Chris1130 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Just picked up this. Seller did not give me a grade. Said "mint". What do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahsoka Tano Jedi Apprentice Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 I'm a newbie so i would pay more attention to what other people say.....that being said here's my opinion...He did give u a grade ..he said mint..that's him telling u this is a 9.9 First thing is when a seller tells u he wants to sell u a Mint 9.9 comic book I assume he doesn't know what he's talking about or he's just driving up the price on u. Now there r 9.9's out there but i'm assuming they r so rare that the chances go way down low. If the comic book is already not certified. I would think if it was a 9.9 he would get it certified and just charge u a lot more money based on his slabbed 9.9 Now we need 2 c more pictures ....can't really c the 2 bottom front corners and there's no picture of the back ..which is very important 2. Based on what I c it looks like a rather large tic next to where it say's copyright.....that I believe would rule out 9.8 near mint / mint and i would think drop it below 9.6 near mint + which would put it around 9.4 NM near mint. Now the book does look incredible and I hope u got it 4 a good price. The corners and spine look great and cover appears to b spotless. Sure it could b a 9.6 but i need a better look at that tic...if it is indeed one. p.s. like i said pay more attention to what the others say....... When i hear a seller describe a book as mint that sets off Red Flag's for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber-Bob Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 14 minutes ago, Ahsoka Tano Jedi Apprentice said: I'm a newbie so i would pay more attention to what other people say.....that being said here's my opinion...He did give u a grade ..he said mint..that's him telling u this is a 9.9 First thing is when a seller tells u he wants to sell u a Mint 9.9 comic book I assume he doesn't know what he's talking about or he's just driving up the price on u. Now there r 9.9's out there but i'm assuming they r so rare that the chances go way down low. If the comic book is already not certified. I would think if it was a 9.9 he would get it certified and just charge u a lot more money based on his slabbed 9.9 Now we need 2 c more pictures ....can't really c the 2 bottom front corners and there's no picture of the back ..which is very important 2. Based on what I c it looks like a rather large tic next to where it say's copyright.....that I believe would rule out 9.8 near mint / mint and i would think drop it below 9.6 near mint + which would put it around 9.4 NM near mint. Now the book does look incredible and I hope u got it 4 a good price. The corners and spine look great and cover appears to b spotless. Sure it could b a 9.6 but i need a better look at that tic...if it is indeed one. p.s. like i said pay more attention to what the others say....... When i hear a seller describe a book as mint that sets off Red Flag's for me. I see that tic you are referring to. I also see another tic farther down the spine. Maybe 9.6, probably 9.4, assuming everything else is perfect. Definitely not 'mint', a very loose term thrown out by some sellers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newshane Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) Run from anyone who tries to sell a book as "mint" unless it's already been graded. Edited January 24, 2018 by newshane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maraxusofkeld Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 I would go with 9.4 without a back scan. There at least 2 spine stresses that I can see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdean2437 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Are my eyes bad or does it not lay flat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James J Johnson Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 7 hours ago, maraxusofkeld said: I would go with 9.4 without a back scan. There at least 2 spine stresses that I can see. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn1709 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) On 2018-01-24 at 12:38 PM, newshane said: Run from anyone who tries to sell a book as "mint" unless it's already been graded. I learned this the hard way... Edited February 7, 2018 by Spawn1709 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
