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sargon Posts: 50
3/15/2016
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So I recently scored a cool Golden Age Flash Comics and was curious what the group saw the grade as. I don't disagree too much with the grade the owner listed it at, but I think he was a little conservative. Here are the scans of it:
I am not upset with what I paid for it, but I am curious to hear what others have to say. It's a really cool book, especially for a fan of the JSA characters like me.
Sargon
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Gilgandra Posts: 1246
3/16/2016
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First off, Nice book.
As with anything that's posted one can't make a definite grading because where not handling it. But by the looks of your pics i would put it around the 3.0 - 4.0 & yes it does look to be in good nic for it's age (i looked it up)
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erichey Posts: 31
3/16/2016
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I would probably start around a 3.0, and go from there. Have the staples been replaced? Looks like chipping, or pieces missing along edges and corners. Some creases. Rolled spine. Foxing. Has there been any restoration? The colors look a little off in some areas. Maybe it's just the scan.
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sargon Posts: 50
3/16/2016
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Gilgandra wrote:
First off, Nice book.
As with anything that's posted one can't make a definite grading because where not handling it. But by the looks of your pics i would put it around the 3.0 - 4.0 & yes it does look to be in good nic for it's age (i looked it up)
I was thrilled with it when I saw it in the shop and received a slight discount on it. It is one of the older books in my collection, with the oldest being my Green Hornet Comics #2.
Sargon
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sargon Posts: 50
3/16/2016
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erichey wrote:
I would probably start around a 3.0, and go from there. Have the staples been replaced? Looks like chipping, or pieces missing along edges and corners. Some creases. Rolled spine. Foxing. Has there been any restoration? The colors look a little off in some areas. Maybe it's just the scan.
Hi Erichey,
As far as I know, there is no restoration and the staples are original. The person who sold it to me listed it as a 3.0 which struck me as a tad conservative, not that I am complaining.
We don't see a ton of Golden Age books for sale around here much less rare ones like this. .
Sargon
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kds_comics Posts: 686
3/16/2016
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Assuming the interior is good (off white) with no rips or tears I'd give it a 3.5. Just becasue of chips on the cover. Great color though.
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erichey Posts: 31
3/16/2016
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sargon wrote:
Hi Erichey,
As far as I know, there is no restoration and the staples are original. The person who sold it to me listed it as a 3.0 which struck me as a tad conservative, not that I am complaining.
We don't see a ton of Golden Age books for sale around here much less rare ones like this. .
Sargon
Just looking at the scans, that would be a safe bet. If I had it in my hands to get a better overall look at the book, I may go a higher number. I'm curious now. What grade is the book for you?
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sargon Posts: 50
3/16/2016
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erichey wrote:
sargon wrote:
Hi Erichey,
As far as I know, there is no restoration and the staples are original. The person who sold it to me listed it as a 3.0 which struck me as a tad conservative, not that I am complaining.
We don't see a ton of Golden Age books for sale around here much less rare ones like this. .
Sargon
Just looking at the scans, that would be a safe bet. If I had it in my hands to get a better overall look at the book, I may go a higher number. I'm curious now. What grade is the book for you?
I graded it at a 3.5 so there wasn't much of a difference. On the other hand, a friend of mine put it at a 4.0 but with the foxing, I wouldn't take it that high. I might see if I can get it pressed though but that won't happen for a while.
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erichey Posts: 31
3/16/2016
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sargon wrote:
I graded it at a 3.5 so there wasn't much of a difference. On the other hand, a friend of mine put it at a 4.0 but with the foxing, I wouldn't take it that high. I might see if I can get it pressed though but that won't happen for a while.
In the scans, the foxing doesn't appear to be too much. Much higher grades allow for some foxing.
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sargon Posts: 50
3/17/2016
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erichey wrote:
sargon wrote:
I graded it at a 3.5 so there wasn't much of a difference. On the other hand, a friend of mine put it at a 4.0 but with the foxing, I wouldn't take it that high. I might see if I can get it pressed though but that won't happen for a while.
In the scans, the foxing doesn't appear to be too much. Much higher grades allow for some foxing.
I'll reexamine it more closely then. Thanks a lot for the comments.
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