1/4 inch tear too back cover hard to see. Deduction off other wise 9.4 ish. 0

[jared12smith]

Let’s just pretend this is a 9.4 with out this rear cover micro tear.  What do you think deductions are adding in micro tear.  2nd pic is back of page of back cover.  Maybe it’s 1/2 inch   The size of capital A. Not sure 🤔 

Edited July 9, 2021 by jared12smith
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[joeypost]

8.0 range. 

[Bob Troub]

On 7/8/2021 at 10:00 PM, jared12smith said:

Let’s just pretend this is a 9.4 with out this rear cover micro tear.  What do you think deductions are adding in micro tear.  2nd pic is back of page of back cover.  Maybe it’s 1/2 inch   The size of capital A. Not sure 🤔 

Why not just pretend it's a 9.8?

[speople]

Speaking from experience, even bearing in mind it was a SA comic (GA/SA bump)You'll probably get no more than 8.0
 

[Gravin]

I have a modern that I submitted (Guardians of the Galaxy 62 to be specific) with a tear of similar size or maybe slightly smaller on the back cover, and that received a 9.0 (never review your submission books on less than 4 hours of sleep, can't believe I missed it.) I originally estimated a 9.4 but had hoped for better with a press.

If I remember later I'll take a pic when I get home.

[William-James88]

On 7/8/2021 at 10:00 PM, jared12smith said:

Let’s just pretend this is a 9.4 with out this rear cover micro tear.  What do you think deductions are adding in micro tear.  2nd pic is back of page of back cover.  Maybe it’s 1/2 inch   The size of capital A. Not sure 🤔 

 

 

We don't really have to pretend anything. A better way of looking at this is: what is the highest grade that would allow this defect.

I'd say 8.5

[Gravin]

Here is the book I mentioned. The tear on this one isn't quite the same as the OP's example, but I think that the grading ramifications would be pretty similar.