Bloody diner shootout, anyone? Please grade...

[Point Five]

...this Crime Does Not Pay 36! Really nice-looking book with a near-VF appearance, sharp edges & bright inks, but a handful of heartbreaking flaws bring down the grade:

 

1) loose piece lower left corner ...literally hanging by a thread, so you should probably assume it's detached for the purposes of grading

2) some pull on the single staple, though cover still attached

3) slight reading crease in the yellow area near the right edge, about 2" long...doesn't break color

4) this one's tricky...a slight vertical "wave" thru the middle of the book...not a crease, but a very subtle wave as if perhaps a heavier book briefly rested on it...no effect on the gloss or color at all (in other words, yet another book that's not living up to its Full Potential...)

5) a bit of discoloration at the bottom of the back cover.

 

I'm usually pretty confident in the mid-grades, but this one is a toughie...would love to know where you guys come out on this one. Thanks in advance!

 

 

[nik]

4.5/5.0 range

[Timulty]

The Grading Bastiche says....Looks like a 5.0. Man if that back weren't so stained it might make 6.0-7.0 grades.

[lovelyanna-migration]

I would say 5.0. I like the back add, its one of my faves!

[divad]

I wouldn't grade it any lower than a 6.0

 

but, then again . . . I wouldn't grade it any higher!

 

Certainly no lower than a 5.0, even with the staining to the BC, the chip to the LLFC and the stress at the lone staple . . .

[-cryptkeeper-]

5.0 sounds great

[marvelcollector]

5.0-5.5..with that chunk in the LLFC out, leaning toward the lower grade...

[B-Smooth]

I agree with the bashtard. That front is gorgeous. Time to bust out the eraser on that back cover. 5.0

[Timulty]

I agree with the bashtard. That front is gorgeous. Time to bust out the eraser on that back cover. 5.0

 

Absolutely lovely. You kiss your boyfriend/girlfriend with that mouth.

[B-Smooth]

its better than meathead isnt it?