JohnH19 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Curious as to how much the spine split would bring the grade down. There’s also the two small tears on the back. Galen130 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 6.0 from me. Sucks about the spine split and tear cuz without those, it could be a full 2 grades higher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glassman10 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 4.5- 5.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagekilz Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 That spine split is unfortunate. Nice book none-the-less, 4 - 4.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 5.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpoolica Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 3.5 that's a hefty spine split The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Design Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 4.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH1964 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Looks to be 3”+ spine split. 3.5/4.0 The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 agree with 3.5-4.0 range The Lions Den and FoggyNelson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Teacher Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 4.5 - 5.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 That will be the best looking 4.5 slab in CGC history. JohnH19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnH19 Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 14 minutes ago, oldrover said: That will be the best looking 4.5 slab in CGC history. That’s why I’m not in the market for an upgrade. A book that presents this nicely would cost 4-5 times what I paid for this one a little over two years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 I wouldn't be higher than 3.5 with that big of a spine split, especially since the cover is detached from the top staple... Deadpoolica 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Butterflying the book that way to take pictures won't help the spine split (may be an actual tear as it looked jagged to me). I'm in the 3.5 to 4.0 bucket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars76 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 That would look great slabbed. It's too nice to be a 4.5 but that tear has me wondering. I'm still gonna say 5.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnH19 Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 1 hour ago, joeypost said: Butterflying the book that way to take pictures won't help the spine split (may be an actual tear as it looked jagged to me). I'm in the 3.5 to 4.0 bucket. It’s a split and the back cover lays open like that. I would never risk damaging a book for a photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) 3.0 at best. 2.5 at worse. 3.5 would be a gift grade. A spine split down to the first staple is structurally significant. Has 4.5 front eye appeal though, and near close to full double quotes along the right edge (tough on this book like TOS 39). Edited January 21, 2021 by Primetime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 3.5 IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 On 1/20/2021 at 4:20 PM, Deadpoolica said: 3.5 that's a hefty spine split 3.5 Deadpoolica 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
