The grade is in! PGM TTA 44 2 2

[Unstoppablejayd]

Team CGC 

I picked this Tales To Astonish 44 up with the 15% off eBay coupon last week. And I was wondering what you think the grade is in this . Please and thank you 

 

Edited November 7, 2018 by Unstoppablejayd

[Gnasher]

4.5 I think?

[The Lions Den]

Yeah, the highest I'd go on it is 4.5...

[FoggyNelson]

Nice first Wasp VG 

the staple sure bright an clean‼️‼️?

[DR.X]

This book just looks a bit too good for a 4.5 as there are really no long creases diagonal or otherwise that I can see. Book has real nice color, and could use come cleaning on the back. Those look like cutter tears on the right which would be more production related. Sometimes I grade these more as to what is not there. 5.0

Edited August 13, 2018 by DR.X

[Unstoppablejayd]

11 hours ago, DR.X said:

This book just looks a bit too good for a 4.5 as there are really no long creases diagonal or otherwise that I can see. Book has real nice color, and could use come cleaning on the back. Those look like cutter tears on the right which would be more production related. Sometimes I grade these more as to what is not there. 5.0

Thanks everyone... this is more along the lines of what I was thinking but was not sure. keep the thoughts coming!

[The Lions Den]

15 hours ago, DR.X said:

This book just looks a bit too good for a 4.5 as there are really no long creases diagonal or otherwise that I can see. Book has real nice color, and could use come cleaning on the back. Those look like cutter tears on the right which would be more production related. Sometimes I grade these more as to what is not there. 5.0

I see where you're coming from with the 5.0...  

[Unstoppablejayd]

It is back- and the 4.5s have it! I was hoping for a 5 but no complaints

 

[The Lions Den]

I guess it actually is possible to grade a book without holding it in your hands...

[DR.X]

1 hour ago, The Lions Den said:

I guess it actually is possible to grade a book without holding it in your hands...

not all the time as you still need to inspect the interior for staples, tears, writing, coupons, etc. first though you need to have some grading skills. I really thought that would come back a 5.0. I'm going to banish myself.

[Unstoppablejayd]

3 hours ago, DR.X said:

not all the time as you still need to inspect the interior for staples, tears, writing, coupons, etc. first though you need to have some grading skills. I really thought that would come back a 5.0. I'm going to banish myself.

You win some you lose some... My TTA 35 came back with this one a 5.5 and thought that was a 5.0 max!

[Gnasher]

Did you have it pressed and cleaned?

[Gnasher]

6 hours ago, DR.X said:

not all the time as you still need to inspect the interior for staples, tears, writing, coupons, etc. first though you need to have some grading skills. I really thought that would come back a 5.0. I'm going to banish myself.

Strange as it seems, I like to feel the weight of a book. Photos and scans, unless they show the book at an angle, don't pick up indentations that well. I made an ebay purchase on a book that when it was in hand looked as though it had been used extensively as a writing desk.

I'm happy if I get 0.5 either way on online grading, so 5.0 isn't a bad call. 

[Unstoppablejayd]

7 hours ago, Gnasher said:

Did you have it pressed and cleaned?

Yes sir

[Gnasher]

1 hour ago, Unstoppablejayd said:

Yes sir

Looks sharp 

[The Lions Den]

16 hours ago, DR.X said:

not all the time as you still need to inspect the interior for staples, tears, writing, coupons, etc. first though you need to have some grading skills. I really thought that would come back a 5.0. I'm going to banish myself.

I'm always amazed when we get anywhere near the right grade with these books. I like to see the book up close and in good light. I also like to inspect the pages, because it helps determine whether the book has been taken care of or not. It's nearly impossible to grade a book just by seeing a scan or two, and it's a credit to all the folks here that we do as well as we do (yeah, I'm a poet). So there's absolutely no need to banish yourself, Dr. X...

[The Lions Den]

9 hours ago, Gnasher said:

Strange as it seems, I like to feel the weight of a book. Photos and scans, unless they show the book at an angle, don't pick up indentations that well. I made an ebay purchase on a book that when it was in hand looked as though it had been used extensively as a writing desk.

I'm happy if I get 0.5 either way on online grading, so 5.0 isn't a bad call. 

Absolutely Gnasher! The best we can do here is to give an educated guess. I'm very impressed by you and the other graders here on these boards...

[Unstoppablejayd]

You guys are great at it and let's all be realistic if we get it within a half grade either way that is spot on considering all the variables. 

[Gnasher]

56 minutes ago, The Lions Den said:

Absolutely Gnasher! The best we can do here is to give an educated guess. I'm very impressed by you and the other graders here on these boards...

You're not going to accept this, but I've learnt a great deal from you, as well as DR. X and the others who contribute. If you remember, I think I mentioned my prime reason for joining the boards to learn and improve grading. I'm still learning, and hopefully improving, and I do think it's going to be an ongoing thing. We do learn something new everyday here.

It's +1 to your comment above. 

[The Lions Den]

2 hours ago, Gnasher said:

You're not going to accept this, but I've learnt a great deal from you, as well as DR. X and the others who contribute. If you remember, I think I mentioned my prime reason for joining the boards to learn and improve grading. I'm still learning, and hopefully improving, and I do think it's going to be an ongoing thing. We do learn something new everyday here.

It's +1 to your comment above. 

I accept, I accept!