Sebastsk8 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Long story short, bought a lot that had a couple of sets of venom lethal protector in it and noticed one was a fairly nice newsstand so I bought it. Finally get it in hand and it has some ticks and needs cleaned which was disappointing. But then I notice it's an APV, of which there's only 15 currently on the cgc census and 0 on cbcs. Detailed pics listed, some discoloration on the price box and back cover but looks superficial and should come off easily, probably 5 decent spine ticks mostly on lower half both front and back cover. Not much color break but enough, press would definitely help a ton there. Bottom right front cover corner a little dinged up maybe 1/8" or less into the book. Thank you for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 The spot on the top of the back cover doesn't really look like surface dirt to me, but I don't have it in hand. If that's a little stain, 7.5/8.0. If it can be cleaned, around 9.0. From what I've been told, the metallic/cardstock cover is not one that's receptive to pressing. When my (totally boring direct copy) went in, it was one of the few books my presser sent in as-is, and we routinely press everything as a precautionary measure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morbius21 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 8.5 max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrispyC66 Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 7.5 mostly due to corners and staining. On 9/24/2023 at 9:22 PM, scburdet said: …From what I've been told, the metallic/cardstock cover is not one that's receptive to pressing. Accurate assessment. Many times I would use a tacking iron at most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timfinz Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 8.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...