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[Trifisherjoe]

Someones not watching the new guy at work!

[Readcomix]

10 minutes ago, Msgarmar said:

Saw this on the ‘Bay and it peaked my curiosity (not the price, the grade). It was graded in December.

X-Men #1 - .5 qualified

I know this is an old thread but was this ever figured out? Is a Qualified .5 the equivalent to a NG? I’m confused how something could be qualified poor. 
 

That's a really strange listing, worth the read. The green label includes incomplete (hence the .5 I guess) AND Married Wrong Page (hence the Qualified, I guess -- married pages). I read the seller's description in an effort to figure out what "Married Wrong Page" means, but I'm more confused. The seller says the married pages are from an "older reprint of X-Men #1." If the married pages are not from an actual 1963 X-Men #1, how's that different than a coverless with a repro cover? 

[The Lions Den]

1 hour ago, Msgarmar said:

Saw this on the ‘Bay and it peaked my curiosity (not the price, the grade). It was graded in December.

X-Men #1 - .5 qualified

I know this is an old thread but was this ever figured out? Is a Qualified .5 the equivalent to a NG? I’m confused how something could be qualified poor. 
 

The Qualified label is generally used for a book with one major flaw (such as a missing page). If a book has more than one major flaw, the effect of the non-qualified flaw will be factored into the grade. So let's say a book has a married page but is also missing the back cover. It could be Qualified for the married page or the missing back cover, but not both. So since either one of these flaws would result in a grade of .5, the book would receive a Qualified .5. A bit complicated, but that's how it's supposed to work. The X-Men #1 is a perfect example of how a book can be Qualified yet still receive a .5 grade...

Edited January 29, 2021 by The Lions Den

[Msgarmar]

39 minutes ago, The Lions Den said:

The Qualified label is generally used for a book with one major flaw (such as a missing page). If a book has more than one major flaw, the effect of the non-qualified flaw will be factored into the grade. So let's say a book has a married page but is also missing the back cover. It could be Qualified for the married page or the missing back cover, but not both. So since either one of these flaws would result in a grade of .5, the book would receive a Qualified .5. A bit complicated, but that's how it's supposed to work. The X-Men #1 is a perfect example of how a book can be Qualified yet still receive a .5 grade...

That makes a lot of sense - excellent explanation! I found a few others that confirm what you wrote:

Wonderworld Comics #7 - Wrong back cover, cover and first wrap detached

 

Mystic #45 - 3 pages missing plus complete spine split and detached cover

 

Hulk #1 - married back cover and wrap plus comic is a .5 in condition

 

This one is a little less obvious but I’m guessing the comic is .5 without the panel cut out (although the cover looks to be in not horrible shape):

Archie’s Madhouse #1

 

Thanks for the insight! This is exactly the reason why these boards rock...

[Msgarmar]

1 hour ago, Readcomix said:

That's a really strange listing, worth the read. The green label includes incomplete (hence the .5 I guess) AND Married Wrong Page (hence the Qualified, I guess -- married pages). I read the seller's description in an effort to figure out what "Married Wrong Page" means, but I'm more confused. The seller says the married pages are from an "older reprint of X-Men #1." If the married pages are not from an actual 1963 X-Men #1, how's that different than a coverless with a repro cover? 

Thanks for your feedback and insight! I actually didn’t even notice that they had Frankenstein’ed it with a repro. Ouch. 

Edited January 29, 2021 by Msgarmar
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