Crops068 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 (edited) So I was going through one of my comic boxes and stumbled upon, to my surprise Batman Harley Quinn One Shot, 1st Print no less. I am likely going to send this in for grading while I am at expo. Whatcha think it might grade at? Edited July 2, 2019 by Crops068 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csaag Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 is is still in the bag ? if so poss reflections caused by the bag ?(eg is bottom left corner a crease or reflection?) looks like a good reading crease on it too. if that corner has a crease and with that reading crease, I'll guess a 8.5-9.0. I see some other examples for sale rated 9 & above and none of them have as pronounced a reading crease. Maybe they can all press out and you'd do much better. Welcome to the boards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crops068 Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 26 minutes ago, csaag said: is is still in the bag ? if so poss reflections caused by the bag ?(eg is bottom left corner a crease or reflection?) looks like a good reading crease on it too. if that corner has a crease and with that reading crease, I'll guess a 8.5-9.0. I see some other examples for sale rated 9 & above and none of them have as pronounced a reading crease. Maybe they can all press out and you'd do much better. Welcome to the boards Thanks for the welcome. It's not in the bag, it is incredibly shiny. Never been opened, I picked it up when it released because back then I was getting pretty much anything I could that was Alex Ross. Well that I could afford anyways. It has literally just been sitting in that comic box since 1999 in the bag and board. I looked around on ebay for images and most of the ungraded have it and this 9.6 does as well - https://www.ebay.com/itm/Batman-Harley-Quinn-nn-1999-CGC-9-6-1st-Print-1st-Harley-Quinn-in-DC-KEY/192848682783?hash=item2ce6ad5f1f:g:LgQAAOSwPb1cgEVP Appreciate the feedback @csaag giving me things to look at for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timfinz Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 (edited) I can't determine if the bottom corner on the back of the cover LHS is a crease or reflection? Can the OP please confirm what we are seeing? Also the front cover I believe what appears as colour breaking creases are truly reflections. These are not readers creases but are part of the production of this style printing format. Edited April 20, 2019 by timfinz KobaltDog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KobaltDog Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 9.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crops068 Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 7 hours ago, timfinz said: I can't determine if the bottom corner on the back of the cover LHS is a crease or reflection? Can the OP please confirm what we are seeing? Also the front cover I believe what appears as colour breaking creases are truly reflections. These are not readers creases but are part of the production of this style printing format. The front is a reflection, I tried to get a better without but it is too shiny for me to get it without. I tried zooming in and that just made it grainy and look like it is from the golden age. This is my 1st attempt at this. The back is part of the Joker's chin, if you look at the full image you can see the background image of the Joker and his chin curves right along down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timfinz Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Thanks for the clarifications. This is a really nice, sharp looking copy! I don't see anything obvious that should keep this book from grading...... Spoiler 9.8 IMHO! Crops068 and ADAMANTIUM 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crops068 Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, timfinz said: Thanks for the clarifications. This is a really nice, sharp looking copy! I don't see anything obvious that should keep this book from grading...... Reveal hidden contents 9.8 IMHO! Thanks @timfinz I am definitely submitting it for grading when I got to Fan Expo Dallas, so it will be a bit before I know the outcome, will certainly update once I have the final number. Really appreciate the feedback and the ray of hope on such a high number on what will be part of my 1st submission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 9.0+ IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crops068 Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 It popped over to Finalized today. So I will have it back sometime next week, hopefully by Wednesday, will update the title and reply with an image of it slabbed once I have it in my hands. Anyone else want to throw their guess into the mix? KobaltDog and ADAMANTIUM 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crops068 Posted July 2, 2019 Author Share Posted July 2, 2019 Just received and unboxed. Definitely very happy with this grade. Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 I was right, again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crops068 Posted July 2, 2019 Author Share Posted July 2, 2019 Just now, TwoPiece said: I was right, again! But you forgot the illustrious White Pages notation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 10 minutes ago, Crops068 said: But you forgot the illustrious White Pages notation! I would have guess "brown" for crop-dusting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crops068 Posted July 2, 2019 Author Share Posted July 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, TwoPiece said: I would have guess "brown" for crop-dusting... I only do that on Taco Tuesdays..... Oh Wait.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csaag Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Woo-hoo. Congrats crops! Glad I was totally off!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KobaltDog Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Noice Crops068 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertdenby Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Congrats on the grade. It looks like you blurred out the number and barcode, I've seen some people do that and some not. Is there a reason to do it? I was wondering before I post my grade when I eventually get it. Crops068 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crops068 Posted July 3, 2019 Author Share Posted July 3, 2019 3 hours ago, csaag said: Woo-hoo. Congrats crops! Glad I was totally off!! To be fair I don't think you were totally off, being phone photos and a really shiny book I think it just made it hard to capture the real beauty. The overwhelming positivity is why I was so willing to submit in the 1st place. If it had come back a 8.5-9.0 I would have been disappointed but still quite happy all considering honestly. csaag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engelhard Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 happy for your grade... pissed offf about mine i have a better looking copy i sent in... only to get a 9.6 curious why some people blurr out the cgc barcode as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
