Page Whiteness separate from grade?

[JLA_ALL_THE_WAY]

I'm sure you folks have discussed this before, but I'm still confused:

 

Does the bottom-line grade for a book take the PW into account, or is it separate. And if it does figure in, then how much do you think?

 

For example, If book A is 9.4 with OW and book B is 9.4 with W, then they are structurally exact.

 

But if book A is 9.2 OW & B is 9.0 W, then B has whiter pages BUT has at least one more defect than A, correct?

 

Now how about a 9.2 with Tan pages? Do the pages themselves lower the book's overall grade, or does the 9.2 represent just the other aspects?

 

And finally, is there a limit of corressponding grade to PW?

Can a 9.8 have less than White pages?

What's the highest grade given to a book with Tan pages?

What's better: a 9.2 White or a 9.6 OW? Does it depend on the flaw(s)?

 

Thanx in advance for your help, and also for your upcoming comments of "You should know this stuff already, dweeb!"

 

Rick

[drbanner]

The short answer is that page whiteness is factored into the grade. However, the assumption is that it doesn't have a very big impact until you get in the 9.6/9.8 and up range. There are no "stated" grade ranges for a certain page quality. It seems that a 9.4 W might have more structural damage than a 9.4 OW. As far as choosing between a 9.2 White or a 9.6 OW, the 9.6 is probably a much nicer looking book. Personally, I'm much less concerned about page quality than I am cover color quality (has the cover browned at all?). So...the age old truism still holds - buy the book, not the label!

[fantastic_four]

Here's a thread which poses some definite answers to one of your questions and some hypotheses to your others:

 

http://boards.collectors-society.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=comicgen&Number=72587&Forum=comicgen

 

Inside that thread, there's a link to yet another older thread about the topic.

[JLA_ALL_THE_WAY]

Thank You gentlemen.

 

Rick