First time buying a grade (50 years) come see my ninjas 0

[Arak Zantara]

So , I have never bought a pro grade in 50 years, but hey you can teach old..d    er roguishly handsome, slightly seasoned and ever oh so humble dog new tricks

my brethren , I submit for your perusal . Do you think these 2 would make good starters? I am sorry about the quality. battery needed charging on camera, so I took these with my phone. thank you in advance for your advise and grade

[marvelmaniac]

I cannot give an honest grade, there are not any decent close up pics of the front cover spine/staple area.

In your first pic the book on the right has either a bindery defect or has been trimmed...???

I can tell you that I graded our raw copy of DD 168 @ NM- 9.2 and that book in that condition is currently (Prices are from eBay sold auction sales) is $130.00.

[Deadpoolica]

same boat as above, cant really give you a grade with pics provided

[Arak Zantara]

On 10/21/2019 at 9:52 AM, marvelmaniac said:

I cannot give an honest grade, there are not any decent close up pics of the front cover spine/staple area.

In your first pic the book on the right has either a bindery defect or has been trimmed...???

I can tell you that I graded our raw copy of DD 168 @ NM- 9.2 and that book in that condition is currently (Prices are from eBay sold auction sales) is $130.00.

In half a century I have never submitted a comic for grading .Bear with me on this first attempt and thank you for helping.I get the camera and think I took what you needed if you combine these with the others+

[marvelmaniac]

With the book on the left I see a couple of small spine ticks with color break and a slightly wavy cover but the rest of the book looks very clean/nice, IMO...

9.0 VERY FINE/NEAR MINT (VF/NM):  Back to Top
Nearly perfect with outstanding eye appeal. A limited number of bindery/printing defects are allowed. Cover is almost flat with almost imperceptible wear. Inks are bright with slightly diminished reflectivity. An 1/8" bend is allowed if color is not broken. Corners are cut square and sharp with ever-so-slight blunting permitted but no creases. Several lightly penciled, stamped or inked arrival dates are acceptable. Very minor foxing. Spine is tight and flat. Staples may show some discoloration. Only the slightest staple tears are allowed. A very minor accumulation of stress lines may be present if they are nearly imperceptible. Paper is off-white to cream and supple. Very minor interior tears may be present.

I am not going to offer a grade for the book on the right since I do not know if it is a bindery defect or it has been trimmed.

Compare the inside pages to the other book, do they appear to have to same margins and only the cover is not cut correctly?

[Arak Zantara]

Compare the inside pages to the other book, do they appear to have to same margins and only the cover is not cut correctly?

 Thank you very much MM

 I do not believe this book had been trimmed.  I just double checked and the pagers are plumb. Would you care to see photos or can you render a score? do you believe these should be submitted? also what would be the sweet spot for number of books to submit

Edited October 23, 2019 by Arak Zantara
getting off track

[theCapraAegagrus]

1 book per topic.