Nschenks Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) Super tough book in high grade—this one’s a beaut. Couple of very fine CB ticks toward bottom of the front cover, slightly touched BRFC corner, and some light soiling along spine and back cover that should clean up (no foxing I could detect). Also bindery tears top and bottom spine—bottom one is borderline I think for being allowable as a production defect, but it should present better after a press. The 1/8 bend top left corner of the BC doesn’t appear to break fibers, so I’m hoping it’ll smooth out post-press. Same for a couple of non-CB ticks on the BC. Hard to tell with these kind of defects on white covers though, until the book is actually pressed. Thoughts pre/post press? Going out soon. Thanks for looking! Edited April 8 by Nschenks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semicentennial Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Looks like a VF+ book to me. Nschenks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I can see this one press to 9.0/9.2 too. Nschenks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiGuy65 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Very nice copy. I think it presses to a 9.2. I really love this book and surprised it isn't worth a bit more given the great cover, source material and apparent scarcity in higher grades.. Nschenks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahsoka Tano Jedi Apprentice Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I'm gonna say as is 9.0 My normal vote would be an 8.5 but I have a special feeling about this one. Nschenks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nschenks Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 On 1/23/2024 at 1:42 PM, ChiGuy65 said: Very nice copy. I think it presses to a 9.2. I really love this book and surprised it isn't worth a bit more given the great cover, source material and apparent scarcity in higher grades.. Same! One of my favorite X-Men covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nschenks Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 Press did wonders for this one. Interestingly the grader notes mentioned 'staple tears', so I'm guessing they're being pretty lenient on production-related staple issues right now (the bottom staple often being bent in on this issue). scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahsoka Tano Jedi Apprentice Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Not the least bit surprised this pressed to a 9.6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Would've said 9.4. Corners looked a little soft for it's certified grade. Thanks for updating the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Ohhhhh. Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
