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[Binh Tran]

Hello. I’m new to this and have a question regarding Incredible Hulk 181 I won in auction.  
it has a “14” written in the cover and circled. Otherwise the book is in great condition. 
question is will this get a green label or blue? The stamp is in tact. 
Also any guess on the grade? Thank you in advance. 

[KCOComics]

Obviously the seller graded it a 14.0 

Its right on the cover! 

[KCOComics]

OK - sorry. That's out of my system. 

It's a blue label. 

The book looks solid. Some spine ticks and color breaking creases. Nice back cover,  with a stain or tanning over the stamp? 

6.0 / 6.5 for me. 

[Binh Tran]

Thanks for the response. I’m no expert and thought it’d be around a 6.0 as well just by looking at other same graded books, just wasn’t sure if it’ll be a green or blue label. I guess a green label would be missing something like the MVS or pages, therefore making it incomplete.

Also curious, how does writing like this effect the grade in general? A full grade reduction?

Thanks again for your input. 

Edited August 10, 2020 by Binh Tran

[KCOComics]

I'll start by saying, I'm not an expert grader, and I spend allot of time between here and the "hey buddy, can you spare a grade" area trying to get better.  Others, with more experience, may feel differently than me.  

Writing on the cover can have varying degrees of impact.  Is it written in pen or pencil? 

Something like this isn't to intrusive so I factored it in very little in the grading.  If it's written in pen, maybe I would want to be a little harder. 

If it was written in a magic marker that bled through the pages, that's a bigger problem. 

When you are looking at GA and SA books seeing names written on the covers was pretty common. Its just part of the books history and unless it's totally intrusive it's not a big detriment to the grade. 

 

 

[Binh Tran]

Thanks for the explanation. Makes sense. 
I’ll definitely send this book in to get graded.  Wondering if I should get it pressed and cleaned? Regardless I’ll update this thread once I get it back to let you know how it did. Appreciate all your input! 

[revat]

If for whatever reason you desperately wanted a green label, you could probably ask for it and get a higher grade which ignores the writing.  But financially that would not be advisable.  With that being said, money isn’t everything and everyone has their own goals and priorities 

 

good luck

[theCapraAegagrus]

Universal label.

[Binh Tran]

I prefer the blue label. Seems that’s what this book will get based on everyone’s comment.
I didn’t know we can request green/blue label? I thought that was entirely up to CGC based on the condition of the book?

[William-James88]

It's a blue label, so congrats on that. As for the grade, not sure. The book looks pretty worn. I would say 6.0 but it could always come back a 5.0 or 5.5 as well.

[oldrover]

From 5.0 to 6.5 this book's value doesn't vary that much. Get to 7.0 and it's a $500 jump. Down to 4.5 and it's about a $400 drop. Your book looks safely in that middle zone. Nice one!

[KCOComics]

11 hours ago, Binh Tran said:

Thanks for the explanation. Makes sense. 
I’ll definitely send this book in to get graded.  Wondering if I should get it pressed and cleaned? Regardless I’ll update this thread once I get it back to let you know how it did. Appreciate all your input! 

I'm not seeing allot that a press would help with.

A press helps with no color breaking crease and a dry clean can take off things like dirt and maybe light pencil marks. Its pretty non abrasive. 

In some situations a quality press can make a huge difference. Other times it can be negligable and it can even hurt the book / grade. 

 

[Binh Tran]

2 hours ago, KCOComics said:

I'm not seeing allot that a press would help with.

A press helps with no color breaking crease and a dry clean can take off things like dirt and maybe light pencil marks. Its pretty non abrasive. 

In some situations a quality press can make a huge difference. Other times it can be negligable and it can even hurt the book / grade. 

 

A clean will probably benefit this book more. 
Thanks everyone for your input. 

[Binh Tran]

Just want to update the thread. Got a 6.5 Universal grade. 

[The Lions Den]

22 minutes ago, Binh Tran said:

Just want to update the thread. Got a 6.5 Universal grade. 

That's a fair grade based on what I can see...   

[KCOComics]

38 minutes ago, Binh Tran said:

Just want to update the thread. Got a 6.5 Universal grade. 

Did you end up getting it pressed? 

Congrats on the grade. Shoot some pics when you get it in hand

[Binh Tran]

No pressing. I’ll upload some photos once it comes back. Curious what the grade would be without the “14” written on the cover? Also it got white pages.  

[Binh Tran]

Here it is.

[KCOComics]

2 hours ago, Binh Tran said:

Here it is.

Others may feel differently, but I think it's a solid 6.5 regardless of the 14. 

 

[The Lions Den]

In mid grades like this, a number written on the cover shouldn't affect the grade much unless it's prominent (LARGE) and/or written in magic marker or something else that causes bleed through on the cover.

So let's say CGC was between a 6.5 and a 7.0, the scale may be tipped to the lower grade because of the pen writing. I hope this helps, and congratulations. An attractive copy...