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[Flex Mentallo]

53 minutes ago, Straw-Man said:

love the look/colors of this 5.0.  looks 7.0 in the holder.

Great example of what I was driving at, Billy! I've held this one in my hot li'l hands, and even though its a decent scan, it doesn't really do this copy justice. It's a beauty.

[porcupine48]

4 hours ago, comicjack said:

This one drips colors for the grade

 

A stunner Jack!Here's my meager naked copy.

[Artboy99]

Fantastic eye appeal 6.5

[Artboy99]

[Flex Mentallo]

This is a very bad scan. The background is actually a uniform deep red, and having had it raw, can say that the book drips with gloss, sadly not evident in the holder. Hammered because of a very light water stain on the back cover, which is barely visible; otherwise would've probably been in the VF range.

[Artboy99]

6 minutes ago, Flex Mentallo said:

This is a very bad scan. The background is actually a uniform deep red, and having had it raw, can say that the book drips with gloss, sadly not evident in the holder. Hammered because of a very light water stain on the back cover, which is barely visible; otherwise would've probably been in the VF range.

arguably my favorite Fight. Nice copy Flex

[MrBedrock]

This book was graded by one of the original graders at CGC, Mr. Bud Tugly. He didn't seem to be bothered by foxing too very much.

I don't think he is employed there any longer...

Edited April 7, 2017 by MrBedrock

[Flex Mentallo]

7 minutes ago, MrBedrock said:

This book was graded by one of the original graders at CGC, Mr. Bud Tugly. He didn't seem to be bothered by foxing too very much.

I don't think he is employed there any longer...

..and yet even light stains are hammered...

[Point Five]

I always dust off this scan when we do these eye appeal threads... liberated from a 1.0 slab (text page coupon cut, trimmed edge) but it looks more like VF.
Love the gloss and colors on this copy.

[Artboy99]

4 minutes ago, Point Five said:

I always dust off this scan when we do these eye appeal threads... liberated from a 1.0 slab (text page coupon cut, trimmed edge) but it looks more like VF.
Love the gloss and colors on this copy.

VF presentation at 1.0 price?

[Dr. Love]

I've had a lot of romance books, but this one takes the cake.  Sometimes beauty is in the holder, where a sweet book with a top and bottom spine split is best appreciated!

 

 

 

 

[Straw-Man]

well, while we're talking about spine-split deductions, this is a pretty good high-grade lookin' book to have in a mid-grade holder as a result of said defect.

[G.A.tor]

whew...I opened this thread after seeing Straw man was last to post, and feared he might have posted a selfie...crisis averted!

[Straw-Man]

why i oughta...

[N e r V]

2 hours ago, MrBedrock said:

This book was graded by one of the original graders at CGC, Mr. Bud Tugly. He didn't seem to be bothered by foxing too very much.

I don't think he is employed there any longer...

It's a 8.5 though. Pay no attention to that comic behind the slab. Buy the number, the number...

 

[comicjack]

3 hours ago, porcupine48 said:

A stunner Jack!Here's my meager naked copy.

You got a copy nuff said  

[N e r V]

Two examples for me. First I probably over paid for this 4.0 just because I thought it looked that much better than other copies at or around the grade.

 

Next I usually find 3.0 a bit to low in most cases for appeal but this one won me over recently. I know why it's a 3.0 but it's defects I can live with. I also liked the price I was able to acquire it at.

Edited April 7, 2017 by N e r V

[Flex Mentallo]

1 hour ago, Straw-Man said:

why i oughta...

...post a selfie - perfect example for this thread

 

 

 

one way or the other....

[PopKulture]

12 minutes ago, N e r V said:

Next I usually find 3.0 a bit to low in most cases for appeal but this one won me over recently. I know why it's a 3.0 but it's defects I can live with. I also liked the price I was able to acquire it at.

I totally agree. Sometimes, understandably, one's eyes may be drawn to the defects, but in this case the bright red and green "blue"print draw you in. A great small-logo Detective.

[Straw-Man]

i have a similar spine-nick book; here's my witness 1, which looks so much better than the assigned grade at first glance, BUT, there's a nice piece out of the spine.  when you first look, it appears like another fold in the cape, like the dab of yellow above it.