what defect on a mid-grade comic do you find MOST annoying?

[dekeuk]

 

Personally I find the subscription crease to be the defect that annoys me most on mid-grade silver age comics. I just hate it.

 

I would rather have minor writing on cover, or a spine split, or a small piece of the back cover missing......... but I cannot stand looking at subscription creases for some reason. I always look to replace those copies as soon as another one comes along.

 

What about you?

 

Besides the obvious major defects like pieces of the cover missing, is there one type of defect that you just hate?

 

 

[Duffman_Comics]

"Liquid" stains of any sort. Loath them.

[alwaysbronze]

large corner creases and rusty staples

[mjacobs8]

Color breaking creases or spine stress.

[chromium]

Not fond of the subscription crease either, makes it harder to read the book and you are reminded of it on every page. If there's a large piece out of the cover...once you start reading it, you think about the story and not about the cover...but sub creases

 

I also hate it when people sell books with descriptions like "Solid books, nice color, F to F+ but with a sub crease".... subscription crease always = VG

[kingofwhales]

It`s liquid and moisture rippling for me,i guess because unlike creases or small tears, it`s this foreign matter ruining your book.

Plus for all you know it could be pee splater.

[Fazybones]

The price!!

 

Seriously any type of undisclosed water damage or rusty staples and I don't like

heavy tanning on inside covers or musty smelling pages.

 

[buttock]

popped staple.

[namisgr]

Browning. Doesn't matter how structurally preserved a book is, it still looks near death when it's toasted like an old newspaper left too long in a hot garage.

[40sJohn]

Color breaking creases on cover or water rippling of cover. And for the low end of mid grade books, I hate loose covers.

[-cryptkeeper-]

i hate water damage on mid grade books , will accept on low but never on a fine range book

[reality_consensus]

Ditto on Fazy's comments on tanning/ageing and musty smell ..

 

There seems to be no premium or attention attached to nicely preserved "fresh"books with nice quality (supple) paper that have the ususal handling defects (dog ears, small tears, spine wear/creasing) and those having the same flaws with old reaking, tanning covers/pages. Guess thats why some call books "average, used VG" versus "nice VG" copies ..

[King_of_Batch-migration]

Rodent nibbles...yuck...bug scat...ewwww.

Moisture damage (warping and stains, not so much the rusty staples)

Detached cover. (Not so much the centerfold. One popped staple is OK.)

Used book store stamps, (I'm looking at you, Bonnett's)

Full cover color breaks. (One white line all the way up and down.)

Date stamps, (Right in the face, argh.)

Re-pricing in grease pencil, re-price stickers, (I'm looking at you Zayre's)

Bad wrap.

 

I love it when some kid has written their full name neatly somewhere inobtrusively.

Or creatively doodled over the art in the book, creating their version of "Evil Superman".

Plus adding their own snarky dialogue. Perhaps filling out a coupon hilariously.

[sborock]

Small amount of tape! Killing the part of the comic where it is placed!

[Lantern]

popped staple.

 

+1

[abracadabra]

sub crease, popped staples, and moisture rippling all drive me equally batty.

[chromium]

Small amount of tape! Killing the part of the comic where it is placed!

 

(making mental note which books never to submit)

[seank]

I scrupulously avoid books with sub creases.

 

[skypinkblu]

rodent nibbles...yuck...and tanning on the inside of a cover, if it's brown, I'm sure it's going to chip.

[Sal]

popped staple.

 

+1

 

+2

 

especially on an otherwise VF/NM ish book. doubly especially when the seller fails to inform you of same prior to the purchase