What's threshold for incomplete? 0

[Robot Man]

I recently bought the All American with the first Harlequin story at a show. I love the character and really wanted it. It was solid 8.0 raw and a little pricey for me. So I took a good look at it. Turned out the centerfold was missing! I pointed it out and the seller got real defensive. Since I really only wanted it for the first Harlequin story and the beautiful cover, I was able to get it for a little less than the good Ostreet price. I was stoked. The CF was a lousy story I wouldn’t have read anyway. Hard to grade a book like that poor. Qualified seems to work here and I am very happy to add it to my collection. 

[waaaghboss]

On 3/3/2015 at 5:51 PM, Sqeggs said:

 

Does the staple have to be original?

Depends on the age of the book.  Pre 1944 books definitely need the original staples, because marrying a high radiation staple with a low radiation book creates galvanic corrosion.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-background_steel

 

Note:  I am not a scientist. 

[Travaran]

On 3/2/2015 at 11:38 PM, jgallo said:

anything missing will be listed as incomplete, depending on how small a piece is, it might not drop down to a .5. The other option is go green label of course. I had a book missing a small coupon like 1x3 off the last non story page and it was still listed as incomplete. Book was nice otherwise I think it may have been a 2.0 or 1.5/1.8.

 

James G

What if the cover is detached but it still has the staples? Does that count as incomplete as well?

[Phill the Governor]

On 9/21/2022 at 1:51 PM, Travaran said:

What if the cover is detached but it still has the staples? Does that count as incomplete as well?

No.

As far as I’ve seen, detached covers top out at around 3.5/4.0 if the book is otherwise a 9.0+ candidate.
 

[Professor K]

Maybe this is old news but are they not putting the word "Incomplete" on the holders now? I've seen a lot of books missing pages but it doesn't say incomplete.

Edited October 29, 2022 by Professor K
spelling correction

[fifties]

On 9/21/2022 at 8:03 PM, Phill the Governor said:

No.

As far as I’ve seen, detached covers top out at around 3.5/4.0 if the book is otherwise a 9.0+ candidate.
 

Well that's pretty liberal.  Overstreet grading sez; 

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2.0 GOOD (GD): Shows substantial wear; often considered a "reading copy." Cover shows significant wear and may even be detached.