bapowell Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Hi all, As you can see the book has a considerable miswrap. The binding is tight, and inside is clean. A smudgy fingerprint on the FC and a few on the BC. A couple decent spine creases. You can really get a sense of the miswrap looking at the Mark Jewelers insert, pictured. Thanks for looking! Galen130 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvelmaniac Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 I do not know if that is a bindery defect or a severe spine roll/fanned pages, either way it dramatically affects the aesthetic appeal of the book, along with moderate edge/corner wear with color breaking creases, minor to moderate spine stress w/color breaking spine ticks, moderate color rub on front cover under the "EN" in "X Men". IMO... 5.5 FINE- (FN-): Back to Top Fits the criteria for Fine but with an additional defect or small accumulation of defects that detracts from the book's appearance by a perceptible amount. 5.0 VERY GOOD/FINE (VG/FN): Back to Top An above-average but well used comic book. An accumulation of bindery/printing defects is allowed. Minor to moderate cover wear apparent, with minor to moderate creases and/or dimples. Inks have moderate to low reflectivity. Blunted corners are increasingly common, as is minor to moderate staining, discoloration, and/or foxing. Stamped or inked arrival dates may be present. A minor to moderate spine roll is allowed. A spine split of up to 1/2" may be present. Staples may show minor discoloration. Minor staple tears and minor stress lines may also be present, as well as minor rust migration. Paper is tan to brown with no signs of brittleness. Centerfold may be loose. Minor interior tears may also be present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bapowell Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 On 9/19/2022 at 10:51 AM, marvelmaniac said: I do not know if that is a bindery defect or a severe spine roll/fanned pages, either way it dramatically affects the aesthetic appeal of the book, along with moderate edge/corner wear with color breaking creases, minor to moderate spine stress w/color breaking spine ticks, moderate color rub on front cover under the "EN" in "X Men". IMO... 5.5 FINE- (FN-): Back to Top Fits the criteria for Fine but with an additional defect or small accumulation of defects that detracts from the book's appearance by a perceptible amount. 5.0 VERY GOOD/FINE (VG/FN): Back to Top An above-average but well used comic book. An accumulation of bindery/printing defects is allowed. Minor to moderate cover wear apparent, with minor to moderate creases and/or dimples. Inks have moderate to low reflectivity. Blunted corners are increasingly common, as is minor to moderate staining, discoloration, and/or foxing. Stamped or inked arrival dates may be present. A minor to moderate spine roll is allowed. A spine split of up to 1/2" may be present. Staples may show minor discoloration. Minor staple tears and minor stress lines may also be present, as well as minor rust migration. Paper is tan to brown with no signs of brittleness. Centerfold may be loose. Minor interior tears may also be present. Thanks. Just to clarify, it's not a spine roll, it's a miswrap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvelmaniac Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 On 9/19/2022 at 11:02 AM, bapowell said: Thanks. Just to clarify, it's not a spine roll, it's a miswrap. From a comic grading company... "Look at the placement of the staples on the comic when looking at mis-wraps vs. spine rolls. Mis-wraps, the staples will be where their supposed to be but the cover is not aligned. A spine roll has all the pages of the book shifted, the spine itself has shifted, placing the staples on top of the book or the bottom of the book." Either way, IMO... "it dramatically affects the aesthetic appeal of the book" mysterymachine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bapowell Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 On 9/19/2022 at 11:59 AM, marvelmaniac said: From a comic grading company... "Look at the placement of the staples on the comic when looking at mis-wraps vs. spine rolls. Mis-wraps, the staples will be where their supposed to be but the cover is not aligned. A spine roll has all the pages of the book shifted, the spine itself has shifted, placing the staples on top of the book or the bottom of the book." Either way, IMO... "it dramatically affects the aesthetic appeal of the book" Agreed. Looking more closely, it's not a miswrap, but the it's also not a typical spine roll either, as the book lays flat. Essentially, it looks like it was "re-creased" for some reason causing the pages to splay out. I'm in the process of trying to press it out. We'll see what happens. Thanks for the input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 6.0 Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bapowell Posted September 20, 2022 Author Share Posted September 20, 2022 On 9/19/2022 at 5:56 PM, Hottohman said: I have a bunch of books with spine roll that lay flat Interesting. I guess I need to recalibrate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 6.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...