TXReplicant Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) Boardies, I am seeking the immaculate ASM 300. All of the copies I see are not appealing. ASM #300 CGC Universal 9.8 White Pages Bright Red 300s on Cover (Not Orange, or Faded in the Left Most Column) Straighter looking columns of 300s; Some are perfectly straight (Yay) while others are slanted (Yuck) Centered Wrap (No back cover on front or front cover on back) New Case (Newer the better) Does anyone have such a beauty? Shoot... even if it's not for sale, I'd love to see one like this as I know they exist! Thank you! Edited June 24, 2020 by TXReplicant Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Lou 14 Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Not for sale, but is this what you mean? Chaos_in_Canada, KCOComics and TXReplicant 3 Link to post Share on other sites
TXReplicant Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 Precisely like yours! Thank you for sharing! I prefer them just like yours where you cannot see the beginning of the next row of 300s above the top right corner 300. I like the cover to end right at the top right 300. Nice and red in all columns! WPs! Centered! She's a beut! Sweet Lou 14 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Lou 14 Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 1 minute ago, TXReplicant said: Precisely like yours! Thank you for sharing! I prefer them just like yours where you cannot see the beginning of the next row of 300s above the top right corner 300. I like the cover to end right at the top right 300. Nice and red in all columns! WPs! Centered! She's a beut! I was absolutely convinced you were going to find something you didn't like about it!! You will find one just like it I'm sure! (I paid exactly $2K for mine.) Link to post Share on other sites
Poekaymon Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 On 6/23/2020 at 11:49 PM, Sweet Lou 14 said: I was absolutely convinced you were going to find something you didn't like about it!! You will find one just like it I'm sure! (I paid exactly $2K for mine.) As someone who spent roughly 6 months looking at countless 9.8s before recently buying one, if I'm going to nitpick on yours, I'd say the centering isn't perfect. Actually hard to find a perfect one and probably going to pay a premium if you do. (2300+ these days.) Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Lou 14 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 6 hours ago, Poekaymon said: As someone who spent roughly 6 months looking at countless 9.8s before recently buying one, if I'm going to nitpick on yours, I'd say the centering isn't perfect. Actually hard to find a perfect one and probably going to pay a premium if you do. (2300+ these days.) Mine is good enough for me, but if you feel that yours is noticeably better, then let's see it. Link to post Share on other sites
Poekaymon Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 (edited) I thought you were inviting critiques. Never said mine was noticeably better--I just can't call something perfect if I can see interior pages. Important thing is we are both happy with our copies. 🍻 Edited July 4, 2020 by Poekaymon Chaos_in_Canada 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jordysnordy Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, Poekaymon said: I think @Sweet Lou 14 has the nicer copy. His right side has much better 300 than yours, which are more cut off. Buzzetta and Iconic1s 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Poekaymon Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 1 minute ago, Jordysnordy said: I think @Sweet Lou 14 has the nicer copy. His right side has much better 300 than yours, which are more cut off. The 300s (if I am even understanding you correctly) have never bothered me on any copy I've ever seen, but I'll take your word for it. Guess it boils to what you care about more--I just hate seeing interior pages and work pretty hard to avoid that on any book. PhantomEwan 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Lou 14 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 42 minutes ago, Poekaymon said: I thought you were inviting critiques. Never said mine was noticeably better--I just can't call something perfect if I can see interior pages. Important thing is we are both happy with our copies. 🍻 I wouldn't say I was inviting critiques, in fact I said I was dreading one when I posted my copy. You implied that I would need to pay a "premium" over and above what I paid for my copy in order get a "perfect" copy like yours, which is why I was curious to see yours. They're both great copies and, speaking only for myself, I can't imagine someone thinking that one is worth more than the other. But like you said, what matters most is that we're both happy. Link to post Share on other sites
Jaydogrules Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Yeesh! And I thought *I* was anal. Great looking books guys. -J. Sweet Lou 14, Poekaymon and Chaos_in_Canada 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Poekaymon Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 8 minutes ago, Sweet Lou 14 said: I wouldn't say I was inviting critiques, in fact I said I was dreading one when I posted my copy. You implied that I would need to pay a "premium" over and above what I paid for my copy in order get a "perfect" copy like yours, which is why I was curious to see yours. They're both great copies and, speaking only for myself, I can't imagine someone thinking that one is worth more than the other. But like you said, what matters most is that we're both happy. Nah, I wasn't even calling mine perfect. I don't even think you can get "crappy" ones for 2k was my point. If you are going to be choosy, it's certainly going to be more. Sweet Lou 14 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Poekaymon Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jaydogrules said: Yeesh! And I thought *I* was anal. Great looking books guys. -J. That one is pretty nice, but... old slab! Link to post Share on other sites
Gaard Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 I wouldn't kick either one of them out of bed. Sweet Lou 14 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Otter1775 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Nice books to you all, I still need to ascertain my copy. Sweet Lou 14 1 Link to post Share on other sites
fifties Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 I have one, and in fact #301 as well. Since I don't collect superhero stuff though, I have no clue AFA value. I'm sure the OP wouldn't want my 300, given that there is a hint of the upper row of 300 on the right upper corner. Link to post Share on other sites
KCOComics Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 On 7/4/2020 at 11:32 AM, Gaard said: I wouldn't kick either one of them out of bed. I wouldn't recommend sleeping with them... cracked cases, spin role. Link to post Share on other sites
NP_Gresham Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 (edited) A 'perfect' 9.8 isn't a 9.8 at all. It is a 10. If you want perfect don't be cheap, pay for the 9.9 Edited July 8, 2020 by NP_Gresham Link to post Share on other sites
Poekaymon Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 2 hours ago, NP_Gresham said: A 'perfect' 9.8 isn't a 9.8 at all. It is a 10. If you want perfect don't be cheap, pay for the 9.9 Easier said than done--I don't think I've seen a 9.9 for sale. But if the Hulk 181 9.9 that people have posted pictures of many times in this forum is any indication, 9.9s can look much worse than 9.8s. Link to post Share on other sites
RhialtoTheMarvellous Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 I might have been able to do better if I pressed mine, but since I got it off the rack for $1.50 in 1988 I guess I shouldn't be too picky. I do notice that mine has the horror of the numbers sticking down in the upper right corner! Iconic1s 1 Link to post Share on other sites
