My Order Arrived Today6419
 I live in RI and Rhode Islanders eat chili with beans.
|
esaravo private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Back in February I posted a bunch of SA DC's and asked for advice on what to send in for grading. Well I sent in 10 books and they arrived by FedEx today, pretty much spot on 12 weeks from door-to-door (with a couple of holidays). Except for the Superman #167 (which I thought might get an 8.0), I thought every Adventure Comic had a legitimate shot at getting a 9.0 or better. DC's from this time period (1962-1964) are extremely difficult to find in high grades (just take look at the CGC Census). Here's the grades by CBCS. |
||
| Post 1 • IP flag post | ||
|
I live in RI and Rhode Islanders eat chili with beans.
|
esaravo private msg quote post Address this user | |
Superman #167 - Not exactly the 8.0 I hoped for, but still looks pretty good. |
||
| Post 2 • IP flag post | ||
|
I live in RI and Rhode Islanders eat chili with beans.
|
esaravo private msg quote post Address this user | |
Adventure #297 |
||
| Post 3 • IP flag post | ||
|
I live in RI and Rhode Islanders eat chili with beans.
|
esaravo private msg quote post Address this user | |
Adventure #299 |
||
| Post 4 • IP flag post | ||
|
I live in RI and Rhode Islanders eat chili with beans.
|
esaravo private msg quote post Address this user | |
Adventure #301 |
||
| Post 5 • IP flag post | ||
|
I live in RI and Rhode Islanders eat chili with beans.
|
esaravo private msg quote post Address this user | |
Adventure #305 (ties 4 others for highest graded copy) |
||
| Post 6 • IP flag post | ||
|
I live in RI and Rhode Islanders eat chili with beans.
|
esaravo private msg quote post Address this user | |
Adventure #307 |
||
| Post 7 • IP flag post | ||
|
I live in RI and Rhode Islanders eat chili with beans.
|
esaravo private msg quote post Address this user | |
Adventure #309 |
||
| Post 8 • IP flag post | ||
|
I live in RI and Rhode Islanders eat chili with beans.
|
esaravo private msg quote post Address this user | |
Adventure #317 (not the checkmark!) |
||
| Post 9 • IP flag post | ||
|
I live in RI and Rhode Islanders eat chili with beans.
|
esaravo private msg quote post Address this user | |
Adventure #319 |
||
| Post 10 • IP flag post | ||
|
I live in RI and Rhode Islanders eat chili with beans.
|
esaravo private msg quote post Address this user | |
Adventure #326 |
||
| Post 11 • IP flag post | ||
 Collector
|
GanaSoth private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @esaravo Very Nice ! Thanks for Sharing those with us! | ||
| Post 12 • IP flag post | ||
|
I live in RI and Rhode Islanders eat chili with beans.
|
esaravo private msg quote post Address this user | |
| So four of the 10 books got 9.4's, and 8 of the 10 received White page quality (very hard to find in SA DC's). All in all, I am very satisfied with the grades and the improved turn-around time. Now if only CBCS had a Census... And a Registry... | ||
| Post 13 • IP flag post | ||
|
I live in RI and Rhode Islanders eat chili with beans.
|
esaravo private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by GanaSothAnytime. That's the beauty of these boards, letting others see what's out there. |
||
| Post 14 • IP flag post | ||
 Collector
|
Tdog13 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @esaravo...damn, those are nice books. Congrats on the grades. | ||
| Post 15 • IP flag post | ||
 I’m Kinda Married To A Celebrity.
|
00slim private msg quote post Address this user | |
Very nice.  |
||
| Post 16 • IP flag post | ||
 Collector
|
MR_SigS private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Were they pressed? | ||
| Post 17 • IP flag post | ||
 I don't believe this....and I know you don't care that I don't believe this.
