GAMBIT Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 Hey all! I just picked up a lot of 8x XMen 4 and almost all have the same , small spine split at the same location on the spine. Is this a common thing? Would it affect the grade? (IE spidey 361 with the bottom of book "ticks" that don't affect grade) Any help would be awesome. Thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAMBIT Posted May 26, 2023 Author Share Posted May 26, 2023 (edited) . Edited May 26, 2023 by GAMBIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostboys Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 Ive only ever held 2 copies in my hand and neither has that. One of my copies is CGC graded 9.6 and the other is a raw newsstand in the VF/NM range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAMBIT Posted May 26, 2023 Author Share Posted May 26, 2023 On 5/26/2023 at 8:31 AM, lostboys said: Ive only ever held 2 copies in my hand and neither has that. One of my copies is CGC graded 9.6 and the other is a raw newsstand in the VF/NM range. I have 8 currently and 6 have the same exact issue at the same spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 likely from binding...and it will affect grade GAMBIT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topnotchman Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 One of the easiest books to find in near mint mint condition. Those copies look horrible. B2D327 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAMBIT Posted May 26, 2023 Author Share Posted May 26, 2023 On 5/26/2023 at 9:04 AM, Topnotchman said: One of the easiest books to find in near mint mint condition. Those copies look horrible. Far from horrible. In fact , flawless besides the small split which I magnified 50xs. Would still be high grade. Question was. How common this is for this copy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAMBIT Posted May 26, 2023 Author Share Posted May 26, 2023 On 5/26/2023 at 9:01 AM, Funnybooks said: likely from binding...and it will affect grade My thoughts as well, just odd all have it at the same exact spot... thanks Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 On 5/26/2023 at 9:10 AM, GAMBIT said: My thoughts as well, just odd all have it at the same exact spot... thanks from the same source? same defects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostboys Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 On 5/26/2023 at 9:01 AM, Funnybooks said: likely from binding...and it will affect grade I was thinking more like damaged while being boxed at Marvel. Maybe these were at the bottom of the pile and when the pile was tossed in the shipping box, the spines were damaged? Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B2D327 Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 I’ve had/have multiple copies of this book and all were high grade without that flaw and have even given some away here for the x-mas raffle. My guess is the copies you have come from a mishandled bundle during shipping/storage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 On 5/26/2023 at 9:54 AM, lostboys said: I was thinking more like damaged while being boxed at Marvel. Maybe these were at the bottom of the pile and when the pile was tossed in the shipping box, the spines were damaged? could certainly be the case...either way, it's clear they're from the same batch GAMBIT and lostboys 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAMBIT Posted May 26, 2023 Author Share Posted May 26, 2023 thanks all Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sckao Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 I have slabbed a fair number of X-Men #4s and that spine split is not common. The spine split will also affect the grade and it will likely get hammered, unfortunately. ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
