Tape touched cover 0

[Odda]

Hello,

I just purchased a nice copy of ASM 50. As I was putting it back in the bag the piece of scotch tape touched the cover. I was able to take it off, but a tiny bit of ink came off too. Does anyone know how much this will affect the grade of this book? Thanks.

[KCOComics]

Sadly, there isn't a straightforward answer. It will depend on the rest of the book. 

If the book is in the G to VG range overall, it may not effect the grade at all. If it's a NM book then you could see it drop significantly. 

You could post pictures of the entire book in the spare a grade area and see what People think.  Ask them to grade it with any without the defect? 

The tape snag stinks! Sorry it happened on such a great book! 

 

[FFB]

On 10/2/2021 at 4:54 PM, Odda said:

Hello,

I just purchased a nice copy of ASM 50. As I was putting it back in the bag the piece of scotch tape touched the cover. I was able to take it off, but a tiny bit of ink came off too. Does anyone know how much this will affect the grade of this book? Thanks.

That is a hugely magnified image and the actual damage seems very small.  Unless you are dealing with a high grade copy (9.0+), it probably won't drop the grade more than one grade level, say from an 8.5 to an 8.0 or whatever.  Once you get to 7.0 or below, it may not have any effect at all.  

[zzutak]

I'm with FFB here.    Having seen images of this book in the PGM Forum, I don't believe the very small ink loss associated with the tape pull effects the grade.  You got lucky!  

[theCapraAegagrus]

On 10/2/2021 at 10:26 PM, KCOComics said:

It will depend on the rest of the book.