PGM Conan 15

Monkeyman · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 3512

Book would be NM- except for a light tanning halo on the inside of the covers which darkens in the middle of the spine (see back cover scan). Pages are OW.

Paul Clairmont · **Posted:** Feb 01, 2009 6:49 AM

I would say Very Fine + and bordering VF/NM

Mr. Zipper · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 6017

8.0/8.5. Is the cover brittle due to the halo? It looks pretty dark.

Monkeyman · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 3512

Zipper68 wrote:

8.0/8.5. Is the cover brittle due to the halo? It looks pretty dark.

Not brittle, just discoloured.

Mr. Zipper · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 6017

If it's as dark as the scan looks, I'd probably knock it down to at least 8.0... maybe lower. :2sad:

Are you sure it's not a stain from handling? Looks like a sweaty palm stain.

ComicCollectors · **Posted:** Feb 01, 2009 8:39 PM

I also see an impact about 1 1/2" down from the top spine on the b/c scan. True?

Monkeyman · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 3512

Marnin Rosenberg wrote:

I also see an impact about 1 1/2" down from the top spine on the b/c scan. True?

Actually a NCB crease.

Higher res scans have been added.

Mike

ComicCollectors · **Posted:** Feb 03, 2009 9:39 PM

Thanks Mike. Though the higher res scans are not as helpful as Steve's scan in the X-Men #102 thread, I will reluctantly assess the grade a VF+ 8.5 entirely due to the b/c toning or dirt or whatever it is. Again that might be a little generous, but without holding the book in hand I can't really be sure.

Monkeyman · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 3512

I scanned them at 400 dpi rather than 200 dpi. Should I have done it even higher?

Mike

ComicCollectors · **Posted:** Feb 03, 2009 11:19 PM

Monkeyman wrote:

I scanned them at 400 dpi rather than 200 dpi. Should I have done it even higher?

Mike

Steve?

Mr. Zipper · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 6017

Monkeyman wrote:

I scanned them at 400 dpi rather than 200 dpi. Should I have done it even higher?

Mike

At 400 -- or even 200 -- dpi the image should be huge.

:?:

I scan at 100 dpi / 100%.

* Is your scanner scanning at 100%? Perhaps it's set to something less.
* is your photobucket account set to accept an image size large enough? If your Photobucket account is set for a smaller max image size, it may be automatically bumping them down when you upload. I set my photobucket account to accept up to a 1 meg image.

ComicCollectors · **Posted:** Feb 04, 2009 1:10 PM

Thanks Steve!

Monkeyman · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 3512

Marnin mentioned in the X-Men 102 thread that my image was 156 KB. On my hard drive it is almost 800 KB. The 400 dpi image is about 4 MB. I have to believe that the problem is with Photobucket cutting down the size. I'll try to change the settings and see what happens.

Mike

Monkeyman · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 3512

Well, in Photobucket the standard for a free account is 1MB per image, so that can't be the problem.

Mike

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