week. A copy pops up on Ebay, I win the auction. Book arrives today with a terrible, undisclosed trim along the right-edge and bottom . Absolutely gutted, and the search resumes. sacentaur, Ricksneatstuff and szav 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Just now, Diamonddave said: Some times this hobby breaks your heart. I've been searching for 2+ years now for a complete copy of Teen-Age Temptations 8, with absolutely no luck. Not a sniff of a lead anywhere, until last week. A copy pops up on Ebay, I win the auction. Book arrives today with a terrible, undisclosed trim along the right-edge and bottom . Absolutely gutted, and the search resumes. Only 2 years? sacentaur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 50 minutes ago, Diamonddave said: Some times this hobby breaks your heart. I've been searching for 2+ years now for a complete copy of Teen-Age Temptations 8, with absolutely no luck. Not a sniff of a lead anywhere, until last week. A copy pops up on Ebay, I win the auction. Book arrives today with a terrible, undisclosed trim along the right-edge and bottom . Absolutely gutted, and the search resumes. Ugh, sorry to hear. This is the one the seller called a 2.5 that finished at $810, correct? It looked really nice. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 53 minutes ago, Diamonddave said: Some times this hobby breaks your heart. I've been searching for 2+ years now for a complete copy of Teen-Age Temptations 8, with absolutely no luck. Not a sniff of a lead anywhere, until last week. A copy pops up on Ebay, I win the auction. Book arrives today with a terrible, undisclosed trim along the right-edge and bottom . Absolutely gutted, and the search resumes. Are you sure it wasn't a production defect? St. John is notorious for that. jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 4 minutes ago, Robot Man said: Are you sure it wasn't a production defect? St. John is notorious for that. +1. I have had some like this in the past that came back Universal. It seems to be a semi common issue with St John 1950's war comics and jimjum12 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonddave Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 9 minutes ago, Robot Man said: Are you sure it wasn't a production defect? St. John is notorious for that. I'll post some pics tonight, I'm 99% sure it is trimmed. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonddave Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 49 minutes ago, Point Five said: Ugh, sorry to hear. This is the one the seller called a 2.5 that finished at $810, correct? It looked really nice. It is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Diamonddave said: I'll post some pics tonight, I'm 99% sure it is trimmed. Is it the size of a GCE? then yes, it was...but maybe it was never bound, at least? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonddave Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 22 minutes ago, PeterPark said: Is it the size of a GCE? then yes, it was...but maybe it was never bound, at least? Definitely not from a bound volume, just an amateur with a paper cutter or razor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 24 minutes ago, Diamonddave said: Definitely not from a bound volume, just an amateur with a paper cutter or razor. Is there any indication that someone made an effort to separate married pages at the outside edge? I've seen that sort of thing on St. John books. Usually they just rip through the paper, leaving ragged edges, but maybe someone used scissors on your copy(?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonddave Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 (edited) Pics as promised Unless it's really badly miscut, I think it has to be trimmed. Edge of the cover is almost perfectly aligned with the interior pages. Edited June 27, 2018 by Diamonddave spell check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 5 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said: +1. I have had some like this in the past that came back Universal. It seems to be a semi common issue with St John LIKE your new avatar Rick ...it's awesome Ricksneatstuff and FoggyNelson 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 17 minutes ago, Diamonddave said: Pics as promised Unless it's really badly miscut, I think it has to be trummed. Edge of the cover is almost perfectly aligned with the interior pages. I'm comparing it with my copy. It's more narrow, missing art on the right side. You may be right. I'll scan and post. The bottom looks alright though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBFan Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 9 hours ago, Diamonddave said: Some times this hobby breaks your heart. I've been searching for 2+ years now for a complete copy of Teen-Age Temptations 8, with absolutely no luck. Not a sniff of a lead anywhere, until last week. A copy pops up on Ebay, I win the auction. Book arrives today with a terrible, undisclosed trim along the right-edge and bottom . Absolutely gutted, and the search resumes. Like Rick & Robot said, there are many instances of miscut St. John books. Their quality control was poor. In the case of this particular publisher, I personally wouldn't assume a book is trimmed unless a pro restoration detector examines it in hand and says so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 9 hours ago, Diamonddave said: Pics as promised Unless it's really badly miscut, I think it has to be trummed. Edge of the cover is almost perfectly aligned with the interior pages. Here's a copy I'm quite certain isn't trimmed. But even if your copy doesn't perfectly match this one, I wouldn't assume your copy is trimmed. Comic production wasn't a perfect science back then, there were slight variations within a print run. Also consider, as the grade of the book goes down, so does the incentive to try and make the copy appear nicer. How much grade would be gained by making the trimming you suspect on this copy? Now that I see your copy, I really think it most likely came out of the factory as is. MBFan, Ricksneatstuff and comicnoir 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 You could just go after the latest copy that showed up on ebay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonddave Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 18 minutes ago, Yorick said: You could just go after the latest copy that showed up on ebay... on it the minute it hit my ebay saved search menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MB1952 Posted June 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2018 On 5/23/2018 at 4:16 PM, Sqeggs said: Looks like a CGC 5.0 sold for $2,738 in February. The seller graded this book as a 6.0, but given the damage to the upper spine, whatever is going on with the page sticking out, and misc. other wear, I don't see it grading that high. It needs a press, but whether it's pressable with the spine damage, I don't know. Maybe at some point we'll see it surface as a graded copy. GCE #15 returns CGC 4.5 not FN 6.0 like mention on Bay. the extra paper sticking outside the book was excess paper manufacturing defect, no tears or rips to story. Complete copy with no writing on cover or back. Bidding I had a feeling it was not FN like mention. Keeping book and happy to re-acquired this book again for the 5th time. Beautiful Baker cover going to the permanent collection this time around. MBFan, comicnoir, pmpknface and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 5 hours ago, kat123 said: GCE #15 returns CGC 4.5 not FN 6.0 like mention on Bay. the extra paper sticking outside the book was excess paper manufacturing defect, no tears or rips to story. Complete copy with no writing on cover or back. Bidding I had a feeling it was not FN like mention. Keeping book and happy to re-acquired this book again for the 5th time. Beautiful Baker cover going to the permanent collection this time around. There they all are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 14 hours ago, kat123 said: GCE #15 returns CGC 4.5 not FN 6.0 like mention on Bay. the extra paper sticking outside the book was excess paper manufacturing defect, no tears or rips to story. Complete copy with no writing on cover or back. Bidding I had a feeling it was not FN like mention. Keeping book and happy to re-acquired this book again for the 5th time. Beautiful Baker cover going to the permanent collection this time around. Was anything done (i.e. pressing) to the book before submitting to CGC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
