what's the grade?

[murph0]

VF 8.0 looks like it's got a few color breaking spine stresses and who knows whats on the back cover..so unless the back cover is perfect..I'm going to say VF 8.0

 

Brian

[drbanner]

What a classic! Seeing as there are no fewer than 5 spine stresses visible in the scan on the lower half of the spine, I'm thinking 8.5 due to the spine wear alone, any "unseen" defects knock it down as appro.

 

Since you mentioned it, here's a conversation piece - Incredible Hulk 122 CGC 9.6 NM+ White Pages, Best Known copy! Unfortunately, it's off-centered and has fallen victim to distributor's ink overspray

[ArAich]

 

Sheesh, and theres a date stamp on it too.

 

Anyway on superpimps scan I would venture a guess at 8.0 because of the spine stress and what looks like a wrinkle on the bottom window.

[scottish]

I don't consider myself 'world's finest collector' by any means. We're just having a little fun here and I think CGC places the largest grading percentage on the cover as opposed to the interior when they grade anyway.

[Bonds25]

That's a sweet cover!! (and somehow I've never seen it before). I'll go with 8.5 due to the little creases on the spine.

[MikeS]

Based on the spine breaks - 8.5. Maybe a 9.0 if you were lucky.

[Guest]

Man you guys are funny. So you are the worlds finest collectors and you can judge it just by the cover. I must say now I am reaaally happy that CGC is out there to look thru the comic completely before giving it a 9.2 by the cover (looks more like 9.0, but I am a newbie..)

 

I've read through the whole thread and I'm still not sure what your point was with this comment.

 

I'm also curious as to what sort of newbie you are? To grading comics? To comics in general? If so, let us comic nuts have a little fun please? If not, and just a newbie to the boards- let us comic nuts have a little fun please? Between us we've probably graded hundreds of thousands of books in the real world- i think most of us know that grading a book with only a scan of the front cover is an inexact science without you pointing it out. Although if it makes you feel "better" or "smarter" to point out the obvious, go right ahead. I won't stop you

 

 

 

[supapimp]

thanks for everbody's opinion on the grade, nobody is wrong or right. but i graded the book VF/NM 9.0...this hottie has white pages to boot too! i didn't send it in to get slabbed

[ArAich]

 

Hey no fair!!! I hereby require you to get this book graded so that a clear winner can be anounced.