KCode98 Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 (edited) It's a modern book and never been opened. The rest of the book looks new and mint. There are 2 corners that I'm questioning if they will knock it from a 9.8 to something lower. Please give me your opinions here. Pictures make it look worse than it is but I want to hear opinions. Edited March 23, 2022 by KCode98 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qalyar Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 CGC does what it'll do, but I don't think I would expect a 9.8 here. It's tough to tell what's going on in some of these pics without an overall shot for context, and with the reflection of the bag (the last two pics, in particular), but if nothing else, I think that funky FCUL corner is pretty suspect, as is whatever corner you're showing in the first pic. They might consider the FCUL a bindery defect and let it pass, but in general I'll say that I've had nicer looking corners on 9.6 books. grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayowolf Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 9.4 ,might get 9.6 from CGC..but 9.8 very doubtful grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 How do you know the book was never opened? The spine (to me anyway) shows evidence of being opened several times. And yes, those corners will keep it from a 9.8. 9.4 range seems likely. MAR1979 and grendelbo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCode98 Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 On 3/24/2022 at 8:33 AM, comicginger1789 said: How do you know the book was never opened? The spine (to me anyway) shows evidence of being opened several times. No...It's no where near as bad as the photos show. Spine looks like plenty of 9.8s I've seen. Remember a 9.8 isn't a 10.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 On 3/23/2022 at 3:34 PM, Qalyar said: CGC does what it'll do, but I don't think I would expect a 9.8 here. It's tough to tell what's going on in some of these pics without an overall shot for context, and with the reflection of the bag (the last two pics, in particular), but if nothing else, I think that funky FCUL corner is pretty suspect, as is whatever corner you're showing in the first pic. They might consider the FCUL a bindery defect and let it pass, but in general I'll say that I've had nicer looking corners on 9.6 books. On 3/23/2022 at 8:33 PM, Bayowolf said: 9.4 ,might get 9.6 from CGC..but 9.8 very doubtful On 3/24/2022 at 6:33 AM, comicginger1789 said: How do you know the book was never opened? The spine (to me anyway) shows evidence of being opened several times. And yes, those corners will keep it from a 9.8. 9.4 range seems likely. I agree. 9.4 therabouts. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Don't see a 9.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
