Page Quality vs. Book Structure which would you choose?

[ronm3-migration]

Lets say you have a nice book both are the same grade. Lets use a 9.4

book 1 has better centering but it has off white to white pages.

book 2 is more of a miswrap (evenly miswrapped) but has white pages.

 

which would you choose?

 

the book with better centering and OW/W pgs or

the book that is not better structurally and has white pages>

 

Thanks

Should I post scans?

[Darrell F]

I take it that these are raw

[Rob]

Centering.

[ronm3-migration]

I take it that these are raw

 

nope both are graded

 

by the way I dont know if it was clear but it is the same book.

[The Black Hand ®]

PQ matters a whole lot to me, but at the level you mentioned I'd probably go with better structured book with ow/w pages which are still pretty damned decent. But I'd have to see the books to make a final choice.

[Anfield Fox]

I take it that these are raw

 

I would imagine slabbed.

[DKB]

Well, considering you are only going with OWW vs W, I'd go with the OWW centered copy.

 

Though, option C would be my real choice. Wait until a well centered white page copy becomes available. =)

 

If the well centered book had C-OW, I'd go with the white pager.

[RDK]

I'd take the better centering

[arexcrooke]

Well, considering you are only going with OWW vs W, I'd go with the OWW centered copy.

 

Though, option C would be my real choice. Wait until a well centered white page copy becomes available. =)

 

If the well centered book had C-OW, I'd go with the white pager.

If the book had C-OW and the other a fugly mis-wrap, I saw Juststopit.DoyouWANTastrike? both of them and wait. I passed up a very desirable book, the Northland Hulk 104 9.4 due to it having c-ow pages.

[Silver Surfer]

OW/WP's is nothing to worry about and I'd take a better looking book in the same grade any day of the week. Miswraps are disappointing and I'm willing to bet that if you had the two books slabbed and put side by side the one with the better centering would be snatched up well before the off centered one would. If it was a case of miswrap vs cream pages, that would make me think but I never flinch when they are OW/WP's. Just my two cents.

[jimjum12]

To me it would depend on the book.If you feel like posting scans,I,for one,would like to see the two issues.Another question is what does the cover stock look like?Bone white cover stock is more important to me than the actual page quality(as long as it's not TOO bad).I would probably rather have a white,perfectly centered 9.0 than a miswrapped CR/OW 9.4.A lot of it depends on the book.If it was scarce and one of my favorites,I might keep both books.GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[SN6937918]

In that particular scenario I would pick the centered one.

 

But:

 

9.4 off-white to white

9.2-9.0 white

 

I would pick the lesser grade white one if the eye appeal is good and the flaws are not important (and save money).

[blowout]

Book 1 every time.

[Darrell F]

the book with better centering and OW/W pgs

[Amazing_Bag_man]

the book with better centering and OW/W pgs

 

I would agree with the centered copy with OW/W...

[mica]

I'm in the minority I'm sure (around here). Structure.

I've never passed out over the sight of cream pages.

[Silver Surfer]

the book with better centering and OW/W pgs

 

That's the book to go with.

[ronm3-migration]

 

[Darrell F]

Want to pass me the info on the one you dont take?

[blowout]

Take the top book. The centering is not that much better on the OW/W paged copy.