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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)

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.

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?

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.

That's a great looking copy of House of Mystery. It's always awesome to see comics that old in that condition. It almost looks like it could be a recent comic in a retro style.

Nice posts, Sargon! I'm enjoying looking at all of your issues! Those Strange Sports covers are...strange. The one with the dinosaur keeps making me laugh!

Nice books, the Strange Sports is only a 6 issue series if I remember right. I just picked #4 also. Your House of Mystery book looks pretty sharp, great colors as you said.

Great posts Sargon, That is a sweet Supergirl.

I had something similar to this happen over a year ago here and eventually learned that if I came in through a different portal like Explorer rather than Google that things would be normal. Told the problem to the site at the time and it still took about 3 months for me to finally be able to come in through my regular portal without complications.

I have tried to download my information a couple of times and I get a spinning wheel but no file is created even if I let it sit there for a long period of time. Has anyone else had this problem?

Sargon

sargon wrote:

I have tried to download my information a couple of times and I get a spinning wheel but no file is created even if I let it sit there for a long period of time. Has anyone else had this problem?

Sargon

A quick update:

I was able to generate two files last night and successfully download them to my computer. When I woke up this morning, I tried with two other files and it was able to generate the file but when I clicked on it to download, it did not do it instead sending me to the url and not letting me move the file.


So... progress is being made. Thanks a lot!

Sargon

sargon wrote:

sargon wrote:

I have tried to download my information a couple of times and I get a spinning wheel but no file is created even if I let it sit there for a long period of time. Has anyone else had this problem?

Sargon

A quick update:

I was able to generate two files last night and successfully download them to my computer. When I woke up this morning, I tried with two other files and it was able to generate the file but when I clicked on it to download, it did not do it instead sending me to the url and not letting me move the file.


So... progress is being made. Thanks a lot!

Sargon

It is working properly now so thank you to whomever tweaked it!

Sargon

So, I haven't posted anything in a while, mostly because I haven't actually bought anything in a while. I did buy a few things at one con I worked, but that was a while back and that was the last of it. Not because I'm not interested. I am. But because I had a larger expense that was taking priority. At the moment, I am in New Jersey visiting Kairi. I know she doesn't post a lot, but she is a spam killing machine. Anyway, she just graduated from university and while she and I were together with her parents and family, it seemed like a great time to ask her to marry me.

She said yes.

So... that's the reason for no updates. I've been spending money on an engagement ring and plane tickets rather than comic collections.