BLG Posted June 18, 2022 Posted June 18, 2022 Hi picked this book up however it has a top detached staple. What would you grade this as? Thanks in advance! Galen130 1
scburdet Posted June 18, 2022 Posted June 18, 2022 I'd go with 7.5 ± 0.5 without accounting for the detachment. I really don't know how much of a ding this is given the rest of the book looks pretty good.
eastriver400 Posted June 19, 2022 Posted June 19, 2022 They may give it the Green label of death. love this cover art.
grendelbo Posted June 19, 2022 Posted June 19, 2022 Is the comic detached from the top staple at the centerfold and the cover?
BLG Posted June 19, 2022 Author Posted June 19, 2022 On 6/18/2022 at 10:39 PM, grendelbo said: Is the comic detached from the top staple at the centerfold and the cover? Hi - nope just the cover.
grendelbo Posted June 19, 2022 Posted June 19, 2022 On 6/19/2022 at 9:15 AM, BLG said: Hi - nope just the cover. Thanks. 5.5 Universal 7.5 Qualified Thanks for posting.
LowGradeBronze Posted June 19, 2022 Posted June 19, 2022 Can't see the staple at all in the first picture. Looks detached from the first wrap as well as from the cover. Either way, it's a 4.5 with very best 5.0 (Would otherwise be a 6.5 to 7.0)
zzutak Posted June 19, 2022 Posted June 19, 2022 On 6/18/2022 at 11:15 AM, BLG said: What would you grade this as? A comic's grade is based on its exterior and interior condition. The front cover is important, but so is the back cover, the spine (to check for splits, separations, color flakes, etc), the inside covers (to check for toning, tanning, staining, tape, etc), the centerfold (to check for detachment, rust staining at the staples, etc), and the pages (to check for color, suppleness, brittleness, dog-eared corners, and the same types of blemishes/defects you might see on the covers). Forum regulars are a pretty relaxed bunch ( ), willing to offer grades based on much more limited data. However, I still think all PGMs should include at least one image of the back cover. grendelbo and Funnybooks 2
BLG Posted June 20, 2022 Author Posted June 20, 2022 Hi - sorry I forgot the back pic was very focused on the staple. The back is very clean IMO. Thanks!