Topnotchman

You need to look at the rest of the pages to see if the original staples holes line up with the cover or the first set on the centerfold. It would also be very difficult to match page quality if one marries a centerfold. You should look for that also. It’s possible the original cover fell off during production and the book was run through the machine again and a second cover was stapled to the book in different staple locations.

From your initial post I would differ.

With no notes on the 9.6's you're not going to know for sure why they downgraded. You could hold the books under the light to see if you notice any flaws. Pebbling would be small dents imprinted into the cover.

I haven't seen this CPR book, but it doesn't seem to be a very good resource for dry cleaning tips. Maybe get rid of that book, since removing color is destroying your comics.

I’m pretty sure fed ex is the contractor to ship overnights that are handed back to the post office for the delivery. If they miss the deadline due to weather, they are already refunding those who complain, 1 day or 5 days late is the same cost problem. Mind as well get the other days on time and let the miss load sit until the next day off or Sunday.

If they say it’s in Kentucky, I’ll go with weather related as this week was historic cold snow and wind. On Thursday our Walmarts had less than 10% of the produce section. I’ve never seen a store so empty. They said it’s weather related, even though our weather has been normal bad weather for three days.

One would need to evaluate the entire condition of the book to know how much the overspray would affect the final grade, also the back cover may have it also.

Hand written and date stamps typically do not get dinged by CGC regardless of grade.

It's reasonable to confirm foxing. I would rule out tanning.

You would create a mechanical error invoice. I think you have 14 days to do so.

Signature series has not been eligible for pre screen for over a decade. I don't believe there is any new gray area.

Signature series is not eligible for pre screen.

Not sure how this perceived marketing thread is allowed in comics general. A dealer offer above 2.5k would be a generous. Investing your own time as a dealer at Terrys comic swap is a recommended local alternative.

No

The thrill of finding ten centers in the wild.

Its related to poor air quality and storage, and I've seen it before with CGC calling it foxing.

Looks like foxing from poor storage. Grade deduction not as much for below fine.

Creases, folds and bends are all different defects and affect the grades differently.

Newsstands are sprinkled around in high grade. Even commons can typically bring 100-150% of direct copies in 9.8.

Wasn’t all that long ago spidy 238 9.8’s were $500.00 regardless of newsstand or not. Spidy 300 9.8’s were well below $1000.00, I guess the tide has risen. I sold a lot of 9.8 copies of both, like 20-30 copies before this run up. That tide could still be retreating.

It looks like the lower staple was removed and reinserted to perhaps help hold a detached centerfold in. I’ve yet to see cgc note removing and reinserting a staple as restoration.

You would have to define small, scans work good. An eraser mark removing color or gloss will downgrade a book.

I have not gotten any types of notes for finger bends as a mystery problem with my orders. I do have problems with books getting lobster clawed somehow after grading and maybe during the encapsulation process where I notice bends and other damage along the spine.

The explanation on why this graded a 4.5 with the missing corners is it would have graded higher without those defects. Grading is subjective and one often gets a different grade upon straight resubmitting.