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  1. Yeah I had a closer look an they got the corners pretty much square again but there was a white mark on the spine I didn't see before that probably was what actually brought it down to 9.6. 9.8s seem difficult to find in this book.
  2. Grading is complete and this book came back at a 9.6 WP which I think everyone was on the same wavelength on. This was pressed so I doubt anything can be done about those corners. I figured as much, but thought why not give it a shot and see if 9.8 comes back?
  3. Oh man, I totally want to but the OCD in me wants to keep it sealed. It came with a COA which I assume is negligible when grading.
  4. Are these considered blunt corners or rounded? I can't take this book out of the mylar as there's a security sticker on it but the corners don't look like they've been hit and there are no folds or creases visible. Is there a grade drop for rounded corners like this? Thanks in advance!
  5. Whoops, hadn't thought that through. I forgot I already packed it up for grading and my wife dropped it off already by the time I got home. Unfortunately no pics available of the rest of the book. Sorry!
  6. Yes and no. The book is in a mylar bag and there's a tamper seal on it. It just happened to ship split like that so I took a pic of it. I will try to nab shots in the bag when I'm home.
  7. I see. The pic looks worse than what it is in real life as I zoomed I really close. It's probably about 2mm in length along the spine. I checked my other books and they have similar spine wear Iike this if not as pronounced. Will that factor into grading
  8. I think the defect in the picture I posted is related to bindery defects but I'm wondering how much this will drop my grade. Other than this the book is in absolutely amazing shape. Thanks in advance for any help.
  9. Yeah I found it odd that a book with so many 9.8s on the census is worth so much but it's a strange market these days. I do need Spawn 1 which is thankfully several times less expensive, but still more than what I thought it'd be.
  10. Thanks! 362 and 363 also came back 9.8 white pages. These are more keepsakes from when my brothers and I were kids and I sent them in thinking maybe 9.0s and mostly wanting to preserve them and give to my brother as a present. It's just cool they're 9.8s; they'll never leave the family. As for the box, I had another look and I was mistaken all these years. It is in fact a cardboard box that Fiesta-brand plastic cutlery came in, with a lid made of the lower carton of a case of Kraft parmesan cheese that happened to fit . It fits copper/modern books perfectly. They were stored stacked on top of each other since around 1990 when my brothers and I first started buying comics. I think we have reader copies of these in a "pack your s***, you're fired" banker's box that I'll send in someday just to preserve.
  11. Yeah, they were very fresh fingerprints as I'd forgotten to put gloves on before taking those pics, so I very very gently cleaned them with a lint-free cloth. I put it through pressing even though it probably didn't need one, as I assumed they'd also clean any residual off and it was worth the extra few bucks to guarantee a higher grade rather than having to send it back.
  12. This book is back and it was 9.8 white pages! It was kept in the vacuum pack (the shop we bought it from vacuum sealed their books) in a Kraft macaroni box for 30 years!
  13. Looks like they ignored this weird defect and it came back 9.8 white pages!
  14. Old thread but I finally my books are on their way back from CGC and it was 9.8 white pages. Pretty happy with that!