Small Spine Split....Effect on Grade 0

[shootin-str81]

Hi All,

I have a modern comic that appears to be 9.6 possibly better but, it has a very small split on the top left corner. It appears to be about 1/8".  Doesn't appear to be any impact to the corner, spine is clean, other corners look sharp.... so I am wondering if that would be considered a bindery defect and whether or not that is the case, what is the deduct from the grade.  I would post pics but I can't get the split to show up on camera and I definitely don't want to potentially make it worse.  

Much appreciation for your time and wisdom.  Peace

[marvelmaniac]

Without pics it will hard for anybody to tell you if it is a "Bindery Tear" or a "Dented Corner/Spine Split" and how much it would affect the grade of the book.

This is from the HA Grading Standards...

NM+ 9.6 -  No bindery tears are allowed

NM 9.4 -  Bindery tears must be less than 1/16" on Silver Age and later books

 

[theCapraAegagrus]

Pics or it didn't happen.

[Buzzetta]

I have seen modern books with a bindery tear achieve a 9.8 due to the way the book was manufactured.  Amazing Spider-man 365 and 700 immediately come to mind. 

[shootin-str81]

On 4/14/2021 at 8:07 AM, Angel of Death said:

Pics or it didn't happen.

OK, finally had time to pull the book in question and think I got a decent pic of the defect.  I tried to measure it, looks like 3/16"???  At any rate, more than an 1/8" and less than 1/4"....with my eyes.  Also, with the magnified pics, I am changing my original thoughts.....looks like there may have been a "bump" on that corner.    I definitely can't see it with my naked eye.  Thanks in advance for your help!!

Edited April 18, 2021 by shootin-str81

[Ryan.]

8.5

[theCapraAegagrus]

17 hours ago, shootin-str81 said:

OK, finally had time to pull the book in question and think I got a decent pic of the defect.  I tried to measure it, looks like 3/16"???  At any rate, more than an 1/8" and less than 1/4"....with my eyes.  Also, with the magnified pics, I am changing my original thoughts.....looks like there may have been a "bump" on that corner.    I definitely can't see it with my naked eye.  Thanks in advance for your help!!

That's not a MFG defect, so it's gonna hurt the grade. Won't be in the NM range.

[shootin-str81]

5 hours ago, Angel of Death said:

That's not a MFG defect, so it's gonna hurt the grade. Won't be in the NM range.

Ya, that hurts because the rest of the book is so nice.  So, 8.5??