Looking for some advice on a recent ebay purchase:
I bought this copy of SS 4 from a new seller. Some of the images were blurry but the cover(included picture) seem clear, good colors with fairly good corners.
I asked if all the pages were intact, missing staples etc, prior to making an offer. The seller responded it is intact with some more pictures I requested of the interior.
My offer was $300 and he accepted. Upon receiving it I noticed seven pages were not attached to the bottom staple(see pictures). Also there is a tear on the first seven pages at the
top staple. The book also has some water damage, that a press would take out or at least help with.
This book is pretty hot so I'm conflicted on ways to proceed.
. I'm wondering whether I should return it and use the $300 towards a higher grade, or ask for a partial refund to bring it down to
a more appropriate grade and keep it. I'm thinking it was a 3.5 - 4.0 at best prior to the page tears. But with the page attachment issue and the tears I'm thinking it would be more a 2.0-2.5.
How do page tears like these affect the grade at Good/Very Good?