MPH1964 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Hi all - Here is my King-Size collection of production defects. There’s a Funky square bound spine that’s square at the top and more triangular at the bottom and a mondo accumulation of bindery perforations at the bottom of the FC. There’s an accumulation of other small defects as well. Book is complete and overall it’s a nice book that could use a C&P. Thanks for looking! Galen130 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfend72 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 It looks really good, 9.0? Could be a 9.2 but I'm curious about the perforations on the front of the book. I'm guessing they are bindery defects and get a pass with the graders, sort of like ASM 300 (Marvel chipping). I own a few of the same era books (Dr Strange Annual 1, Hulk Annual 6, Giant Size Man Thing 4) that are in really high grade and I though about getting them pressed. But they have that staple that is not through the center but on the edge, not sure I'm making sense there. You can see it in the last screenshot, that ridge. My concern that it might hurt the cover getting pressed. MPH1964 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayowolf Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 8,5...9.0 after CP MPH1964 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 9.0 MPH1964 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flammenwerfer Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 8.5 MPH1964 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 9.0 MPH1964 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpoolica Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 7.5/8.0 MPH1964 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH1964 Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 On 3/24/2021 at 6:58 PM, Jfend72 said: It looks really good, 9.0? Could be a 9.2 but I'm curious about the perforations on the front of the book. I'm guessing they are bindery defects and get a pass with the graders, sort of like ASM 300 (Marvel chipping). I own a few of the same era books (Dr Strange Annual 1, Hulk Annual 6, Giant Size Man Thing 4) that are in really high grade and I though about getting them pressed. But they have that staple that is not through the center but on the edge, not sure I'm making sense there. You can see it in the last screenshot, that ridge. My concern that it might hurt the cover getting pressed. I know absolutely nothing about pressing, but from what I have observed square bound books can be pressed. The cover is protected by a buffer. See this post for advice from some pressing experts, @joeypost and @Tony S commented and they are highly respected here on the boards: Hope this helps... Tony S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 51 minutes ago, MPH1964 said: I know absolutely nothing about pressing, but from what I have observed square bound books can be pressed. The cover is protected by a buffer. See this post for advice from some pressing experts, @joeypost and @Tony S commented and they are highly respected here on the boards: Hope this helps... They can be pressed. Make sure you send them to someone who has a track record of working on squarebounds. They are not like one and done moderns. MPH1964, greggy and Tony S 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
