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Something outside the ordinary for me that a relative was kind enough to buy out in the wild! Would love to hear your thoughts on it. I believe it's #2 but am actually not that sure now that I look carefully....not sure where I got that number from because I can't find the issue number on here anywhere!

3.5

Can you confirm whether that bottom left corner of the back cover is just shadows or if they are creases or waves?

8.5/9.0 for me, though I think it presses to at least a 9.0 and maybe even 9.2 or higher

3.0 for me

Agree that you've identified the likely culprit of the lower-than-expected grade. Not sure I agree that it's ink smear from the printing process. I'm not saying it's not but just not sure what would make you confident of a printing issue vs. it being something the book picked up in the wild along the way. Others around here have much more knowledge of printing defects and they may correct me but if I'm grading that book I'm definitely deducting for those streaks/marks and 9.4 doesn't seem off considering it's on both front and back and not tiny. Bottom spine corner doesn't look great to me but not enough to bring down to a 9.4 on its own in my opinion. Was this cleaned?

3.5 for me after press, maybe outside shot at 4.0?

I'm at an 8.0 bc I think I see staining or dirt on the bottom of back cover (both edge and spine) and maybe a little on bottom spine-side of front cover? But just like @universal soldier said I may be seeing things!!

3.0

That glare is a little tricky for me but I'm going to say 7.0/7.5

8.5 for me

3.5/4.0. I think I'd be at 4.0 based on front cover but I think back is pretty bad and brings it down to a 3.5. I don't have expertise on printer creasing but I wouldn't have thought those were printer creases if you hadn't said so...

Yup, I'm wondering the same. I'm at a 7.0 but if it's getting a C/P that might get me to a 7.5

6.5/7.0 for me

7.5