marf Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 (edited) The main defect at at bottom cover in picture 2. Also a small tear back cover bottom. Curious how these affect grade in what is an otherwise very nice copy. thanks for grading Edited May 1 by marf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY Roadkill Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Does that back tear go through to some of the pages? Appears to be in a different spot than the front. Really bright/presents well, staples look great. I'm afraid these tears being the grade down though, 7.5 maybe, interested to see what others think. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marf Posted May 2 Author Share Posted May 2 The front and back tear i believe were cause by same incident as the tear is also on every page (similar to how it looks on back but a touch less evident) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q.N.S. Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 (edited) I say 5.5 but it will look better than many 6.5's in a slab. The tear going through detracts from the nudge possibility to straight up Fine. If the cover didn't otherwise look so great I would say 5.0 but I gotta give it something more, just can't bless the 6.0 It could be important to know if the tear is as deep on every page, or if it is not as pronounced in the middle. Edited May 6 by Q.N.S. Lninefingers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marf Posted May 7 Author Share Posted May 7 Its still pronounced in the middle.. maybe a bit less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lninefingers Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 On 5/6/2024 at 3:06 PM, Q.N.S. said: I say 5.5 but it will look better than many 6.5's in a slab. The tear going through detracts from the nudge possibility to straight up Fine. If the cover didn't otherwise look so great I would say 5.0 but I gotta give it something more, just can't bless the 6.0 It could be important to know if the tear is as deep on every page, or if it is not as pronounced in the middle. co-sign Q.N.S. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
