Large Initials on Back Cover of Silver Age Book... 3 3

[Crose87420]

So my local comic shop has a bunch of silver age issues from a collector who decided to write his initials on the back of every book very large and in black marker. It doesn't go through to the last page before the back cover. My question is, with this defect what is the highest grade I can expect, or rather, what is the hit for this defect? 

Thanks!

[Funnybooks]

my guess...drop to vf- range or below

[Axe Elf]

Just put a big "HU" in front of the "LK" and maybe people will think it's supposed to be there.

[theCapraAegagrus]

8.5 would be the absolute highest grade that you could expect, but it will depend book-to-book. May not affect low grade at all.

[grendelbo]

Since marker was used I'd expect it to drop to the FN/VF range. It shouldn't effect a book's grade FN or lower. Were a pen used it probably could get a VF grade if the book presents no other significant defects.

Here's a couple of examples that arguably could support my guess.

 

[Funnybooks]

good work

[FFB]

On 5/5/2022 at 9:07 AM, grendelbo said:

Since marker was used I'd expect it to drop to the FN/VF range. It shouldn't effect a book's grade FN or lower. Were a pen used it probably could get a VF grade if the book presents no other significant defects.

Here's a couple of examples that arguably could support my guess.

 

[The Lions Den]

And believe it or not, graders do remember flaws like this and will often award the same grade for the same kind of flaw...  

[Crose87420]

Thanks everyone for the help. Grendelbo, thanks for those pics, that is pretty definitive stuff!

[shadroch]

I wouldn't grade a book with writing like that above a VG. 

[MattTheDuck]

[djzombi]

On 5/7/2022 at 8:26 AM, shadroch said:

I wouldn't grade a book with writing like that above a VG. 

Ditto.