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[billbrown7080]

I was hoping to get some advice and opinions on this comic, overall the comic is in great shape but in the bottom right corner on the cover,  it's got a tiny chip missing and the same chip is missing out of  the first page of the comic, Simply put,  I just don't know how much this defect effects the grade

 

if you guys could please take a look and give me your opinions on the grade of this comic I would greatly appreciate it

thank you so much

[marvelmaniac]

The book presents nicely, other than the missing piece all I see is blunted/rounded corners and a few stress lines w/color break.

It appears by your photo's the missing piece was caused by water damage.

Without the missing piece I would grade this book a FN/VF 7.0, with the missing piece (and this is just my opinion, I have no idea how CGC will view this) VG/FN 5.0, this is the grade I would assign if it were it my book, I would rather undergrade than overgrade.

[grendelbo]

There's a stain on the cover where the chip is missing. I'd call the book 7.0/7.5 without these defects. 5.0/5.5 with them (chips + staining).

Thanks for posting.

[Bayowolf]

The rest looks so good I'd go 6.0

[LowGradeBronze]

I'm at 5.5 fine minus, since missing pieces of any size are not allowed at 6.0 The nicer the book the harder this type of damage affects grade and that's a pretty nice copy. Wihout the damage it would be a 7.0

[FFB]

On 10/28/2021 at 9:02 AM, LowGradeBronze said:

I'm at 5.5 fine minus, since missing pieces of any size are not allowed at 6.0 The nicer the book the harder this type of damage affects grade and that's a pretty nice copy. Wihout the damage it would be a 7.0

I think that's somewhat overgeneralizing about missing pieces.  The Overstreet Grading Guide has several examples of chips out in higher grades all the way up to VF/NM 9.0 (smaller chips, admittedly).  The All-Select Comics #1 in the VF 8.0 section has a corner chip out about the same size, plus an additional chip missing from the bottom edge.  

If you have a book that is otherwise 9.8 but it has a small edge chip about the same size as this, it's going to get a 7.5 or 8.0 from CGC in most cases.  This book isn't otherwise a 9.8 so it won't grade that high, but I think a 6.5 or 7.0 is possible.  The staining is what keeps it out of 7.5 in my opinion.  

[LowGradeBronze]

I stand corrected. Thanks for putting me right on that. 

[billbrown7080]

Thank you to everyone who responded

 

it helped a lot

[candygramformongo]

I'm also curious to hear what CGC usually does with smaller chips out of books.  I had this at 6.0.  But would love some education - anybody have slabbed books with chips missing?  Any insight on how much lower they graded based on that?  And/or the highest grade on a chipped book you've seen?  Would really like to learn more about how CGC considers this defect.

[Zegeroth]

Does’t look like a chip, look like a bug was eating the stain there.  That matters to me.  5.5 from me.

[I Am The Answer!]

The Answer is: That's a chunk not a chip - 5.5 for me

[universal soldier]

My thoughts were 6.5/7.0 but can see the argument for the lower grades.

[Galen130]

6.0

[Funnybooks]

bug chew

6.0