grendelbo Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 So this copy has been graded and slabbed. And I learned from my mother that "you get what you get and you don't throw a fit." So I'm fine with it. I got it cheap a couple years back and it looks and displays great. Still, it's grade leaves me scratching my head a little especially since my LCS has a copy that has exactly the same staple placement with only slightly less creasing around the staples. It also has softer corners and slight edge wear. It got a 9.4 which may have been a key bump since it's a $0.35 variant. (I wish I has pics of it.) My copy has a couple of bindery tears at and near the top left corner of the front cover. It also has what looks to be ink transfer/color rub on the back cover upper edge. Otherwise it's groovy. So, whaddya think? Thanks for the opinions. Spoiler Grade follows... Spoiler 8.5 Universal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulksdaddy1 Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 What do the graders notes say? By the pics, I think you got robbed if it's below a 9.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddly Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 I say 9.0/9.2 but I guess they could be harsher if they ding you for the manufacturing flaws. So 8.5 could be correct as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninanina Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Okay, I had some trouble with this coming in at 8.5 as well. However, I checked the grading for what's allowed in a 9.0 and it reads "Corners are cut square and sharp with ever-so-slight blunting permitted but no creases". Yeah, it's not much of a crease, but it is there in the lower left corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 On 7/3/2021 at 3:48 PM, Hulksdaddy1 said: What do the graders notes say? $5? That's beer money. On 7/3/2021 at 3:48 PM, Hulksdaddy1 said: By the pics, I think you got robbed if it's below a 9.2 On 7/3/2021 at 5:03 PM, Amazeron said: 9.0-9.2, an 8.5 is way too low. On 7/3/2021 at 10:08 PM, eddly said: I say 9.0/9.2 but I guess they could be harsher if they ding you for the manufacturing flaws. So 8.5 could be correct as well. 3 hours ago, ninanina said: Okay, I had some trouble with this coming in at 8.5 as well. However, I checked the grading for what's allowed in a 9.0 and it reads "Corners are cut square and sharp with ever-so-slight blunting permitted but no creases". Yeah, it's not much of a crease, but it is there in the lower left corner. The corners of this book, as well as the rest of it, are structurally near-perfect. It's production-related flaw is it's misplaced staples. And I guess that leads to the question of if the creases that resulted from the opening of the book are considered a production-related flaw as well. I would not think so but that's before I saw the aforementioned 9.4 copy that looked near-identical. And if you don't count them as production-related, are they significant enough to drop the grade to VF+? I'm fine with the copy and grade in any case. I'm only seeing inconsistencies. Thanks for the feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zegeroth Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 (edited) I see edge wear , some corner blunting, possibly a small crease on lower right, pressable bends by the staples that are not production, and the notable scatching/wear by the boot on the bottom edge. edit: also looks to be minor staining on the barcode. 8.5 was my prediction, Edited July 5, 2021 by Zegeroth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpoolica Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 That's harsh it should've been in the 9's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 seems like you got the long end of the light saber...that's a 9.0+ book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 On 7/6/2021 at 12:24 PM, Deadpoolica said: That's harsh it should've been in the 9's 1 minute ago, Funnybooks said: seems like you got the long end of the light saber...that's a 9.0+ book Funnybooks and Deadpoolica 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
