FF Annual 3 Grade

[OldGuy]

What you see is what you get. The only flaws this books has can be seen on the scan. The flaws are on the upper left corner and along the bottom.

 

What grade do you think CGC would give this book. Oh, the pages are white.

 

 

On the back there are two small black specs near the upper right corner.

 

[fantastic_four]

Looks like a 9.2, definitely worth submitting if you're selling it.

 

And if you're selling, I'm buying.

[supapimp]

brian,

 

it looks either a 8.5 - 9.0, im not being a hater, but my copy looks better and it rec'd a CGC VF+ 8.5. who knows what CGC would give it.

 

p-daddy

 

P.S. is that "stuff" i see on the back cover? if it is, knock it down another whole point.

[Bonds25]

Probably an 8.5. I'd grade it a VF/NM, but CGC takes off points for that stuff at the bottom of the cover.

[murph0]

It looked like a 9.2 until the bottom, I'd give it a 9.0

 

Brian

[OldGuy]

I am going to sell it if CGC gives it a 9.0 or better. Based on what you guys are saying I think it's worth the gamble. It'll be submitted in the next few weeks, as part of a batch of books that I think will grade high. I'll let you know what it grades and you can have first crack at it if you're still interested at that point.

[FlyingDonut]

um, I don't think there's any way that gets a 9.0. I'd give it a 7.5 - 8.0, based on a couple of books I just got back.

[Guest]

What exactly are those specks? Hopefully its not what CGC describes as "stuff"!

It looks like a borderline 8.5/9.0. Leaning toward the 8.5.

[Rickdogg]

I would say 8.0 ,but hard to see every flaw in a scan

[cd4ever]

8.5. Maybe 8.0

[COI]

8.5 due to the wear on the bottom and some minor soiling on the back.

[OldGuy]

That "stuff" on the back is no longer there. One well placed "flick" of my fingernail and it's gone with no signs of having ever been there.

[Guest]

YUCK......

[fantastic_four]

What defects make you think 8.0? Just that bottom edge wear?

[fantastic_four]

Thinking back over the grades I've seen from CGC, you may be right about that edge wear being a VF-level defect. Here's an example that always troubled me:

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The only real defect I can see that would reduce this to an 8.5 is the wear on the corner in the URC; besides that it looks easily like a 9.4 to me. This is the only slab I own that has edge wear like this, so perhaps they downgrade for it more than I would assume. The wear on that FF Annual 3 is worse than my Spidey 30, so they may well give it a 7.5 to 8.0 as Donut suggests.Due to that possibility, I wouldn't send it in, OldGuy. You may not recoup the slab cost if it gets below an 8.5.

[seank]

That "stuff" on the back is no longer there. One well placed "flick" of my fingernail and it's gone with no signs of having ever been there.

 

Does that count at "restoration?"

[Bugaboo-migration]

The back cover looks a little transparent........but it's probably just due to the x-ray specs.

[FlyingDonut]

I think the edge wear on the bottom left will drop it down to the 7.5-8.0 range, again, based on a book I just got back. I think that scuff really hurts.

[supapimp]

!!!! lucky you

[OldGuy]

No. If removing tape isn't restoration then "flicking" a couple boogers off isn't. As a matter of fact this may qualify it for the "OG Booger Pedigree" designation.