Oxidation and what it means to you.. 0

[Real Elijah Snow]

Has anyone here ever heard of this term in relation to a comics grade? 

"This Amazing Spider-man #15 is a VG with oxidation" 

TF does that even mean???

ox·i·da·tion

  (ŏk′sĭ-dā′shən)

n.

1. The combination of a substance with oxygen.

2. A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the valence of the element is correspondingly increased.

 

Did this comic get exposed to.....OXYGEN???? SAY IT AIN'T SO!!!!!

Maybe the scientist/chemist who graded the book could tell that the book had increased valence? 

Are there any chemistry wizards that can get to the bottom of this? 

[the blob]

I say that in reference to staples that are not crusty rusty, but look off

[kav]

yes dark staples in the pre rust state.

[BlowUpTheMoon]

11 minutes ago, Real Elijah Snow said:

Has anyone here ever heard of this term in relation to a comics grade? 

"This Amazing Spider-man #15 is a VG with oxidation" 

TF does that even mean???

Obviously Google is not your friend. 

[Real Elijah Snow]

7 minutes ago, BlowUpTheMoon said:

Obviously Google is not your friend. 

I guess not. Kav, Blob, the three of us need to find this Google. 

[kav]

1 minute ago, Real Elijah Snow said:

I guess not. Kav, Blob, the three of us need to find this Google. 

I've heard mention of it-

[Real Elijah Snow]

I asked Jeeves, and it just directed me to my deactivated Myspace account. 

[Ken Aldred]

1 hour ago, kav said:

yes dark staples in the pre rust state.

Patina

[kav]

Just now, Ken Aldred said:

Patina

According to antiques roadshow patina is highly desirable so

[Dan82]

Patina. Nice, but give me the Evo X. 

[Readcomix]

Just smear your comics with blueberries....loaded with antioxidants! Easy peasy!

[Point Five]

I think of oxidation as when you have interior cover tanning with that lightish speckling, usually around the top or side edges... it sometimes means the cover stock edges are starting to get weak/fragile, so is potentially worse than just tanning on its own.

 

[Point Five]

The speckling I describe is also a 'hidden' defect, so it's nice when a dealer or collector flags it when describing a book. Mycomicshop is particularly good about that when listing and grading their books.

 

[lizards2]

4 hours ago, Real Elijah Snow said:

I asked Jeeves, and it just directed me to my deactivated Myspace account. 

I asked Bing, and there were no results...,  

[James J Johnson]

3 hours ago, Ken Aldred said:

Patina

This

[lizards2]

9 minutes ago, James J Johnson said:

3 hours ago, Ken Aldred said:

Patina

This

First Date?

[James J Johnson]

1 hour ago, lizards2 said:

First Date?

I never dated anyone named, "Patina", however I did once date a "Tina", and I did enjoy Pastina as a child! Does that qualify as close enough?

[theCapraAegagrus]

I'm oxidizing reading this thread...

[Ken Aldred]

41 minutes ago, theCapraAegagrus said:

I'm oxidizing reading this thread...

Yup. Always a problem. I recommend a good multivitamin supplement.

Or, at least, some Vitamin C.

[Krismusic]

25 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said:

Yup. Always a problem. I recommend a good multivitamin supplement.

Or, at least, some Vitamin C.

don't forget the blueberries