PGM: FF#93 Printing wrinkle?

[Whitey]

Please take a look at the back cover of this FF93.

How bad do those wrinkles on the back hurt it?

You can actually follow the middle wrinkle through the last 5 pages.

Must have happened thru the printing process.

I don't think it really hurts it that much.

 

 

 

8.5?

[uclapeterg]

The 93 is very common for having printer's crease (mine has one). They don't affect the grade at all under 9.4. The fact that the crease goes in 5 pages makes it a more severe printing defect, but a printing defect nonetheless.

[Point Five]

Yep! Looks about 9.2 from what I can see. Nice!

[october]

Yep! Looks about 9.2 from what I can see. Nice!

 

[divad]

The 93 is very common for having printer's crease (mine has one). They don't affect the grade at all under 9.4. The fact that the crease goes in 5 pages makes it a more severe printing defect, but a printing defect nonetheless.

 

I agree completely . . . except that itlookslike

 

spine wear above the bottom staple probably puts it at 8.5 . . .

[Whitey]

The 93 is very common for having printer's crease (mine has one). They don't affect the grade at all under 9.4. The fact that the crease goes in 5 pages makes it a more severe printing defect, but a printing defect nonetheless.

 

I agree completely . . . except that itlookslike

 

spine wear above the top staple probably puts it at 8.5 . . .

 

I agree that it's more like 8.5. I think the wear along the top edge brings it down a little. Oh well.

 

Whitey

[Point Five]

spine wear above the top staple probably puts it at 8.5 . . .

 

To save my life I can't see any spine wear above the top staple, even with these massive scans. What am I missing?

[divad]

spine wear above the (oops!) bottom staple probably puts it at 8.5 . . .

 

To save my life I can't see any spine wear above the top staple, even with these massive scans. What am I missing?

 

Oops!

[divad]

Yep! Looks about 9.2 from what I can see. Nice!

 

 

And now that I look at it again, I think that the 8.5 is too harsh - nice book!

[Sal]

what's going on at that front right edge just below "Four?" is that another printer crease, scanning artifact, or regular old fashioned crease of unknown origin?

[Whitey]

what's going on at that front right edge just below "Four?" is that another printer crease, scanning artifact, or regular old fashioned crease of unknown origin?

 

I'm looking very closely, and I can actually find two printer creases on that front cover. The one you noticed just below the 'Four' and there's also one below that's running through the man in the blue suit's hand. Looking at the staples, I don't think the scan does it justice. They are very good with no stress.

 

Whitey

[divad]

Nice book Whitey - got any more like that at home?

[Whitey]

Nice book Whitey - got any more like that at home?

 

I haven't spent much time with collection over the past few years, but lately I've been rebagging and sorting some of my favorites. Ya, I think I've got some nice stuff around. I would like to be able to appraise my stuff acurately, so I'll put some pics up here once in a while when I find something nice or have questions. This forum is a good way to learn proper grading. I know a number of you deal with this stuff all the time, but for me it's just a fun hobby, so my grading skills aren't great. I buy something every once in a while from a shop if I'm travelling on business. Maybe I'll try to pick up something from the Comics Market forum.

 

Whitey