Small Corner Triangle Missing -- Grade?

[zosocane]

Assume a golden age book otherwise has all the attributes of a solid 7.5 or 8.0; glossy, flat, with white paper. Now assume the bottom right corner has a small triangle missing of about 1/4 inch, maybe less. (No, I don't have a scan.)

 

What would CGC knock the grade down to?

 

Thank you for your feedback.

[AJD]

I have one like that. I think this is a solid 8.5 without the chip.

 

 

Curious as to how it would grade. Thoughts?

[zosocane]

I don't think you relatively small chip detracts from the 8.5. At worst 8.0. Mine is a bit larger -- a quarter inch.

 

By the way, my book in question is also a Master (#29) -- what a coincidence!

[zosocane]

Just saw on CGC site that my book was graded a 5.5. So the missing quarter-inch triangle on bottom right corner of the book gets you south of 6.0, as expected, but just by a half grade -- assuming book otherwise has the attributes of a solid 7.5-ish book.

 

Once it comes back from Sarasota, I will post a scan.

[telerites]

Not sure how this compares to your book but I just got it back.

 

[jimjum12]

Not sure how this compares to your book but I just got it back.

 

 

.....this is not the only time I've seen this.....CGC seems to be fairly consistent with giving 6.5's to otherwise better books with small triangles missing....GOD BLESS....

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

[zosocane]

I just got mine back this morning. In the interests of time, I'm putting up a fairly weak photo. Once I get a scan I will put it up, but that might not be a while because of travel demands. Anyway, book got a 5.5. You see the missing triangle on the bottom right corner. It is about the same size as missing triangle on the bottom right corner of the Action #144 above, but the triangle is not a nice clean cut like the Action #144. Also, the Action #144 otherwise looks like an 8.5, very sharp-looking book. The Master #29 below is more like a 7.5, there are a few tiny chips and the edges of the spine are blunted with small tears. I suppose if one is to deduce a CGC "grading standard" out of this, it is that a missing triangle of a quarter inch or so deducts 2 full grading points.

 

Voila:

 

[jimjum12]

I just got mine back this morning. In the interests of time, I'm putting up a fairly weak photo. Once I get a scan I will put it up, but that might not be a while because of travel demands. Anyway, book got a 5.5. You see the missing triangle on the bottom right corner. It is about the same size as missing triangle on the bottom right corner of the Action #144 above, but the triangle is not a nice clean cut like the Action #144. Also, the Action #144 otherwise looks like an 8.5, very sharp-looking book. The Master #29 below is more like a 7.5, there are a few tiny chips and the edges of the spine are blunted with small tears. I suppose if one is to deduce a CGC "grading standard" out of this, it is that a missing triangle of a quarter inch or so deducts 2 full grading points.

 

Voila:

 

 

.....once you get down to 4.5 or so, it probably won't affect it.....nice book. It would probably still fetch a classic cover premium if you sold it. GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u