TheCollector999 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Greetings all, I am pretty new to grading my own books. I bought two raw 137's and have looked at several online. This square bound book seems to always have issues with the staples showing on the back cover. I have noticed this on CGC 9.8's too. A lot of times there appears to be some black marks around the staples. Has anyone noticed this? Is this a universal defect that can't be avoided? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninanina Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 My copy no better than an 8.0 does show a couple tiny black spots on the back cover where the staples are...one at the top and another small one at the bottom. This would be normal wear and tear from storage if your comics are stored one on top of another. (which mine are) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...