https://comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=17533 ComicsPriceGuide.com Forums - Marvel Comics - TTA 35 -- question re potential PGX typo - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Mon, 07 Nov 2022 12:35:01 GMT Mon, 07 Nov 2022 12:35:01 GMT https://comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=17533

It's definitely for my own collection, not for resale,
and after thinking it through and listening to everyone's helpful
suggestions, I have decided to keep it
slabbed.





Normally I would crack the case for a low grade book,
but:


a. TTA 35 is one
of the priciest books I own, and
protection is a factor (not least because of the damaged spine)

b. it is not
the most exciting book inside (it is nice
Kirby art, but far from his his greatest accomplishment. The cover is
its best feature.) and I have a number of reprints to read the story.


c. because it's a pretty recent PGX case (2018), it
really presents well in the case (not much different from a CGC).





Thanks, all!


Stephan]]> Mon, 07 Nov 2022 12:35:01 GMT https://comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=17533 Wed, 02 Nov 2022 13:33:23 GMT https://comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=17533 really tell from one photo, but maybe a 5.0?


Yes, like you I never had any of my books slabbed (about
1000 SA, a little under 2000 70s BA, and about 7000 80s and early 90s).



I‘ve only bought 3 slabs, simply because they were available
and the price was right. A JIM 109 (CGC 3.5) which I promptly cracked and a TOS
59 (CGC 6.5) which I wanted to crack and didn’t, because, admittedly, it looked
rather pretty in its case (presented much better than 6.5). I ended up buying a
lower grade TOS 59 as a reading copy, LOL. And swore never to buy slabs again
and broke the promise to myself with the aforementioned TTA 35 just now :-I


As for the paper quality of the TTA 35, I don’t have the
graders notes yet, but have asked PGX. Let‘s see…]]> Sun, 30 Oct 2022 17:40:15 GMT https://comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=17533 You are right, there is no point in slabbing low grade books. I have around two thousand of my best books in Mylar. I have a couple of books in slabs, but I've never had one slabbed. I want to be able to look at and touch my books. Do the grading notes say that your book is brittle? The only reason to keep it in the slab is for future sale. RIXMAXX | Comics Price Guide
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Hmm, I'm torn. I take your point about value (although value is secondary, really, as it's for my collection).

Plus, I've never really seen the point of having low grade books (unless it's Action Comics 1 or so) slabbed.

If it wasn't for the obviously dodgy spine, I almost certainly would crack it.

I'm just concerned that the book might be so fragile that cracking the case and putting it in a standard bag will result in a detached cover...

Ah well, maybe I'll wait for the moment.

I can crack it later, but not "un-crack" it ... ;-)
edited by stephanm on 10/28/2022]]> Fri, 28 Oct 2022 12:24:26 GMT https://comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=17533 If anything, it's holding it back. imho ]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2022 18:42:44 GMT https://comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=17533
One positive update, however.

Overnight I've written to PGX, with little hope for a response (having read elsewhere that their response times are long to non-existent)

To my pleasant surprise I got a super-quick and super-friendly response from a lady called Collette, who confirmed that the release date on the label must be an error, she apologized, and offered a free relabeling (and re-casing) PLUS a complimentary free grading of a book of my choice (which I could send together with the TTA 35)

Not sure if I'll do it, as I'm based in Germany and the shipping is super expensive and takes ages.
But I thought it was a really nice response and changed a lot of my misgivings about PGX.

Maybe they are really getting their act together ...]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2022 07:03:45 GMT https://comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=17533
As to the errors, PGX is known for low quality control, which might be because allegedly it is run and done by one person.

Aaron]]> Wed, 26 Oct 2022 15:32:19 GMT https://comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=17533 I just won (well, remains to be seen if it's a "win" ;-) Tales to Astonish 35 in an auction.

A PGX graded 3.5, for EUR 450 (which is pretty exactly US$ 450 these days).
If it were a 3.5, I suppose it's an excellent price.

I very much doubt it a 3.5, though -- in the photos the spine looks terribly distressed.

(I attach the three photos the seller put online for the auction -- I hope they are visible, as I have limited experience posting photos on the Forum. (That stuff about the




Apart from the spine problems, it really does look like a 3.5, but severe spine damage is a serious thing.
But I was aware of that, and even if it turns out to be a 3.0 (or even a 2.5) I think it's an OK deal.

Any comments welcome (also whether I should crack the case -- I am not a fan of slabs anyway, as I like to read (and look at) my comics, PGX doesn't add much in terms of value anyway, and I'd rather know whether there are any hidden horrors in this supposed 3.5, for example a loose cover)

But my main question is the following:

PGX put an issue date of "10/72" on their label.
TTA 35 is more than ten years older than that, of course -- 9/62

The book looks totally like the original 1962 version, and I have never heard of a a 1972 reprint of the issue, so I am reasonably relaxed about it and assume it is just a typo by PGX.

Does anyone on the forum have any experience with similar label errors by PGX? (seems like a silly error to make. If it were just the year, or just the month that's off -- but two errors?)

Thanks in advance for any advice/feedback!

Stephan]]> Wed, 26 Oct 2022 09:12:17 GMT