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RevanShepard Posts: 1
2/13/2017
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I was reading that rarely is a comic book a 10 if it's old. But I have a whole bunch of comic books that are from the 70s and 80s that still are in its wrapping. Since they're still wrapped, it makes it difficult to examine the books very well. Would this be considered somewhere in the 9.8 to 10 range? Or is there other things I should look at?
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sclingerman Posts: 165
2/13/2017
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Here's what can happen if they've never been taken out of the bag they were sold in...
1) When being picked up, the comic flopped/bent forward or backward a bit, and caused 1 non-color-breaking stress mark on the spine. See that barely perceptible crease half-way down the pic?
NOT A 10!
2) The comic was set down or dropped a little bit on the corner, denting the corner a little bit. See that barely perceptible dent on that corner in both of these pics?
NOT A 10!
3) Those bags aren't 100% air-tight, and they probably don't have an acid-free buffered board in the bag or Micro Chamber Paper that keeps the pages from yellowing with age due to exposure to air. See how the page in this pic isn't actually WHITE white?
NOT A 10!
Yes, there are 10.0s that exist, but as lealew7 said, they're usually taken off the press and handled with GREAT care and put in a protective container or bag/board or slabbed ASAP.
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