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Batman 700 Misprint
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3 hours ago, Wolverinex said:

Why did it get a qualified grade?

Manufacturing Error - the book isn't correct, but the error isn't on the part of a collector (who might have cut out a coupon or pulled out the centerfold and then tried to put it back), the error is from the manufacturer.  Qualified grade.

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6 hours ago, valiantman said:

Manufacturing Error - the book isn't correct, but the error isn't on the part of a collector (who might have cut out a coupon or pulled out the centerfold and then tried to put it back), the error is from the manufacturer.  Qualified grade.

So what would they do about the X-Men 4 32 that had the misprint price? Is that a manufacturing error as well?

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16 hours ago, Wolverinex said:

So what would they do about the X-Men 4 32 that had the misprint price? Is that a manufacturing error as well?

Generally speaking, the qualified label is used when it's possible to have this discussion:

"That shouldn't be there.  Is it on all the copies?"

"Yes" = blue label

"No" = green label

(This is also true for things like missing coupons... "There's a hole on this page, that shouldn't be there.")

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13 hours ago, 1webslinger said:

What about the venom lethal protector 1 black error that was given a blue label 

CGC has used the blue label when a manufacturing error is already a "well-known (but unintentional) variant" 

Venom Lethal Protector #1 Black Error has been pretty well-known since basically 1993, so CGC "recognizes" that book as a particular error.  Strangely, they also recognize a Venom Lethal Protector #1 White Error, even though only 1 or 2 of them have ever been found.  They're not consistent on this topic, but I think we can agree that a blue label would be preferred, so there are times when CGC "upgrades" the green label to blue.  They don't do it often, but I guess some upgrades are better than none.

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