bbking88 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Hi there. I have this Amazing Spider-man #3 in my collection. Qualified grade. Old Label. And to me it looks like this one never had an clean and I think also no press. It has very small chipping and overall very nice color. But besides missing page 12 LoL, it is missing an little small piece on the back cover. See pictures. Could an 6.0 or 7.0 have an little piece missing of the back cover? Is that allowed for an 6.0 or 7.0? In other words, would this one benefit an press and clean for a grade bump? Or will it never become an higher grade because of the small piece missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvelmaniac Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Take this with a grain of salt since I do not have my books graded, when the book was graded the piece missing on the back cover/lower edge was taken into consideration, chances are you will not receive a higher grade, however, books are graded in their entirety and a piece missing (unless stated in black and white) is going to be up to the individual grader on how much of a grade reduction the book will take. CGC seems to change its grading standards on a regular basis, someone with more experience with todays CGC will have to chime in, maybe pieces missing is even mentioned in the new CGC Grading Guide. Just an FYI...Pieces Missing VG/FN 5.0 - None allowed VG 4.0 - As much as a 1/4" triangle can be missing out of the corner or edge; a missing 1/8" square is also acceptable. GD/VG 3.0 - A triangle from 1/4" to 1/2" can be missing out of the corner or edge; a missing 1/8" to 1/4" square is also acceptable. GD 2.0 - The largest piece allowed missing from the front or back cover is usually a 1/2" triangle or a 1/4" square, FR/GD 1.5 - Up to 1/10 of the back cover may be missing. Paul Kosnik and The Lions Den 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Elf Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Yeah, with that big of a piece missing, I doubt if you can improve the grade much through a C&P. The Lions Den, Paul Kosnik and KCOComics 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbking88 Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 On 2/21/2024 at 5:55 PM, marvelmaniac said: Take this with a grain of salt since I do not have my books graded, when the book was graded the piece missing on the back cover/lower edge was taken into consideration, chances are you will not receive a higher grade, however, books are graded in their entirety and a piece missing (unless stated in black and white) is going to be up to the individual grader on how much of a grade reduction the book will take. CGC seems to change its grading standards on a regular basis, someone with more experience with todays CGC will have to chime in, maybe pieces missing is even mentioned in the new CGC Grading Guide. Just an FYI...Pieces Missing VG/FN 5.0 - None allowed VG 4.0 - As much as a 1/4" triangle can be missing out of the corner or edge; a missing 1/8" square is also acceptable. GD/VG 3.0 - A triangle from 1/4" to 1/2" can be missing out of the corner or edge; a missing 1/8" to 1/4" square is also acceptable. GD 2.0 - The largest piece allowed missing from the front or back cover is usually a 1/2" triangle or a 1/4" square, FR/GD 1.5 - Up to 1/10 of the back cover may be missing. Good one, I had an 7.0 CGC blue label Detective comics #83, big corner piece front cover missing. But it still received an 7.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 With all due respect, I'm not sure why you'd want to spend additional money on a book that's already missing a page... Dick Pontoon, Randall Dowling, Mr. Zipper and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Design Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Per my ETA Nick grading cheat sheet...max grade for 1/4 penny size missing 7.0 1/2 Quarter size missing 5.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowGradeBronze Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Lets look at this as if it was graded as a universal. It would grade 0.5 Then ask the question will a clean & press raise a 0.5 at all, and the answer is no, it would not. Sadly, as it's a nice looking copy apart from the fundamental flaw. The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
