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I'd say 7.5 post C/P. Outside shot at an 8.0 for a fawning grader

Interested in the notes here too if there's something more than the detachment.

Notes? I can't read the registry number. Curious what we missed.

1.5

2.0/2.5

6.0/6.5. Tanning and other discoloration are being penalized a lot these days.

8.5, I see some apparent scuffing around the spine close to the corners. Also, the TRFC has a small crease. At a glance, it looks NM, but I think the close inspection during CGC grading would knock it below that.

9.2

back cover? 7.5 give or take.

back cover? 8ish pending that

7.0 train b/c of the corner crease

First post, so welcome to the madness. I'll take your word on the fade. It's still hard to quantify in photos esp with some glare & shadows. It seems quite light. The official range for light fade is 8.0-9.4. A slightly worse fade is 5.5-7.5. I would say no worse than the latter range for fade. Given the other color-breaking defects, particularly around the edges & corners, I don't think the fade is what sets the grade. I would say 6.0±0.5. I can see the 6.5 just b/c of the nature of these types of square bound books being graded just a hair more leniently than other bindings. If it was a regular comic, I'd have guessed 5.5/6.0.

5.0/5.5. Leaning 5.0

5.0 here too. I always feel better when I scroll passed GB's grade & it matches what I'm planning to post. I do think it's a tough call b/c of the nature of the indentions. Although I usually an pro-pressing, I think there's 0% chance these grooves press out, so the grade is more or less locked in, and the only thing a press might do is further damage the staple attachments

Also some significant foxing on the FC and other signs of discoloration elsewhere, both of which CGC hates. 3.0/3.5. Leaning toward the lower grade pending any kind of cleaning that might improve the appearance.

4.5/5.0

3.0/3.5

5.0

I've got a 9.4 that has foxing in the Grader Notes, but depending on severity, they don't like it.

7.0. The one corner is a killer

9.2/9.4

7.5/8.0. The higher option just b/c the dark background makes all the dings look their absolute worse.

4.5/5.0 is a good as-is guess. It's really hard to guess how pressing will impact those creases. They don't look color breaking, but they're quite deep. I have doubts they'd completely disappear. If they did, I could see an 8.0, maybe 8.5 from a generous grader b/c it's square bound. A probable outcome after pressing is around 7, but try to post some after pressing photos if you can.

8.5/9.0 pressing won't help the obvious/most serious defects as they break color. My 9.0 assumes there's some minor improvement with pressing out some minor things to maximize appearance.

2.5