jdraheim Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 I'm thinking of sending this in but I wanted to get some feedback first. How would you grade this? Cover looks really good. Some blunting/stress on the two top corners. My biggest question is the little green stain on the back cover near the top. It appears to be the same color as the cover. (Maybe something happened in printing or shipping when it was stack on other copes?? -just guessing). Also some dirt or foxing on the back cover? Could any of this be cleaned? Opinions appreciated! Thanks in advance!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdean2437 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 8.0-8.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conan09279 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 8.0 to 8.5 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahsoka Tano Jedi Apprentice Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 that spine sure looks pretty good...don't know about that ink thing ....Triple J ? ......does appear 2 b some blunting on the corners....there's some decent size tics coming out of spine u can c on the back....slight crease top upper right on back....looks like a scratch line on bottom back....does that go thru ? Sure looks like minor foxing on back bottom.....If that's minute wear on corners it could b an 8.0 but i think it's more than that....i'm gonna say 7.0 go with what the other people say .....i'm newbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 I would say 7.5/7.0 probably 7.5, no I don't think a clean or press would help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdraheim Posted February 3, 2018 Author Share Posted February 3, 2018 43 minutes ago, Ahsoka Tano Jedi Apprentice said: that spine sure looks pretty good...don't know about that ink thing ....Triple J ? ......does appear 2 b some blunting on the corners....there's some decent size tics coming out of spine u can c on the back....slight crease top upper right on back....looks like a scratch line on bottom back....does that go thru ? Sure looks like minor foxing on back bottom.....If that's minute wear on corners it could b an 8.0 but i think it's more than that....i'm gonna say 7.0 go with what the other people say .....i'm newbie The line on the back cover looks like a faint pencil or pen line, it is not a scratch. Oddly the book looks better in person then in my hi-res photos. I appreciate all this feedback!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahsoka Tano Jedi Apprentice Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 i'm glad 2 hear its not a scratch....that will help the grade.....if u get it Certified let us know how it goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James J Johnson Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Ahsoka Tano Jedi Apprentice said: that spine sure looks pretty good...don't know about that ink thing ....Triple J ? ......does appear 2 b some blunting on the corners....there's some decent size tics coming out of spine u can c on the back....slight crease top upper right on back....looks like a scratch line on bottom back....does that go thru ? Sure looks like minor foxing on back bottom.....If that's minute wear on corners it could b an 8.0 but i think it's more than that....i'm gonna say 7.0 go with what the other people say .....i'm newbie The distributor ink should not be a factor in the grade, unless it was contingent upon a book being either a 9.4 or a 9.6, s an example. Some of the "non-condition/non-wear" defects that do impact books on the uppermost end of the grade spectrum, 9.4 to 10.0, have little to no effect on grades from 9.2 on down. Also keep in mind that distributor ink as seen on the back cover of this book can be almost completely eradicated with a mild abrasive without marring the paper or its gloss, a dry eraser and buffing cloth doing the trick, I've seen it done and the book getting an upward tic in the resubmission. Whether that was the reason and maybe it was just subjectivity, is speculation as any resub can grade differently just on a straight resub, no pressing, no tweaking, grading by its nature being subject to change, even when viewed by the same grader at a different point in time. Edited February 3, 2018 by James J Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badback83 Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 7.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STORMSHADOW_80 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 7.5/8.0 Cleaning may or may not improve the grade but I would still give it a shot. Those corners look like they could be flattened out a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn1709 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 8.0 in my opinion. Let us know what it comes back as! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
