What kind of wear bugs you the most?

[Drummy]

Hey all -

 

Just wondering what kind of wear/damage bugs you the most on comics. Are you an edge man, a spine girl, a soft crease hater?

 

Because I usually buy HG books, only a few things really get to me:

 

First, I dislike wear in the logo box (on SA Marvels, where the publisher and price are located). I just don't like it! If a NM book has a bad upper-left corner or visible creases along the top left edge, I usually pass.

 

Second, I hate indented staples. They make the left edge look dramatically uneven; I always think the staple is in danger of detaching from the cover altogether.

 

Any thoughts? What's the wear that wears on you?

 

Dan

[Apotheosis]

I'm kind of a spine freak. I can deal with lower grade books as long as the spine doesn't look horrible especially on books with dark covers... all those white cracks just make the book look that much worse.

[goldust40]

Chipping, cover indents, and print out of the cover.

[Rickdogg]

-Creases especially on the corners

-Spine stress

-Foxing

-Rusting staples

-Date stamps and writing!

[ArAich]

Stains, Diagonal Creasing and Foxing....not necessarily in that order....

[PUNYHUMAN]

I hate all kinds of defects, but what can you do ?? I buy what I can afford in Golden & Silver Age!!!

[shiverbones]

i hate tape pulls the most! after that sun & dust shadows & foxing.

[BachelorOfComix]

Dirty, wrinkly, nut sac creases!

[DiceX]

Dirty, wrinkly, nut sac creases!

 

OK. I've heard the term several times and have never thought much about it.

Obviously, "Nut Sac Crease" is a technical term that is not listed in the OSGG.

Can someone fill me in on what to look for in a nut sac crease?

 

Put me on the list for Foxing and spine stress.

I hate those.

If I knew what a nut sac crease was, I might hate those as well.

[awe4one]

Plaid....

 

Jim

[dgillock]

Chews... Bug, rodent, child, or otherwise.

 

Though I buy lower grade Gold, I just can't stomach a book that's been something's lunch.

[PovertyRow]

Rust stains/rusty staples, missing pieces from cover (including marvel chipping type loss) and color loss (rubbed or "tape pull" type loss).

[chromium]

Subscription crease....makes the book all floppy

[flashfan-migration]

Foxing! I don't think that defect belongs in the high grade category, but I've seen several comics CGC'd as VF even tho they have obvious foxing.

 

Cover indents would be my second - you think the comic is in pristine condition at first, but when you hold the cover up to the light...Yaarrggh!

[uclapeterg]

CHIPPING!!!!! (for that matter, any pieces out)

 

Also can't stand corner creases

 

I could stand a book with some spine wear if the rest of the book is perfect.

[magelsa]

I'm with drummy on staple problems - those indented staples and staple tears make me feel oh so insecure about the future of the relationship between the cover and inner pages of a book! Also very light corner creases that I've missed because I was so taken aback by the awesome condition of the rest of a book. As a collector of comic magazines (primarily horror - by the way, Golddust, Flamenco man sends his best wishes), I also have a bad time with Marvel mags where all the interior pages have bits of the corners either missing or about to drop off - know what I mean! The worst wear of all, it has to be said, is the sort caused during shipping or by damaged CGC cases - any type of wear in this case is painful.

[FFB]

My thoughts exactly. See? We agree again.

 

CHIPPING!!!!! (for that matter, any pieces out)

 

Also can't stand corner creases

 

I could stand a book with some spine wear if the rest of the book is perfect.

[goldust40]

by the way, Golddust, Flamenco man sends his best wishes

 

Is this Tony the guitar man from Kilburn, methinks?? Where the bleedin' 'ell have you been??

[magelsa]

 

 

Is this Tony the guitar man from Kilburn, methinks?? Where the bleedin' 'ell have you been??

 

You got it - music scene has let up a bit, so will see you at next con. Oh, by the way, have you got some mags with no indented staples/staple tears or light corner creases???

[goldust40]

 

Is this Tony the guitar man from Kilburn, methinks?? Where the bleedin' 'ell have you been??

 

You got it - music scene has let up a bit, so will see you at next con. Oh, by the way, have you got some mags with no indented staples/staple tears or light corner creases???

 

Could have. PM or email a list, or better still, pick up the dog and bone.....I wanna know if that B movie book of yours is in the shops yet.