Did the Double Cover Grading Rule Change? 4 4

[MR SigS]

On 5/29/2022 at 5:37 PM, Bird said:

there is stuff between the covers?

Inserts, tattooz, posters, trading card promos.

Something else, I can't recall.

Edited May 30, 2022 by MR SigS

[grendelbo]

 

[comicginger1789]

If you watch certain YouTubers they seem to always say “oh the highest graded cover is the grade it gets”. Which GENERALLY is true because if an outside cover is 6.5 and an inside cover is 9.0, chances are the interior pages are fine so it makes sense the grade overall matches that of the interior cover.

However I think reality is shown in this book here. The interior cover is a 9.0 but there are other flaws like the rusty staples that being the entire book down. Which is right because when they grade any book, it is not just they cover. It’s the entire book they grade.

[greggy]

On 5/29/2022 at 7:50 PM, comicginger1789 said:

If you watch certain YouTubers they seem to always say “oh the highest graded cover is the grade it gets”. Which GENERALLY is true because if an outside cover is 6.5 and an inside cover is 9.0, chances are the interior pages are fine so it makes sense the grade overall matches that of the interior cover.

However I think reality is shown in this book here. The interior cover is a 9.0 but there are other flaws like the rusty staples that being the entire book down. Which is right because when they grade any book, it is not just they cover. It’s the entire book they grade.

You are correct that when CGC gives grades from the covers, it's just the covers.

The rest of the book has to be taken into consideration in addition with the condition of the rest of the book.

In blowie's case, it got a 8.5, as books with Light Tan to OW pages were maxed at 8.5 (at least at that time).

In the TOD case, the book has obvious other defects that should knock that mofo down.

xoxo

greggy

[Robot Man]

Anything of any important significance that you can’t obviously see by looking at both sides of a slab should be noted on the label.

Who wants to have to go look it up online when purchasing a book? 

[mysterymachine]

On 5/29/2022 at 6:20 PM, MR SigS said:

Inserts, tattooz, posters, trading card promos.

Something else, I can't recall.

Smashed flies.

Edited May 30, 2022 by mysterymachine

[Lightning55]

On 5/30/2022 at 10:35 AM, Robot Man said:

Anything of any important significance that you can’t obviously see by looking at both sides of a slab should be noted on the label.

Who wants to have to go look it up online when purchasing a book? 

Totally agree with this.  There is plenty of blank space on the back of the label - use it.

[theCapraAegagrus]

On 5/30/2022 at 3:05 PM, Lightning55 said:

Totally agree with this.  There is plenty of blank space on the back of the label - use it.

That's boring and predictable.

[fastballspecial]

On 5/29/2022 at 6:24 PM, THE_BEYONDER said:

Rusty staples should bring it all down below VF

I agree stains and staples and it got an 8.0?

 

[comicginger1789]

Probably already posted but the answer is here
 

 

I don't know that the stance has changed over time (ie double covers graded pre 2021 maybe were just given the grade of the highest cover) but if they were just giving the highest grade for the best cover, and not taking into account the rest of the book, that to me is wrong. This means that CGCs current approach is actually an improvement (gasp!) upon prior practice, if prior practices were to just say "hey inner cover is 8.5 so book is also 8.5"

In probably more than 95% of all double or multiple covers, it is likely that the interior of the book is fine, hence why when you see the higher cover noted as 9.0, that is also the grade it gets. Newer collectors and Youtubers though in recent years have perpetuated the idea that "highest cover grade = book grade" which is not always true (and rightfully so if the book has other interior issues). 

So while more rare, it is possible (and makes perfect sense) to see a double cover, with the highest cover assigned an 8.5 grade but the book overall gets 8.0 due to an interior edge of page rip, maybe some interior foxing or yellowing, maybe some slight rust on the staples, etc.