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Sorry, I totally missed this! The comics in question are bagged and boarded, but the bags are a stiff plastic with a weird raised opening at the top (no flap). I stupidly never taped the top opening closed, and the books have tagged along with me through several moves over the years. I imagine any dust just fell through the open top of the bags. Nothing crazy, but the books were definitely a bit dusty. A microfiber cloth seemed to work quite well. Thanks for the feedback!

Not the prettiest copy, but this is a key I've always wanted to own. Defects (that I see) include ink overspray on top middle of front and back covers (not sure how much that deducts), some foxing on back cover, some chipping on back cover (including tiny bit of upper left corner), spine ticks, and a weird discoloration on FC lower right (water damage?). The big one though (might be hard to see in scans) is maybe an 1/8 cut on the bottom right of the FC (about an inch over) and appears to go through the whole book. Maybe a razor cut? I don't really know, but I imagine it'll hurt the grade pretty bad. Will probably get a C&P at least to try and clean up the whites a bit and flatten the book out. Curious as to your thoughts!

Big question here I guess is how much the 1/8 color breaking corner crease on bottom right FC will hurt. Other noticeable issues are multiple spine ticks on front and back and some weird color rub thing on FC about mid-way down on left side of Batman's cape. Staples are offset a bit, but I didn't notice a roll so maybe a manufacturing thing? Anyway, I'll leave ya'll to it!

Last one from me for a bit, I swear! I'm learning a lot though, and I appreciate all the feedback I've received so far. Seems like a pretty cool community here. Some smudging on the back of this one (not sure if cleanable or not, so would love input in that regard). Tiny speck on FC just below and to right of DC logo is defect of some kind, but not sure whether it's a scratch or what. Some white/blunting on bottom left corner of back cover, maybe 1mm or less. Probably more I'm not seeing (why I'm here haha). Thanks again!

Some faint scratches on back cover that might be hard to see in the scans. Probably not the most exciting book for y'all to grade, but I appreciate the feedback regardless. Thanks all!

They're bagged and boarded, but it's a stiffer plastic bag and I guess I never sealed them with tape (whoops). Thanks for the feedback! Definitely overthinking it, I think

Thanks for the feedback! And yeah, that backing board has seen better days

Thanks for the feedback! I'll let you know when the grade comes back.

This is probably a dumb question, but some of my books (particularly ones with black and/or glossy covers) show dust really easily and have accumulated a bit over the years. Any tips on dusting comics before sending them in for grading? Should I dust them/wipe them with anything in particular? Is it even worth dusting books? Thanks ahead of time for any feedback!

Here's the next book--this one is kind of a bummer because it looks great, I think, except for two maybe 1mm square chip on the bottom of the front and back cover. Could these be gripper holes? Does that happen with covers? And how much would that affect grade? The only reason I think they might be is that they are similar size and on both covers, and on the back cover to the left of the chip you can kind of see another similar spot (but much tinier). Anyway, I'll leave it to the community, since I'm not seasoned in these matters. (One other note: there are a few very small (1-2mm) spine ticks on the back cover that are hard to see in the scans because of the book being white. Thanks again all! I have a couple more books that I will post in the coming days.

Hey everyone! New to the forum and wanted to post a few books I'm thinking about getting graded. Thought this one looked great, but some of the interior pages are chipping (not sure if right term) at the corner. Tried to get some pictures of it. Thanks in advance, all!