Dyoung86 Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Hi - Thanks for your help. When in doubt press, right? So I will be pressing this one too via CGC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvelmaniac Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 The only thing I see is a 1/8" (?) Bindery Tear at the top left. 9.4 NEAR MINT (NM): Back to TopNearly perfect with only minor imperfections that keep it from the next higher grade. Subtle bindery/printing defects are allowed. Bindery tears must be less than 1/16" on Silver Age and later books, although on Golden Age books bindery tears of up to 1/4" have been noted. Cover is flat with no surface wear. Inks are bright with high reflectivity and a minimum of fading. Corners are cut square and sharp with ever-so-slight blunting permitted. A 1/16" bend is permitted with no color break. Small, inconspicuous, lightly penciled, stamped or inked arrival dates are acceptable as long as they are in an unobtrusive location. Slight foxing. Spine is tight and flat. Staples are generally centered; may have slight discoloration. Almost no stress lines. Paper is off-white to cream, supple and fresh. Slight interior tears are allowed. Dyoung86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyoung86 Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 On 7/17/2023 at 6:50 PM, marvelmaniac said: The only thing I see is a 1/8" (?) Bindery Tear at the top left. 9.4 NEAR MINT (NM): Back to TopNearly perfect with only minor imperfections that keep it from the next higher grade. Subtle bindery/printing defects are allowed. Bindery tears must be less than 1/16" on Silver Age and later books, although on Golden Age books bindery tears of up to 1/4" have been noted. Cover is flat with no surface wear. Inks are bright with high reflectivity and a minimum of fading. Corners are cut square and sharp with ever-so-slight blunting permitted. A 1/16" bend is permitted with no color break. Small, inconspicuous, lightly penciled, stamped or inked arrival dates are acceptable as long as they are in an unobtrusive location. Slight foxing. Spine is tight and flat. Staples are generally centered; may have slight discoloration. Almost no stress lines. Paper is off-white to cream, supple and fresh. Slight interior tears are allowed. Thanks. I missed that well spotted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 there looks to be ink loss below the price box. 9.0. I believe it's much harder to get good pressing results with the card covers like this one. Also, it has the metallic finish, which I believe also limits what conditions it can be subjected to. I believe my dealer just sent my Venom LP1 as-is b/c the pressing would not do anything. Dyoung86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyoung86 Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 On 7/17/2023 at 7:11 PM, scburdet said: there looks to be ink loss below the price box. 9.0. I believe it's much harder to get good pressing results with the card covers like this one. Also, it has the metallic finish, which I believe also limits what conditions it can be subjected to. I believe my dealer just sent my Venom LP1 as-is b/c the pressing would not do anything. Yeah I wasn’t sure if it was ink loss or some sort of staining. I was thinking whether that might pose a potential limitation in regards to pressing due to card type so thanks for your insight and sharing your experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awildhome Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Small bindery tear. Looks to be a spine tick or bend BLR. 9.4 Dyoung86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
