Bo1983 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Is it just me or do spine splits affect grade more then a detached cover or centerfold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Bo1983 said: Is it just me or do spine splits affect grade more then a detached cover or centerfold? In order of worse to less worse: *max grade approximations in my opinion Cover completely detached and completely split ~1.5 Cover completely detached (tie) ~3.0 Spine split of 3-4 inches (tie) ~3.0 - ~3.5 - depends on the length of split(s) - Cover detached at one staple ~5.5/6.0 Centerfold completely detached ~6.5/7/0 Centerfold detached at one staple ~8.5/9.0 Less than 1" tear ~9.0 Or, I could be completely wrong @CHASEnBLUE Edited June 21, 2021 by Funnybooks grendelbo and Bo1983 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHASEnBLUE Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 42 minutes ago, Funnybooks said: In order of worse to less worse: *max grade approximations in my opinion Cover completely detached and completely split ~1.5 Cover completely detached (tie) ~3.0 Spine split of 3-4 inches (tie) ~3.0 - ~3.5 - depends on the length of split(s) - Cover detached at one staple ~5.5/6.0 Centerfold completely detached ~6.5/7/0 Centerfold detached at one staple ~8.5/9.0 Less than 1" tear ~9.0 Or, I could be completely wrong @CHASEnBLUE Sounds right on to me...😁 Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 49 minutes ago, Funnybooks said: In order of worse to less worse: *max grade approximations in my opinion Cover completely detached and completely split ~1.5 Cover completely detached (tie) ~3.0 Spine split of 3-4 inches (tie) ~3.0 - ~3.5 - depends on the length of split(s) - Cover detached at one staple ~5.5/6.0 Centerfold completely detached ~6.5/7/0 Centerfold detached at one staple ~8.5/9.0 Less than 1" tear ~9.0 Or, I could be completely wrong @CHASEnBLUE 👍Sounds pretty darn good. (Let me write it down.) The length of a tear with no other flaw will be determined, of course, by it's length. 1" is likely going to cap you at 6.5/7.0. The tear will need to be 1/4" or less to allow a book to remain in the NM range. I think a tear 1/2"-3/4" could land you in the 7.5-8.5 range. IMO the flaws are more or less equal, but more forgiveness is given to a tear in certified grading. A spine split of 1/4" is likely to knock you down to 6.0/6.5. Deduct 0.5 for every 1/4" greater. A tear won't hurt as much. Or I could be off my rocker... Funnybooks and Bo1983 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 As usual, it depends on many factors. All other things being equal, a small split will grade higher than a detached cover. Funnybooks and Bo1983 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
