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I agree this is a 0.5/1.0 tweener. Maybe gets a slight boost to the higher end by being a very important book. A nice ROI on $50. Seems like that was a really good price even then.

4.0, maybe a 4.5

5.5 give or take is right. They hammer anything that is a stain. Harder on front cover stains than back. I've gotten dinged several times by small stains on back covers & even had a book that presented a lot better land at 6.5 b/c of a barely visible stain on the front cover.

This looks like what the CGC guide describes as "ink missing" but someone who's expert in ink defects would need to confirm with it in hand. If the area is glossy, then it would likely be missing ink. If it's duller than the surrounding areas, it's more likely to be post-production. The range CGC gives for ink missing is 6.0-9.8 depending on severity. I'd call this a 7ish book. Maybe one would get lucky & score a higher grade, but I don't think the potential high end expectation would justify rolling the dice on grading.

I agree this is a 7.0 or lower. I don't think there's any rationale to submit this one. I have a spare 8.5 of this one already graded that's not worth a lot more than what went into grading it. Thought it would go several grades higher, but it got dinged for some small staple tears. Perhaps from pressing, IDK

9.0/9.2 looks a little bendy on the TRFC

>9.0

☝️ this. Anecdotally, high volume books can get scrutinized more. If there's a range of grades it might get, it seems more probable that it could land at the lower end. My NM-ish book got an 8.0. I'd estimate a 9.0/9.2 & pray to the comic gods to maximize your chances.

4.5/5.0 as-is. Could be improved with work

CGC books has 7.5 as the floor for a rust stain & 6.0 for a rusty staple with significant migration. This looks like it could be a stain from another book Either was I'd say 6.5/7.0. I think the higher

7.0 with a shot at 7.5 with TLC

3.0/3.5

tanning is pretty dark. I'd cap it at 7.0

Is it a good sign or a bad one when you read Mike's notes & can't see the defect mentioned?

I see we're all in agreement that a 9.6 on that PG with the foxing was a gift to someone.

I think the ceiling is 9.0, but it could go lower as one of the high volume books that can be scrutinized more closely

This all depends on what the gunk is along the spine. Foxing can't be removed. If it's surface dirt, you can get this above 9.

I'm going to ignore the other 2 books & call this my win

"VF+", the + stands for "plus all the defects one finds at the GD range" https://www.ebay.com/itm/266773981980

8.0 give or take

I've got 7.0 post c/p for the corner crunch that won't go away completely

Curious about the bendiness on the back cover. Might be determinative depending on how reversible & significant it is

9.0 or so on this one too depending on back cover cleaning

9.0 maybe better if the back has some removable surface dirt

7.5 max