Ink stains

[shadow_wolf-migration]

Hey guys I have an action comics #354 and one of the few defects it has is a small ink stain on the top of the book,I was wondering how defects like distributers overspray are factored into the grading

 

[nik]

I have an Avengers book with similar ink transfer that received a 9.2

[uclapeterg]

They aren't factored into CGC grade unless it's 9.6 or higher. I personally try to avoid books with excessive overspray.

[FFB]

I asked this question of CGC a while ago and it depends on how much ink there is, where it is, how much it detracts from the artwork, whether it warps the paper and if so, how much, etc.

[uclapeterg]

I asked this question of CGC a while ago and it depends on how much ink there is, where it is, how much it detracts from the artwork, whether it warps the paper and if so, how much, etc.

 

Right you are, Scott.

[trevorlsmith]

They aren't factored into CGC grade unless it's 9.6 or higher. I personally try to avoid books with excessive overspray.

 

are you saying that the highest grade cgc will give a book with distributor ink is a 9.4?

[Aces]

I've seen 9.6s but some have claimed 9.8s.

[divad]

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck . . . then it probably is a duck

 

Distributor ink is distinctive and is generally overlooked. But an unsightly ink stain is just that, an unsightly stain.

[trevorlsmith]

thanks

[arexcrooke]

I kinda like the distributor overspray With the caveat being that it cant warp the paper.

Wierd huh, i dont mind overspray, yet i cant stand date stamps.