Beauty is in the eye of the beholder 2 2

[N e r V]

That's a great example of a defect I didn't even see until it was pointed out or I started to scan the entire cover better. Subtle.

Thats the type of defect I don't mind having on a book that looks that much better than the number.

[MrBedrock]

2 hours ago, Flex Mentallo said:

3 hours ago, Straw-Man said:

why i oughta...

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

 

 

 

one way or the other....

Oh, it would definitely be only one way.

[MrBedrock]

A small cat-pee stain on the top of the back cover...

[MrBedrock]

A crease and tear on the back cover...

[MrBedrock]

On the other hand this book is very faded looking. I would love to visually upgrade at some point to a 5.0 like above...

[OtherEric]

This one has a long tear on the back cover, but is otherwise a very nice looking copy in my opinion:

[Flex Mentallo]

36 minutes ago, MrBedrock said:

A small cat-pee stain on the top of the back cover...

 

Would it have been worth more if it had been Edgar's cat?

[comicnoir]

2 hours ago, MrBedrock said:

A small cat-pee stain on the top of the back cover...

Would it be from the McLaughlin collection? John was known for letting his cats pee on his MH's.

[lou_fine]

5 hours ago, MrBedrock said:

On the other hand this book is very faded looking. I would love to visually upgrade at some point to a 5.0 like above...

Richard;

Did you pick up this Allentown copy of Nickel Comics 8 way back in the Greg manning Auction or was it after that? 

[MrBedrock]

4 hours ago, comicnoir said:

Would it be from the McLaughlin collection? John was known for letting his cats pee on his MH's.

Yes, exactly. 

[MrBedrock]

1 hour ago, lou_fine said:

Richard;

Did you pick up this Allentown copy of Nickel Comics 8 way back in the Greg manning Auction or was it after that? 

It was long after that. Metro had it on their site a couple of years ago.

[lou_fine]

26 minutes ago, MrBedrock said:

1 hour ago, lou_fine said:

Richard;

Did you pick up this Allentown copy of Nickel Comics 8 way back in the Greg manning Auction or was it after that? 

It was long after that. Metro had it on their site a couple of years ago.

Well, looks like it's still in its original holder from when I had it sent to CGC back in 2000 to see how their grading would turn out. 

[Ricksneatstuff]

19 hours ago, Flex Mentallo said:

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

A mini debate in another thread sparked this thought, though I'm not sure whether or not it has been covered elsewhere. We all know that CGC tends to put the emphasis on technical grade over eye appeal, presumably because technical matters can be measured fairly consistently, while beauty is in the eye of the holder.

 

So here you can post examples from your collection of either books with great eye appeal regardless of the technical grade, and conversely, books with a high grade but relatively low eye appeal.

 

I think this one is possibly my most beautiful book, and it is fairly high grade as well.

 

 

I swear my heart skipped a beat when I saw this book. 

[Ricksneatstuff]

I know I just got this one and have posted it earlier today but I thought it was a great presenting 5.5.  

I remember when this book sold as a raw and it looked higher than what it got. 

[Flex Mentallo]

 

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23 hours ago, Flex Mentallo said:

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

A mini debate in another thread sparked this thought, though I'm not sure whether or not it has been covered elsewhere. We all know that CGC tends to put the emphasis on technical grade over eye appeal, presumably because technical matters can be measured fairly consistently, while beauty is in the eye of the holder.

 

So here you can post examples from your collection of either books with great eye appeal regardless of the technical grade, and conversely, books with a high grade but relatively low eye appeal.

 

I think this one is possibly my most beautiful book, and it is fairly high grade as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

I swear my heart skipped a beat when I saw this book. 

Nurse! Charge the defibrillators!

 

 

[comicjack]

That eleven is a pretty little book 

[walclark]

Here are a pair of books that I have that I think illustrates Flex's point.  One of these books is not like the other.

 

No label notes on this one.  Cr/OW pages.

 

Label notes: 2 staples added, not manufacturing.  2 tapes stains on spine of cover.  Cr/OW pages

 

 

 

And the answer is:

 

[gino2paulus2]

and while we are on YA4s (one of my favs) i harken back to my original statement about 1.5s and incorporate the spine split reference

 

[N e r V]

3 hours ago, walclark said:

Here are a pair of books that I have that I think illustrates Flex's point.  One of these books is not like the other.

 

No label notes on this one.  Cr/OW pages.

 

Label notes: 2 staples added, not manufacturing.  2 tapes stains on spine of cover.  Cr/OW pages

 

 

 

And the answer is:

 

That's a pretty 3.0.

[Artboy99]

2 hours ago, N e r V said:

That's a pretty 3.0.

Agreed. I prefer the 3.0 to the other based on what I can see