Best case scenario?

[B-Smooth]

Was looking to purchase this book, and I'm wondering what some of the board members think. The picture is of the bottom right front corner. As you can see, it's a very small, but color breaking crease. If the rest of the book was 9.8 worthy, what's the best possible grade this book could get in your opinions?

[JazzMan]

Probably 9.2

[B-Smooth]

Really? I was thinking they would hammer the book down to a VF+, at best. It is small, and isn't too distracting.

[JazzMan]

I have a book like that with a 9.2 label. I don't know if this picture shows it well but the lower corner has a color breaking crease on an otherwise NM/MT book.

 

[B-Smooth]

I have a book like that with a 9.2 label. I don't know if this picture shows it well but the lower corner has a color breaking crease on an otherwise NM/MT book.

 

 

I must be missing something, because I don't see a crease.

[PovertyRow]

I once had a CGC 9.2 OW THING 16. Absolutely gorgeous copy except for one defect, which was a very small color breaking crease in the lower right corner, made all the more apparant because of the black cover.

 

When I unslabbed it the crease was much more obvious. I only assume that one crease was the main contributor to the grade. Without it I would imagine a 9.4 at least.

[DrWatson]

9.2

 

I have three or four Mass. copy Avengers books that basically have corner creases like that as their only defects and they all received 9.2s.

[B-Smooth]

9.2

 

I have three or four Mass. copy Avengers books that basically have corner creases like that as their only defects and they all received 9.2s.

 

Could I see one?

[FFB]

I agree with the spate of 9.2 guesses. You might get a 9.4 though.

 

I have seen an infamous ASM#1 that got a 9.6 with a slightly smaller CBC on the same corner. No one agreed with the grade though.

[B-Smooth]

I know this is the wrong place to put this, but since I've already started this thread, I might as well gather as much info as I can. I used 9.8 as a baseline, but this book has a few spine stresses, as well as that tiny crease. The back cover is white, so they don't show in their scan. My grade, 8.5. Thoughts?