How will CGC treat a tear on one interior page?

[all4comics]

I have an ASM #45 which is about perfect in everyway except for a 1/2" tear on one inside page starting from the margin going in words. It’s an easy NM 9.4 with OW/W pgs. Should I submit? I'm looking for NM-9.2 or higher on this one with the tear? Am I dreaming?

[divad]

A clean, 1/2" tear to an interior page as you describe should not impact the grade of an otherwise 9.4 book imho

[Ze-man]

I agree, perhaps if it was on the first, or last wrap it might matter more.. but if the tear is inside a couple pages?, No biggy imho.

 

If it does get dinged, a .2 hit on an otherwise HG book is all I can see it dropping.

 

Just a guess though.

 

Ze-

[G.A.tor]

I had a GA book loose .5 due to 2 interior tears...

just a fyi

rick

[divad]

No doubt they were "significant" tears . . .

 

Hey - how come you're not playin' FFB anymore?

[G.A.tor]

No doubt they were "significant" tears . . .

 

Hey - how come you're not playin' FFB anymore?

actually, they were just a couple of small tears...less than 1" each

 

I got into the whole vacation, then anniversary, then kids competitions over the last 5 weekends...have had not computer access on weekends to keep up with FFB...but, I will be back!

[Comicdey]

What about a significant 4" long tear on an interior page of an otherwise F/VF book. Not the first or last page, but an interior page, clean, no pieces missing etc.?

 

 

[divad]

significantly

[Comicdey]

and that would mean you really don't know either...but probably a full grade and then some?

[Comicdey]

I'd bet 3/4 grade drop to a FN- from a F/VF .... Opinion Mr. D?

[divad]

I'd bet 3/4 grade drop to a FN- from a F/VF .... Opinion Mr. D?

 

You are probably correct here Colin . . . the defect would arguably drop it out of a strict FN, but it's other qualities would temper the reduction.

 

Always hard to grade in the hypothetical, but based on your (no doubt) accurate description.

[Comicdey]

I've got the book as a board graded copy, that has the interior defect....FF#5 so the question is pertinent to me.

[divad]

Obviously, if it wasn't disclosed, you were snookered.

[Comicdey]

I bought it in the whole collection and only paid the amount per book cost...so nope, just not as big of windfall, but still very very very good.

[divad]

(thumbs u

[cosmic-spider-man]

A clean, 1/2" tear to an interior page as you describe should not impact the grade of an otherwise 9.4 book imho

 

I know this don't really help but I have a ASM #6 old blue label that has this notation on the label " 1/2 inch tear on Page 6" can't remember which page it was so I put 6 as an example. I don't know if they still do this or not though. Think they may have done away with all the notations.