You guys will know better than me, does this look trimmed?

[kiltman]

I dont know if you ll be able to tell from the photos i supply (with my rubbish webcam) but i bought Sub mariner 66 raw off of ebay and recieved it in the post this morning.

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6524108495&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT

 

The front covor looks suspicious, i dont know if its been trimmed or not. Any of you guys able to shed a light on it?

 

Top edge

 

Top Left Corner

 

[Flaming_Telepath]

Usually, trimming a book is intended to improve its appearance.

 

By this logic, it can't possibly be a trim job unless the person responsible got his/her guide dog to hold the knife.

 

Couldn't see why anyone would want to trim this book, anyway?

[kiltman]

Usually, trimming a book is intended to improve its appearance.

 

By this logic, it can't possibly be a trim job unless the person responsible got his/her guide dog to hold the knife.

 

Couldn't see why anyone would want to trim this book, anyway?

 

Thats what i was thinking. Usually when peopel try to restore a book they make it look better. In this case they didnt really suceed. Thing is, in the first picture see where that bit of the front page is missing. The lines aroudn the edge are almost dead straight as if someone cut it out. And the edges leading to the top of it are really neat. This is what led me to think maybe someone had taken a pair of scissors to the comic? I dunno.

[kiltman]

Argh my bad guys, i meant to post this in the restoration thread. Didnt realise i was in general

[JohnBull]

Usually, trimming a book is intended to improve its appearance.

 

By this logic, it can't possibly be a trim job unless the person responsible got his/her guide dog to hold the knife.

 

Couldn't see why anyone would want to trim this book, anyway?

 

Thats what i was thinking. Usually when peopel try to restore a book they make it look better. In this case they didnt really suceed. Thing is, in the first picture see where that bit of the front page is missing. The lines aroudn the edge are almost dead straight as if someone cut it out. And the edges leading to the top of it are really neat. This is what led me to think maybe someone had taken a pair of scissors to the comic? I dunno.

 

Undoubtedly the $2 value in VG deterred them from sending the book off to a Susan Ciccone or Matt Nelson.

 

When you come to sell, I hope you'll be following a policy of full disclosure?

[Aces]

Probably just bad QP.

[Sal]

way to establish a tone of caring and comfort there, fellas.

 

 

oh, wait. what board am i on again?

 

 

 

no, that's not trimmed. i have had books with similar pieces out, and the razor sharpness of the slice edges is just coincedental

[ArAich]

Looks trimmed to me...I'd return it for a full refund and neg the sunofaperson_without_enough_empathy....lousy freakin' ebay scammers...

[Aces]

Looks trimmed to me...I'd return it for a full refund and neg the sunofaperson_without_enough_empathy....lousy freakin' ebay scammers...

 

A whole £0.10!

What the is that?

About 15 cents?

[kiltman]

Looks trimmed to me...I'd return it for a full refund and neg the sunofaperson_without_enough_empathy....lousy freakin' ebay scammers...

 

A whole £0.10!

What the is that?

About 15 cents?

 

Dont forget the 1.50 postage. neaerly bankrupted me that did

[the_Kingpin]

Another great thread Kiltman. I voted for you!