PGM ASM 117 3 3

[WilliamLunt]

Curious about the ink on the pages? Is this a production defect?

[I Am The Answer!]

The Answer is:  7.5ish.  Appears a lot nicer but I lowered the grade based on whatever that is on the bc spine below the staple (small chunks out?).  The ink is from production.  Nice looking book!  

[candygramformongo]

I'm at 8.5, maybe 8.0 depending upon how bad that spine is.  Great looking cover, wow!

Edited November 5, 2021 by candygramformongo

[zzutak]

I believe the blue ink you see along the unbound vertical edge is distributor ink (aka distributor overspray).  It's not a production defect (distributors are not manufacturers).  A distributor stripe is similar to a date stamp, in that it generally will not result in a condition grade deduction.  However, there are exceptions to the rule when the oft-seen stripe becomes an extensive, visually distracting overspray:

    

A couple of your images indicate that the overspray you see on the interior pages also appears along the bottom half of the spine.  This makes me suspect that the spine abrasion was actually caused by a previous owner trying to scrape off the ink.  In any event, I believe the spine abrasion/scrape will be regarded as the book's governing (or most significant) defect. 

[LowGradeBronze]

I was at 8.0 until I saw the spine abrasion. Lovely copy even so. I think final grade is around 7.0 or 7.5 depending on how harshly the abrasion is viewed. The ink is not an issue. 

[comicginger1789]

On 11/5/2021 at 2:05 PM, zzutak said:

I believe the blue ink you see along the unbound vertical edge is distributor ink (aka distributor overspray).  It's not a production defect (distributors are not manufacturers).  A distributor stripe is similar to a date stamp, in that it generally will not result in a condition grade deduction.  However, there are exceptions to the rule when the oft-seen stripe becomes an extensive, visually distracting overspray:

    

A couple of your images indicate that the overspray you see on the interior pages also appears along the bottom half of the spine.  This makes me suspect that the spine abrasion was actually caused by a previous owner trying to scrape off the ink.  In any event, I believe the spine abrasion/scrape will be regarded as the book's governing (or most significant) defect. 

This is what I feel. It seems ink got onto spine and maybe stuck to another book, hence why it appears like it was pulled off at some point and there is some "damage"....

While seeing a bit of ink on the cover or edge does not generally hurt the grade a lot, when it causes a notable flaw that affects the structural contents of the book, I feel it is factored in more. So for me 8.0-8.5 on the grade. 

[WilliamLunt]

On 11/5/2021 at 2:05 PM, zzutak said:

I believe the blue ink you see along the unbound vertical edge is distributor ink (aka distributor overspray).  It's not a production defect (distributors are not manufacturers).  A distributor stripe is similar to a date stamp, in that it generally will not result in a condition grade deduction.  However, there are exceptions to the rule when the oft-seen stripe becomes an extensive, visually distracting overspray:

    

A couple of your images indicate that the overspray you see on the interior pages also appears along the bottom half of the spine.  This makes me suspect that the spine abrasion was actually caused by a previous owner trying to scrape off the ink.  In any event, I believe the spine abrasion/scrape will be regarded as the book's governing (or most significant) defect. 

Thank you, that was extremely helpful to say the least.

[grendelbo]

8.5

Thanks for posting.

[Fisionbomb]

7.5

[Galen130]

8.0…and that’s ink overspray.  

[1950's war comics]

nice VF !