Too much overhang to grade 0

[Pirate]

Is this book gradeable due to overhang?

[joeypost]

It’s close, but my guess would be no. 

[kimik]

Can't it just be microtrimmed? 

[Pirate]

Grader looked at picture and said more than likely no so just selling it raw.

[SBRobin]

What causes overhang? Loose staples?

[Tony S]

1 hour ago, SBRobin said:

What causes overhang? Loose staples?

Covers and the interior of comics were printed separately. The interiors of comics were a few sheets of really large newsprint printed on both sides, then mechanically folded and three edges trimmed.  Then a cover slapped and stapled on. 

Quality control was only wishful thinking with vintage books. Size and alignment varied significantly in a print run and between print runs. If the book was trimmed a bit small, the cover was a too large and hangs over the edge(s) 

[RockMyAmadeus]

2 hours ago, Tony S said:

Quality control was only wishful thinking with vintage books.

So true, so true.

[SBRobin]

So if the overhang isn't a defect after the book was printed, why can't CGC grade these?

[joeypost]

20 minutes ago, SBRobin said:

So if the overhang isn't a defect after the book was printed, why can't CGC grade these?

The main reason is that the book can be damaged. The overhang can curl on the top edge resulting in a very ugly looking book. Additionally,depending on how it is stored, the books own weight and gravity can result in it "sliding" down in the inner well and that edge getting crushed against the plastic. 

[zeezee]

Got an example: was graded a 3.5 universal, Joey is familiar with this book. There was a concern that CGC wouldn't grade due to the overhang. I guess they were able to pull it off.

 

[joeypost]

44 minutes ago, jzeze said:

Got an example: was graded a 3.5 universal, Joey is familiar with this book. There was a concern that CGC wouldn't grade due to the overhang. I guess they were able to pull it off.

 

Did they use a larger holder?

[zeezee]

1 minute ago, joeypost said:

Did they use a larger holder?

They left more space open to right of the book where the overhang is in the holder. The book is not centered in the holder compared to others. I'll post pic when I get a chance.