Grade my Justice Traps the Guilty #3

[Deucedriver]

What do you think? The darker color at the top is shadow from my manly shoulders (ha).

 

 

Back Side

 

[Zanarkand]

The amount of rust on the staples would make me grade it a VG 4.0. Possible 4.5, since there don't seem to be any other serious defects.

[kryptonitecomics]

I was thinking 6.0 minus the rusty staples, nets you a 4.5 to 5.0

[FFB]

If that bottom staple is pulled through and if the staples are as rusted as it appears, I'm going to have to go with 3.0-3.5.

 

If the bottom staple has not pulled through, then 4.0-4.5.

[Deucedriver]

The staples haven't pulled through, the book is very solid and supple. The staples are just rusty. There are no other major defects, it looks just as good in person as in the scan, maybe even a little better. The books has great gloss with off-white pages and feels very "fresh." It is kind of suprising since the staples are so rusted.

 

Thanks for the inputs. I know the CGC goes pretty hard on rusty staples it's too bad.

[Aces]

VGF

 

Rusty staples...

[garthgantu]

I hate rusting/rusty staples even more than I dislike foxing... so I'm going with VG+ 4.5 as well. It's a nice-looking book, tho - and S/K covers are always cool !

[rjpb]

4.0? 4.5? You dudes are harsh. At least 5.0, unless there is additional wear we can't see on the white cover.

[FFB]

Staples that are that rusty usually take a book into the 3.0-3.5 category. I gave it a 4.0-4.5 in view of the general appeal of the rest of the book. But 5.0 does not permit rusted staples. Only "discolored" staples with minor rust migration.

 

4.0? 4.5? You dudes are harsh. At least 5.0, unless there is additional wear we can't see on the white cover.