PGM ASM 40 (how bad are these markings?) 1 1

[HerculoidZok]

Hello,

Was just referred here after asking in the newbie section as I wasn't sure how to ask? Am relatively new to slabbing but was going through my 25+ year old collection and noticed a copy of ASM 40 having what appears to be a marker used for underlining and some color filling. Undoubtedly this would affect the grade, but wanted to ask you good folk, what kind of grade to expect?

Front cover:

The front cover doesn't appear to have been 'touched' but the back cover is a different story...

Back cover (with markings):

The back cover (section) is supposed to look like this (originally as printed):

But it's not just the back cover, there are interior panels that have been colored:

Colored:

Original:

Other (colored) frames:

Another (colored) panel:

:

Original panel:

Some of these color fills have bled through:

I hadn't checked all the panels but from these pictures, what kind of grade would be expected? 3.0-3.5? 4.0, on a good day (like all the street lights turning green)? :P Still leaning towards submitting but not sure sure how bad these markings would affect the grade?

Thanks for reading!

[Cliff R.]

I found this B&V #40 on mycomicshop.com. Without the pen marks, this looks to be in the 5.0 range, I'm guessing the marks on the cover took it down a full point.

Your book (without the marks) looks to be a 3.5 or so.  The marks would probably bring it down to a 3.0, imo. 

 

 

[Kromak]

2.5-3.5, Hard to say because the colored panels are an unusual defect and so many marks are not that common either. P.S: I think the colored panel looks great!

[davet75]

once in the sub 4.0 range, it seems like relatively extensive marking is acceptable.  There was an FF48 CGC 4.5 sold on the boards recently that looked like a typical 4.5 condition book, plus had a name written in HUGE letters in marker across the entire back cover.  This book looks like a 4.0 without markings, so i'm guessing:

CGC 3.5

[Ride the Tiger]

Its a lower grade book without the marker lines i'm thinking 3.0 give or take. Not a good candidate for slabbing IMO at this grade.

[The Lions Den]

I'd have to say that this book would likely fall somewhere in the Very Good range...my personal choice would be 3.0 - 3.5. A nice "reader" IMO...

[Spyder!]

3.5 for me. Probably not worth slabbing 

[Bomber-Bob]

On 1/5/2019 at 1:24 AM, Cliff R. said:

I found this B&V #40 on mycomicshop.com. Without the pen marks, this looks to be in the 5.0 range, I'm guessing the marks on the cover took it down a full point.

Your book (without the marks) looks to be a 3.5 or so.  The marks would probably bring it down to a 3.0, imo. 

 

 

That book looks terrible. It looks like the ink marking are smeared. Maybe an attempt at removal or an overzealous press ? IMO, that book is a 2.0 and I still would not want it.

[Cliff R.]

32 minutes ago, Bomber-Bob said:

That book looks terrible. It looks like the ink marking are smeared. Maybe an attempt at removal or an overzealous press ? IMO, that book is a 2.0 and I still would not want it.

It's not your typical 4.0 Betty & Veronica #40, that's for sure. Defects like this is one reason why there are major price swings in books of the same grade.

If a book can't fetch the same price as others in the same grade, maybe it shouldn't be graded as high ?

 

[Ahsoka Tano Jedi Apprentice]

3.0

[HerculoidZok]

Thanks everyone! Had been considering gifting it to a friend and debating whether or not to slab.