|
GAC private msg quote post Address this user | |
| fantastic!!!!!!!! | ||
| Post 18 • IP flag post | ||
 Collector
|
VaComicsGuy private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Very nice. Gongratulations. | ||
| Post 19 • IP flag post | ||
 CBCS Pressing
|
SteveRicketts private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Nice books. Love those Adventures! | ||
| Post 20 • IP flag post | ||
 Collector
|
Absolute_Zero private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @esaravo congrats on the really nice books. Thanks for sharing these awesome pics and hope to come across some nice silver age books from DC soon | ||
| Post 21 • IP flag post | ||
 COLLECTOR
|
conditionfreak private msg quote post Address this user | |
Those are beautiful and vibrant colors. Either you got some real nice ones there, or you are good with crayons.  Beautiful early DC's. |
||
| Post 22 • IP flag post | ||
|
I live in RI and Rhode Islanders eat chili with beans.
|
esaravo private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by MR_SigS- Not one of these comics has ever been pressed. |
||
| Post 23 • IP flag post | ||
 Collector
|
Cosmic_Shel private msg quote post Address this user | |
| These are absolutely gorgeous E!! Thanks for sharing these white page beauties!! |
||
| Post 24 • IP flag post | ||
 Collector
|
PeteN private msg quote post Address this user | |
| what scanner do you use? your images are sharp! | ||
| Post 25 • IP flag post | ||
 COLLECTOR
|
Foghorn_Sam private msg quote post Address this user | |
That Superman #167 looks much better than a 7.0. All of them are simply gorgeous!   |
||
| Post 26 • IP flag post | ||
|
I live in RI and Rhode Islanders eat chili with beans.
|
esaravo private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by PeteN I use an old HP Scanjet 8300 that I won in an Ebay auction about three years ago. I had been looking for a large-format scanner on ebay and put a few on my watch list. There was one seller who had a few listed at a set price or best offer. So I made him an offer based on recent sales, and he declined. A few weeks later the same seller put up one of the scanners for auction. I ended up winning it for a lot less than my offer. In fact, the shipping cost was probably as much, if not more, than my bid for the scanner (when it was delivered my wife thought I had ordered a dorm-sized refrigerator because the package was so huge). I did not scan the Adventure Comics #305 and #307, which are much better/clearer than my scans (no glare or reflections). Those were imaged by CBCS for their Featured Comics section. |
||
| Post 27 • IP flag post | ||
|
COLLECTOR
|
Foghorn_Sam private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I have that same model HP Scanjet. It does a fantastic job. I bought mine used off ebay also. I looked up the notes on that Superman #167 and here's what I found: tiny spine stress some breaks color minor edge wear & few small creases front cover some breaks color small light fingerprints front & back cover 3½" bottom left back cover barely breaks color Too bad about that last one there, that's what probably really hurt it. Is it kind of a bend that's almost a crease? It might benefit from a dry clean and press, but you probably already know that. Still, from the front cover, it looks every bit as nice as any of the others. There's not even any noticeable discoloration to the cover from edge to edge which is amazing for a mostly white cover from that era. Once again, absolutely beautiful books that are really hard to find in that nice of condition. Cheers!!! |
||
| Post 28 • IP flag post | ||
 Collector
|
GeeWiz private msg quote post Address this user | |
| And congrats on your books being selected for the 'Featured Comics' section! | ||
| Post 29 • IP flag post | ||
|
I live in RI and Rhode Islanders eat chili with beans.
|
esaravo private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @Foghorn_Sam - Thanks, Sam. I honestly cannot see the last defect that is listed. I can see a few minor stress lines along the spine and one major one that is located right above Braniac’s Shrinking Ray gun that breaks color on his right pectoral highlight. That stress bend can also be seen on the rear cover. There is also some rounding to the bottom right corner of the front cover, and some very slight discoloration to the top of the comic. Based on the flaws I observed, I thought the book would get an 8.0 and possibly even an 8.5. I also wonder why if this book looks so good for a 7.0, why didn’t CBCS give it a checkmark like they did with my Adventure Comics #317? Based on the grader’s notes, I probably could have gotten a grade bump with a press and cleaning. I am not a big proponent for pressing, but I guess I will have to consider it for some of my books in the future. I was pretty close on my guesstimate grades for the rest of the comics I submitted (okay, I thought that #317 was a 9.2). I guess that is why we are not professional graders, and continue to pay companies hundreds of dollars for a plastic case and their opinions. |
||
| Post 30 • IP flag post | ||
This topic is archived. Start new topic?