crazyhips Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Picked up a really nice copy of detective 351 yesterday. The book looks 8.5 but appears to have a few very minor stains. However, I can’t tell if they are truly stains, distributor spray, or a production ink defect. Opinions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber-Bob Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Dose it penetrate the cover ? Can you feel it or is it smooth ? It doesn't have the look of a spray, the edges are very pronounced. The edges almost look like wash lines. My guess would be a stain. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyhips Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Thanks Bob. Doesn’t penetrate cover. Even if it is a stain I’m not sorry for the pick up. Given the old checkered perimeter I didn’t even notice it at first. It does explain why the seller had it priced in Fine condition despite looking almost 9.0 with white pages. Small stains don’t bother me at all and are hammered too harshly by cgc in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 The bulk of that can be removed. crazyhips 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James J Johnson Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 On 2/12/2018 at 7:07 AM, joeypost said: The bulk of that can be removed. All of it, my guess, based on how it looks. And with nothing more than a little lick of a fingertip and a soft tissue! Wouldn't even dull the gloss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyhips Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 Thanks everyone for the replies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
