ComicsPriceGuide.com Forums - CPG - Questions and Answers - Can I get help grading some back issues? - Messages https://www.comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=59 ComicsPriceGuide.com Forums - CPG - Questions and Answers - Can I get help grading some back issues? - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Wed, 13 Jan 2016 18:18:56 GMT Wed, 13 Jan 2016 18:18:56 GMT https://www.comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=59 Message from soundjunky Wed, 13 Jan 2016 18:18:56 GMT https://www.comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=59 Message from CapnDoug soundjunky wrote:
Thank you very much for the reply!

Yeah, the rip on #2 is bad, I have had this issue for a long time, and believe me, it has taken ALOT of restraint for me to not try to tape, or glue the rip...

But since both of these fall between the proverbial cracks as far as conventional grading goes, based on the information provided would anyone please care to venture a guess as to where these might be graded?

I just realized this morning that some of my other comics (were they in high grade) have some serious value to them, so I really need to get on to grading my collection.

I also have Incredible Hulk #180 that has a very 'bleached' front cover - again, I haven't a clue how to grade this...
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Well, assuming there isn't some sort of flaw on the inside like a missing page or a coupon that was cut out, I'd have #1 at VG or so (3.5 or 4.0) because of the creasing on the corner and spine.

As for #2.... A rip of that size would usually have it at Good at best. 2.0, 1.8... that sort of thing.

As mentioned, they are good reader copies or run fillers.

If you want to get a good idea of grading, there are tutorials on YouTube, but I find that this is a handy tool:
http://www.e-bigs.net/freetool.php
You just enter the flaws and it will give you a grade. Might not be the most accurate, but it will be close. I occasionally have to disagree with the rating, but it's usually changing a 3.0 to a 2.0, sort of thing.]]> Wed, 13 Jan 2016 15:15:23 GMT https://www.comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=59 Message from soundjunky
Yeah, the rip on #2 is bad, I have had this issue for a long time, and believe me, it has taken ALOT of restraint for me to not try to tape, or glue the rip...

But since both of these fall between the proverbial cracks as far as conventional grading goes, based on the information provided would anyone please care to venture a guess as to where these might be graded?

I just realized this morning that some of my other comics (were they in high grade) have some serious value to them, so I really need to get on to grading my collection.

I also have Incredible Hulk #180 that has a very 'bleached' front cover - again, I haven't a clue how to grade this...
edited by soundjunky on 1/13/2016]]> Wed, 13 Jan 2016 11:35:23 GMT https://www.comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=59 Message from netstuffers Mon, 11 Jan 2016 11:24:48 GMT https://www.comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=59 Message from soundjunky








Again, I appreciate any help I can get;
I do not expect to ever be able to afford an upgrade of my #1, but I did recently upgrade issue #2, and will look into maybe trading it, or selling it to fund buying one of the last fifteen issues I do not have (or upgrading one of hte lower grade issues I have).

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So that the page didn't load up huge, I am only pasting the links for the image thumbnail; you should be able to click on any image to open it full sized on photobucket smile
edited by soundjunky on 1/10/2016]]> Sun, 10 Jan 2016 14:55:54 GMT https://www.comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=59 Message from soundjunky I recently was able to start upgrading some issues, one of these is issue #2.
I was gifted many years ago both #1 & 2 by a friend, but I have no idea what (low) grade would be correctly applied to these two issues.

I did look at the grading guide here before posting this.

My #1 is complete, and in pretty good shape, but it had water damage in the past, so it has some slight darkening on the pages, and they have that 'hard' feel.

My #2 is complete, the inside pages are great, but the front cover has a large rip, the spans across maybe 2/3 of the cover's (top to bottom) length.

Since both of these issues are complete, and missing nothing, I would appreciate some opinions as to approximately what they might be graded.

(i will upload photobucket images shortly)

Thanks for any help that can be offered!
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