PGM FF48 with sticker... Edit: CGC removed the sticker and graded... 0

[oldrover]

Bought almost 20 years ago... and totally forgot about the sticker. How much does that affect the grade? Can it be removed? Should it? (I want to CGC this, obviously)

Edited December 21, 2018 by oldrover

[Keys_Collector]

It's a nice book besides the wrap, common problem with FF48, and that sticker.  I'd grade as is a 5.5 and consult an expert on removing that sticker as IMO it's an eyesore for whats otherwise a nice book.

[oldrover]

4 minutes ago, Keys_Collector said:

It's a nice book besides the wrap, common problem with FF48, and that sticker.  I'd grade as is a 5.5 and consult an expert on removing that sticker as IMO it's an eyesore for whats otherwise a nice book.

Is that a 5.5 with the sticker? If so, what would you give it assuming the sticker can be removed safely?

[bondtrader54]

i doubt 5.5 with but i am not sure about the deduction. Decent mid grade book. A little rough  on top, plenty of creases on the spine. Right  side  looks  cleanest.Off center as KEYS  said. Its  a 5-5.5 ignoring the sticker. 

[evilskip]

I know that usually MCS knocks the grade down to a 4.0 if there is a sticker involved. Not sure how CGC would handle it.

[oldrover]

Just got the scan from CGC: 

CGC has done it again!

[Karl Liebl]

4 minutes ago, oldrover said:

Just got the scan from CGC: 

CGC has done it again!

Lol great!  The store just had to put the sticker there to get an extra 3 cents!! haha

[oldrover]

1 hour ago, Karl Liebl said:

Lol great!  The store just had to put the sticker there to get an extra 3 cents!! haha

I think it cost me more to remove the sticker and CGC than I paid for the comic. LOL

I was lucky, though. As you can see from the photos, the sticker is somewhat diaphanous. So while the area under it is a LITTLE darker, it's not as noticeable as if the sticker was solid.