catman76 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 On 2/21/2019 at 10:19 PM, nepatkm said: Ok, going to post 1 more then go to bed. this one is complete inside, but truly hurts my eyes to look at. ASM #8. I swear one day I’m going to get drunk, and run across this book,and start a bonfire with it. have fun with this one!! People are nuts, that's a beauty and has so much history. Some kid loved that thing and wore it out reading it a million times. I love it, give me that over a mint comic any day. nepatkm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepatkm Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 10 hours ago, dupont2005 said: I’d be happy to own that Me too 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepatkm Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, catman76 said: People are nuts, that's a beauty and has so much history. Some kid loved that thing and wore it out reading it a million times. I love it, give me that over a mint comic any day. You’re right! It does have memories, and should be cherished. Honestly the main reason I’ve moved this book away from the rest of my ASM collection is all of the yellowing tape holding the book together. Also a little musky smell to it. Call me crazy, but I worry the acidity from tape,odor and whatever else this book has deteriorating it could escape the bagging, and ultimately start affecting the rest of the books in that box. I think of it as a bad apple in a batch of good ones. —However, as I posted previously, none of my books are in danger of being burned. That was a poor, and bad choice of words at humor. Edited February 23, 2019 by nepatkm Still looks ugly though 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride the Tiger Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Look at this yummy 2nd aperence of Punisher. nepatkm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride the Tiger Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Now let's open it. nepatkm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepatkm Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ride the Tiger said: Look at this yummy 2nd aperence of Punisher. 1 hour ago, Ride the Tiger said: Now let's open it. Such a beautiful looking book on the outside, That does hurt @Ride the Tiger Sorry 😕 These are the kind of books I was referencing when I started the thread. The books that immediately remind you of hidden damage, or a memory that just doesn’t allow you to appreciate the book as much as you’d like to. Edited February 23, 2019 by nepatkm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastaar Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Any lenticular that comes back a 9.6! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Liebl Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 This one... One of the staples was replaced, it went into the garbage... I know plenty of these books have bad staples etc and this one would still be worth some money but it was just the thought of being cheated. I owned it for about 25 years. Live and learn. Ken Aldred and nepatkm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoMan Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 just about all of 'em. even the expensive ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepatkm Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 37 minutes ago, Karl Liebl said: This one... One of the staples was replaced, it went into the garbage... I know plenty of these books have bad staples etc and this one would still be worth some money but it was just the thought of being cheated. I owned it for about 25 years. Live and learn. was it the top staple @Karl Liebl ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Liebl Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 23 minutes ago, nepatkm said: was it the top staple @Karl Liebl ? Yup, nepatkm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepatkm Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Karl Liebl said: Yup, Sorry @Karl Liebl I know with me, the longer I own a book that I’d been burned on by later discovering a major flaw. My mind seems to turn the flaw(s) bigger, and worse than they really appear to be to others. The book I first posted in this thread, my mind had exaggerated the cutouts so bad, that I was expecting characters to be cut out on every page. Actually upon re inspection I was surprised to find it was only 3 cutouts. Still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Liebl Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 5 minutes ago, nepatkm said: Sorry @Karl Liebl I know with me, the longer I own a book that I’d been burned on by later discovering a major flaw. My mind seems to turn the flaw(s) bigger, and worse than they really appear to be to others. The book I first posted in this thread, my mind had exaggerated the cutouts so bad, that I was expecting characters to be cut out on every page. Actually upon re inspection I was surprised to find it was only 3 cutouts. Still I probably would have kept it if it had been fully restored and not the half baked attempt it got, of course that would have taken some real effort and money! What was done was an attempt to swindle an inexperienced buyer, and it worked! nepatkm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo749 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 This one is tough to look at for me, the fractured glass look plus the newton rings don't make a nice combo. nepatkm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepatkm Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 (edited) On 2/25/2019 at 8:59 AM, Jimbo749 said: This one is tough to look at for me, the fractured glass look plus the newton rings don't make a nice combo. Yep, sorry @Jimbo749 -I understand that frustration well. No rings, however the scratches, and scuffs inside this CGG case really detract from the look of the sleek black cover on this issue of mine too. Edited February 26, 2019 by nepatkm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 nepatkm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepatkm Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share Posted February 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Robot Man said: EYE see what you did there!!@Robot Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sackolantern Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Mmmm.... my worst experience was picking up a Batman #5 along with about 8 or 10 other books about 5 years ago. The Bats was not the most expensive book....but was the only one that had any issues. Came back as a .5 due to 1/4 to 1/2 of a page missing, 'does not affect story'. = I did manage to pick up a coverless but complete copy last year or so. Still have to decide which way to marry them for a green label....estimated at a 4-5. nepatkm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo749 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 19 hours ago, nepatkm said: No rings, however the scratches, and scuffs inside this CGG case really detract from the look of the sleek black cover on this issue of mine too. How do you keep the case from getting scuffed any worse? Do you bag the slabs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepatkm Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share Posted February 27, 2019 27 minutes ago, Jimbo749 said: How do you keep the case from getting scuffed any worse? Do you bag the slabs? Yes, @Jimbo749 I do bag my Graded books, however these scratches, scuffs, smudges are inside of the CGC case. Came back that way. Thinking the scratches stop the Newton Rings. If you zoom the picture they really stand out at the top, and bottom under the knife, and well in a lot of other places. Jimbo749 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
