Cameljay Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Hello, well title says it all. Does page quality/color affect the grade of a book. Ie. Can a book with cream color pages get a 9.8? Ty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr. Zipper Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 (edited) On 3/18/2024 at 1:39 PM, Cameljay said: Hello, well title says it all. Does page quality/color affect the grade of a book. Ie. Can a book with cream color pages get a 9.8? Ty I was under the impression that page color does not affect grade until you get to tan and 9.8 can be cream. However, given the chart posted above and doubled checked in the CGC Grading Guide, apparently 9.8 cannot be cream. I wonder if this has changed. I would have sworn I have seen 9.8 with cream pages. Edited March 18 by Mr. Zipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardevil0 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 (edited) On 3/18/2024 at 1:54 PM, Mr. Zipper said: I wonder if this has changed. I would have sworn I have seen 9.8 with cream pages. This has changed, but I'm not sure when... Edited March 18 by wardevil0 added certification info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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habsfan1 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 On 3/18/2024 at 3:28 PM, BlowUpTheMoon said: is that real? what a page colour spread and the 2 covers higher than the given grade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 On 3/19/2024 at 6:58 PM, habsfan1 said: what a page colour spread and the 2 covers higher than the given grade? According to CGC, no book with Light Tan to Off White pages, no matter how nice the rest of it is, can receive a grade higher than 8.5 The max grade for a book with Light Tan to Off White pages is 8.5 habsfan1, crazyhips and grendelbo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan1 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 On 3/19/2024 at 7:36 PM, BlowUpTheMoon said: According to CGC, no book with Light Tan to Off White pages, no matter how nice the rest of it is, can receive a grade higher than 8.5 The max grade for a book with Light Tan to Off White pages is 8.5 Ah, researching now and I guess I haven’t seen the tan used much leading into Off White. Just looking it up and didn’t realize all the specific designations BlowUpTheMoon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 (edited) On 3/18/2024 at 11:39 AM, Cameljay said: Hello, well title says it all. Does page quality/color affect the grade of a book. Ie. Can a book with cream color pages get a 9.8? Ty No. From what I can tell you'll find the Cream Pages designation rare. Cream to Off-White pages is a common qualifier found in books up to 9.8. The highest grade book I've found with Cream Pages is a 6.0. The qualifier becomes more common in the 3.5 range and lower. Edited March 20 by grendelbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ADAMANTIUM Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 I once owned a Silver Surfer #4 in CGC 8.0.... It shook within the older case, but had cream to off-white pages, or maybe just cream pages. I was new and didn't like it too much as an example, but it only cost me like $400. A long time ago though or within the past decade though, did I mention I was "new?" Traded it and an ASM #129 CGC 4.5 for this On 3/19/2024 at 11:51 PM, grendelbo said: No. From what I can tell you'll find the Cream Pages designation rare. Cream to Off-White pages is a common qualifier found in books up to 9.8. The highest grade book I've found with Cream Pages is a 6.0. The qualifier becomes more common in the 3.5 range and lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
