baiken Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 (edited) So I have an X-Men 221 and it looks very, very clean. The top right of the cover seems to be a little folded, but negligible and pressable. My biggest concern is a line I found on the left side cover. What do you guys think? I did not take pictures of the inside, but the inside has no notable issues that I saw. Vertical Line on left side, starts below his pinky finger: Edited August 20, 2022 by baiken Galen130 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 My semi-educated guess is that this is a printing defect. The back cover spine makes me think of a slight spine roll. As I understand, printing defects are less costly, but will prevent a book from reaching the highest grades. I'm a 9.4±0.2 unless that line is somehow a crease or scratch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyTown Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) On 8/20/2022 at 11:37 AM, baiken said: Just a quick tip since you've mentioned you're new! Save yourself some major pain by removing tape from bag flaps any time you open a taped bag. Throw the tape away, and THEN remove the comic. When you're ready to close the bag again, close it with new tape from the tape dispenser you should always have on hand. Tape is cheap, comics are not! An invaluable $2 purchase: Note: There are myriad tapes and ways to use them. Magic tape is something that many people can access and is suitable for polybags. Don't use Magic tape on mylar, the slightest touch and removal can leave residue, I've found that blue tape works best on mylar and won't leave residue even after being left for months in ridiculous heat. Edited August 21, 2022 by KirbyTown grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Stacking curl. 9.4 as is. Press for a higher grade. Thanks for posting. Still Only 35c 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 9.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 On 8/20/2022 at 12:37 PM, baiken said: Vertical Line on left side, starts below his pinky finger: As stated....production. One of my copies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
