Spine issue, will it be a grading issue?

[PhoKing]

The spine itself looks like it has a lot of wear from probably either rubbing or something.

 

Will this be penalized when graded?

 

 

 

[Comicdey]

I'd penalize it

 

 

It's not perfect and coyote 11??

 

Is that something special?

[thecopperagekids]

I'd penalize it

 

 

It's not perfect and coyote 11??

 

Is that something special?

 

1st published Todd McFarlane art.

 

 

The spine itself looks like it has a lot of wear from probably either rubbing or something.

 

Will this be penalized when graded?

 

 

 

That's a fairly common defect in books that used Baxter paper stock.

 

Baxter paper stock is pretty thick, it did not commonly "age" well after being folded in production at the books' spine.

 

Not the best wording right there....think of it as if you were bending a cereal box with the intention of causing a crease; you would see paper flecking and color seperation where the bend was forced by your hand.

 

Same thing,to a lesser degree, happened with paper stock along the spines of Baxter books.

 

That does not mean that the flecking, corner rounding & color loss is a production defect.It only means that Baxter books are more susceptible to paper loss along the spines.

 

You'd really have to post up FC and BC scans if you want more of a definitive answer.

[Topnotchman]

I would have to see front and back cover scans to determine the estimated condition. You have a zoomed in shot of the spine which may cause this defect to look bigger than it really is. The Spider-man 1 platinum has this defect on the entire print run due to the thicker cover stock and glossy cover inks. This type of defect is called feathering and Cgc has let this through on 9.8's depending on severity. If it starts to make a Y at the corners and you can see the white from front and back cover scans than the defect is much more severe and would be penalized by CGC.